Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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JOSEPH SMITH . THE PROPHET 1 aeh ye diligently and my grate shall attend you. that you may be in- ttructed more perfectly in theory, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things pt rtaining unto the Kingdom of did. that are expedient for you to under- stand: of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth: things which hare been, things which are. things which must shortly rome to pass: things which are at home, things which are abroad: the tears and perplexities of nations, and the judgments which arc on the land, and the knowledge also of countries and kingdoms, that you may be prepared in all things. — See. 88, Doctrine and Covenants.

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' 7 At SCIENCE. TMIS BANYAN WE DEDICATE TO THE GREATER BRIGHAh YOUNG UNIVERSITY -QEOR EET ut ii «.r»J.

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The Vision of 1820 J. Bert Sumsion HE mark on the dial struck, the veil was lifted, Jehovah spoke, and a Seer — a Prophet — listened. The dispensation foreshadow- ing the past, the present, and the future was ushered in, breaking the curtains of a long and dreary night, establishing an ensign for the nations, and the powers, bidding the creeds of men diminish, speaking as one with authority to the crimson courtesan, counseling the eons of men to listen to the Principles of Eternal Science. This Vision of personal manifestation of Deity to Joseph Smith, Jr., estab- lishes the truth that God speaks to man, even today. Since that April day one hundred years ago we have been re-assured that both the Eternal Father and His Son are in the image after which man has been created. This Vision marks the year eighteen hundred and twenty, Anno Domini, as an epoch among the greatest events. As a result of it, Zion has arisen where Zion once was, building anew a structure, a nucleus around which the atoms of thought might be gathered. A Zion — a Lamp of the nations with powers, glories, Priesthood — keys, has arisen upon the desert ' s parched and dusty face; where homes and farms are her crowning virtue. Schools, colleges, churches, magnificent Temples, stately buildings bespeak her glory. Teachers, Educators, Philosophers, Statesmen, Prophets, and Seers guide her destiny to the end — the crowning event of the ages the consummation of the centuries when the Son of God shall reign among men. Let the mountains shout for joy, let the valleys cry aloud, ye seas tell the wonders of the Eternal King, And ye rivers, and brooks flow down with gladness, and the sons of men shout for joy; for Vision — Eternal Vision — is now the anthem of the age, the melody of the time, the voice of the redeemed. Fly, fly these thoughts on the lightning car, With speed of light to realms afar! Search the darkest spots where mortals dwell; With voice of thunder these tidings tell. JEHOVAH HAS SPOKEN— WHO CAN HEAR?