Oh, How Lovely Was
The Mourning
The Lord of the Vineyard
Sent His Servant to
Set the True Graft
Setting the Graft
The Lord of the vineyard tends His trees with care.
When the time was right, He sent a servant into the field—to learn from Him, to be taught directly, and to pass on what he received with plainness and love.
Joseph Smith was taught by the Lord of the vineyard Himself. He learned how faith awakens the soul, how repentance restores, and how heavenly power flows where humility and charity are found.
What he received was living knowledge—meant to be planted.
And when that teaching was grafted into the tree, it grew. New branches reached toward the light, and living fruit appeared.
This book returns to that planting—inviting the reader to walk that ground and see it for themselves.
This Book Is an Invitation
to Walk Through the Vineyard
and Learn of the True Graft
Set by the Servant of the Vineyard
Who This Book Is For
This book is written for readers who love the Lord and want to understand the gospel He restored through Joseph Smith.
It is especially for those who:
- Love the Lord Jesus Christ and desire to know His gospel in its purity
- Believe Joseph Smith was a prophet, but sense there is more to understand about what he was taught
- Love the Church Joseph began, yet feel a growing tension between what they read in scripture and what they encounter today
- Want to believe, but have felt confused by conflicting voices, accusations, and dismissals from every direction
- Desire to know what the Lord actually taught Joseph—plainly, carefully, and without distortion
- Long to understand the pure gospel of Jesus Christ as it was revealed in the Restoration
- Sense that faith is meant to be lived, experienced, and fruitful—not merely affirmed or inherited
- Are willing to slow down, reflect, and test truth by its fruit rather than by reputation
- Feel that something precious was planted early on, and want to understand it more fully
- Are not seeking controversy, debate, or deconstruction—but clarity, coherence, and peace
- Trust that God teaches gently, line upon line, and invites rather than compels
If these words describe your heart, this book was written with you in mind.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The Song of the Vineyard
The Allegory of the Vineyard
Prayer – Joseph’s Lifelong Orientation
The Fruit of the Graft
Invitation to Live the Pattern
2. The Church of the Lamb of God
Christ Defines His Church
A Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit
Have You Been Born Again?
What Must We Repent Of?
Conclusion: Enter the Gate
Interlude – Teach the Children
3. True Priesthood & True Keys
What Is Authority?
The Purpose of Priesthood Power
What Did Joseph Teach about Keys?
What Did Joseph Teach about Ordinances?
The Mandate – Prepare a People to See the Lord
The Priesthood Joseph Taught
4. The Two Strands of the Image of God
The Eden Pattern – Adam and Eve
The Masculine Strand in Scripture and Restoration
The Feminine Strand in Scripture and Restoration
The Dance of the Strands Together
Joseph builded her house
The Image of God Restored in Type
5. The Godhead
Knowledge – The Power of God unto Salvation
How the Lord Revealed the Godhead
Jehovah – God of This System
The Holy Ghost – The Unfinished Revelation
The Living Image in Us
6. The Voice of God
Governance through Sanctification
Priesthood Power Flows through Righteousness, Not Position
The Second Comforter – Christ’s Personal Governance
Zion – A People Governed by His Voice
7. The Wheel of Consent
Consent Is the Lord’s Government
Freedom in the Law vs. Captivity
King Benjamin’s Farewell – A Living Example
The Wheel That Holds Everything Together
Beyond the Rim
The Balance Between Revelation and Agreement
8. Peaceable Followers, Mighty in Power
Heaven’s Gifts for Peaceable Followers
Faith – Trust Enough to Surrender
Hope – Expectation Anchored in Christ
Charity – The Crown That Never Fails
Fasting – Faith, Hope, and Charity Aligned
Interlude – Thy Will Be Done
9. Gifts of the Spirit
Gifts Listed in Scripture – and Why You Want Them
Gifts Not Always Listed – but No Less Real
Gifts in the Body of Christ
Gifts and the Preparation for Zion
Weakness and the Gifts of the Spirit
10. Angels and Powers from Beyond the Veil
Angelic Ministry – Heaven’s Messengers
Christ, Joseph, and the Eternal Pattern
Heaven’s Voice and Heaven’s Law
Deliverance, Deception, and Christ’s Voice
Influence, Enticement, and Discernment
Practice and Protection
Healings – The Touch of Christ
11. The Prophet as Husband
The Bridegroom
The Symbolism of Cups
Joseph’s Teaching on Marriage
Revelations on Marriage and Sealing
Marriage as the Zion Pattern
Interlude – The Image Restored
Author’s Reflection
12. The Mountain of the Lord
The House of the Lord
The Embrace – The Wrestle Before God
Washings and Anointings – Joseph’s Practice
Solemn Assemblies – Group Appointments
Ordinances – What Joseph Meant
13. There Could Not Be a Happier People
Why Zion Matters
The Law of Consecration and Common Consent
The New Jerusalem – Purpose and Preparation
Entry Requirement – Sanctified and Translated
The Call to Zion
Conclusion – The Tree Remains
The Root Still Lives – A Remnant Preserved
The True Graft Cut Off – The Present Call
Looking Ahead
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You Are Invited to Walk the Vineyard Yourself
and Taste the Fruit So Many Have
Already Enjoyed
The Fruit
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The Complete Trilogy
The second volume follows the vineyard’s branching—how a living work can be redirected, how language can be repurposed, and how sincerity can be used to carry something foreign.
Some departures don’t announce themselves.
The final volume addresses restoration—what it means to return, what it costs to be grafted back, and whether a vineyard can recognize what was once its own.
Not all returns are welcomed.
