The Prophet Joseph Smith has said: “God shall give unto you knowledge by his Holy Spirit, yea, by the unspeakable gift of the Holy Ghost, that has not been revealed since the world was until now;

“Which our forefathers have awaited with anxious expectation to be revealed in the last times, which their minds were pointed to by the angels, as held in reserve for the fulness of their glory.” (D&C 121:26–27.)

This means that even our forefathers came ahead of us for our benefit, with a promise we would render a service to them. – Eldred G. Smith, “Opposition in Order to Strengthen Us,” Ensign (CR) November 1973