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Ne 13:37 Blessed are they who shall seek to bring
forth my Zion at that dayˇ¦How beautiful upon the mountains shall they be
This
passage has reference to the prophecy of Isaiah found in Isa 52:7, How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that
bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace. Nephi was referring to
those who would bring forth the kingdom of God in the latter days. Few would
doubt that men like Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Hyrum Smith, Parley P. Pratt,
Willard Richards, John Taylor, Oliver Cowdery, and a hundred others were
foreordained to the great work of the Restoration. Sometimes, we underestimate
the importance of an event because of our proximity to it. The Restoration of
priesthood keys, saving ordinances, and temple worship is the key to saving the
entire earth from destruction. This destruction would come with the Second
Coming of the Lord. Joseph Smith was told what would happen without the
Restoration, If it were not so, the whole earth
would be utterly wasted at his coming (JS-H 1:39).