Elder Jeffrey R. Holland declared: "Are the heavens open? Does God reveal his will to prophets and apostles as in days of old? That they are and that he does is the unflinching declaration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to all the world. And in that declaration lies the significance of Joseph Smith, the Prophet."
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President Thomas S. Monson articulates and admonishes as follows: "When but 14 years of age, this courageous young man (Joseph Smith) entered a grove of trees, which later would be called sacred, and received an answer to his sincere prayer. … As we face life's tests, may we ever emulate that undaunted courage epitomized by the Prophet Joseph Smith."