Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. - Isa. 60:1-3
"What followed Joseph Smith's prayer in the spring of 1820 irrevocably illuminated our view of God, ourselves, others, life, even the universe!" Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve exclaimed at the April 1992 general conference.
"A young boy in a small grove of trees began receiving answers to mankind's oldest and largest questions! But young Joseph certainly did not go into the Sacred Grove seeking the restoration of the holy priesthood and the holy endowment, the sealing power, and all the keys thereof. . . . His prayer was for personal and tactical gudiance. The response, however, was of global and eternal significance!"
