#3 Nephi 12:17-20

[mindfulldsliving]

The Law of Moses: From Ancient Rules to Christ's Higher Law

We gain a deeper understanding of how Christ's mission wasn't to abolish the law but to bring its intentions to fruition. His message elevates righteousness beyond mere adherence to rules, guiding us to live with compassion and integrity.

Messianic Fulfillment: How the Law of Moses Was Completed by Christ In the verses of 3 Nephi 12:17–20, 46–47, we witness a pivotal moment that marks the fulfillment of the Law of Moses through Jesus Christ. This transition is profound, as it moves away from ancient laws to embrace teachings centered on love and grace. Messianic fulfillment is more than a shift in doctrine; it’s a promise kept,…

[loveerran]

LDS Doctrine, 8yr-old Transgender Children and Policy

One of the most shocking things about the new LDS policies for transgender children, is the policy that appears to deny or severely restrict their access to baptism. I discussed that briefly here (last year and recently). This post looks more at the doctrinal side of the question.

LDS doctrine has been amazingly clear and consistent on the treatment of little children prior to the age of accountability (defined as 8yrs-old in Doctrine & Covenants 68) from the very early days of the church. I honestly feel this issue has some nuance, but the church has been absolutely unwavering in stating the tenet that children under the age of 8 cannot sin, or even if they can their sin is swallowed up in the atonement of Christ automatically.

I might personally believe that accountability for actions is a continuum based on the light and law an individual has received (2 Nephi 9:25-6, Luke 12:47-9, Romans 4:15, 5:13, DC 137:7 – a continuum applying to all individuals, regardless of age). However, LDS doctrine and statements are emphatic in declaring the complete innocence of little children, and that the atonement covers them completely until the child is 8 years old:

Moroni 8:8,11-2,14,19 (verses 20+ are much harsher) “...wherefore little children are whole, for they are not capable of committing sin… their little children need no repentance… little children are alive in Christ, from the foundation of the world… little children cannot repent; wherefore it is awful wickedness to deny the pure mercies of God unto them…”

DC 20:71 “No one can be received into the church of Christ unless he has arrived at the years of accountability before God, and is capable of repentance”

DC 68:27 “And their children shall be baptized for the remission of their sins when eight years old, and receive the laying on of the hands”

DC 74:7 “But little children are holy, being sanctified through the atonement of Christ; and this is what the scriptures mean”

See also Mosiah 3:16, Mosiah 15:25, DC 29:46-7, DC 137:10, JST Genesis 17:3-11, etc.

Taken together, little children are whole and clean through Jesus Christ until they arrive at the years of accountability and are capable of repentance. And that age is 8 years old. Church leaders have repeatedly restated this:

Dallin H Oaks: “We understand from our doctrine that before the age of accountability a child is ‘not capable of committing sin’” (Dallin H. Oaks, “Sins and Mistakes,” Ensign, Oct. 1996, 65)

Bruce R. McConkie “There comes a time, however, when accountability is real and actual and sin is attributed in the lives of those who develop normally. It is eight years of age, the age of baptism.” (Bruce R. McConkie, “The Salvation of Little Children,” Ensign, Apr. 1977, 6)

And we can even see this in the policies laid out in the current General Handbook of Instructions:

31.2.3.1: Children who are Members of Record

(note: children of record are children whose names are on the rolls of the church prior to baptism at age 8)

"In the interview, the bishopric member ensures that the child understands the purposes of baptism (see 2 Nephi 31:5–20). He also ensures that the child understands the baptismal covenant and is committed to live by it (see Mosiah 18:8–10). He does not need to use a specified list of questions. This is not an interview to determine worthiness, since 'little children need no repentance' (Moroni 8:11)."

(bold emphasis mine)

But for the first time in our history, we have an exception to this rule, and it applies only if the child is transgender. Instead of a meaningful interview with the local bishop or one of his counselors about following Jesus, a transgender child (and only a transgender child) who dresses differently or uses a different name and pronouns must have a worthiness interview with the regional Stake President directly. There is no other ‘sin’ that calls for this, even when little children have somehow perpetrated horrible crimes. If the Stake President finds the child worthy (is this even possible under the new guidelines??), he recommends the child for baptism to the First Presidency. The First Presidency is the highest council/court in the church, from which there is no appeal. The First Presidency then chooses whether or not to permit the child to be baptized. This new policy is spelled out in the Handbook:

38.2.8.9: Individuals Who Identify as Transgender

"Any exception to this policy requires the approval of the First Presidency. To request approval, the mission president, or the stake president for an eight-year-old, interviews the person. If he finds the person to be worthy and if he recommends baptism and confirmation, he submits a request for approval to the First Presidency using LCR."

(bold emphasis mine)

In the past, the church has denied baptism to the children of polygamists and to the children of gays (possibly others). In those cases, it could always be said the child’s parents were at fault, not the child themselves. This new policy is a marked departure from that and, in my opinion, is inconsistent with the church’s doctrine. I hope to see this policy adjusted as other policies have been when they do not align well with our core values and doctrines.

Love,

Erran

[bookoformon]

3 Nephi 21, Part 2. "Marvelous Work."

In the first part of the chapter, Jesus in the form of a Spirit says "We are beautiful when we are organized within the Marble Office." Now He explains what the implications of this organization are to the world outside.

The endpoint is what is called Ephesus, a new era with the Spirit of God at the front and the Spirit of God at the rear. All humanity for all all history must recount of the Godliness of the generations that came before. We are not able to do this because of the people that enforce the idea salvation comes from staring at a full color picture of a bearded man in a bathrobe.

This is nonsense rubbish. There are material objectives of the study of the Gospels and pictures of Jesus are not among them. The Book of Mormon says "from work to work". If we can't see it work, then it's not working. If the eyes of whackjobs are problematic, then their ears and mouths are worse:

8 And when that day shall come, it shall come to pass that kings shall shut their mouths; for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

9 For in that day, for my sake shall the Father work a work, which shall be a great and a marvelous work among them; and there shall be among them those who will not believe it, although a man shall declare it unto them.

10 But behold, the life of my servant shall be in my hand; therefore they shall not hurt him, although he shall be marred because of them. Yet I will heal him, for I will show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.

11 Therefore it shall come to pass that whosoever will not believe in my words, who am Jesus Christ, which the Father shall cause him to bring forth unto the Gentiles, and shall give unto him power that he shall bring them forth unto the Gentiles, (it shall be done even as Moses said) they shall be cut off from among my people who are of the covenant.

12 And my people who are a remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

13 Their hand shall be lifted up upon their adversaries, and all their enemies shall be cut off.

14 Yea, wo be unto the Gentiles except they repent; for it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Father, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots;

15 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strongholds;

16 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy land, and thou shalt have no more soothsayers;

17 Thy graven images I will also cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee, and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy hands;

18 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities.

19 And it shall come to pass that all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall be done away.

20 For it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that at that day whosoever will not repent and come unto my Beloved Son, them will I cut off from among my people, O house of Israel;

21 And I will execute vengeance and fury upon them, even as upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

22 But if they will repent and hearken unto my words, and harden not their hearts, I will establish my church among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant and be numbered among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their inheritance;

23 And they shall assist my people, the remnant of Jacob, and also as many of the house of Israel as shall come, that they may build a city, which shall be called the New Jerusalem.

24 And then shall they assist my people that they may be gathered in, who are scattered upon all the face of the land, in unto the New Jerusalem.

25 And then shall the power of heaven come down among them; and I also will be in the midst.

26 And then shall the work of the Father commence at that day, even when��this gospel shall be preached among the remnant of this people. Verily I say unto you, at that day shall the work of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people, yea, even the tribes which have been lost, which the Father hath led away out of Jerusalem.

27 Yea, the work shall commence among all the dispersed of my people, with the Father to prepare the way whereby they may come unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name.

28 Yea, and then shall the work commence, with the Father among all nations in preparing the way whereby his people may be gathered home to the land of their inheritance.

29 And they shall go out from all nations; and they shall not go out in haste, nor go by flight, for I will go before them, saith the Father, and I will be their rearward.

There are many symbols and metaphors in the above verses and that implies the use of Gematria, but for the moment, sit with the utter meaning: the pursuit of humanity in chariots of tyranny is fruitless and hateful. Our cities are falling down, being washed away and burnt down.

The land is being poisoned, the air is being fouled, and all of this is because our faiths have been unable to marshall us against the corrupt, the evil, and the cruel.

The final verse in the section says "go out, from all the nations and make the evil take flight," God says, "and I will go with you. Have faith my wisdom is greater than their cunning."

So why are we tolerating those chilled monkey's brains in the Republican Party who engage in circulating their own pedophile pornos, cheat in elections and don't do nothin' good for nobody? Why???

*Want to have some fun? Ask a Republican Lawmaker or SCOTUS FUCKUP about their "family movies." You are going to hate how much you love it. Let's just say the Pubs like their burgers a little on the undercooked side...

[missbeckman]

😏 - Favorite scene?

Hi Nephy, how are you? Thaks for playing with me

OOOOOOOOOOOh, so many, those are the ones that comes in my mind

1 Straw hats fighting Oaf

2 Zoro stuck into a chimney and Luffy stuck against walls

3 All Zoro and Sanji arguments

4 Jimbe officially joining Straw Hats

5 Benn explaining Luffy why Shanks didn't invite Luffy to his crew

6 Roger in jail talking to Garp about Ace

7 Ace's funeral

8 Robin with a skull like a forensic anthropologist

9 Brook and Franky enter in the Onigashima battle singing

10 Zoro fighting Ryuma

11 Sanji fighting Bon- chan

12 Luffy kicking Buggy's balls

13 naming Thousand Sunny

14 Pedro's fight (all of them)

15 Kidd and Luffy competing about everything

16 Kiko fighting Kanjuro

17 Red Scabbards entering into battle against Kaido

20 EVERY SINGLE Shanks appearance

[joy-mcl]

Tag ~

I was tagged by @coockiedrop !! Thanks sweetie ! (i think i did a tag like this times ago but i’m not sure if it’s the same ?)

Answer 20 questions and tag 20 people 

1) Name: ???

2) Nickname: here Joy (but it’s not my real name, in fact it’s my second one !)

3) Zodiac sign: Leo

4) Height: 175 cm hehe

5) Orientation: Heterosexual

6) Nationality: French

7) Favorite fruit: Raspberries, grapes, passion fruits... (i love fruits...)

8) Favorite season: Fall and Winter (i hate when it’s hot)

9) Favorite book: Uhhh Harry Potter books (i panicked)

10) Favorite flower: Orchids

11) Favorite scent: Violet, hot chocolate and the odor of markers (tell me i’m not alone...)

12) Favorite color: Black, white and red

13) Favorite animals: Cats, dogs and wolves

14) Coffee, tea or hot chocolate: Hot chocolate (hate coffee and tea)

15) Average hours of sleep: Between 8-10 hours i’m a sleeper 

16) Cats or dogs: AHHHH i love them both but CATS but love dogs too :’(

17) Number of blankets you sleep with: idk what you call blankets exactly, does sheets count ? Otherwise if i count the layers over me there are 3 :’).

18) Dream trip: North european countries trip (Sweden, Finland, Norway), Japan and Canada !

19) Blog created: Created in 2013 but i’m active since August 2017.

20) Follower count: 160 ♥♥♥

I tag (sorry if already done) : @fairmie @minty-bear @vanillaamoursucrethings @szlolla @themclbird @mclcastielsass (where are you mi corazon ???) @jedruch @jaidenhawson @lizs-fictitious-life @beoubye @skyla95 @sinto-hell @luce-n-syd-rp @meelyusina @elchustells @nephy-azul @elvishsuna

[jaxxolotl]

I was tagged by @nephy-azul  <3

Answer 20 questions and tag 20 people

1) Name: Jude

2) Nickname: I have a ton, most common IRL seems to be Jax and online Lube (don’t ask)

3) Zodiac sign: Taurus

4) Height: 5’9 ½”

5) Orientation: Who knows, all I know is i’m as straight as a curly fry XD

6) Nationality: Canadian

7) Favorite fruit: Mango

8) Favorite season: Fall

9) Favorite book: The Secret Garden

10) Favorite flower: Water Lillies

11) Favorite scent: French Vanilla

12) Favorite color: Turquoise uwu

13) Favorite animals: Snakes, Sharks, Dogs

14) Coffee, tea or hot chocolate: HOT C H O C O <3

15) Average hours of sleep: It fluctuates a lot, generally anywhere between 4-9 hours

16) Cats or dogs: doggos

17) Number of blankets you sleep with:  one

18) Dream trip: Just a bunch of trips to see my Frat Fam <3

19) Blog created: Who heckin knows XD

20) Follower count:  85 and I love each and every one of you (except for the porn bots smh) I’m not tagging anyone cause i’m pretty sure everyone I know has already been tagged in this XD

[mykara-art]

I was tagged by @nephy-azul (also sorry that I didn’t do the other thing you tagged me in. I was lazy and already did that one twice...) 1) Name: :^)

2) Nickname: Mykara

3) Zodiac sign: Capricorn

4) Height: 163 cm

5) Orientation: Bisexual????

6) Nationality: German

7) Favorite fruit: Cherry

8) Favorite season: Winter

9) Favorite book: The Legacy of Lord Regret / The Lord of Lies by  Sam Bowring

10) Favorite flower: Plastic flowers? I don’t have any flowers because i can’t keep them alive.

11) Favorite scent: Everything that smeels tasty. I don’t really have a good sense of smell so I normaly don’t really smell anything anyway.

12) Favorite color: I like pretty much all colors, it really depends on what I’m going to do with it. When I draw I prefer orange and purple but my room is pretty much all green.

13) Favorite animals: Deers

14) Coffee, tea or hot chocolate: Hot chocolate. I hate tea and I can’t stand coffee anymore after a certain... accident.

15) Average hours of sleep: 7-9 hours

16) Cats or dogs: Cats all the way

17) Number of blankets you sleep with: one or two, depending on how cold it gets

18) Dream trip: Scotland/ England, Japan, Iceland... I’m too lazy to travel though

19) Blog created: I think I created this one in 2016? I’m not even sure anymore.

20) Follower count: A bit more than 250~

Not gonna tag but I’d love all of you to do it as well!

[bloojayoolie]

Blessed, Children, and Ether: loi an me the Revelation sel in t Go our eter Prologue The revelation of Jesus Christ says the Lord God, "who is, and who which God gave him to show his am the Alpha and the Omega," servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2who testifies to everything he saw-that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because was, and who is to come, the Almighty One Like a Son of Man John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trum pet, 11which said:"Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum. Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea." 12 turned round to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone "like a son of man", dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash round his chest. 14HIS head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp doubled-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance the time is near churches Greetings and Doxolor 4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who i, and who was, and who is to come, and om the seven spirits before his throne, ind from Jesus Christ, who is the faith- witness, the firstborn from the dead, id the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us m our sins by his blood, and has made to be a kingdom and priests to serve his d and Father-to him be glory and ver for ever and ever! Amen. od oro b spbu o iob miffy ologe almg nwo hd eovlmos d od o ovbs awo d eotto 1ook, he is coming with the clouds and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him: and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. 17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 181 am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am o b bns So shall it be! Amen. 4 NEPHI 1:38-49 Christ, (among whom were the "three disciples of Jesus who should tarry) were called Nephites, and Jacobites, and Josephites, and Zoramites. 38 And it came to pass that they who rejected the gospel were called Lamanites, and Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites; and they did not dwindle in "unbelief, but they did wilfully rebel against the gospel of Christ; and they did teach their children that they should not believe, even as their fathers, from the beginning, did dwindle. 39 And it was because of the wickedness and abomination of their fathers, even as it was in the begin- ning. And they were taught to hate the children of God, even as the Lamanites were taught to "hate the children of Nephi from the beginning. 40 And it came to pass that *two hundred and forty and four years had passed away, and thus were the affairs of the people. And the "more wicked part of the people did wax strong, and became exceedingly more numerous than were the people of God. 41 And they did still continue to build up churches unto themselves and adorn them with all manner of precious things. And thus did two hundred and fifty years pass away, and also two hundred and sixty years. 42 And it came to pass that the their exceeding riche avain like unto their Lamanites. 44 And from this tim began to sorrow for world. 45 And it came to p three hundred years away, both the people the Lamanites had be ingly wicked one like 46 And it came to robbers of Gadian over all the face of t there were none that save it were the disci And gold and silver di instore in abundancead in all manner of traffic 47 And it came to pas tthree hundred and fe passed away, (and the still remain in wicked died; and his brother did keep the record in 48 And it came to pas tthree hundred and t had passed away, 'Amm constrained by the Holy hide up the 'records dsacred-yea, even ll records which had bee down from generation to g which were sacred-even three hundred and twet from the coming of Christ 49 And he did hide then the Lord, that they mi THE BOOK OF MORMON my father into the land southward, even to the land of Zarahemi 7 The whole fae hec naron instructs Mormon con- Nohhitoe and L CHAPTER 1 the sacred records-War com wicked part of the people began again unto the remnant oft again to build up the secret oaths of Jacob, accordingtothe and the promises of the L thus is the end of the Ammaron. and "combinations of Gadianton. 43 And also the people who were called the people of Nephi began to be proud in their hearts, because of 48a Morm. 1:2 b Morm. 2:7 C TG Scripture Preservation d Hel. 3:1503 49a Enos 1:13 Morm. 5:9 Combinations. 37a 3 Ne. 28:7: Morm. 8:10 (10-12). 38a TC Unbelief, Unbelievers. 43a Hel. 16:22 44a Eccl. 3: 16 (16-17); 3 Ne. 28:9; Morm. 8: 10 (9-10). 46a Morm. 2: 8 Ether 8: 20. b Mosiah 24: 7; Ether 10:22. b Josh. 22: 18; Morm. 1: 16 39a Mosiah 10: 17. b TG Hate; Malice. 40a Hel. 5: 2 42a TG Secret PAD 245 47a 4 Ne. 1: 21. Leaving some gifts for the next bible reader staying in my room

[diabolik-mana]

nosy anons let's go

0: Height 1: Age 2: Shoe size 3: Do you smoke? 4: Do you drink? 5: Do you take drugs? 6: Age you get mistaken for 7: Have tattoos? 8: Want any tattoos? 9: Got any piercings? 10: Want any piercings? 11: Best friend? 12: Relationship status 13: Biggest turn ons 14: Biggest turn offs 15: Favorite movie 16: I’ll love you if... 17: Someone you miss 18: Most traumatic experience 19: A fact about your personality 20: What I hate most about myself 21: What I love most about myself 22: What I want to be when I get older 23: My relationship with my sibling(s) 24: My relationship with my parent(s) 25: My idea of a perfect date 26: My biggest pet peeves 27: A description of the girl/boy I like 28: A description of the person I dislike the most 29: A reason I’ve lied to a friend 30: What I hate the most about work/school 31: What my last text message says 32: What words upset me the most 33: What words make me feel the best about myself 34: What I find attractive in women 35: What I find attractive in men 36: Where I would like to live 37: One of my insecurities 38: My childhood career choice 39: My favorite ice cream flavor 40: Who I wish I could be 41: Where I want to be right now 42: The last thing I ate 43: Sexiest person that comes to my mind immediately 44: A random fact about anything

You can ask Nephy (le Mun) or Mana, just pic a number!

[ask4mynemo-blog]

The Future of the Church: Preparing the World for the Savior’s Second Coming

By President Russell M. Nelson

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is preparing the world for the day when “the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord” (Isaiah 11:9).

You and I get to participate in the ongoing Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is wondrous! It is not man-made! It comes from the Lord, who said, “I will hasten my work in its time” (Doctrine and Covenants 88:73). This work is empowered by a divine announcement made 200 years ago. It consisted of only seven words: “This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!” (see Joseph Smith—History 1:17).

Uttered by Almighty God, that announcement brought a young Joseph Smith to the Lord Jesus Christ. Those seven words launched the Restoration of His gospel. Why? Because our living God is a loving God! He wants His children to gain immortality and eternal life! The great latter-day work of which we are a part was established, on schedule, to bless a waiting and weeping world.

I cannot speak of the Restoration in tempered tones. This fact of history is absolutely stunning! It is incredible! It is breathtaking! How amazing is it that messengers from heaven came to give authority and power to this work?

Today, the Lord’s work in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is moving forward at an accelerated pace. The Church will have an unprecedented, unparalleled future. “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, … the things which God hath prepared for them that love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9; see also Doctrine and Covenants 76:10).

Remember that the fulness of Christ’s ministry lies in the future. The prophecies of His Second Coming have yet to be fulfilled. We are just building up to the climax of this last dispensation—when the Savior’s Second Coming becomes a reality.

Gathering Israel on Both Sides of the Veil

A necessary prelude to that Second Coming is the long-awaited gathering of scattered Israel (see 1 Nephi 15:18; see also the title page of the Book of Mormon). This doctrine of the gathering is one of the important teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Lord has declared: “I give unto you a sign … that I shall gather in, from their long dispersion, my people, O house of Israel, and shall establish again among them my Zion” (3 Nephi 21:1).

We not only teach this doctrine, but we participate in it. We do so as we help to gather the elect of the Lord on both sides of the veil. As part of the planned destiny of the earth and its inhabitants, our kindred dead are to be redeemed (see Doctrine and Covenants 128:15). Mercifully, the invitation to “come unto Christ” (Jacob 1:7; Moroni 10:32; Doctrine and Covenants 20:59) can also be extended to those who died without a knowledge of the gospel (see Doctrine and Covenants 137:6–8). Part of their preparation, however, requires the earthly efforts of others. We gather pedigree charts, create family group sheets, and do temple work vicariously to gather individuals unto the Lord and into their families (see 1 Corinthians 15:29; 1 Peter 4:6).

Families are to be sealed together for all eternity (see Doctrine and Covenants 2:2–3; 49:17; 138:48; Joseph Smith—History 1:39). A welding link is to be forged between the fathers and the children. In our time, a whole, complete, and perfect union of all dispensations, keys, and powers are to be welded together (see Doctrine and Covenants 128:18). For these sacred purposes, holy temples now dot the earth. I emphasize again that construction of these temples may not change your life, but your service in the temple surely will.

The time is coming when those who do not obey the Lord will be separated from those who do (see Doctrine and Covenants 86:1–7). Our safest insurance is to continue to be worthy of admission to His holy house. The greatest gift you could give to the Lord is to keep yourself unspotted from the world, worthy to attend His holy house. His gift to you will be the peace and security of knowing that you are worthy to meet Him, whenever that time comes.

In addition to temple work, the coming forth of the Book of Mormon is a sign to the entire world that the Lord has commenced to gather Israel and fulfill the covenants He made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (see Genesis 12:2–3; 3 Nephi 21; 29). The Book of Mormon declares the doctrine of the gathering (see, for example, 1 Nephi 10:14). It causes people to learn about Jesus Christ, to believe His gospel, and to join His Church. In fact, if there were no Book of Mormon, the promised gathering of Israel would not occur.

Missionary work is also crucial to that gathering. Servants of the Lord go forth proclaiming the Restoration. In many nations our members and missionaries have searched for those of scattered Israel; they have hunted for them “out of the holes of the rocks” (Jeremiah 16:16); and they have fished for them, as in ancient days.

Missionary work connects people to the covenant the Lord made with Abraham anciently:

“Thou shalt be a blessing unto thy seed after thee, that in their hands they shall bear this ministry and Priesthood unto all nations;

“And I will bless them through thy name; for as many as receive this Gospel shall be called after thy name, and shall be accounted thy seed, and shall rise up and bless thee, as their father” (Abraham 2:9–10).

Missionary work is only the beginning of the blessing. The fulfillment, the consummation, of those blessings comes as those who have entered the waters of baptism perfect their lives to the point that they may enter the holy temple. Receiving an endowment there seals members of the Church to the Abrahamic covenant.

The choice to come unto Christ is not a matter of physical location; it is a matter of individual commitment. All members of the Church have access to the doctrine, ordinances, priesthood keys, and blessings of the gospel, regardless of their location. People can be “brought to the knowledge of the Lord” (3 Nephi 20:13) without leaving their homelands.

True, in the early days of the Church, conversion often meant emigration as well. But now the gathering takes place in each nation. The Lord has decreed the establishment of Zion (see Doctrine and Covenants 6:6; 11:6) in each realm where He has given His Saints their birth and nationality. The place of gathering for Brazilian Saints is in Brazil; the place of gathering for Nigerian Saints is in Nigeria; the place of gathering for Korean Saints is in Korea. Zion is “the pure in heart” (Doctrine and Covenants 97:21). It is wherever righteous Saints are.

Spiritual security will always depend upon how one lives, not where one lives. I promise that if we will do our best to exercise faith in Jesus Christ and access the power of His Atonement through repentance, we will have the knowledge and power of God to help us take the blessings of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people and to prepare the world for the Second Coming of the Lord.

The Second Coming

The Lord will return to the land that He made holy by His mission there in mortality. In triumph, He will come again to Jerusalem. In royal robes of red to symbolize His blood, which oozed from every pore, He shall return to the Holy City (see Doctrine and Covenants 133:46–48). There and elsewhere, “the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together” (Isaiah 40:5; see also Doctrine and Covenants 101:23). His “name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).

He will govern from two world capitals: one in old Jerusalem (see Zechariah 14) and the other in the New Jerusalem “built upon the American continent” (Articles of Faith 1:10). From these centers He will direct the affairs of His Church and kingdom. Another temple will yet be built in Jerusalem. From that temple He shall reign forever as Lord of Lords. Water will issue from under the temple. Waters of the Dead Sea will be healed. (See Ezekiel 47:1–8.)

In that day He will bear new titles and be surrounded by special Saints. He will be known as “Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that [will be] with him [will be those who] are called, and chosen, and faithful” (Revelation 17:14) to their trust here in mortality. Then He “shall reign for ever and ever” (Revelation 11:15).

The earth will be returned to its paradisiacal state and be made new. There will be a new heaven and a new earth (see Revelation 21:1; Ether 13:9; Doctrine and Covenants 29:23–24).

It is our charge—it is our privilege—to help prepare the world for that day.

Face the Future with Faith

Meanwhile, here and now, we live in a time of turmoil. Earthquakes and tsunamis wreak devastation, governments collapse, economic stresses are severe, the family is under attack, and divorce rates are rising. We have great cause for concern. But we do not need to let our fears displace our faith. We can combat those fears by strengthening our faith.

Why do we need such resilient faith? Because difficult days are ahead. Rarely in the future will it be easy or popular to be a faithful Latter-day Saint. Each of us will be tested. The Apostle Paul warned that in the latter days, those who diligently follow the Lord “shall suffer persecution” (2 Timothy 3:12). That very persecution can either crush you into silent weakness or motivate you to be more exemplary and courageous in your daily lives.

How you deal with life’s trials is part of the development of your faith. Strength comes when you remember that you have a divine nature, an inheritance of infinite worth. The Lord has reminded you, your children, and your grandchildren that you are lawful heirs, that you have been reserved in heaven for your specific time and place to be born, to grow and become His standard bearers and covenant people. As you walk in the Lord’s path of righteousness, you will be blessed to continue in His goodness and be a light and a savior unto His people (see Doctrine and Covenants 86:8–11).

Do whatever it takes to strengthen your faith in Jesus Christ by increasing your understanding of the doctrine taught in His restored Church and by relentlessly seeking truth. Anchored in pure doctrine, you will be able to step forward with faith and dogged persistence and cheerfully do all that lies in your power to fulfill the purposes of the Lord.

You will have days when you will be discouraged. So pray for courage not to give up! Sadly, some whom you thought were your friends will betray you. And some things will simply seem unfair.

However, I promise you that as you follow Jesus Christ, you will find sustained peace and true joy. As you keep your covenants with increasing precision, and as you defend the Church and kingdom of God on the earth today, the Lord will bless you with strength and wisdom to accomplish what only members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can accomplish.

We are to be builders of an individual faith in God, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and faith in His Church. We are to build families and be sealed in holy temples. We are to build the Church and kingdom of God upon the earth (see Matthew 6:33). We are to prepare for our own divine destiny: glory, immortality, and eternal lives (see Romans 2:7; Doctrine and Covenants 75:5).

I humbly testify to you that—as the Prophet Joseph Smith proclaimed—the restored gospel of Jesus Christ “will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done” (History of the Church, 4:540).

We are engaged in the work of Almighty God. I pray for His blessings to be with each and every one of you.

[bookoformon]

3 Nephi 20, Part 2. "The Grandfather."

The Spirit of God using the Voice of Jesus speaks to the Nephites about the fulfillment of the Covenant. The Covenant states:

The covenant is a promise that God made with Abraham. According to the covenant, God would offer protection and land to Abraham and his descendants, but they must follow the path of God. God then commanded Abraham and his future generations to perform the ritual of circumcision (brit milah) as a symbol of the covenant.

The Rite of Circumcision prevents infant and childhood mortality vs. uncircumcised children and is generally considered healthier for adults too. Circumcision is also likened to the qualities in a person's heart. There are more than a few references in the Torah and the surrounding literature to "uncircumcised hearts."

Our failure to understand how Abraham behaved early in the Torah is the reason Jesus has a bee in his bonnet: Slavery, war, the minting of weapons, corruption, pedophilia, and election fraud all crimes perpetrated by Donald Trump and the Republican Party are violations of the Covenant, the Beersheba and the Decrees and we are all being punished because of them by this upcoming World War Three they are encouraging by preventing our governmnet from acting in our interests.

10 And it came to pass that when they had all given glory unto Jesus, he said unto them: Behold now I finish the commandment which the Father hath commanded me concerning this people, who are a remnant of the house of Israel.

11 Ye remember that I spake unto you, and said that when the words of Isaiah should be fulfilled—behold they are written, ye have them before you, therefore search them—

12 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that when they shall be fulfilled then is the fulfilling of the covenant which the Father hath made unto his people, O house of Israel.

13 And then shall the remnants, which shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth, be gathered in from the east and from the west, and from the south and from the north; and they shall be brought to the knowledge of the Lord their God, who hath redeemed them.

14 And the Father hath commanded me that I should give unto you this land, for your inheritance.

15 And I say unto you, that if the Gentiles do not repent after the blessing which they shall receive, after they have scattered my people—

16 Then shall ye, who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, go forth among them; and ye shall be in the midst of them who shall be many; and ye shall be among them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goeth through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

17 Thy hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

18 And I will gather my people together as a man gathereth his sheaves into the floor.

19 For I will make my people with whom the Father hath covenanted, yea, I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass. And thou shalt beat in pieces many people; and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth. And behold, I am he who doeth it.

20 And it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that the sword of my justice shall hang over them at that day; and except they repent it shall fall upon them, saith the Father, yea, even upon all the nations of the Gentiles.

Unless we repent, God says he will not honor the Covenant and we shall be as victims of His Justice like a flock of sheep before a pride of lions.

The Values in Gematria provide us with greater insight into His Meaning, starting with verse 14, which states we have been given land as our inheritance, the reward for behaving like civilized, decent human beings:

"This is the land which shall fall to you as an inheritance." (Num. 34:2)

Allegorically, the Land of Israel represents the physical world in general; the fact that we are obligated to perform certain commandments only within its borders alludes to the fact that we can only perform G‑d's commandments and elevate material reality while our souls are in this world, that is, during our physical lifetime. This opportunity does not exist before the soul descends into the body and after it leaves it, even though the soul is alive before birth and lives on after death.

By delineating the boundaries of the Land of Israel - allegorically, demarcating the sphere within which we can perform G‑d's commandments and elevate the material world - the Torah underscores the value we should attach to this opportunity, which we are granted only during our lives on earth.

v. 14: the Value in Gematria is 4466, דדו‎ו‎ ‎‎, dado, "his grandfather."

v. 15: the Value in Gematria is 8124, חאבד‎, habed, "the cloth."

v. 16: the Value in Gematria is 8716, חזאו‎, "predict."

v. 17: the Value in Gematria is 3631, אגוג‎ ‎ , agog, "unity under the roof."

v. 18: the Value in Gematria is 4190, דא‎‎טאֶפֶס‎, datapes, "caught databases."

v. 19: the Value in Gematria is 12656, יבוהו‎ ‎"they will stare at him."

v. 20: the Value in Gematria is 10551, י‎ההא‎‎, yaha, "God."

If we string all of this together, it states God has the expectation we will fulfill the Covenant by gathering together through our shared understanding, historical and the one in the present that our lives our absolutely out of control contrary to the instructions in His Torah.

We know this and it is time for us act like we are Children of God, cut from the same cloth as the Grandfather of the Nation, the God of Abraham.

[jeremyevelandus]

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[seekingheavenlymother-blog]

“And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me, Look! And I looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow.” -1 Nephi 3:46 RAV, 11:8 OPV

Within the Latter Day Saint movement, there are a number of theologies regarding the nature of God. In the Fellowship, and within Mormon Kabbalah, we accept all of them. It’s about how God reveals Himself, or Themselves, to us as individuals. We build, as it were, our own religions.

This said, it is clear there is a female aspect of deity. This may be, as the trinitarians would say, the female aspect of a gender-less parent God. Or, it could be as other believe, multiple Gods. Elohim, the name for God in the first chapter in Genesis, is a Hebrew word meaning “gods,” plural. It is a combination of the masculine singular with the feminine plural.

The “Evolution” of God

Many look to the Bible to understand the nature of God. However, the idea of divinity met with a number of radical changes as the Israelites developed the Ancient Hebrew religion. In the 7th to 6th century BC there were major modifications made as the Kingdom of Judah fell into Babylonian captivity. It was around this period, likely due to their loss as a nation, monotheism emerged. This idea was solid as doctrine by the time of Rabbinical Judaism in the 2nd century AD.

We can still “travel back in time,” so to speak, by looking at the Torah. In the creation story, Genesis 1:26, Elohim said, ��Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” and created them, male and female (Genesis 1: 26-28). Some claim that this is referring to a God the Father and a God the Mother―our heavenly parents. In Kabbalah this first chapter is seen as the spiritual creation. Is there a Mother God? Or a Divine Feminine side to Deity?

In traditional Kabbalah, which is normally seen as monotheistic, there is a mother goddess, Shekinah. She is also known as Sophia in Gnostic scriptures. She is known in the Old Testament as the Queen of Heaven (Jeremiah 44:17). Some Latter Day Saints and Mormons believe, as some Kabbalists teach, that this female deity is the Holy Spirit. Other Latter Day Saints see Her as God the Mother, wife of El, with flesh and bone, equal in all ways to the Father. Some call her Asherah. Who is correct? This is a mystery.

Heavenly Mother

Regardless of one or multiple deity, in order to understand Chokhma, we must see our Heavenly Mother as a Goddess in Her own right. This may be as a part of the Trinity, or as an independent being acting as one with Avinu, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, even if one sees Her as the Holy Spirit. We know the Divine Feminine is real. Joseph Smith reportedly did see our Heavenly Mother in vision.

“One day the Prophet Joseph asked [Zebedee Coltrin] and Sidney Rigdon to accompany him into the woods to pray. When they had reached a secluded spot, Joseph laid down on his back and stretched out his arms. He told the brethren to lie one on each arm, and then shut their eyes. After they had prayed he told them to open their eyes. They did so and saw a brilliant light surrounding a pedestal which seemed to rest on the earth. They closed their eyes and again prayed. They then saw, on opening them, the Father seated upon a throne; they prayed again and on looking saw the Mother also; after praying and looking the fourth time they saw the Savior added to the group.” -Abraham H. Cannon (Wilcox, Linda P. (1987), “The Mormon Concept of a Mother in Heaven”, in Maureen Ursenbach Beecher; Lavina Fielding Anderson, Sisters in Spirit: Mormon Women in Historical and Cultural Perspective, Urbana: University of Illinois Press, pp. 64–77.)

To those new to this concept, there are some commonly asked questions:

How do we know this?

What should we do with this knowledge?

Why don’t we worship Her as we do God the Father?

Is She even doctrinal, or merely a logical conjecture based on hints in the scriptures?

Really Real?

Let’s start with how we know there is a Divine Feminine. She is mentioned in the scriptures, in a variety of places. Let’s look at one of the clearest examples:

“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the Queen of Heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.” – Jeremiah 7: 18

It really doesn’t get much plainer than this―“Queen of Heaven.” This term was also used by either Joseph Smith Jr. or W.W. Phelps who’s lyrics stated “Here’s our Father in heaven, and Mother, the Queen” (History of the Church 5 p. 254). (There is some confusion as to where the idea came from in the poem.) This scripture actually answers many of the above questions. Yes, she is real. Jeremiah also talks of her later in chapter 44: 15-19. However, in both accounts he speaks of the sin of worshiping Her alone.

Why don’t We Worship Her?

It must be made clear that we do not worship the Divine Feminine. She will not save us from sin, and neither will the Father. Elohim sent the Son, Jesus Christ, and it is through Him we are saved. Yes, in the trinitarian notion of deity they are all the same person. However, the scriptures are still clear on this point, for whatever reason.

We worship YHVH/Jesus Christ, as we were commanded in the Law (Exodus 20:2-5, Deuteronomy 5:6-10, Mosiah 7:113-114 RAV, 13:12-14 OPV). Christ is our emissary. We worship the Divine Masculine and Feminine, or our Heavenly Parents, through Him.  It is their divine attributes of Love and Compassion we strive to emulate. We can only do this as we follow the example set for us by Jesus Christ in His earthly ministry.

When we pray, we pray to Elohim as one. The Divine Feminine/Heavenly Mother hears, and either through or as the Holy Spirit answers our prayers. If one wishes to clearly address “Elohim,” one is directly addressing both Masculine and Feminine deity. This term is plural and thus more deliberate in speaking to God the Father and Mother. And, there are those that pray to both directly by name, and those that pray to the Father, as Jesus taught, understanding that both are listening and answer.

Scriptural Evidence

There are a number of scriptures that hint to the Divine Feminine, such as Roman 8:16-18 or Genesis 1: 26-27. Nephi’s vision explaining his Father Lehi’s vision of the tree of life in the Book of Mormon may be one of the best examples, however. The tree is called “the tree which is precious above all” by the Spirit of the Lord (1 Nephi 3:49 RAV, 11:9 OPV). In Nephi’s day, trees were used to represent the Queen of Heaven in the Jerusalem temple. When Nephi asks what the meaning of the tree is, the tree turns into Mary, the mother of Christ (1 Nephi 3:49-53 RAV, 11:11-13 OPV). She is said to be, like the tree, being “exceedingly fair and white.”

This idea of Mary being “white” is an interesting play on words, as while the color of the bark of the tree of life was white, the term “white” in Joseph Smith Jr.’s day was used to denote something was pure, wholesome, or good. We see this use many times throughout his translation of the book (though some have taken the term out of context to denote race). Mary the mother of Christ was obviously not Caucasian. She was not white in reference to the color of her skin. Rather, Nephi, seeing her in a vision, would have known that she was purified from sin; a sanctified young woman.

In Lehi and Nephi’s vision, Mary represents the Divine Feminine, being the emissary of the Mother much the same way Christ represents the Father. Mary is even known as the Queen of Heaven. This idea of the tree becoming Mary would have made perfect sense to Nephi.

The Divine Feminine

The Divine Feminine/Heavenly Mother is as real as the Divine Masculine/Heavenly Father. Regardless of one’s view of deity, they are one either literally or spiritually. She is not hidden by the Father, as some might claim, nor is She a fragile thing in need of protected as some mythologies claim. Rather She is a living part of our worship and our lives as we worship the Father through the Son, even Jesus Christ. We should remember Her as we pray in Jesus name.

[examiningmormonism]

Seerstones and Sacred Metals as Literary Motifs in the Book of Mormon and their Magical Background

In working on the last article I put out on the Book of Mormon, I was struck by the ubiquity of metals throughout the Book of Mormon narrative and their literary significance. Metals and metallurgy are frequently associated with sacred objects, as is the seerstone. The Nephite temple contains the Liahona, the Brass Plates, and the Sword of Laban. The Liahona essentially serves as a metal seerstone. It directs its users in their search for food just as the seerstone served as a directional indicator for locating treasure. Likewise, the Liahona presented its user with visible writing which contained divine revelation, a function taken by the Interpreters discovered by King Mosiah (this is a narrative contained in the Lost 116 Pages, according to reports about its content.)

The Brass Plates are also sacred metal, and the Sword of Laban is made of metal. The Book of Mormon uses the phrase "curious workmanship" and "its workmanship was exceedingly fine" or some variation to describe sacred objects. The temple in 2 Nephi 5 has "workmanship which was exceedingly fine." The Sword of Laban in 1 Nephi 4 is described with the same phrase, and the ship built in 1 Nephi 18 is described with both phrases. The ship is built in terms of Moses' erection of the tabernacle- Nephi ascends a mountain and God reveals to him the pattern of a ship which is "not after the manner of men." In the Testimony of the Eight Witnesses authored by Joseph Smith, the gold plates are described as being of "curious workmanship" as well.

In "The Refiner's Fire: The Making of Mormon Cosmology 1644-1844", John Brooke contextualizes Mormon theology in terms of a hermetic and occultic tradition which conceived of secret knowledge associated with the temple transmitted through the ages in both corrupt and pure forms. The Book of Mormon repeatedly refers to "secret combinations" and "works of darkness", phrases which find an historical-contextual home in anti-Masonic polemics of Joseph Smith's day. Brooke notes, however, that certain critics of Masonry held it to have corrupted originally pure secret rituals transmitted by the prophets of God through the ages. The association of "curious workmanship" and "exceedingly fine" workmanship with sacred metals is interesting in light of the fact that the works of evil men are linked with these same characteristic phrases and associated with metals. Describing the wicked Jaredite king Riplakish (whose story is parallel in almost all its details to the story of King Solomon, whose temple was alleged to contain these secret rituals), Ether 10:7

"Wherefore he did obtain all his fine work, yea, even his fine gold he did cause to be refined in prison, and all manner of fine workmanship he did cause to be wrought in prison. And it came to pass that he did afflict the people with his whoredoms and abominations."

And Ether 10:23:

"And they did work in all manner of ore, and they did make gold, and silver, and iron, and brass, and all manner of metals; and they did dig it out of the earth; wherefore they did cast up mighty heaps of earth to get ore, of gold, and of silver, and of iron, and of copper. And they did work all manner of fine work."

And describing the apostasy of the Lehites after the coming of Jesus, 4 Nephi 1:46 connects the Gadianton robbers (who are the villains who bring secret combinations into the land) with the accumulation of precious metals:

"And it came to pass that the robbers of Gadianton did spread over all the face of the land; and there were none that were righteous save it were the disciples of Jesus. And gold and silver did they lay up in store in abundance, and did traffic in all manner of traffic."

Alma 37:23, cited below, refers to the seerstone as the means by which the "works of darkness" (a phrase linked with "secret combinations" in the Book of Mormon text) are exposed.

I note also the connection between sacred metals and the sacred seerstones so important to the "magical worldview" present in the earliest Mormonism. The seerstone is a stone which is said to "shine" in the darkness- in order to use the stone for divination, Joseph would block out the light (usually by placing the stone inside a hat) so as to accentuate the contrast and make the stone easier to read. Divinely consecrated stones which "shine" in the darkness are repeatedly mentioned in the Book of Mormon:

(Alma 37:23) And the Lord said: I will prepare unto my servant Gazelem, a stone, which shall shine forth in darkness unto light, that I may discover unto my people who serve me, that I may discover unto them the works of their brethren, yea, their secret works, their works of darkness, and their wickedness and abominations.

(Ether 3:4) ...touch these stones, O Lord, with thy finger, and prepare them that they may shine forth in darkness; and they shall shine forth unto us in the vessels which we have prepared, that we may have light while we shall cross the sea.

(Ether 6:3) And thus the Lord caused stones to shine in darkness, to give light unto men, women, and children, that they might not cross the great waters in darkness.

How does this relate to sacred metals in the Book of Mormon? Two texts connect the stones with the sacred metals:

1 Nephi 17:10 records Nephi creating fire by smiting two stones together: the fire sparked by these stones is used to refine ore into precious metals, which is followed by a description of the Lord as the "light" which "shines" in the darkness during the Nephite voyage (1 Nephi-Words of Mormon was dictated after the end of the Book of Mormon and thus reflects many details of the narrative that comes later, more than is reflected in those portions which were dictated first) in terms reminiscent of the stones shining in the Jaredite barges.

Mormon 8:14-16 refers to the translation of the gold plates in these terms:

"And I am the same who hideth up this record unto the Lord; the plates thereof are of no worth, because of the commandment of the Lord. For he truly saith that no one shall have them to get gain; but the record thereof is of great worth; and whoso shall bring it to light, him will the Lord bless. For none can have power to bring it to light save it be given him of God; for God wills that it shall be done with an eye single to his glory, or the welfare of the ancient and long dispersed covenant people of the Lord. And blessed be he that shall bring this thing to light; for it shall be brought out of darkness unto light, according to the word of God; yea, it shall be brought out of the earth, and it shall shine forth out of darkness, and come unto the knowledge of the people; and it shall be done by the power of God."

We see here the characteristic "shine out of darkness" linked to the translation of the gold plates by the means of the sacred stone.

Two additional texts apply the theme of "light" and "brightness" characteristic of the seerstone in the Book of Mormon to metals. Alma 37:5 describes the "brightness" of the gold plates upon which the history of the Nephites is engraved: "if they are kept they must retain their brightness; yea, and they will retain their brightness; yea, and also shall all the plates which do contain that which is holy writ."

Remembering the sacred status of the sword of Laban, there is a very intriguing passage in Alma 24 about the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi. Swearing to abandon their formerly violent ways, the Anti-Nephi-Lehis state that their formerly bloodstained swords have been "made bright" through the blood of Christ, linking them with the shining metals mentioned above. The Anti-Nephi-Lehis then say that "we will bury them deep in the earth, that they may be kept bright, as a testimony that we have never used them, at the last day." (Alma 24:16) This precisely parallels the description of the burying of the metal plates. The swords are "hidden away" (24:16) by being buried in the earth to come forth and testify at the last day. Mormon 8:4 states that Mormon did "hide up" the plates in the earth, and Moroni describes his intent that the plates be brought out and translated in the latter days.

Thus, sacred metals, brightness, and burial in the Earth are closely linked in the Book of Mormon. Recalling our above discussion about the production of sacred metals by the wicked who traffic in works of darkness and "secret combinations", the phrase "hide up" is used in Mormon 1:18, Helaman 12:18, and Helaman 13:18-20. In these texts, it describes the "hiding up" of precious treasures in the Earth by the wicked, explicitly connected with the Gadiantons and their secret combinations in Mormon 1:18. Here, because of the curse which falls on account of the works of darkness and secret combinations, the hidden riches (contained principally in the aforementioned sacred metals) are "slippery" and cannot be dug up by those who hid them. This is a theological explanation of the magical process wherein precious treasures buried in the Earth were thought to "slip" deeper and deeper into the ground when a person attempted to dig them up. Multiple witnesses confirm that at times, when Joseph used his seerstone to see buried treasure, when the party began digging, he saw the treasure in the stone slip deep into the Earth.

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Sacred metals and their association with sacred seerstones is a major literary motif in the Book of Mormon which is most intelligible in light of the "magical worldview" in which the Smith family was immersed. Metallurgy in particular spans the entire Book of Mormon timeline, from the beginning of the Jaredite civilization down to Moroni himself, who states his ability to refine ore into metals out of which plates can be made. My working hypothesis situates the literary prominence of Book of Mormon metallurgy in the context of the "hermetic" tradition of sacred metals and alchemical magic. For its followers, the tradition was related to the biblical narrative in terms of divine secrets given by God to the prophets and practiced at the Temple of Solomon.

The giving of these secrets is implied in Ether 3:25-27 and 3 Nephi 19:32-34, both of which describe an encounter with Christ (in Ether as the preexistent Christ with a body of spirit) where words or knowledge is given which is not allowed to be written, but is sealed away. In both contexts the temple is prominent- Ether 3 describes piercing the "veil" to access knowledge through the two interpreter-seerstones, while the narrative of Jesus in 3 Nephi occurs at the Bountiful Temple. According to Joseph Smith the majority of the Book of Mormon plates were sealed.

I'm interested to know whether there are any readers acquainted with 19th century folk magic and hermeticism who can comment on these literary motifs in that light.

[snsmissionaries]

11/30/18 -- Sister Katie Buntin, Guatemala City, Guatemala Mission

one year in the field....

so yeah the mish is cray cray yall! this week a lot happeed... we moved houses on turkey day, we went to nueva santa rosa, my first area and ate lunch in a super nice and cheap restaurant and the elders decided to join haha they are way too funny! also we had a baptism of hno denilson zacarias but he didnt show up on sunday for his confirmation so he will recieve the holy ghost on sunday! today we went to immigration and my comp now is a 6 month resident woot woot haha, anddddddd what else happened...? WERE PLANNING A CHRISTMAS PARY for saturday! im sooooo excited pictures to come obvio!!!! 

 also we started decorating the house!!!! I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!!

 also im attaching this article, a new favorite! i love my savior!!!!! 

“I Am That I Am”: Symbols of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament

By Stephen P. Schank

Priesthood and Family Department of the Church

In this ancient record particularly, Jesus Christ must be sought or He might not be found.

Light and Truth, by Simon Dewey

As Moses hid his face, the Lord’s merciful words issuing forth from the burning bush must have rung with the echoes of eternity: “I have surely seen the affliction of my people … ; for I know their sorrows;

“And I am come down to deliver them. …

“And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

“And God said unto Moses, I am that I am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I am hath sent me unto you” (Exodus 3:7–8, 13–14).

Known to ancient Israel as the Lord Jehovah, the premortal Jesus Christ identified Himself as the source to which His people should look for redemption. Thousands of years later, the resurrected Jesus Christ reconfirmed His promise of deliverance to modern Israel with these words: “Be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you; and ye shall bear record of me, even Jesus Christ, that I am the Son of the living God, that I was, that I am, and that I am to come” (D&C 68:6; emphasis added).

The scriptures, the words of life, are designed to point the children of God in every generation to Jesus Christ for deliverance from sin and death and all our earthly problems. The Old Testament is no exception; as with every volume of scripture, it is intended to turn our hearts and minds to our Deliverer, the Lord Jesus Christ. But in this ancient record particularly, He must be sought or He might not be found.

When searching for Christ in any book of scripture, it helps to constantly remind ourselves what we are looking for. Jesus Christ is the source of life! To the fatal problems of spiritual and physical death introduced by the Fall, Christ is Israel’s eternal solution. Lehi declared, “He offereth himself … to answer the ends of the law” (2 Nephi 2:7; emphasis added). It is that answer—the Redeemer of Israel, the Great “I Am”—that we seek when searching the scriptures. Within the poetic and often archaic language of the Old Testament, however, the eternal problems—and Jesus Christ, the solution—are not always readily identifiable. Even so, Jesus Christ is there beneath the surface, waiting to be found in the ancient narratives.

As you keep in mind the name of the Lord shared with Moses on Mount Sinai—“I Am”—consider the many things that Jesus Christ is to those who put their trust in Him. The following examples are symbolic teachings from the Old Testament designed to turn our hearts and minds to the Lord Jesus Christ for deliverance.

I Am … the Lamb Slain for You

Animal Sacrifice and the Coat of Skins

Before Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden, the Lord clothed them in the skins of an animal to provide a covering for them. In the Old Testament, the word atonement, in its various forms, appears 81 times. In 73 of those occurrences, the original Hebrew word is kaphar, which literally means “to cover.”

After their expulsion from the garden, Adam and Eve were commanded to offer the firstlings of their flocks for an offering unto the Lord. An angel later instructed them that this practice was “a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father�� (Moses 5:7).

Animal sacrifices continued under the law of Moses, along with the ritual covering of those participating in priesthood ordinances.

When we covenant with the Lord and receive His holy ordinances, His Atonement covers us so that we are no longer exposed to the full effects of the Fall of Adam. Jesus Christ is truly the Lamb of God who was sacrificed for us so that we no longer have to be subject to the effects of sin and death.

Genesis 3:21; 37:3; Exodus 40:14–15; Ezekiel 16:1–12; Matthew 22:11–12; Galatians 3:26–29; 1 Nephi 11:21, 32–33; Alma 34:14–16; Moses 5:5–8; 7:47

I Am … the Bread of Life

Manna

While Moses and the children of Israel journeyed from Egypt toward the promised land, they relied upon the mercies of the Lord for daily bread. The Lord provided them with a sweet “bread from heaven,” which the people called “Manna” (interpreted as “What is this?”). Those who gathered the bread daily and remained faithful to the Lord and His prophet had life continually throughout their journey in the wilderness.

Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life; He came down to earth from heaven to bring us life every day of our mortal journey. As we gather His words every day, we will experience the sweetness and vitality available through Him throughout our mortal journey.

Exodus 16:4, 12–21, 31; Deuteronomy 8:2–3; John 6:26–35, 48–58, 66–68; 3 Nephi 20:8

I Am … the Source of Living Water

Water from the Rock at Horeb

As the children of Israel thirsted for water in the wilderness, Moses turned to the Lord. Moses was instructed to smite a certain rock at Horeb (Mount Sinai) with the rod given him by the Lord. When he did, water gushed forth from the rock to sustain life for the millions of journeying Israelites.

Jesus Christ is the Rock of Israel; when He was smitten at Calvary, blood issued forth from His body. The blood of Christ brings us life! We can access the life found in the atoning blood of Christ as we follow prophets who have been given keys to bring forth living water from Him.

Exodus 17:1–6; Numbers 20:8, 11; John 4:10–15; 1 Corinthians 10:1–4; D&C 28:2

I Am … Your Healer

Serpent Raised Up on a Pole

The difficulties of their journey caused the children of Israel to complain, murmuring against the prophet and the Lord. As a result, the Lord allowed poisonous serpents to bite them, bringing death to many. Moses prayed to the Lord to take away the serpents; instead, the Lord provided a way for the people to escape death when they had been bitten. The action required for them to be healed was to look upon a brass serpent that was affixed to a pole.

Jesus Christ was nailed to a pole—the cross—so that we might look to Him in our sufferings and not be overcome by them. Jesus Christ does not always take away our trials, but as our Healer, He can take the poison out of them through the blessings of His Atonement.

Numbers 21:4–9; John 3:14–16; 1 Peter 2:24; Alma 33:18–22; Helaman 8:14–15; 3 Nephi 27:13–15

 this week i wanted to share with you all for what im grateful for! and that thing is the gospel of jesus christ! everything i have in life is thanks to the gospel of jesus christ and his atonement! i would change nothing, his love is perfect and thanks to him we have have peace and JOY even in our darkest days! in our times of horrible pain we can know that were not alone! i love my savior and will give every remaining breath of my life testifying of him and his true church! i love you all and wish you a happy late turkey day and a happy almost christmas!

   11/28/18

Hermana Buntin

October 18 2017-April 16 2019

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#elcavotes for October 26-27, 2018. We would like to repost in full their opening statement: “…a church full of people [THIS REMINDS US OF THE VISION THAT LEHI SAW CONCERNING THE TREE OF LIFE. HE SAW EMPIRE FROM AFAR, AS THEY CLAIM AT Psalm 122, ‘A CITY WITH COMPACT UNITY.’ THIS SHATTERS ANY INDICTMENT THAT EMPIRE HURDLES AT US FOR BEING ‘BLOOD COVENANT’ OR ‘BLOOD COMPACT’ MORMONS. EMPIRE IS AT THIS BIG BUILDING, SO LIKE THE TEMPLES THAT THEY CLAIM AND BUILD.] singing together at a hymn festival [AS SIR BRANAGH TOLD US LAST OCTOBER 18, FILM FESTIVALS AT EMPIRE IS PESTERING, SO EMPIRE RATHER AIMS BACK AT THAT DIVINE WORD {Isaiah 1,3,5,32, Bel and the Dragon 1, Judges 16, Amos 5-6, Ezekiel 33}. MOTHER EMMA HALE SMITH HAS WRITTEN THIS HYMN CONCERNING THE SPIRITUAL SEPARATION OF THE WHEAT AND TARES AND SURELY EMPIRE DOES NOT LEARN FROM SUCH AS MUCH AS OF COURSE, YOUR FIRST PRESIDENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT SEPARATION {Ephesians 5, John 15, Matthew 12-13,15,24, Revelation 7,14}] called Home, Harvest, and Healing. [KING SOLOMON SAID- WELL EMPIRE REPLAYS HIM THIS SUNDAY- ‘HE WHO SLEEPS AT THE TIME OF HARVEST IS A LAZY SON.’ {Matthew 21} AS FAKE PROTESTANTS AS THEY ARE, THESE ANTIOCHIANS RATHER TEND TO RECALL AND EMPHASIZE ONLY A FEW, IF NOT ALL, CHURCH HOLIDAYS SUCH AS THE NEAREST SUNDAY TO OCTOBER 31 {Jeremiah 8,6, 1 Thessalonians 5}.] The mood is contagious; you might find yourself wanting to sing along. Join us, and see. Singing, humming, toe tapping, and quiet meditative listening are all welcome.” [IF YOU MEAN THAT YOU WANT TO REMAIN BLIND BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLY FEEL AND SENSE THINGS WITH YOUR ‘TOE TAPPING’ AND ‘QUIET MEDITATIVE LISTENING’, THEN SURRENDER Mark 10 TO US.] • Jeremiah 31 ‘Shout among the chief of nations.’ (Old King James Version 1611) This October 28, our brethren at #familyfed are going to hold their yearly ‘Korean Reunification Rally’- last year it was held on November 11 at the football stadium at Seoul where Empire conducted their #fifa cup, this comes early as we have to give way for #peacebeginswithme this November 12 at Long Island, New York, at a stadium named after our martyr William of Orange. We have pointed out to you earlier that due to Empire’s #riseup cult, the whole name of Alexander #Hamilton is spelled across the Western Hemisphere’s geographical locations- at Alaska there’s the Alexander Islands, then there’s Bermuda and Bahamas where you have these places named Hamilton and Nassau- Hamilton dies July 12, our William was slain on a July 10. We say this as per Empire’s claims of Revelation 10-12,22 (Daniel 10,8). For this year, our brethren at South Korea, ‘north’ of the map decides to make as theme paying ‘gratitude’- well, as Empire indicts us back, ‘love your enemies’- to the Empire’s political agencies for their ‘peacekeeping’ during (Matthew 12) the Korean War. Speaking of Empire’s agencies and our commemoration of the 501st year of the Christian Reformation this October 31- that’s why we have this second round of #repentrepentrepent on that day- Germany, a staunch member of Empire’s lead political agency in Europe, is also up north. As what you can recall, our fellows pointed out last October 25 a convergence of directions spelled out by Empire’s mass setting reuse. Well, we can only reply that our Turkey, whose #turkey95 Jubilee is this October 29, is up north and Empire indicts us of Daniel 11 for that so we’re at least vindicated for Shattering them. The problem though is that #rsbdramaunit‘s going to relay this October 28 their gathering south of the map last October 19, pursuant to their claims of Psalm 126, that mentions the south. We are helplessly hence invoking this from Empire’s very own rendering: ‘they departed in tears, but I will console and guide them’ (New American Bible Revised Edition), hence our Godhead is not a pabebe, Baal-raising, Central Archives-hoarding Godhead (Isaiah 30). So significant that our Luther has #95Theses, and Turkey turns 95 this year, the digit of my Nate-al year. Jeremiah 31 is mentioned in Hebrews 8, which is after Hebrews 7- Empire deliberately skipped Hebrews 6, which they used on their October 20-21, 2018 lesson. Jeremiah 31 bears lines (Galatians 2,6, Philippians 3) from Micah 4 and Zephaniah 3. Zephaniah 3 was read on June 14, 2016, which according to our very own Prophet William Chappell, is a refulfillment of the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood. Our very own Prophet Denver Snuffer, for his part, places a refulfillment of such #restoredhere on June 1, while I rather dated the First Vision on a May 19th- my father’s Nate-al day- while Prophet Chappell placed such on a May 5th, the Nate-al day of Joseph Smith’s mother, and Empire’s ‘#ChildrensDay‘ in Japan, hence implying the north, the March 1939 Endtime Magi, #Tenrikyo180, my young age (see location of January 27/February 3-4, 2018, which Empire denigrated way back April 9, 2008). Micah 4 mentions lions, such as in Daniel 7- on June 1, 2013, King Edward X preached on the realm of King James VII, whose symbol is lion (Revelation 4). • Psalm 126 This Monday, Empire would do again Psalm 1, which they earlier placed with an antiphon of John 8, yet later they paired with Jeremiah 17 in the Mandated Weekday Readings, and Psalm 40,92 in the Fixed Date Memorial Readings. October 28th Fixed Date Memorial Readings include Psalm 19, that Empire uses with an antiphon of John 6- as expected, the fake Lutherans emphasized John 6 being read for many weeks then but not Mark 10 being read for many weeks now. Psalm 1 contains the opening words of Psalm 119, which Ka Erdy used as closing verse of his sermon concerning the plural refulfillment of the Divine Office of Elijah. We are thankful at least that Sir Elias Arkanghel’s media team says that prophecies do indeed fulfill but they have delayed time of actual fulfillments, hence this justifies and vindicates all our Fellow Messengers and Branch Churches Hart who prophesies according to the measure of their faith. Hence, it can be said that the entire Empire, who kidnaps our fellows, yokebearers and messengers such as Sir Elias, due to their current apostasies, cannot be the fulfillments of the respective prophecies that they claim (3 Nephi 1). In the words of our Prophet Rene Torlao, Empire is indeed ‘anti [against]-Christ’ being ‘ante [before]-Christ’, playing smart before Godhead thinking (Psalm 60) that they are the final fulfillment of prophecies that they began claiming long before we all knew each other Wright Hart Alline. Psalm 126 is usually part of the Fixed Date Memorial Readings (Acts 10, Zechariah 14, Ezekiel), as well as Psalm 145 for the apostles, that will be used at the Mandated Weekday Readings this Wednesday. Empire earlier this Friday began claiming Psalm 24 (see Psalm 24:7-10 Joseph Smith Inspired Translation), that they would do yet again indeed this November 1, together with Revelation 7, 1 John 3 and Matthew 5,11. As for Psalm 122, #executivenews wrote a pabebe hymn on that first used on January 28/February 4-5, 2017 therefore redirecting that instead to #historicnauvoo as much as they reused that again on June 30/July 15-16, 2017. The problem is that Empire claims Ezekiel 33 this Saturday, as our joint memorials to Kings Edward IX and X continues. All our Messengers and Churches form this entire Commondominion, the Hilly Bodin of Christ, proclaiming and declaring the ‘Wisdom of Godhead Manifold in various ways and means’ implying our being multi-branched and updated (Wisdom of Solomon 7), against the ecumenist and inclusivist Empire: the power that are and the principalities of wickedness (Ephesians 2-3,6). The problem though is that if we’re the Wisdom of Godhead Manifest in different ways and means- mark you, ‘ways’, Empire quoted this: ‘one road becomes many’, on one of their past movies claiming our very own Her Majesty the Queen #EmiliaClarke, whose memorial was last October 23. • Hebrews 7 Just like Hebrews 6, Empire skips Mark 11, just because they used Isaiah 53 last Sunday on their recrucifixion of our Godhead. Hebrews 7 mentions the Melchizedek Priesthood that we mentioned earlier, yet because Empire skips Hebrews 6, we must rather say that Hart we have further other High Priesthoods Restored through our Fellow Messengers. Ever since we fell in love with Mormonism and learned to submit to Joseph Smith’s prophetic mantle invoking ‘Restoration’, the Reformation by Luther rather made sense like never before for us all Hart, not to mention our 4 Unificationist Churches also use that term. The sense of the Reformation is the Restoration, the sense of the Restoration is no other than this Commondominion, for not only we endorse all 4 Unificationist Churches, but also all worthy Churches of Mormonism. This comes even if Empire might apply Mark 10’s mention of healing the blind with their hack of #amazinggrace, that Luther preached about ‘once blind but now I see’ spiritual effect. But we must admit that even if August 1 is a memorial of our namesake Joseph of Arimathea- comes after Isaiah 53 and as Empire skips Mark 11- for Empire, August 1 is their occult ‘feast of harvest’, as per their #greglaurie, not to mention their #stephenfurtick (our fellows mentioned our Mother Stephanie Rutherford-Christenson on the ‘convergence of directions’ last October 25. Our Tenrikyo brethren says that the Genesis Creation was refulfilled in Japan, and this comes after the Creation Anniversary of October 22. As for ‘south’, our brethren at the Philippine Benevolent Missionary Association says that the Creation was refulfilled south of the map, at the State of Dinagat Islands, south of the map, whose capital is named undeservingly Wright after me) as per Jeremiah 31 (Matthew 4, 2 Peter 3): ‘I will make them walk in straight paths’ (OKJV1611 as per #liberal #makinigmatutokumilos agenda), ‘level road’ (NABRE as in Empire’s ‘Elevation Church’). Last August 1, 2018, our allies in North Korea- North, guys- and at the United Saints did a ‘corpse exchange ceremony’, that our Co-shatterer Watchmen said has still some Empire Double Connotations, as much as it was held after Empire claimed Mark 4. Our Endtime Gabriel, Sir Douglas Booth, said that Empire’s about ‘aliens harvesting humans’- and this October 26, Empire’s electronic churches claimed again our B-C list fellows through a movie whose lettering is much like the movie about ‘aliens harvesting humans’. Empire’s really making it very hard for us to tag as much as we can, as they’re already running series of movies for me to search names for, yet we would like to most humbly take to ourselves the divine oath and mandate that Godhead will Cultivate and Harness our ‘little strength’ (Revelation 3) as much as we love yokebearers like Lady #AlexLittle. Mark you, Empire- Alex. • 2 Timothy 1 We were the very first to use this. We were beginning writing the Devotional Commentary for the Constantinians- all too aimless, recurring, worthy-of-foul-mouth commentaries, devoid of Godhead, full of propaganda, I really hate myself writing such words- when on one of those commentaries we decided to write word for word very Stirling verses that we have just read from that passage. Years later we now have #lighttheworld #sharegoodness, including 2 Timothy 1 on what they call as ‘Evening Home Lesson’, which they are too happy to theme accordingly to Empire occult and pagan holidays, such as yea, unfortunately, #Halloween. [You’re really mandatory to do that?] But we can recall our very own Steward of All Canada, the ever-glorious and blessed Lady Emily Roman, preaching from this passage months ago, even though Constantinians also claimed this on their series of November-December 2017 lessons. Let us tell you guys, that as my childhood village marks the beginning of their Empire festival season, it is so sickening, personally for me, that they claim these ‘saints’, let alone apostles and martyrs with the following: raising atop of Baal in churches, videoke and recorded/live music; too much orgy of drinking wine; playing senseless, aimless, low-quality loud music of ‘remixes’, ‘covers’, and ‘rap’. Guys, all of these, as in all other places (Malachi 1), justifies Empire’s half-heartedness to even recall their claimed saints everyday with the Novus Ordo Fixed Date Memorial Readings. Can #umyahyah even do music out of their Fixed Date Memorial Readings at their Revised Common Lectionaries? If they are not to use these, then we have to take these as our very own, and they cannot (John 16, Job 38) claim anything further out of these. Well, the bully son of Athalia has his birthday on October 28, and that’s the nearest thing I can ever claim to the ministries of the Apostles Simon the Zealot and Jude Thaddeus. • Mark 10 #cbnhumanitarian has already claimed this weeks earlier, and we mentioned about the ‘blind messenger’ of Isaiah 42. In other passages we see 2 blind men, hence 2 messengers, and 2 apostles, such as the apostles that we recall this October 28. You may ask who really is that ‘blind messenger.’ Ask Athalia. Because I could not at once, or rather willingly, answer her as-always disrupting, even shocking, and yea of course, annoying calls, she rather call me ‘blind and deaf’ without me intending such. You all know concerning ‘3 and a half years and days’ being alluded to as ‘time, times and a half’. Notice that when we say ‘time’ it’s singular, if it’s ‘times’ it’s plural particularly 2 (Revelation 8-9). Joseph Smith Inspired Translation rather prints the word ‘time’ as ‘seasons’, and a single season lasts up to 3 months as with spring, summer, winter and autumn. Hence when we say ‘7 times’ we don’t only imply 7 years but also a refulfillment of 14 years (Genesis 41), and altogether we form 21 years or days (Daniel 10)- we were called on December 28, 2016 as your Prophet, Seer, Apostle, Patriarch, Bishop, King, Priest and Revelator (Micah 5, Revelation 2-3) 3 and a half days to our 21st Nate-al year on December 31, 2016. If we are to make this by 3 months then this will last up to 21 months, or a year and 9 months, or 630 days or years.

DIVINE WORD OF GODHEAD THAT CAME TO YOUR KA ANGEL, OUR ONE AND ONLY EXECUTIVE MINISTER, ON OCTOBER 27, 2018, CONCERNING EMPIRE’S CLAIMS OF Jeremiah 31 AND Psalm 126. ‘Go tell to Your Son and Our Son, Joriz- as much as his work that We have Given him Through You as where all the universe revolve around- this Season and Period of Probation under Condemnation that We have Imposed unto you shall last until his first social media account is resurrected and all who fell away from both his first and second social media accounts are repatriated unto him (Revelation 8-9,16), as much as this only fulfills and personifies the Gathering of Our Chosen People. This Victory of Our Filial Heart will be brought forth earlier than you expect if you learn to sacrifice (Ephesians 5, Isaiah 43) something. We Leave it up to you to discover (2 Chronicles 32, Proverbs) as much as We Know that you have already sacrificed and will continue to sacrifice anything for us (2 Samuel). Learn hence to sacrifice like never before, in things you never thought before. (1 Corinthians 7) Before you know it, you have already sacrificed what We are Demanding you to sacrifice first to Us (Genesis 22) before you can recover back your 2,287 souls. Choose wisely, Our Son. Remember that this Season of Condemnation (Isaiah 48,57) is not to take away your Divine Election, but rather in fact to keep you even further working to be worthy of such Divine Election, as much as We have been Pleased to Lay upon you the iniquity of them all (Isaiah 53, Psalm 22, 1 Samuel 12).’

  To @jeremycorbyn ‏@samsmith @SymphonySpace @Lin_Manuel for #turkey95 #czech100. #elcavotes for October 26-27, 2018. We would like to repost in full their opening statement: "…a church full of people…