![]() Imagine if all we knew about this great prophet Elijah was what Joseph Smith knew from the Bible. If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming” ( Joseph Smith-History 1:38–39).įour times the angel Moroni repeated Malachi’s words to the boy Joseph. “… And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers. “Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. When the angel Moroni appeared to 17-year-old Joseph Smith in 1823, he quoted these same verses from Malachi but rendered them differently. The prophet Malachi, in the last book of the Old Testament, prophesied of a time when Elijah the prophet would return to the earth “before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord … turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest come and smite the earth with a curse” ( Malachi 4:5–6). Several poignant scriptures use the analogy of a tree with roots and branches representing the family (see Isaiah 11:1 Jacob 5). ![]() We likewise need to be connected to our roots-our parents, grandparents, and other ancestors-as well as to our branches-our children, grandchildren, and other descendants. For a tree to live and grow, it needs both roots and branches. Our Father’s plan is about families, symbolized by a great tree. Andersen, Alexandre Borges, and Leslie Nilsson ![]() Illustration by Brad Teare photo illustrations by Welden C.
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