At age 14 Joseph Smith was reading the Bible and he read a scripture that said “if any of you lack wisdom let him ask of God.” Joseph had been wondering which church was true and he thought this was the answer he needed.
When Joseph prayed in the Sacred Grove he saw two people. Heavenly Father introduced Jesus and told Joseph to “hear him.” Joseph asked Jesus which was the true church and Jesus told him that none of them were true. Jesus told Joseph that he needed to restore the true church.
Three years later when Joseph was praying the angel Moroni came and told him about the gold plates. For four years Joseph would meet Moroni and be taught. At the end of four years he received the gold plates. Within three years he had translated the plates and organized the church. Ten years after Joseph asked which church was true, there was finally a true church on the earth again.
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