“I knew Joseph Smith to be an honest man, a man of truth, honor and fidelity, willing to sacrifice everything he possessed, even life itself, as a testimony to the heavens and the world that he had borne the truth to the human family.” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow, Chapter 23: The Prophet Joseph Smith)
President Snow was the last prophet of the Church to have personally known Joseph Smith. His first meeting was at the invitation of family members to a meeting in a bowery when President Snow was about 18 years old.
"I made a critical examination as to his appearance, his dress, and his manner as I heard him speak. His remarks were confined principally to his own experiences, especially the visitation of the angel, giving a strong and powerful testimony in regard to these marvelous manifestations." (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow, Chapter 23: The Prophet Joseph Smith)
"There are many people in the world who possess an extraordinary spirit of friendship and warmth that everyone feels who meets them. I have met many such men, but never yet have I met another person in whose company I felt the peculiar and powerful influence that I felt while in the presence of the Prophet Joseph Smith. It was due to the great portion of the Spirit of God that he possessed, merely the shake of his hand would cause a person to become filled with this influence, and any sensitive nature would know that he was shaking the hand of an extraordinary person." (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow, Chapter 23: The Prophet Joseph Smith)
"In the integrity of my heart, with honesty of purpose to know the truth, I received [Joseph Smith’s] message—I obeyed this form of doctrine, and I received, in the most tangible and satisfactory manner, a divine manifestation—the promised blessing—a knowledge of this work. Am I the only witness? ... Are you also witnesses?" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow, Chapter 23: The Prophet Joseph Smith)
President Snow's experience and testimony were accompanied by three of our sister's testimonies. We heard from Alison F., Colette T. and Randi B.
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