"It was President Spencer W. Kimball who in his writings provided us the comforting words that there is a miracle of forgiveness and God will forgive. In another setting, concerning the unexpected challenges which we may face, President Kimball cautioned us, if individually given the power to alter life-changing moments, would we have modified the events at Carthage Jail which resulted in the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith? And more importantly, with such uncontrolled power, what might we have done in the decisive moment of Gethsemane and the words spoken, 'Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done'? (Luke 22:42; see Spencer W. Kimball, Faith Precedes the Miracle [1972], 100)."

F. Michael Watson, "His Servants, the Prophets," Ensign, May 2009, 107–8

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