SALT LAKE CITY — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a new invitation to members across several social media platforms Wednesday morning.
President Russell M. Nelson shared the following message on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter:
“My dear friends, today I wish to share with you a special invitation. There are a few wonderful occasions in the scriptures when our Heavenly Father personally introduced His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, with a specific charge to ‘Hear Him!’
“Today, this most-important invitation from our loving Heavenly Father to listen to the voice of the Lord and to follow His teachings is extended to us.
“In this special year as we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the First Vision, I invite you to think deeply and often about this key question: How do you hear Him? #HearHim.”
The invitation comes as church members celebrate the bicentennial of Joseph Smith’s First Vision in 1820 and prepare for a special general conference in April.
On Jan. 1, President Nelson invited church members to share the gospel with others.