The scriptures tell us that no unclean thing can be in God's presence.  That being the case, what does this say about the Father and the Son appearing to the boy, Joseph Smith?  Kneeling there in that sacred grove, a place of solitude, was a pure 14-year-old boy.  He went there with a burning desire to know, to be forgiven of his sins, to obtain direction, and to be good.  He went there repenting.  He was clean.  He was pure, or God could not have come to him.

I have seen young people just like that.  They have come to me for their patriarchal blessings.  They come fasting, and they come in faith.  They come with a burning desire to know, to obtain direction, and to be good.  They come repenting.  They are clean.  They are pure, and I am astonished.

I lay my hands on their heads, and I hear myself say astonishing things.  I make astounding promises.  I feel buoyed up by the great quality of the spirit I feel emanating from these noble youth.  I think to myself, "I must remember this one, and watch him or her.  He or she is going to do great things."  But then the next one is just the same, and my thinking gets muddled, and I lose track of who I'm trying to remember.  I recall that at one point there were six in a row.

These young people are pure.  They're just like young Joseph Smith.  If it were necessary, and if the occasion required, God could appear to them.  Their faith is sufficient, and they, like Joseph, are set to do great things.