Today I would like to discuss truth and knowledge, as those topics seem to be popular right now. As we all know, truth comes from our Father in Heaven, yea, even God. Since the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the one true church on the Earth, and since the Prophet and his twelve Apostles act as mouth-pieces for God, all truth and knowledge comes from us. As one of God's representatives here on Earth, I would like to share some of that knowledge with you.
Many here speak of evidence to support truth claims. This saddens me, for truly faithful LDS choose to live their lives through obedience. These sweet spirits will be truly blessed both spiritually and temporally, in this life and the next. That being said, I understand there are personalities that refuse to walk with faith alone. These people require so-called evidence before they believe. Such attitudes will not be blessed to the degree of the truly obedient and faithful, however, believe it or not, I actually do understand this position, and I have prepared evidence for those who require it.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has three primary truth claims: Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God, The Book of Mormon is true, and the Church is true. The wonderful thing about each of these truth claims is that each one acts as evidence for the other two. For example, we know Joseph Smith was a prophet because we know the Book of Mormon is true. Since Joseph Smith was a prophet, it proves the church is true. Since the church is true and it uses the Book of Mormon as scripture, that proves the Book of Mormon is true which also proves Joseph Smith was a prophet.
Some critics call this "circular logic" but I call it "The Circle of Truth." It may seem confusing at first, but once you understand how it all works you see God's guiding hand in its design. As you can see, each piece of evidence is proof for the next piece of evidence. I graphed the Circle of Truth below. The beauty of the Circle is the three evidences can be placed in any order and it still works!
I bear my testimony that the Circle of truth is true, and I encourage all to study it and learn from it. The divine evidence provided by the Circle of Truth will sway the opinion of even the most hardened critic.
I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
