"The church has become one large family scattered across the earth. There are now more than 13 million of us in 176 nations and territories. A marvelous and wonderful thing is coming to pass. The Lord is fulfilling his promise that his gospel shall be as a stone cut out of the mountain without hands, which would roll forth and fill the whole earth, as Daniel saw in vision."
The events of the restoration centered on Joseph Smith, a young man who "in the eyes of those who knew him, was simply a poor, unlearned farm boy. He had no wealth, his parents were struggling farmers. His home area was rural and little known. They were simply ordinary people trying to survive through hard work."
But the growth of the church is proving the prophetic statement of the Angel Moroni that Joseph's name would be "known for good and evil" throughout the world. The church, organized in 1830 with six members, now is the fourth or fifth largest faith in the United States, and congregations are found in most areas of the world.
"And this is only the beginning. This work will continue to grow and prosper and move across the earth. It must do so if Moroni's promise to Joseph is to be fulfilled."
The evolving of the church has involved many miracles.
