• Day 78
    • Principle: A restoration of truths and priesthood of Christ's original church came through Joseph Smith. 
    • Read: Jacob 3:1 - 3:14
      • What do these verses teach you about the conditions of Joseph Smith's heart at the time of the First Vision?
    • James E. Faust taught:
      • “We believe The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a restoration of the original Church established by Jesus Christ, which was built ‘upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone’ [Ephesians 2:20]. It is not a breakoff from any other church” (“The Restoration of All Things,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2006, 68).
      • Read Joseph Smith—History 1:18–20 and pay attention to the question Joseph asks God.
      • James E. Faust talks of a restoration.  What does God's response to Joseph Smith's question teach you about a restoration?
    • Tad R. Callister said:
      • “If one were to match … Christ’s original Church against every church in the world today, he would find that point for point, organization for organization, teaching for teaching, ordinance for ordinance, fruit for fruit, and revelation for revelation, it will only match one—The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” (“What Is the Blueprint of Christ’s Church?” [Church Educational System devotional for young adults, Jan. 12, 2014]; LDS.org).
      • As a good review go back and look at elements of the church that Jesus Christ established.  You can find them in Luke 6:13; 10:1; Acts 14:23; Ephesians 4:11; Philippians 1:1; and Titus 1:5
    • How do you describe the difference between a restoration and a reformation?
      • How did you gain a testimony of the restoration of Jesus Christ's church?
    • Additional Study