My Own Sacred Grove Friend Magazine

Hello from the Sacred Grove

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These children live where Joseph Smith lived when he was young!
Who wrote the song My Own Sacred Grove?
Where is my sacred grove?

“Hello from the Sacred Grove,” Friend, April 2020

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Friend Magazine, 2020/04 Apr

Photographs of boys by Julie Poulson; illustrations by Katie McDee

Hi, we’re Margo and Paolo.

This month, to celebrate the Restoration, we’re visiting the place where the First Vision happened 200 years ago!

When Joseph Smith was 14 years old, he lived in a log house in New York, USA. He had five brothers and three sisters. He obeyed his parents and was friendly to others. He read the Bible with his family, but they didn’t all go to the same church.

Joseph was a hard worker. He helped cut down trees so his family could plant crops. He also helped his family collect sap from maple trees to make maple sugar.

Joseph wanted to find a church like the one in the Bible. One day he went to a grove of trees and prayed. Heavenly Father and Jesus appeared to him. They told him his sins were forgiven. They also said that he shouldn’t join any of the churches. Soon Jesus’s Church would be restored!

Many people made fun of Joseph because of what he saw. They said he was making it all up. But Joseph kept telling the truth. He said, “I knew it, and I knew that God knew it, and I could not deny it” (Joseph Smith—History 1:25).

Today, people can visit the area where Joseph prayed. It is beautiful and very peaceful.

Thanks for visiting the Sacred Grove with us. See you next time!

These children live where Joseph Smith lived when he was young!

I know that the Sacred Grove is a special place because Joseph Smith prayed and saw Heavenly Father and Jesus there.
Piper D., age 5, New York, USA

I’m grateful that we live close to Joseph Smith’s home. I love going to the Grandin Building with the printing press. I really like to see where they bound the first copies of the Book of Mormon.
Roscoe B., age 9, New York, USA

Music Video and Lyrics of My Own Sacred Grove. A beautiful song by Angie Killian featuring The Piano Gal and members of One Voice Children’s Choir.

Two hundred years ago, a young boy knelt down to pray in a grove of trees. What happened next changed his life, my life, and the world forever. His story reminds us that access to our Heavenly Father is merely a prayer away, and we can find answers, strength, and solace in our own sacred groves. -Angie Killian

LYRICS:

Verse 1

Joseph Smith went to a grove full of trees.

Seeking God’s wisdom, he fell to his knees.

As he pled with the heavens the sky filled with light,

And the Father appeared with His Son Jesus Christ

Standing above in the air,

Coming to answer his prayer.

Chorus

I will find my own sacred grove

Away from all of the noise in the world.

I will turn to prayer,

For I know He’s there.

I will find my own sacred grove.

Verse 2

So many choices with so much at stake.

Life’s full of pathways, but which should I take?

If I lift up in prayer in the name of the Son,

Through the pow’r of the Holy Ghost answers will come.

Heavenly Father is there

Ready to answer my prayer.

Chorus

Bridge

Sometimes the answers take time,

So I’ll listen in heart and mind.

Revelation will come my way

As I wait patiently in faith.

Chorus

I will find my own sacred grove.

For the sheet music, click HERE

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This song was included in the Come, Follow Me Study Guide for 1 Nephi 8-10. Come, Follow Me Study Guides are simple-to-use study guides to help you study the scriptures by yourself or with your family. The outlines are geared towards 8 years old and older. Perfect for families with older kids, empty nesters, singles or newlyweds. Check them out HERE.

Yours Truly,

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Who wrote the song My Own Sacred Grove?

Music & Lyrics by Angie Killian Performed by members of One Voice Children's Choir Soloists: Hallie Cahoon, Hazel Knell, Blake Walker, Leilani Walker, Kendra Cook, Cache Cook, and Charly Cook Recorded by Becky at Vox Fox Studios Videography by Cory Bowcut Two hundred years ago, a young boy knelt down to pray in a grove ...

Where is my sacred grove?

The Sacred Grove in Palmyra, New York, is the site where Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, visited young Joseph Smith Jr. in 1820. That visit, often called the First Vision, began events that restored the Church of Jesus Christ to the earth.

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