Please share your feelings/testimony of Joseph Smith.

Joseph Smith was an ordinary man who was called of God to help Him restore His gospel to the earth. When Christ was on the earth, He had power to establish His church, perform miracles and teach true doctrine. Before He died He gave that power to His apostles. Their job was to go out and teach the gospel in Christ's name and by His authority. Because of personal choices and wickedness, Christ's church eventually became corrupt and His authority was taken away. In order for Christ's true church and authority to be again on the earth, He needed to give someone new this authority. That's why we use the term "Restoration" - God restored something that was lost. Joseph Smith was the instrument of this Restoration. He was called as a prophet for our time period and given the same authority that the apostles had in Christ's time. Through revelation Joseph Smith organized Christ's church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet because I read the Book of Mormon and I prayed. When I was 14 years old I prayed with I think a little more faith than usual. After I finished my prayer I waited to see if I would feel anything different. And I did. Although I had not specifically asked God to tell me that Joseph Smith was a prophet, He did. I felt in my heart, and the thought came to my mind that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was true and that Joseph Smith was a prophet. It was that simple, but it was powerful.