76. Integrity of heart, What is it? Examples are Joseph and Hyrum Smith
What is integrity ? That word inspires me, and I have wanted to write about it. When writing about our pioneers, and ancestors, I feel their integrity. Our lives are so important in the eternal scheme of things, that we need to live with integrity, so we can truly have happiness in this life, and in the life to come. On December 18, 1835, The Prophet Joseph Smith wrote, "I could pray in my heart that all my brethren were like unto my beloved brother Hyrum, who possesses the mildness of a lamb, and the integrity of a Job, and in short, the meekness and humility of Christ; I love him with that love that is stronger than death". What a comfort such a brother was to the Prophet who had so many turn against him, both in and out of the Church. (Italics and bold print added.) A painting of Joseph, left, and his beloved brother Hyrum. By 1841,the saints had left Missouri because of increasing persecutions and illegal procedures against them,and the c