Welcome to part two of this week's podcast.

Well, let's go to section 73 and here we see something that again speaks to our day.

Look at verse 3, I say unto you my servants, Joseph Smith Jr. and Sidney Rigdon, sayeth

the Lord, it is expedient to translate again.

So he had called them on this little mission to try to calm the storm that had arisen

because of these letters written by Ezra Booth.

And now he's saying others can do that.

There are others who can do that and let's get you back to doing what you alone can do.

And he said you need to translate again.

These are the words I love.

Verse 4, It is expedient to continue the work of translation until it be finished.

5, And let this be a pattern unto the elders until further knowledge, even as it is written.

So he's saying this is a pattern.

And I think it's a pattern for all return missionaries.

We have so many young men and women who come back from their missions and then they go

through this big transition home.

And I remember that.

I remember coming home after serving as a mission president and waking up every day and thinking

nothing I am doing means anything.

I can't tell you how many return missionaries have been in my class and said I feel like

I have no purpose.

Yeah, because suddenly they're saying I was doing something important.

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