The other morning I found a box of cereal on the kitchen table opened upside down. How did that happen? It just felt awkward and uncomfortable to look at. It just wasn’t right.

After the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, life became a little upside down for fervent and honest worshipers of Christ. People such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, and William Tyndale, began to speak out against the errors of the predominant churches of their day. They felt like things weren't right, like an upside down box of cereal, so to speak. Many reformed churches sprang up, trying to right the box. Paul wrote to the Thessolonian saints, who were anxiously anticipating the second coming of Christ, that “that day shall not come, except there be a falling away first.” (2 Thes. 2:3)

“As a young man [living in Palmyra, New York], Joseph Smith 'was called up to serious reflection' on the subject of religion. Because he was born in a land of religious freedom, he could question which of all the churches was right. And because the Bible had been translated into English, he could seek an answer from the word of God. He read in the book of James, 'If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God,' and he did as directed." 

"In answer to Joseph’s prayer, God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him. This humble farm boy was the prophet chosen by God to restore the ancient Church of Jesus Christ and His priesthood in these latter days. . .With this divine commission, his work was not to reform nor was it to protest what was already on the earth. It was to restore what had been on earth and had been lost.”  “Preparations for the Restoration and the Second Coming: ‘My Hand Shall Be over Thee’” by Elder Hales (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2005, 88–92).

Through the prophet Joseph Smith, Jesus Christ restored his gospel with all the saving ordinances necessary for us to return to our Father in Heaven. 

The blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ are for all of God’s children. Christ invites all to come and partake of those blessings. Come, and eat from a NEW BOX, a box right side up, and be nourished. It will feel right and be comfortable to your soul.