Simon Peter

Simon Peter

President Kimball relays so beautifully in his talk Peter, My Brother The important role that Peter played in the early church. Not only was he the first apostle chosen, but he was also the prophet and leader of the church after Christ had been crucified. Many people think of Peter as a traitor of Christ, because his faith waivered when Jesus was being trialed, but if we had been in the same situation what would our reactions have been. President Kimball states so perfectly, “Peter was a man of faith. He healed the sick by their merely passing through his shadow. Prison walls could not hold him. Because of him, the dead came back to life. He walked upon the water. Though this was not a total triumph, has any other human succeeded? Let any who would scoff at Peter’s momentary wavering try such a feat himself.” President Kimball is correct, we are not ones to judge the life of Peter. He who went through so many things to follow the Savior without question, to be the leader of the church, to be scorned and ridiculed. “He was full of faith, from the day he left his nets to follow Jesus, he never turned back to them again.” There are so many things, some mentioned before, that he did during his life and even after. He taught the Prophet Joseph Smith, and helped to bring to pass the restoration of the gospel during these the fullness of times. We owe much to the memory and to the man Peter!

If I could do something to be more like Him I would definitely exercise my faith and share my testimony with all those around me. Peter had such great faith to do all things, and such a brave heart to testify of Christ. I feel that it is up to us, as his brother and sisters in the gospel, to follow his amazing example and share our testimonies with all those around us. Doing so will help to build the kingdom of God here upon the earth and there is no greater joy than that.

Just as President Kimball said, I am proud to call Simon Peter my brother. He has done so much for us in these latter days that we would surely be ungrateful if we didn’t recognize his hands in the bringing to pass of the gospel!