Church History: Joseph Smith Calms a Storm


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One of my favorite miracles in the New Testament is when Christ calms the tempest. He and His apostles are on a boat when Christ falls asleep; then, as the storm becomes progressively more violent, His terrified apostles awaken Him. They knew that if anything could be done to calm the storm, it would be through the Savior's miraculous power. They were right. The Savior stood and "rebuked the wind" and calmed the crashing waves, telling them to "be still." In the apostles' moment of fear and need, the Savior came through and quieted the storm — so it would make sense, then, that He gave His servant, in a moment of need, the power to do the same thing. This event took place at the same time the King Follett sermon was delivered — one of the most famous discourses in Latter-day Saint history. Delivered on April 7, 1844, it was also less than three months before Joseph Smith's death. ChurchofJesusChrist.org states about this discourse: "Joseph Smith arose at...

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