The Heavens Opened

I love the beauties of New York! When it rains and the air is thick, blankets of clouds draw close to the ground, as if the heavens have come to rest on the earth.

Do you ever wonder if the heavens are opened, if the Lord can speak to us today? God does love us and He answers our prayers. Many think that the heavens are sealed, that God cannot speak to us. But He can!

There once was a boy named Joseph who was told that the heavens were sealed.

In a grove of beautiful New York trees, he knelt and prayed. He pleaded the heavens would open, that God would answer his humble question: Is there one true church on the Earth? As he was praying, he saw a pillar of light over His head. In amazement he looked up and saw two glorious beings. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared and spoke to Joseph. Through this answer to a prayer, Heavenly Father restored the true church of Jesus Christ on the earth once again. Joseph Smith was called to be a prophet, to speak for God, and the heavens were opened.

I know that through the words of a living prophet and by our own personal communication with God we can know how to find heaven on earth.

M. Russell Ballard said, “Perhaps the most important lesson young Joseph learned in the Sacred Grove is this significant eternal truth: the heavens are not sealed. God loves us. God does communicate with mortals. What comfort that sweet assurance provides in a world filled with confusion and discouragement! What peace and security come to the heart that understands that God in heaven knows us and cares about us”


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