"My Servant Joseph"

This is a short video I made. My desire it that it will reflect my feelings about this man.

Joseph Smith Jr., born over two hundred years ago, still occupies a powerful place in the minds of people all over the world. No man in American history has been the subject of such praise, study, or slander. His teachings and testimony continue to influence millions. His story knows no geographical bounds. His life spoke conviction and offered the invitation to come to Christ.

When I entered the MTC on December 1st, 2004 all I had was a testimony of Joseph Smith and the truthfulness of the restoration. That witness came to me by study, prayer, and faith. The Holy Ghost spoke to my mind and heart that indeed Joseph was a servant of God, a preacher of truth, and a sanctioned vessel of the Lord.

Joseph did not seek his own comforts or his own ambitions. All he desired was to follow the will of God and to help his fellowman. He reviled not against the revilers, nor did he defame his fellow christian preachers. He sought harmony and peace for the whole world. If anyone did not believe his witness, he didn't take offense. He knew that such a marvelous story involving eternal implications could only be known by the spirit.

Scores of books have been written and many more will be written to slander his name and try to bring down the faith of those who believe his testimony. Yet the Book of Mormon is the only book needed to defend him. Here it stands, tangible proof of his divine calling. Translated by him and through the power of God. And by that same power it has been communicated to the hearts of millions that it is a true record and bears a powerful witness of it's translator.

I have read the Book of Mormon many times. I have studied many books about Joseph Smith. I have read accounts and personal testimonies of those who knew him. I have united myself with the Church that he founded and have put his teachings into practice. And out of all these witnesses, the still small voice of the spirit of God is all the evidence I need to believe that this man was a prophet of the Lord.