Happy Birthday!!

First a very Happy Birthday wish to Tabetha who is 11 years old today. (which makes me feel sooooooo old) She is so grown up and turning into a very nice young woman. It is fun to see her grow up and become such a great big sister, daughter, and young woman. I love you Tabetha. Pictures from her big day will be posted soon.

Second, Happy Birthday to Joseph Smith Jr. , who was born this day in 1805. "'Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it.' (D&C 135:3) This astonishing declaration describes a man who was called of God at he age of 14 and lived only to the age of 38. Between Joseph Smith's birth in Vermont in December of 1805 and his tragic death in Illinois in June 1844, marvelous things occurred. God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him, teaching him more about the nature of God than had been known for centuries. Ancient prophets and apostles bestowed sacred priesthood power upon Joseph, making him a new, authorized witness of God in this last dispensation. An incomparable outpouring of knowledge and doctrine was revealed through the Prophet, including the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. Through him, the Lord's true Church was organized once again upon the earth" --Teachings of Presidents of the Church Joseph Smith p.1

To this I would like to add my testimony that I know Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God, and that through him Christ's church has been restored to the earth.
Here is a little tribute to him on his birthday. (click on the red to see a video)