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Preparing for the Return of Jesus Christ

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Joseph SmithUnknown, mid to late 1800s"Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets" (Amos 3:7).The HarvesterGreg Olsen, 1990"He that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together" (John 4:36).Mormon PreachersArnold Friberg, 1964"If ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work" (D&C 4:3).Educational LeaderDel Parson, 1980"Seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom" (D&C 88:118).Joseph Smith Letter to the Twelve, December 15, 1840Joseph Smith counseled for the Saints to work together unitedly build the Kingdom and focusing on serving God and not on distractions that would lead to disharmony. Let the saints remember the great things depend on their individual exertion, and that they are called to be co-workers with us and with the holy spirit in accomplishing the great works of the last days, and in consideration of the extent, the blessings, and the glories of the same let every selfish feeling be not only buried, but anihalated, and let love to God and man, predominate and reign triumphant in every mind, that their hearts may become like unto Enoch's of old so that they may comprehend all things, present, past, and future, and "come behind in no gift waiting for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ." The work in which we are unitedly engaged in, is one of no ordinary kind, the enemies we have to contend against are subtle and well skilled in maneuvering. It behooves us then to be on the alert, to concentrate our energies, and that the best feelings should exist in our midst, and then by the help of the Almighty we shall go on from victory to victory and from conquest unto conquest, our evil passions will be subdued, our prejudices depart, we shall find no room in our bosoms for hatred, vice will hide its deformed head, and we shall stand approved in the sight of heaven and be acknowledged "the sons of God." Let us realize that we are not to live to ourselves but to God. By so doing the greatest blessings will rest upon us both in time and in Eternity. Joseph SmithUnknown, unknown "A seer will I raise up . . . and unto him will I give power to bring forth my word unto the seed of thy loins—and not to the bringing forth my word only, saith the Lord, but to the convincing them of my word" (2 Nephi 3:11). Pioneer Sunday SchoolArnold Friberg, 1950 "Teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom" (D&C 88:77). The SowerGreg Olsen, 1990"He that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together" (John 4:36).