This is exciting!!! I am learning angels and miracles are very prominent in the LDS faith. These are things I have always known in my heart are true. Angels and miracles have not ceased in our time, and what a blessing, as we need them now more than ever. Hope you enjoy these quotes and articles on angels, who are ever present. May you be blessed to see and experience angels and miracles in your life, today and always.
"I believe we need to speak of and believe in and bear testimony of the ministry of angels more than we sometimes do. They constitute one of God’s great methods of witnessing through the veil, and no document in all this world teaches that principle so clearly and so powerfully as does the Book of Mormon." (Elder Jeffery Holland)
“And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.”(Jesus Christ, D&C 84:88)
"And now, my beloved brethren, if this be the case that these things are true which I have spoken unto you, and God will show unto you, with power and great glory at the last day, that they are true, and if they are true has the day of miracles ceased?
Or have angels ceased to appear unto the children of men? Or has he withheld the power of the Holy Ghost from them? Or will he, so long as time shall last, or the earth shall stand, or there shall be one man upon the face thereof to be saved?
Behold I say unto you, Nay; for it is by faith that miracles are wrought; and it is by faith that angels appear and minister unto men; wherefore, if these things have ceased woe be unto the children of men, for it is because of unbelief, and all is vain." (Moroni 7:35-37)
"God never leaves us alone, never leaves us unaided in the challenges that we face."
The Ministry of Angels
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Ensign, Nov 2008, 29–31
"Christmas carols are a special feature of the season. They bring feelings of joy to our hearts as they describe the events and significance of the birth of Jesus Christ. It is interesting to note that many Christmas hymns speak of angels. This is because the biblical record contains numerous accounts of heavenly beings speaking to mortals before and at the time of His birth. An angel announced His pending birth to the young woman Mary and to Joseph, her espoused husband (see Luke 1:26–33; Matthew 1:20–21). An angel accompanied by a heavenly choir heralded the birth to the shepherds in the fields (see Luke 2:8–14), and angels kept watch over the family during the early years when Herod tried to destroy the young Jesus (see Matthew 2:13, 19–20). Not only is the story of the Savior’s birth replete with heavenly messengers, but heavenly beings were also present at significant events throughout His life.
One might ask, “Why were angels so prominent at the Savior’s birth? And why were they such an important part of His life and ministry?”
Merrill J. Bateman,
“A Season for Angels,”
Ensign, Dec 2007, 10–15
"Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
CHORUS:
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
See him in a manger laid
Whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While we raise our hearts in love."
(Christmas Hymn)
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Please check my angel blog at www.joanwanderson.com. I have written many books on angels, and during a few of my tours, I went to Salt Lake City and met many wonderful LDS women. They have a rich history involving angels, and I have used some of their stories in my books.
No, nothing has stopped in our time. It's all right there! :)
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