Wherefore, I the Lord, knowing the calamity which should come upon the inhabitants of the earth, called upon my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and spake unto him from heaven, and gave him commandments;
That mine everlasting covenant might be established;That the fulness of my gospel might be proclaimed by the weak and the simple unto the ends of the world, and before kings and rulers. - D&C 1:17, 22-23
"Central to the Restoration is the divine mission of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon to bring people unto Christ," declared Elder Robert E. Wells of the Seventy at the October 1995 general conference.
"When one studies the doctrinal teachings revealed to Joseph Smith, that person, if he or she is sincere in the search for truth, will be led to Jesus Christ and His role as our Savior, Redeemer and Advocate with the Father."
