Blessings of the Restoration

Early in the spring
Of eighteen hundred and twenty,
With light descending
Joseph learned of love and mercy.

Through his study and prayer
We've come to faith in Christ.
Thus, we can declare,
Joseph Smith's vision blesses lives.

This testimony
Comes as an universal gift.
With matchless bounty
And encircling love that uplifts.

Humbly and with faith,
We can know for ourselves this truth.
Others show the way,
Enlarging our souls and mind, too.

Joseph, we honor
For his great faith and heart of gold.
We, too, won't cower-
Speaking from our hearts, we'll be bold.

-President Uchtdorf
February 2008, "The message, ” New Era