In a letter addressed to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in September 1842, Joseph Smith wrote:
Brethren, shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not backward. Courage, brethren; and on, on to the victory! Let your hearts rejoice, and be exceedingly glad. Let the earth break forth into singing....
Let the mountains shout for joy, and all ye valleys cry aloud; and all ye seas and dry lands tell the wonders of your Eternal King! And ye rivers, and brooks, and rills, flow down with gladness. Let the woods and all the trees of the field praise the Lord; and ye solid rocks weep for joy! And let the sun, moon, and the morning stars sing together, and let all the sons of God shout for joy! And let the eternal creations declare his name forever and ever! And again I say, how glorious is the voice we hear from heaven, proclaiming in our ears, glory, and salvation, and honor, and immortality, and eternal life; kingdoms, principalities, and powers!
If rivers, brooks, rills, mountains, seas, and dry lands are to shout for joy and praise their Creator, should we not all the more shout praises to Him who is our Savior and Redeemer? I hope that with this blog I can shout my praises to the Lord. This will be a place for me to share my thoughts, feelings, and my testimony of the "Good News" of Jesus Christ.
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