In an interview format at the historic Smith family home in Palmyra, New York, President Nelson speaks about the Prophet Joseph Smith and the authenticity of the Book of Mormon, answers questions, and shares his thoughts and testimony with Primary-aged children.

It doesn’t matter what language you speak or where you were born, President Russell M. Nelson told children gathered in the Smith family log home in Palmyra, New York. “All are children of God.”

All Are Children of God, Made from the Same Pattern

“Let me ask one question,” said President Russell M. Nelson to youth assembled in the visitors’ center in Palmyra. “Can you feel my love? . . . I love the youth. . . . You are the future of the Church.”

Can You Feel My Love? Prophet Asks

Around a table in the Smith family log home in Palmyra, New York, President Russell M. Nelson and Joy D. Jones, General Primary President, ask a panel of children why it’s important to have a prophet.

Follow Prophets—They Speak for God

In the Smith family log home in Palmyra, New York, President Russell M. Nelson tells Primary children about Joseph Smith’s leg operation and how Joseph learned faith from his mother.

How Joseph Smith Learned Faith from His Mother

Joy D. Jones, Primary General President, asked children gathered in the Smith family log home in Palmyra, New York, what they could do every day to be more like Jesus.

How to Be More like Jesus Every Day

President Russell M. Nelson urged youth assembled in the visitors’ center in Palmyra to be a better example in family relationships by making themselves more pleasant to be around.

Improve Family Relationships by Being More Pleasant, Urged President Nelson

To increase personal revelation, exercise the gift of the Holy Ghost in your own behalf through repentance and prayer, President Russell M. Nelson told youth assembled in the visitors’ center in Palmyra.

Increase Personal Revelation by Repentance and Prayer, Said President Nelson

Joy D. Jones, General Primary President, leads Primary children in singing “I Love to See the Temple” in the Smith family log home in Palmyra, New York, with President Russell M. Nelson.

Keep Singing Songs That Teach Doctrine, Says President Nelson

Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society General President, shares with President Russell M. Nelson a verse from Emma Smith’s first hymnbook that notes the agency of individuals to choose for themselves.

Know This, That Every Soul Is Free

At the site where Joseph Smith lived in Pennsylvania, President Russell M. Nelson and Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society General President, recount the faith and courage of women like Emma Smith.

Modern-Day Women Can Have Faith like Emma Smith

President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson ask youth assembled in the visitors’ center in Palmyra about their feelings toward and experiences with the temple and then share their personal experience.

Nelsons Talk about Temples and Share Personal Experience

Seated in the visitor’s center in Palmyra, President Russell M. Nelson shows original copies of the Book of Commandments and Book of Mormon to a group of youth, assisted by a Church historian.

Original Copies of Early Scriptures Shown to Youth

President Russell M. Nelson and Joy D. Jones, General Primary President, share their testimonies of Jesus Christ and this work to children seated in the Smith family log home in Palmyra, New York.

President Nelson Blesses Children with the Lord’s Love

President Russell M. Nelson and Church historian Brandon Metcalf view an original Book of Mormon manuscript and an original copy of the Book of Mormon in the restored home of Joseph Smith at the translation site in Pennsylvania. 

President Nelson Discusses Value of Two Artifacts of the Restoration

President Russell M. Nelson and Church historian Brandon Metcalf view a rare copy of the Book of Commandments, owned by Oliver Cowdery, that was created by collecting pages that weren’t destroyed by a mob.

President Nelson Views Rare Copy of the Book of Commandments

Scriptures are God’s cookbook for happy living and a shortcut to learning, said President Russell M. Nelson to children gathered in the Smith family log home in Palmyra, New York.

Scriptures Are God’s Recipes for Happy Living, Said President Nelson

Seated in the replica Smith family log home, President Russell M. Nelson and Joy D. Jones, General Primary President, recount the First Vision and the seven words that changed the world.

Seven Words That Changed the World

“If you are living right,” said President Russell M. Nelson to youth assembled in the visitors’ center in Palmyra, “people will ask why you are different. . . . Stand firm. . . . Don’t hold back.”

Some Will Bully, Some Will Want to Know More, Said President Nelson

President Russell M. Nelson and Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society General President, expound on the role of the Book of Mormon while visiting the site in Pennsylvania where Joseph Smith translated it.

The Book of Mormon Clarifies Doctrine and Changes Lives

Seated with Primary children in the Smith family log home in Palmyra, New York, President Russell M. Nelson testified that the Book of Mormon is “irrefutable evidence of the Restoration.”

The Book of Mormon Is Irrefutable Evidence, President Nelson Said

President Russell M. Nelson and Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society General President, discuss the translation of the Book of Mormon at the site in Pennsylvania where Joseph Smith translated it.

The Book of Mormon Is Tangible Evidence of the Restoration

President Russell M. Nelson shares a personal experience with Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society General President, describing how the Lord answers questions from inquiring minds according to law.

The Lord Answers Questions from Inquiring Minds

President Russell M. Nelson and Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society General President, affirm that miraculous events in Joseph Smith’s life were not coincidental but were evidence of the hand of the Lord.

The Lord Is Willing to Assist Others like Joseph Smith

President Russell M. Nelson and Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society General President, discuss the oath and covenant of the priesthood at the site in Pennsylvania where Joseph Smith lived.

The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood Is Relevant to Women

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Restoration Conversations with President Russell M. Nelson