A sacred hymn about the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ in these latter-days. Music by Kevin G. Pace. Text by Kathryn W. Hales.

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What is the state of my soul?

What will it take to make me whole?

Can I be forgiven of my sins?

Will I ever return Home again?

Joseph asked such questions,

Pondered them day by day,

And read the Holy Scriptures

Before he went to pray.

In solitude one spring morning,

In humility he did kneel

Amidst the trees and flowers

That God’s wisdom might be revealed

Darkness gathered ’round him,

In fear he could not speak;

Then a pillar of light descended,

Even the very God whom he did seek,

Calling the lad by name,

Then introducing His Beloved Son.

Joseph saw and learned eternal truth,

The existence of Holy Ones.

What is the state of my soul?

What will it take to make me whole?

Can I be forgiven of my sins?

Will I ever return Home again?

Joseph received his answers

In a great theophany;

But what if I have questions—

Will God also speak to me?

Perhaps not with such magnitude,

But with gentleness and peace;

The questions and doubts that plague me

Can now find sweet release.

I may not see God or Jesus,

But they are real to me;

Through the Plan of Salvation

My path I may clearly see.

Through faith and repentance,

Enduring to the end,

In their presence I’ll live forever,

Returning Home again.

Christ is my Redeemer,

The Savior of my soul,

Through His great love and mercy,

I again am whole.