#Prophecy fulfillment in the Book of Mormon

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CFM | Understanding the Spirit of Elijah: Doctrine and Covenants 2 and Joseph Smith's History 1:27-65

This week’s Come Follow study of the Doctrine and Covenants highlights the eternal connection “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to their Fathers.” Understanding these scriptures help us understand the fulfillment of Elijah’s return, restoration of priesthood keys, and the sealing power of in temples uniting families beyond mortality. Through the Angel Moroni, Joseph Smith received divine…

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Coffee theory, Lie theory, Body-swap theory, Az has trauma theory—-

I propose my good people: ALL OF THEM

S2 Good Omens Spoilers ahead as well as s3 predictions

Let’s start with the first and most common: the coffee theory.

Coffee theory is simply that Metatron did something to Az’s coffee to make him agree to leave Crowley and go up to heaven.

Now there is no denying that coffee has played a suspiciously conspicuous role throughout this season. From the coffee shop (oh we will come back to the coffee shop at the end my friends, don’t you worry), to Crowley’s espresso order, to Metatron’s suspicious offering, and the coffee cup making an appearance in the opening sequence.

I am never one to cast aside what writers are so obviously trying to shove in an audience’s face.

Do I think that Metatron drugged Az’s coffee in some way? Not really no- I believe coffee might be a symbol for sun here, almost Az’s own Apple as it were.

Throughout the show we have never seen Az drink coffee, only Crowley and humans, both of who are capable of sin. (Also Crowley chugging down 6 shots?). Az drinks tea (unspecified) and offers hot chocolate, but never coffee.

Coffee has no biblical ties- BUT in LSD/Mormonism has a rule against it.

This stance dates back to 1833, when Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the Church, received what he called “a revelation from God” that said: “hot drinks are not for the body or belly.” -source

Shortly after this “rule” it was updated to allow herbal teas, and in modern times hot chocolate.

Now why would a Mormon rule apply here possibly? Because I believe it may apply to s3. The initial planned sequel to the book has been said to pertain to the second coming of Jesus in America.

After Jesus' resurrection, according to the Book of Mormon, he visited America. In fact, America plays a special role in Mormonism. Mormons believe that when Jesus returns to Earth, he will first go to Jerusalem and then to Missouri. -source

The Book of Mormon references Jesus visiting America- and I don’t think the writers would make one silly tie in and just leave it at that. If we’re saying they’re right on one prophecy, why not add this to it?

I find it silly and impossible to believe that our little human food lover has had it all but was unfamiliar with how espresso would effect him. I also find it highly suspicious how much of the marketing revolves around the beverages our characters drink.

I do believe there is also stock in the almond syrup as everyone else has pointed out.

In context, God had just given Israel a warning. “I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.” (Jeremiah 1:9-10) Then after Jeremiah sees the almond tree, God shows him a boiling pot over Jerusalem which portends “calamity”. (Jeremiah 1:13-14) While the almond is a sign of hope that God will eventually fulfill His wonderful promises to Israel (or to us), the context is more ominous. Later, God repeated the warning through Jeremiah: “Behold, I will watch (shaked) over them for evil, and not for good…” (Jeremiah 44:27). God’s message to Israel was that sin has consequences and there will come a time of reckoning – namely the destruction of Jerusalem and the captivity of Israel. Years later, Daniel would pray: “Therefore has the Lord watched (shaked) upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all His works which He does: for we obeyed not His voice.” (Daniel 9:14) -source

That last bit really gets me because Metatron is the voice of god as we know. So the coffee is a combo threat as well as a type of temptation, like the apple. (“Are you going to take it?”) We know that in the s2 opening we see Adam’s (of the garden variety) grave and we are supposed to learn about his death in s3. I think Az falling to temptation will tie into all that.

Back to the moment in question- a lot of people pointed out a miracle sound occurring faintly when the Metatron handed over the coffee. It’s been floating around that this was him doing something to the coffee .

I disagree- I think that was Crowley protecting Az. We don’t see him immediately in that shot- and him being on the other side of the room would be why it was so faint. Metatron’s glare wasn’t one of pure dislike- he sensed something then and was suspicious.

Crowley is overprotective on a good day- but he knows Metatron and does not appear to hold and fondness to him. I think he knew no good was to come from the conversation and wanted to protect Az of anything that could occur. So the coffee didn’t actually end up effecting him at all.

All that summed up to say: coffee theory doesn’t tell us why Az does what he does- but it does tell us why Metatron thinks everything is working out in his favor.

Next up! Az is just traumatized theory

It has been pointed out that Az’s decision in this moment is actually pretty on brand for all that he’s been through. And I would agree!

Of course he wants to be in heaven’s good graces, of course he wants to fix the world-save the humans- overhaul the system, of course he is still seeking validation.

That’s why when offered the position he jumps at it! No mind inducing coffee needed like the Metatron had thought. It’s just that what Metatron doesn’t know is that Az is agreeing with his own motives in mind. He wants to make a world safe for humans, he wants to make a reality safe for him and Crowley, and he wants to come back to his bookshop at the end of it all.

All that summed up to say: Az trauma theory tells us why he decided to take this path- but doesn’t explain the offer itself (coffee theory did that), or why he presents it the way he does

Next: The Lie Theory

This theory comes based around the idea that Az is lying to both Metatron and Crowley.

This season taught us something very crucial about angels in general and our favorite, Az. It showed us that angels are not supposed to be able to lie- and that Az willingly does on multiple occasions.

Lying is definitely a big deal in the Bible. It is one of the Ten Commandments in fact.

One of the Ten Commandments is "thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour"; for this reason, lying is generally considered a sin in Christianity. -source

It is no small thing that Az commits this sin- although I’m sure he puts himself through all sorts of mental gymnastics to do so. From what we can tell, he only does so to protect. In this case, we can assume he is trying to protect Crowley.

The lie in theory is that during the secret conversation with Metatron, some sort of threat against Crowley may have been made or that Az simply needed to figure out a way to drive Crowley away from him (or possibly goad him).

So when Az is telling Crow that he can be an angel again, this is a lie knowing that he would never go for it. Then when he reports back to Metatron he lies (by omission) what he actually relayed over to Crowley.

Why such a harsh lie though? Why hurt Crowley so deeply- surely there are other ways to push him away from danger.

Because he was trying to goad him- he was trying to rile him up.

So to summarize: The Lie theory tells us why Az delivers his news how he does- but not to what end

Now: The Bodyswap Theory

Bodyswap theory is essentially that Az and Crow switched bodies again during the kiss to go about and solve the issues at hand.

Now we know from s1 this is possible- but I don’t exactly think that’s what happened. We learned this season that angels also appear to have the ability to store memories or consciousness ~elsewhere~ and that both of these seem to require physical contact to occur.

What I believe happened here was that Az transferred some sort of information to Crow (a memory- what happened in the conversation-etc). That’s why kiss was, uh, not quite so quick and chaste and why Az was goading Crow in the first place. Also possible Crow transferred some knowledge (or abilities) back.

We have seen that Crowley is actually rather easy to rule up- and that Az has succeeded in doing so multiple times.

I don’t think Az was expecting a kiss (poor soul)- but he was expecting to be grabbed or something.

To summarize: Bodyswap theory explains why Crowley didn’t immediately burn the world to the ground

Now looking ahead to s3 and my own silly theories off of all of this. Aka: gentleman start your engines theory

This theory will hopefully explain those last few painful moments.

“I forgive you”

“Don’t bother”

For what? The kiss? The not going to heaven? All of it?

No- for what Crowley is about to do. Aka raise hell on heaven.

Whatever information Az passed along- Crow’s response was some sort of inkling of a plan towards destroying heaven and the system as we know it. A revolution of sorts.

The revolution has been hinted at since the end of s1- ever since our precious coffee shop sprang into existence (told you I’d get back to it).

The quote that the title of the shop is referring to is “Give me liberty or give me death,” from founding father Patrick Henry’s famous speech credited with swinging public favor to join the American revolution (America, the convenient location of our second coming) during the First Virginia Convention at St. John’s Church.

I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to comfort themselves and the House. Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received? Trust it not, sir. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves, are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, sir, Has Great Britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies? No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us: they can be meant for no other. And what have we to oppose to them? Shall we try argument? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of Parliament. Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrance’s have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne! In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation? There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free, we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. The war is actually begun! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! -source

Another fun historical fact- this church also helped pave the way for religious freedom in America. (But also had a very messy history).

It is notable that the Second Virginia Convention authorized Baptist chaplains to minister to soldiers, an important early step toward freedom of religion in what became the Commonwealth of Virginia. Baptists and Methodists had been influential in Virginia during and following the Great Awakening, and many of the common people had already become affiliated with Baptist and Methodist congregations. -source

We also what seems to be a militia of sorts marching to heaven in the s2 opener with all sorts of walks of life. This isn’t going to be the heaven vs hell war- it’s going to be a revolution.

We see repeatedly when Az forgives Crow it’s almost reactionary. He wants Crow to know he doesn’t condemn his actions (and therefore also agrees with them to some extent).

Crow says “don’t bother” not because he’s dismissing Az, but because the very system that the forgiveness is based on he seeks to overturn.

This planned revolution is also why we get the “no nightingales” line.

Now the: No Nightingales Theory

Now, we are meant to think it’s just a heartbreaking reference to the song “a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square” but it’s so much more.

Nightingales are mentioned one time in the Bible- well the Old Testament has them at least, in the Song of Songs.

"Behold the autumn has passed, the rain has gone, blossoms are seen in the Land, the time of the nightingale has come, the voice of the turtledove is heard; the fig has formed its first fruit; the vines in blossom give forth fragrance", Song of Songs 2:11-13. These verses describe springtime in the Land of Israel. The rains have ended, the trees are in blossom and the nightingale has come. Israel is located on the migratory route between Europe and Africa, of so many birds, including the nightingale and the sweet sound of the birds can be heard from within the shrubbery. -source

The Song of Songs is described as, “a literary, poetic exploration of human love that strongly affirms loyalty, beauty, and sexuality. Yet in God's story, these things are not ends in themselves.”- Tom Gledhill.

Both this and the song “a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square” reference a nightingale symbolizing the coming of spring after winter.

Nightingales have a long history in British literature having a general theme of representing nature's purity, and, in Western spiritual tradition, virtue and goodness.

In Romeo and Juliet, they help represent the opposing sides of light and dark in love

In the same way that light and dark are mutually exclusive, Romeo and Juliet are like nightingales and larks, never able to be together. The lark, a bird of the morning (light), represents harsh reality, while the nightingale represents the safety of night (darkness). -source

In John Keats “Ode to a Nightingale” he references the battle between logic and passion- “The nightingale described experiences a type of death but does not actually die. Instead, the songbird is capable of living through its song, which is a fate that humans cannot expect. The poem ends with an acceptance that pleasure cannot last and that death is an inevitable part of life.” -source.

We also have this lovely tidbit from Izaak Walton’s (famous British author) essay.

But the nightingale, another of my airy creatures, breathes such sweet loud music out of her little instrumental throat, that it might make mankind to think miracles are not ceased. He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have very often, the clear airs, the sweet descants, the natural rising and falling, the doubling and redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted above earth, and say, “Lord, what music hast Thou provided for the saints in heaven, when Thou affordest bad men such music on earth?”-source

This references the shortcoming of heaven and the beauty of what sinners may find on earth again via the nightingale.

All this to say- Crowley’s “no nightingales” may be a way of saying “spring is not here, we are still in the trenches, I love you-but cannot protect you where you are going now.”

Still sad! But like- less break up sad, more the reality of the situation they’re entering sad.

Also- back to Walton’s piece- the questioning of god again—

Speaking of god… where is she

And finally: God is Dead- a not fully formed theory

Did anyone else notice god did not narrate this season? Not to go all “his dark materials” on y’all, but did someone kill god?

Odd artistic choice to just remove her so suddenly.

I just keep circling back to Metatron’s question in the coffee shop, “does anyone ask for death?”

At first I thought he was referring to Job- who’s story we got to tackle this season, as in the Bible he actually mentions asking for death several times.

But then it got me wondering- did god ask for death? If so was it because the ineffable plan failed?

Also the inclusion of Iain Banks, ‘The Crow Road’ that Metatron gives Muriel can’t be for nothing. (Spoiler of for book-but it’s loosely a murder mystery with a solid grappling with faith).

Part of me also wonders if Crow is suspicious of all this- just based off the faces he was making around Metatron. Also because of Gabriel just throwing everything away suddenly- and him referencing the second coming.

I don’t have a fully formed analysis of this theory- it’s just growing in my head.

ANYWAYS- in summary: Metatron tried to trick Az with the coffee, but crow protected him, and it wasn’t necessary anyways because Az has trauma, but still wants to protect Crow so he lied and riled him up to transfer knowledge, and Crow has decided to raid a revolution but is being a romantic drama queen about it, and god might be dead. :)

[not-so-superheroine]

how did you come to join rlds/coc?

Sorry it took me so long to get to this question. I just knew it was a long answer.

I think my testimony gives a good idea, and i'll include . Because I felt the presence of God calling me to go join them is the overarching answer, but I can also give points that drew me in.

But in a few some points: 

I fell in love with the modern RLDS version of zion (and some of the old one too. nothing to do with israel.)

I saw they strived to be an inclusive place.

The Community of Christ's Enduring Principles are things I want to strive to live my life by.

The community made me feel very welcome and I saw people conduct themselves in a Christ-like manner

The community is very tight knit. society needs more of that.

Like, there is a certain behavioral affect (? cultural distinction?) that many members have that i thought was strange at first but it’s lovely. It’s kind, loving, and welcoming, and you adjust to it very quickly imo. Even to the lingo, which was a fun process. 

Continuing Revelation. Saw evidence of fulfilled prophecy in the Doctrine and Covenants and the spiritual growth in the church over the years

Continuing Revelation in general. I like that my faith is alive like that. We have prophets, God could reveal new truths for new scripture tomorrow. We are encouraged to be prophetic ourselves and discern the future together, i like that.

Also, no new scripture allowed in the mainstream? why not? does God still not talk in this way? great points in my head.

The communal aspect to everything is good. Just like how any sect of mormonism should imo The people i reached out to while seeking (investigating) were very kind to me and open to my questions. They were also there for me spiritually, and became friends. 

I could email leadership with questions and get responses. At one point, one of the church Presidents reached out to me. 

It’s academically welcoming. I was able to accept the book of Mormon as scripture when taught from a 19th century point of view. This, in turn, made me much more comfortable with the Bible. Community of Christ has an official statement on how to read scripture and there is scripture on how to think about and use scripture too.

I can even acknowledge when the history and the religious text don’t match. Because scripture doesn’t need to be historically correct to be sacred and hold an important message from the Lord.

Not really a reason but it is there: Joseph Smith III rocked and was intended to be next. It shouldn’t matter. But what does matter is that he set the church on a good path imo. Emma too. Out of all the early schisms of mormonism I would have to go RLDS belief wise, because Nauvoo era theology isn’t something I believe in. I think Smith got caught up in his own head and desires for much of it. No offense meant to post Nauvoo mormon sects.

This does not mean I haven’t picked some things up from Brighamites. For example, Trinity doesn’t work for me. And I pray to Heavenly Mother. I believe in one Divine source with many expressions. But that doesn’t mean “anything goes” and I accept it, just knowing that God speaks to people of many cultures all over, as the good book (of mormon) says.

But yes. This is why Community of Christ. Not that there are all common Community of Christ beliefs, but I thrive here spiritually and am encouraged to grow all the same.  Older testimony under cut that gives detail

I encourage y'all to watch this on video rather than just the text edited version i put here. not to be like "watch my talk on it" but please, watch my talk on the subject. I also talk about unity of the saints and what i have learned from other christians including other groups of latter day saints. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8w2M6PEKfg

I start giving my testimony and talk at 26:36

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I am Wednesday. Here I share a portion of myself and my testimony. At the time of this writing, I have lived 26 years. I am a Black woman of Gullah/Geechee ethnicity. I was raised in the African Methodist Episcopal church, which I am extremely grateful for. My nascent spirituality was nurtured here. I learned the meaning of community and was immersed in my culture. I was taught to love and respect my Black self, in a society that would not be inclined to show me the respect and love any human deserves. I may have converted, but I was meant to be nurtured here. I am a Lesbian, and have experienced discrimination in faith communities due attitudes towards LGBTQ+ persons. I despaired over thoughts that God didn’t love me, and wondered if I would be condemned to Hell. In part because of this and being scolded for my questioning nature regarding God and church doctrines, I fell away from faith. I grew a lot in this away time, but didn’t really deconstruct my faith until 2021. My isolation in the pandemic gave me time for introspection. I would watch content from mainly atheist ex-christians who discussed their deconstruction journey. They were usually ex-evangelical or ex-mormon, and were really helpful to me for unpacking the mess that was my faith. Then something peculiar happened that changed the path of my life. Through the ex-mormons, I encountered the Restoration. There was something intriguing about it, and I wanted to learn more, so I did. I learned history, and the doctrine of different Latter Day Saint sects. I loved how innovative and “of the people” the early church was and how alive the faith seemed to be. I listened to members and ex-members, past and present, talk about their experiences within their faith communities and how they experienced the Divine. These were some of the worst years of my life, but there was something here that gave me hope. 

I came across an interview featuring John Hamer, in which he talked about Community of Christ as a home for those in faith transition. Many of the concerns I had about Christian faith communities were addressed. I craved such a spiritual home and became a seeker.

I asked many questions of missionaries, and my inquisitiveness was welcomed. I got myself an Inspired Version of the Bible, Doctrine and Covenants, and Book of Mormon. I was very impressed by the Doctrine and Covenants and found the contents to be Inspired and even prophetic, so I started attending Beyond the Walls services online.

One Sunday, the service was centered on the Worth of all Persons, Christian acceptance of LGBTQ+ persons, and the church in Tahiti. I listened to the members talk about their acceptance, their being guided by faith in Christ in the process, and how those things were compatible and complementary. The speakers affirmed God’s love and mercy for all. Their faith was strong, and they spoke with authority. Their Christ-like compassion was palpable. I felt what I now recognize as the Holy Spirit, come over me. After the message, the choir sang “Spirit of God like a fire is Burning” and I felt that fire burning in my chest and cried and praised the Lord for hours after.

My faith in God is stronger than ever. And my passion and belief in the Restoration bloomed.

[manorpunk]

why is Iowa?

Jacob: so the thing about North America is that it’s got all this unique and beautiful geography that keeps getting in the way of things. Iowa is hilly, it’s wet, and it’s got two massive river borders. those are huge constraints for any potential invasion.

Sunny: can we please answer one question without anyone trying to start a goddamn war?

Jacob: I'm not! I mean, not right now. But I'm just saying, every law on the books ultimately comes down to "do this or we send people with guns to make you do it," and it would be very hard to make Iowa do anything, so that goofy fucking Gary Stu-ass loser gets to do whatever he wants.

Maria: you're just upset that Jared's actually doing his job.

Jacob: he is, and I am! you can't start off with "I'm a literal ancient Jaredite who has returned to fulfill Mormon prophecy" and then turn around and go "oh actually my real passion is farm administration."

Maria: I mean, the warrior-prophet to farm administrator pipeline is as old as time.

Jacob: yeah, yeah, yeah. it's still an embarrassment, living next to the Iowan fucking Khaganate. don't call yourself a Khaganate! that's stupid! be normal, like me!

Maria: I really don't get why you hate Jared so much. you have so much in common, you're both old-fashioned horse-loving war nerds.

Jacob: okay, listen, the difference is that the Great Lakes Republic's got some actual civilization. we got Milwaukee, we got Buffalo, we got...

Maria: Buffalo?

Sunny: [laughter]

Jacob: I mean compared to Iowa!

Sunny: oh you've seen Los Angeles, but have you ever been to Buffalo?

Maria: [laughter]

Jacob: compared to Iowa, though! it's just farms!

Maria: seriously though, what's your deal with Jared?

Sunny: I'll tell you.

Jacob: Sunny.

Sunny: unresolved sexual tension.

Maria: Oh my god.

Sunny: he wants to smooch Jared right on the lips.

Jacob: stop this at once. you are slandering an elected official.

Maria: and he can't even deny it because he's such a whore!

Sunny: I follow the Jacob/Jared tag on AO3, it is massive.

Maria and Sunny: [laughter]

Jacob: [silently buries head in hands]

Sunny: [still laughing] oh man, we should not be in charge of America's future.

[bookoformon]

Ether 13, Part 4. "Teshuvah."

Coriantumr "the dawn gate" is the belief we can be innocent of wrongdoing. Even if we sin, we can become pure again after we remit to the past what it is due. The process of religion teaches us this process is possible and necessary and results in a very comfortable way of life if everyone does it. But in spite of intense religiosity in the world, there have been no changes to how we live. The technology gets better and better, but the soul is become more and more wicked.

The reason for this is what is called a Secret Combination by the Book of Mormon. The Republican Party is a secret combination. It colludes against the American people and its partners with religious savages and many millions of people are dead because of them. The climate is running amok, there are wars all over the place, and they are getting ready to serve us another heaping helping of oppression, Donald Trump has promised this.

The Republicans are not going to repent they have to be paid back in their own coins. For this process to take place, America and its government must repent for allowing these persons to serve in the government by enforcing its laws and putting them in prison.

We cannot live in a rock, we need to live out in the open and confront with all of our might, power, wealth, and dignity what is going wrong in this world. This will not happen so long as the trogs of the Republican Party are in the way.

18 Wherefore, it came to pass that in the first year that Ether dwelt in the cavity of a rock, there were many people who were slain by the sword of those secret combinations, fighting against Coriantumr that they might obtain the kingdom.

19 And it came to pass that the sons of Coriantumr fought much and bled much.

20 And in the second year the word of the Lord came to Ether, that he should go and prophesy unto Coriantumr that, if he would repent, and all his household, the Lord would give unto him his kingdom and spare the people—

21 Otherwise they should be destroyed, and all his household save it were himself. And he should only live to see the fulfilling of the prophecies which had been spoken concerning another people receiving the land for their inheritance; and Coriantumr should receive a burial by them; and every soul should be destroyed save it were Coriantumr.

The cavity of the rock exists within one's mind. The Prophet says if one does not go out into the world, one's inheritance will be given to persons who are physically, emotionally, intellectually and ethically competent. The Rab says we must cross the inner and outer membranes of these dimensions of self and society to quality as competent to receive an inheritance.

The Book of Mormon calls the inheritance Ether, "the location, the place" which refers to the Promised Land of America. He must have folded his map wrong.

The Values in Gematria are:

v. 18: "There were many people fighting for their freedom." The Value in Gematria is 13480, יג‎דחאֶפֶס‎ ,"will press." God is always on the side of the oppressed, never the oppressors. This nonsense we are witnessing America, where a huge twat is promising to oppress us in God's name is outrageous.

v. 19: "They fought much." The verse says the people bled much. This means they sacrificed time fighting oppression that will never be returned to them. This is the nature of the sins of cyclic existence, an inflammatory cycle of evil caused by a failure to evolve. We worry we will never figure out how to live and govern without the Republican Party around but the fact of the matter is it will be easier, and we are all smart, we can do it.

The Value in Gematria is 2754, ב‎זה‎ד‎, "plunder for the sake of the needy."

v. 20. And in the second year the word of the Lord came to Ether, that he should go and prophesy unto Coriantumr that, if he would repent, and all his household, the Lord would give unto him his kingdom and spare the people—

The Second Year in this case refers to the annum of the Second Temple, which was lost because the Jewish people could not withstand Rome. If mankind repents of Rome, a disastrous time for mankind, we will surely move forward in time to the Third Year, adorned by the Third Temple of Solomon.

The Value in Gematria is 10404, יד‎‎אֶפֶסד‎, "I will lose." If we cannot utter this word, "repentance" we lose everything. There is no future, there is no hope. The Hebrew word for repentance is Teshuvah which means "to do well." Teshuvah is the most important word in every religion:

Tesh= perform the labor

Uv=against the enemy

Ah= for one's brothers

v. 21: Otherwise they should be destroyed. The Value in Gematria is 11341, יא‎גדא‎‎, yagda, "Or be cut off."

All mankind must be free. We cannot go in and out of Egypt like Homer Simpson blindly punching in and out a dangerous situation hoping work and home will go on. We have to cut the evil of oppression off from its path of progress all around the world. The Prophet says it must begin in America, its President and people must free themselves from the boundaries of the secret evil that have moldered in our lives and then we must do the same wherever the evil of the Republican Party hides.

[moreyouread]

The Case for Christ

Jesus claims to be God so he’s either crazy, a liar, or God

Non-biblical historians support the outline of Jesus’ life and the early church.

The biographies of Jesus are written within 30 years of his life.

• Manuscripts of NT are so close to Jesus’ death, and historians talk about Jesus

• NT written like history and eye witnesses

Hundreds of OT prophecy are fulfilled in Jesus

NT is historically accurate with what archeological findings, unlike Book of Mormon where none of the US cities existed

There was an early creed within 2 years of resurrection with 500 eye witnesses claimed. They couldn’t hallucinate this. Groupthink is not something you go to the grave for. Legend couldn’t occur this quickly.

There is circumstantial evidence that can’t be denied by anyone Christian or secular.

-Willingness to die for eyewitnessed claims where people had a chance to recant it, nothing to gain

-Revolutionized lives of skeptics James and Paul

-Emergence and growth of church

-Breaking of Jewish tradition

-Emergence of communion and baptism

[jasonspoems]

For anyone interested...this is a short synopsis of the Book of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ. It is an amazing history of the people upon this continent who saw Christ after His resurrection in Jerusalem.

The Book of Mormon

There is a book of scripture that talks to each of us

With profound prophecies that speak about our worthiness 

Lehi's dream was to guide us along the straight and narrow path

Young Nephi followed the whisperings of the Spirit while in his youth

Jacob said that if we prune, dung, and care for the tree

We can make it back safely to Thee

Though we may be a branch grafted onto that old trunk

Good fruit from us will the Master pluck

Enos, though he went out one day a-hunting

Received a remission of his sins by earnestly praying

After reading these pages, the Lamanites would gain a knowledge of Christ

Looking forward with renewed hope, by the Holy Ghost, they'd be so enticed

Long live King Benjamin

My goodness, what a man

His son, Mosiah, was a prophet and seer

Who had four sons that caused an angel to appear

These four men taught the Lamanites with such great power

Insomuch so, that the Holy Spirit their physical bodies did overpower

Two thousand sixty sons did take up their swords 

To defend their people from the wicked Lamanite hordes

Alma the Senior at first was a wicked high priest

Though upon hearing Abinadi speak, his wicked ways immediately ceased

Baptizing his people in the waters of Mormon

He started many people on the path towards salvation

Alma the Younger, was also a wicked and idolatrous person

For which, he suffered for three days and nights till his sins were forgiven 

Thereafter, his greatest desire was to have the voice of an angel 

Amulek and Zeezrom, were amongst those who heeded Alma's call 

Nephi and Lehi, though prisoners, stood within a circle of fire

They wanted all to know about God, this was their desire

The soldiers listened and became believers

They soon became God's spiritual ambassadors

Nephi kneeled upon his garden tower

While beneath him wicked Nephites did gather

He foresaw the workings of the secret band of Kishkumen

That they would bring about the end of this great nation

Samuel the Lamanite, upon the walls of Zarahemla did preach

That Christ would come down to earth and, us, He would teach

Thirty four years after His birth, He did appear 

To these, His other sheep, His voice did they hear

To become witnesses, His wounds did they feel

Throughout the land,  all people, these witnesses did tell

Salvation could be had if at Christ's feet they would kneel

Then their wounds would He carefully heal

Almost three hundred years would pass away in peace

Till Mormon saw that the people's faith did decrease

A commandment to make a compilation of sacred records 

And write about this nation's wickedness as it spiraled downwards

A final farewell to his people did Mormon give

Hoping that his son, Moroni, this war would outlive

Before everyone was killed there upon Cumora's green hill

All prophecies up till then were entirely fulfilled 

Moroni, a final challenge to all

Unto us has he issued this call

If we will but read and pray with real intent

Our lives will this book compliment

The Book of Mormon has special meaning to me 

But, its teachings are meant for all, you see

Of prophets, seers, and revelators who lived here so long ago 

The truth, by way of the Holy Ghost, upon us will he bestow

So it's quite simple for you and me 

If we but follow Moroni's steps to see

If this book testifies that Christ died upon that lonely tree

Then true followers of Christ will each of us be

Written by:

Jason Cheney 

September 12, 2022

[burnt-kloverfield]

My family has gone through and read the varying scriptural accounts of the Christmas story this past week, in Matthew, Luke, and tonight, in 3 Nephi in the Book of Mormon. And it's so strange to me how much of a different connection I have to each telling. I've always had a horrible connection with the New Testament. I try reading it, and there's no click, no spark, no wonder at Jesus and his miracles. I have a stronger connection to the Old Testament and the people and stories from so much much longer ago. But there's not a Christmas story there to read, so I'm back here, picking through the New Testament, hoping that I'll feel something. There's a little bit of wonder and fear and apprehension as I try to put myself in the shoes of Mary, and how she kept and pondered all these different things in her heart. There's that curiosity you get when you look back on a series of events and think about how they all worked together, how everything came out for the best, when I put together the pieces of the wise men bringing gifts, which were both symbolic and practical, which surely helped pay for them to flee into Egypt and then to return to Nazareth.

But ultimately, these observations are forced. I'm trying to find the spirituality where it's not clicking, and it's so utterly dry to me. I'm sure they're super spiritual for someone else, and I'm glad I read the New Testament just for the sake of knowing what it says and the history and context, but it's really not a place I go and feel the spirit when I read.

And then I read the Book of Mormon. And that's where it clicks. That's where the Spirit hits for me. I read 3 Nephi 1, and it's where the star appears and there's the day and a night and a day without darkness. And there's this fear from the people that they're going to be killed because the signs that prove that what they believe in is true haven't happened yet. And then this promise is fulfilled, the star appears, the signs are given. These people on the other side of the world who might not ever meet their Savior, their God gives them signs that somewhere out there, their Messiah is born. God didn't have to even let them know that their Messiah would be born or tell them the signs to look for or give signs at all, but they were told the signs and the time period to look for them by a man on a wall, and they were afraid that the signs wouldn't come when they were told they would. And yet they did, not only giving them hope, but literally saving their lives in that moment from people who would kill them for believing.

And like, why is this story the one that makes me feel glad and light and hopeful? How many people even think to read the Book of Mormon when it's time to read the Christmas story? But this is the one that gets my heart, and it's the one that adds Christmas spirit to my experience.

And like yes, very good, Jesus was born in a stable, protected from Herod, raised by loving parents though in poor and rough circumstances. There's the angels and the shepherds and the wisemen. All these really cool prophecies are fulfilled. All good. Nice. But I like this *gestures to a group of people on an entirely different continent*

My testimony is so gosh dang weird. Merry Christmas.

[samwisethewitch]

siskiy replied to your post: 

As someone with OCD and anxiety, the law of attraction always sounded horrifying to me. You mean the intrusive fears I can’t control influence what happens to me? I was told these things as a child and they made my OCD and anxiety worse, but my dad never understood why I didn’t find it inspiring, and even became frustrated at me for trying to explain why it bothered me

I can definitely relate. When I was Mormon, and especially during my teen years is the ONLY time in my life I’ve struggled with depression and self-destructive tendencies. Sure, I still deal with anxiety disorders, but I haven’t had any real depression since I left the church, and definitely nothing close to the kinds of mental health problems I was living with as a Mormon. Honestly, there are days where I’m still genuinely surprised that I made it out alive.

There’s actually a reason these belief systems make mental illness worse -- it’s because our brains don’t typically respond well to thought control, especially in high doses over an extended period of time. Luna Lindsey sums it up really well in her book, Recovering Agency: “Since the Church promises happiness as a reward for righteousness, perfectionism and depression become a self-reinforcing cycle.”

If I’m constantly being told that the only reason I’m not happy is because of my negative thoughts, it creates a sense of self-loathing and leads me to blame myself for my unhappiness. This creates more negative thoughts, which makes me feel worse, and so on. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. 

So yeah, thought control and specifically the BITE model is REALLY BAD for people with existing mental illness, which sucks because cults and other high demand groups tend to target people who have recently experienced trauma or are in a vulnerable place. 

[relatablemormonmoments]

Gerrit W. Gong, Sat Aft. (Prerecorded) Oct. 2020

Family sought to be good neighbors wherever they lived, however they had been unwelcomed due to their membership in the church

Prayed for hearts to soften

House caught fire and burned to the ground, they lost everything-> community came together to help them, hearts had softened.

G-d loves his children in every nation of the world

Experience G-d's power to grow and change. Experience His love.

The only perfect being is G-d, not the prophets or anyone else.

We are invited to help fulfil prophecies.

The church is international

The church is vast and all encompassing.

Book of Mormon has been translated into most of the world's largest languages

Importance of missionaries.

Antarctica-> missionaries shared the gospel in a place called the end of the earth, the place closest to Antartica. We have shared the gospel in all continents except for antartica.

Friend, for the strength if youth, liahona

Live restored gospel truths

"My husbands priesthood service makes him more parient and kind, and I am becoming a better mother"

Heavenly Father invites us to feel his love

Deepest, most authentic narrative when we feel love

Trees in haiti

We contribute to charities.

Proclaim liberty to the captives.

G-d offers everyone a chance to be baptised

Sometimes unexpected answers to prayers chase darkness from our souls

G-d promises and prophesies blessings.

[nightklok]

ASH... oh my lord those prompts are SO good... chickles for #60? and/or hammertooth for #98? whatever strikes your fancy~

100 Ways to Say I Love You Prompts[Open]

AAAA Thank you for requesting Kelly ;^; I really liked the two you picked out so i ended up doing both!! (And sorry if they became too long sdfsff)

60)-”Happy Birthday.”

Word Count:1278

For his own reasoning, Pickles chose to pretend his birthday didn’t exist. It was difficult given how famous he is and how much more fan mail and online exposure he’d get around that time that would constantly remind. It’d be easier to not collect his fan mail and avoid the internet but his family always seemed to find a way to pester him. Every single Goddamn year would be them trying to come over or pestering him with texts, phone calls, and dollar store birthday cards with half-assed written messages. 

Fortunately, this year seemed to be different. He was only thankful that conveniently their latest mission to fulfill the prophecy or whatever was in England In hindsight, he should’ve realized that it was actually part of Charles’ plan.

And since he never really looks at the schedule of what they needed to do, he didn’t realize that conveniently there was a day off between the tasks. And it so happened to fall right on his birthday.

It didn’t click into place once he found himself slowly waking up to Charles pulling him closer sleepily. His hands were always so gentle around him that it was almost easy to fall back asleep. Luckily, him being kissed was enough to get that jolt of energy to not fall as fast asleep. 

“Happy birthday, Pickles,” Charles said and Pickles tiredly laughed as he kissed him back.

“Aren’t I gettin' a little too old for birthdays?” He asked with a tired smile.

“That would mean you actually had celebrated your own birthdays. There’s nothing wrong with treating yourself a little,” Charles answered, "Besides, I kind of planned something for us to do together. Of course, the boys want to do something with you too but that will be in the evening." 

“What about my family? They're gonna ruin it if they find out-”

"They won't. It's all taken care of. It's nothing worth getting the press over. It's just gonna be between us and no one else." 

That was enough to get Pickles to be comfortable enough to not ask anything else. Charles wasn't pestering him to get up and start the day like he usually would. He seemed to be taking his time with him and it was actually nice for once. 

True to Charles' word, it was as quiet and enjoyable as Pickles preferred. He had shared plenty of birthday bashes before in the past to wake up incredibly hungover with a bunch of celebrities on his bed. As nice as those times were, he didn't miss it as much as he thought he would.

There was something nice about being able to spend a birthday not trapped in a room or with people he barely even knew. While the other guys may call him old, he just found it not as appealing as they must have. Charles could've simply given him a cake and he would've been content enough with it. However, because he was Charles, he always had tricks up his sleeve that he was never able to catch.

They spent most of the morning and afternoon traveling around England, visiting a few music museums, catching a private matinee performance of Book of Mormon, and even trying out pie at that traditional pie shop Charles always raved over. It was just as delicious as he had said. 

It was evening when they finally made it back to the tour bus after basically traveling around like tourists. The two hadn't had a day where they basically traveled around aimlessly like normal people and while their celebrity status gave them extra special treatment, it was more enjoyable than either of them had expected.

He saw that the boys had attempted to throw him a surprise party. Attempted being the keyword here. Obviously, the boys and Abigail had fought over who was doing what and it ended with a disarray of balloons, streamers, and food being scattered all over. There was no sign of his family so honestly, he could've been knighted by the Queen herself on the spot and he would've felt the same. 

“So we really tried but someone had to insist on being in charge.” Nathan glared at Skwisgaar.

“Not my faults your aesthetics are shit.” Skwisgaar pointed out.

“Should I remind that you wanted to throw in actual rattlesnakes to the punch bowl for the ‘aesthetics’?” Abigail asked. 

“I don’t get why we couldn’t get a metal birthday cake! Mercury is totally safe and metal too!” Murderface chimed in.

“Uh eithers ways, happy birthdays!” Toki said quickly as he hugged Pickles so tightly he almost saw white.

Pickles just laughed when Toki pulled away. How could he be mad at people who at least genuinely tried to throw him a birthday party? He couldn’t remember if his family ever tried to throw him one. It used to hurt him he didn’t remember and he’d try so desperately to remember as the last thing of hope he had that they definitely cared about him.

Looking at the scene now, he realized that it didn’t matter. He finally got the birthday party he truly wanted. A birthday party thrown by his actual family, “The gesture’s still sweet. I really appreciate it. Thanks, guys.” 

The cake was at least saved thanks to the fact it was kept in the fridge by an Abigail who definitely knew how to hold a sword. As they ate their cake, the presents were brought in by a klokateer. Six gifts in all. 

The gifts were exactly things he would like. A mixture of handmade from the boys' secret talents and store-bought that still carried the same amount of love as they were all things he would like. The final gift was almost easy to not notice. It was a small box wrapped in white packaging and even though it had no name tag, it was still easy to see from who it was from.

It took a few moments to unwrap the paper and open the box. Seeing what was inside almost made him drop the box before looking at Charles, "You-This is for real? You actually mean it?" 

Charles nodded as he took his hands, staring at him completely with a look that was full of the love he shared for him as well,"Of course I do, Pickles. You really mean a lot to me and I can't believe it's taken me so long to realize that. I know things are going to be hard soon and I'm not sure if we'll ever get another opportunity for me to propose to you so I'm taking this as a chance. I want this to be a promise that no matter what happens, I'll always be waiting for you and I hope you'll do the same for me."

Pickles almost choked back a sob as he kissed Charles before hugging him tightly, "Of course I fuckin' will. I'll wait a million years if I have to because I do wanna marry you. You're really the only one for me, Charlie."  

It seemed like everyone else was aware of that moment because he heard party poppers go off and a mixtures of 'Congratulations', 'About fucking time', and 'Great, let's eat more cake.' 

They eventually pulled away and Charles slipped the ring in his finger, which was a perfect fit. 

"We cans plans your weddings!" Toki said excitedly which sparked immediate discussion among the others.

"No, I don't think-" Charles said before he was interrupted by the boys beginning to ramble about a very metal (and dangerous) wedding planned. 

"We can tell them tomorrow. For now, I just wanna spend the rest of my birthday with my fiance." Pickles chuckled as he reached over to kiss him again.

“Sounds good to me.” He smiled as he kissed him again, “Happy birthday.”

98) “Take a deep breath.” 

Trigger Warning: Panic Attack, blood mention Word count: 897

Transitioning was difficult. In one moment, Magnus was spending the past decade or so solely on revenge against the band that took everything away from him. The next moment, he’s now spending the rest of his life helping the band that took everything from him. Life had a funny way of throwing things at him that he least expected. Going from a vengeful person to someone who was not was something he never expected to happen. He figured he was too old to change but he supposed the world was nice enough to grant him some humanity to change.

The world was never kind to him. Magnus had made his peace with that and then continued to fight against it for all he had left in him. He wondered if giving in to help Dethklok meant giving up fighting. He was still fighting, for sure, but the difference was that his battles became for something much more than revenge. 

He sat in a meeting with the _Council, _which was full of the people who apparently had a role in the prophecy to help fight against Salacia. Dethklok, Charles, Edgar, Dick, Abigail, ghost Trindle summoned via seance...and him. He was one of the people a part of the prophecy and that was still hard to wrap his head around. He wasn’t told his role yet, it was not his time yet, and that’s what ended up terrifying him the most.

What if his role made him throw away everything he began working for after he was saved? What if he had to go back to his old ways and hurt Toki...fatally this time? No...no he wouldn’t fall down that path again, prophecy be damned. 

He couldn’t bring himself to pay attention to the meeting. It could be blamed on the pain he _refused _to take morphine for or perhaps trying to figure out himself after realizing he wasn’t who he thought he was. Every meeting he sat through brought up the same uncomfortable feelings and this one was no different really. Just usually talking about the usual stuff; updates on the song Dethklok and Dick were working on, Edgar’s messages with whales, boring stuff. And just as usual, he had nothing to provide to the table.

“Magnus?” Charles asked and Magnus was brought out of his thoughts.

Eyes were on him now. Maybe Charles asked a question and he didn’t notice why he was being asked. God, he should’ve paid attention. Maybe this was part of the prophecy? His role was to answer a question incorrectly and be quickly beheaded as an example to those that dare betray Dethklok. Maybe he was really just kept alive for that example. They brought back a fucking psycho for a prophecy; morality is non-existent with them...Maybe...

“Magnus, you okay?” Toki was sitting next to him. He gently reached for one of his hands only for Magnus to quickly pull away. 

Magnus didn’t say anything and ran out of the room instead. He could hear Toki and the others call after him but he didn’t stop. He ran as far as his repairing body would allow him before stopping at a corner, gasping for air. Almost frantically his hand reached for his bandaged chest, feeling something wet just touch his fingertips. God, he fucked up. He always did.

His breathing didn’t stop from escalating. He could feel his heart pound rapidly to the point where it gave no moment for him to breathe. It was almost as similar as to when he stabbed himself. Knowing that he had to die but still fighting for air like he had some sort of worth. 

He could hear footsteps and almost a gasp before feeling himself being dragged to sit on the floor. The hands that held his shoulders were so familiar that he didn’t need to look up. Other footsteps were heard across the empty hall. Distinct voices he couldn’t quite make out. He couldn’t tell who was speaking at all but it was enough for him to want everything to stop.

He wants to tell everyone to fuck off and let him suffer in peace. Let the re-opened wounds open more so he could bleed out to death. That would be so much easier for everyone.

But there was only one distinct voice he could somehow hear. Toki. The only one speaking directly to him, speaking softly but enough for him to hear. It was still hard to hear his voice compared to the others and his own breathing but it was something to focus on.

 If Toki was willing to help over...whatever he’s going through, then how would he feel if Magnus ended up dying? Magnus was one of the few people Toki called out to when he was stuck in the hospital. Magnus became one of the many people Toki gave second chances to but definitely one of the first to actively try and make sure his second chance wouldn’t ever be a third.

He wouldn’t hurt Toki. 

He couldn’t hurt Toki. 

His self-imposed role would be to never hurt him for as long as he lived. As his breathing was struggling to stay even and he was struggling to awake, it was that promise and Toki’s voice that kept him staying awake.

“Takes a deeps breaths.” Toki’s voice was the only clear one he could hear.

And so he did. 

[mindfulldsliving]

Dispensationalism and the Restoration: How the Book of Mormon Prepares Us for Christ’s Second Coming

Doctrine and Covenants Section 1 introduces the Restoration as a divine response to a world in spiritual disarray. It’s a bold declaration of God’s work to reestablish Christ’s eternal truths. The Book of Mormon stands at the center of this effort, fulfilling ancient prophecies and preparing hearts for Christ’s return. Through the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord restored gospel principles that had…

[nottskyler]

3 Nephi 1-7 What qualified the people for destruction?

Come Follow Me for last week wasn’t anything earth shattering when I read it alone. I mean I had a thought that maybe the people who fled to join the Gadianton Robbers were wronged and that was why the people had to repent, but retaliating against wrongs by hiding out and sabotaging people is wrong even if you’ve been wronged (assuming farming and taking care of yourself without plunder is an option). But the real interesting part was doing “Sunday School” with the in-laws who reject my name and pronouns where we began discussing what did the people do wrong.

I mean the Come Follow Me book misguides us by stating “Forgetting spiritual experiences makes me vulnerable to Satan’s temptations”. While that is true for many sections in the Book of Mormon (I’d say the entire book of Alma), this is the one section where this isn’t true. The point was that the signs and wonders were so amazing that they couldn’t deny their existence, just deny that future prophecies would be fulfilled and that they had any spiritual significance. The point was that they hadn’t forgotten, that they knew the prophecies and signs, but then they decide that they weren’t spiritual experiences and that they wouldn’t continue to be right.

Anyway, back to the story and not just arguing my point, my in-laws were trying to be like, oh you have to obey the prophets and remember your testimony and then you won’t be like them. And I’m like, um no. They literally changed their calendar based on the sign. They knew and remembered but “believe[d] that the doctrine of Christ was a foolish and vain thing.” (3 Nephi 2:2). They had to repent in order to not be destroyed by the Gadianton Robbers, but I’m not sure about the nature of their repentance because of their celebration for winning against their enemies: “they knew it was because of their repentance and humility that they had been delivered from an everlasting destruction.” (3 Nephi 4:33). So yeah, after winning “they did forsake all their sins, and their abominations, and their whoredoms, and did serve Gd with all diligence day and night.” (3 Nephi 5:3), but this lasted like a New Years Resolution before they “began to be distinguished by ranks...and thus there became a great inequality in all the land.” (3 Nephi 6:12, 14).

I suppose the largest support of my argument that remembering the words of prophets and your testimony won’t save you comes from verse 18 of that chapter: “Now they did not sin ignorantly for they knew the will of Gd concerning them, for it had been taught unto them; therefore they did willfully rebel against Gd.” They knew the word and likely pretended to be following it, but they set their hearts on riches and the vain things of the world and chose those things instead of what is good. I don’t know why we couldn’t agree that remembering the words of the prophets and remembering conversion isn’t what set the few righteous different from the majority of the population, but it was a source of contention in our discussion.

Yeah, part of this is explaining it in other words because I want to prove I’m right, but I also feel like it has consequences. If we forget that the wicked people had testimonies and knew it was true but still did wrong anyway, we won’t be prevented from following the same path by saying we remember. But I also think there is the fundamental difference going on between them and me where they think blind obedience is more important than a relationship with Gd. They choose confirming their status quo over love. They are favoring the law over the doctrine. They don’t see how they fit into my perceptions of the Church at that time mirroring the Church in our time where people pretend to be doing good and talk all the time about signs and miracles and spiritual experiences but fail to realize that it is meant to mean more than words. I’m not trying to say every congregation is bad, but I’ve had my fair share of time spent in wards that valued being perceived as good over being good and I feel like that is what sets apart the good and the not-so-good, but I still don’t know where the modern line is for what qualified them for destruction.

What qualified the people for destruction? Killing the prophets, but my queer journey has had me realizing that the prophets they were killing likely weren’t the set apart and organized in an apostle-hood like we know it today.

“And there began to be men inspired from heaven and sent forth, standing among the people in all the land, preaching and testifying boldly of the sins and iniquities of the people, and testifying unto them concerning the redemption which the Lord would make for his people, or in other words, the resurrection of Christ; and they did testify boldly of his death and sufferings.” (3 Nephi 6: 20).

I know in this instance they literally put them to death, but is that rally the line in our day? Are we in trouble for persecuting the meek until they kill themselves? Are we in trouble for changing the commandments to exclude people insomuch that they kill themselves since there is no hope either way? Are we responsible for supporting politicians who purposefully kill innocent people? I hope not because then we are surely in line for destruction. Maybe it is simply the path towards getting that wicked and we need to stop and repent to prevent ourselves from getting so far that we are willing to support and help get rid of the people who remind of us our flaws and areas that we need to repent and improve.

Regardless, the doctrine of Christ reminds us all that we need to repent no matter where we are on the path. There is always space to improve and there is always truth that we discover that demands us to change to be in greater harmony with that truth. The world hates when people acknowledge they were wrong and change, that’s the enemy we seek to fight.

[tce070]

The Ameba Virus Manifesto Part V

It’s been about a year since I last wrote into the end-all-solution to cure the noise and complaints that plague America every single day.  The money problems, the production problems, the crime, separation of church and state, and of course diplomacy.

The original Ameba Virus manifesto dates back to early 2013 and was the only one I sent to a thousand journalists.  It basically says that the world is small on a computer and you can reach people from across the globe with precision.  People with different physicalities and psychological motives and yes you really can end all-of-war with a computer!  

Part II basically states that our planet is all rigged up and ready to go via pipelines of internet cable.  Part III expresses sympathy towards the entire mass shooter phenomena and Part IV ties in the white man’s “manifest destiny” to where we are right now with Part V a continuation from all of the above.

In my 32 years of existence, I’ve never seen the news media portray our earthly situation so poorly.  The television and reality are morphing into one and I know this is no secret but I have seen black lives matter protesters in Discovery Bay.  I have seen signs in Brentwood and Antioch.  I am bearing witness to a revolution that will be written about in future history books and it’s starting to leave a trail of blood between black men, police officers, and protestors.  The Ameba Virus has been trying to avert another devastating war path between us and who knows who(?) by fulfilling biblical prophecy. 

Billions of Christians, Muslims, and Mormons are awaiting the return of their messiah.  Millions of Jews are anticipating the coming of their messiah as well.  It’s not just gonna magically happen by itself it needs nudges and pushes.  The Ameba Virus is just another calculated push.  There is a chess game being played right now between god and the devil and the Ameba Virus is gonna be like one of those trick shots that leaves everybody breathless.  After all, I emailed thousands of mainstream journalists saying that I cast Lucifer Satan into the bottomless pit for 1000 years!  This is like a game of domino’s or a house of cards but one thing is certain; judgement day will happen in our people’s lifetime 2020 the year of our lord.  

It could be aliens, angels, or even just ants but this world is coming to an end.  People are already leaving their jobs behind, children are no longer going to school, and the government is just giving away money.  I hope there is as little loss of life as possible and even dare people to try and get along.  Your president is going to be old enough for the senior discount, you can go back to church on Sunday, fossil fuel is not yet going away, your roads are gonna get better, your fruit is gonna get fresher, and your weight is gonna go down.  Drugs are gonna be legal and law enforcement is gonna start leaving the inner cities alone.  Reparations are gonna be paid back to all the survivors in the form of knowledge and people will be happy about that.  All the gold in the world will be turned into a great golden tunnel for all Americans to walk through.  The national debt will finally be paid and there will be no more excuses for living such trashy lives.  That is all for the Ameba Virus Manifesto Part V 

[manorpunk]

Profile: Jared Ötzi, Despot of the Iowan Khaganate

In times of great turmoil, when the center cannot hold, the whole world becomes up for grabs. There is a certain type of person who, in such times, will look themselves in the mirror, take a deep breath, and say "it can't be that hard to start a cult, right?"

Jared Ötzi was that kind of person, and he had the extra advantage of an auspicious countenance: a tall and broad-shouldered albino with a sharp and glowering face, very suited to proclaiming things and giving commandments. He claimed to be an ancient Jaredite (as in the Book of Mormon Jaredite) who had been encased in ice for thousands of years before returning to life to reclaim "the narrow neck of land," a not-so-narrow chunk of the northern Midwest between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers which includes former Iowa as well as parts of former Missouri, Minnesota, and the Dakotas.

Thus began his years-long campaign as the head of one of the roving gangs of raiders that plagued the American Interior during the post-Polycrisis rebuilding efforts, riding horseback or on motorcycles, bolt-action rifles slung over their shoulders. (the ‘raider’ aesthetic is a delightfully macho throwback that is already being commodified and nostalgized, but also they did, like, kill and rob people, just for the record.) Jared's stated motivations would switch seamlessly between old-school religious prophecy, strongman populism, and neo-ludditism, but his goal always remained the same: clay.  As the rebuilding worked its way inwards from the coasts, a Global Logistics Representative approached him one day with a pitch:

“To be honest, we’re always happy to have another underdeveloped source of agricultural exports, so as long as you can fill up our barges with cheap grain (and cheap immigrant labor when necessary), you can have the place.”

Thus, Jared fulfilled the oldest prophecy of all: you either die the horse-lord or live long enough to become the sedentary administrator. He has finally wrested the land into his grasp and now he isn't quite sure what to do with it, which means it will soon be everyone else's problem.

State Pantheon Tutelar: The Bandit-Chief, tutelar of strongmen, truculent hill-people, and the baron side of the baron-vs-emperor debate.

Opinion on the Global Logistics Network: “All states are grifts, and the oldest grift of them all is construction.”

Opinion on Sunny Roosevelt: “So she shows me this plan and says ‘what do you say, could you play up your homoerotic rivalry with Jacob Martin Rider? A feud between two bishie swordboys would be great optics.’ First of all, our rivalry is not homoerotic, and second of all, I’d be the seme.”

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Ether 13, Part 2. "The Packer."

Lehi, the Jawbone refers to the Mashiach. Who feeds the jawbone of the donkey, starts the onset of the New Age. We have been feeding out donkey nonsense so and so the world is burning down. If we feed him the kind of fodder he can digest, he will carry us where we need to go.

We have polluted the air, the water, the land, everything, including the human mind with poison beyond capacity. The oceans are rising and filling with garbage and there are floods all over the place. This is a sign we have been too negligent and now must become conscientious. The war in Ukraine needs to stop at once. Those missiles and jets are exhausting too much heat into the atmosphere, which needs to be scrubbed instead of overheated or polluted.

In 1830, the first real American prophet said this place was a choice land upon which the legacy of Joseph and the descendants of Israel should make find their fortunes and make their homes. Except it is a place of corruption and fear. All the world is afraid of what we will do next. This feeding of the fear is a travesty the Book of Mormon says we cannot afford:

5 And he spake also concerning the house of Israel, and the Jerusalem from whence Lehi should come—after it should be destroyed it should be built up again, a holy city unto the Lord; wherefore, it could not be a new Jerusalem for it had been in a time of old; but it should be built up again, and become a holy city of the Lord; and it should be built unto the house of Israel—

6 And that a New Jerusalem should be built up upon this land, unto the remnant of the seed of Joseph, for which things there has been a type.

7 For as Joseph brought his father down into the land of Egypt, even so he died there; wherefore, the Lord brought a remnant of the seed of Joseph out of the land of Jerusalem, that he might be merciful unto the seed of Joseph that they should perish not, even as he was merciful unto the father of Joseph that he should perish not.

8 Wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon this land; and it shall be a land of their inheritance; and they shall build up a holy city unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old; and they shall no more be confounded, until the end come when the earth shall pass away.

9 And there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and they shall be like unto the old save the old have passed away, and all things have become new.

10 And then cometh the New Jerusalem; and blessed are they who dwell therein, for it is they whose garments are white through the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who are numbered among the remnant of the seed of Joseph, who were of the house of Israel.

11 And then also cometh the Jerusalem of old; and the inhabitants thereof, blessed are they, for they have been washed in the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who were scattered and gathered in from the four quarters of the earth, and from the north countries, and are partakers of the fulfilling of the covenant which God made with their father, Abraham.

12 And when these things come, bringeth to pass the scripture which saith, there are they who were first, who shall be last; and there are they who were last, who shall be first.

13 And I was about to write more, but I am forbidden; but great and marvelous were the prophecies of Ether; but they esteemed him as naught, and cast him out; and he hid himself in the cavity of a rock by day, and by night he went forth viewing the things which should come upon the people.

14 And as he dwelt in the cavity of a rock he made the remainder of this record, viewing the destructions which came upon the people, by night.

The Values in Gematria begin with verse 8.

v. 8: Wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon this land. The Value in Gematria is 9436, טדג‎ו‎, tedgo, "fish."

Fish are very low on the food chain. It is not difficult to do as the Christ said and put the lowliest first and use the resources of the government to educate them and help them achieve their life's ambitions. Yes there are issues, we don't want some unwed Mexican mother pumping out babies so the government can give them an all expenses paid life right through graduation from college at Harvard. But we know if we do it once or twice, the birth rate in that community goes down, it's net worth goes up. So this makes sense to start at the bottom of the human food chain and live simple truths, just as we were told to do.

"Six poverty-related factors are known to impact child development in general and school readiness in particular. They are the incidence of poverty, the depth of poverty, the duration of poverty, the timing of poverty (eg, age of child), community characteristics (eg, concentration of poverty and crime in neighborhood, and school characteristics) and the impact poverty has on the child’s social network (parents, relatives and neighbors).

A child’s home has a particularly strong impact on school readiness. Children from low-income families often do not receive the stimulation and do not learn the social skills required to prepare them for school.

Typical problems are parental inconsistency (with regard to daily routines and parenting), frequent changes of primary caregivers, lack of supervision and poor role modelling. Very often, the parents of these children also lack support.

 Living in extreme and persistent poverty has particularly negative effects (18), although the consequences of not being defined below the poverty line but still suffering from material hardship should not be underestimated (20). Furthermore, American studies found strong interaction effects between SES and exposure to risk factors. For instance, parents from disadvantaged backgrounds were not only more likely to have their babies born prematurely, but these prematurely born children were also disproportionately at higher risk for school failure than children with a similar neonatal record from higher income families (18).

It is worth noting that international studies have consistently shown similar associations between socioeconomic measures and academic outcomes. For example, the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) assessed the comprehensive literacy skills of grade 4 students in 35 countries. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) assessed reading, math and science scores of 15-year-old children in 43 countries (21).

At these two different stages of schooling, there was a significant relationship between SES and educational measure in all countries. This relationship has come to be known as a ‘socioeconomic gradient’; flatter gradients represent greater ‘equity of outcome’, and are generally associated with better average outcomes and a higher quality of life.

Generally, the PISA and the NLSCY data support the conclusion that income or SES has important effects on educational attainment in elementary school through high school."

v. 9: And there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and they shall be like unto the old save the old have passed away, and all things have become new. The Value in Gematria is 9947, טטדז‎ ‎‎, tatadz, "Get excited."

We have had this discussion many times. The world to come, called Olam Ha Ba in Hebrew. But first, the Rab says must come what is called the Unsundering.

The human race must teach itself how to abandon its urge to sin. It is far more difficult to sin, then repent, sacrifice, and atone that not to sin at all.

"It is not hidden from you nor far off. It is not in the heavens that you should say: Who shall go up for us to the heavens? Neither is it beyond the sea that you should say, Who shall go over the sea for us? It is very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart that you may do it (Deuteronomy 30:11-14)."

So before everyone gets a super stiffy about the future first our perception of sin must change.

v. 10:  And then cometh the New Jerusalem; and blessed are they who dwell therein. The Value in Gematria 12866, יבח‎ו‎ו‎, "yevakh, I will send you, and they will notice", "pronounce and they will relate."

v. 11a: And then also cometh the Jerusalem of old; and the inhabitants thereof, blessed are they, for they have been washed in the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who were scattered and gathered in from the four quarters of the earth.

If there is a more confusing concept than "washing in the blood" in religion I do not know what it is. To be washed in the blood is to be born into a world that has not foresworn violence and savagery and to repent of it oneself. The concept of the Paschal Lamb is "one more time, then no more after that."

To hang the Christ on a Cross and drink His Blood meant "this far, no farther." This was an egregious sin heaven will not forgive unless it is for the last time. God was willing to take a huge risk, it has to pay off or His Fury will not be waylaid.

The Value in Gematria is 10352, יג‎הב‎‎, yaghab, "cloudy, obscure." To live between pleasure and self-induced pain is not rational. God is telling us in the verse to stop this. The Rabbi says in order to observe Kosher one needs two kitchens. All things dual in religion imply the root cause of sin.

One kitchen, the one that serves happiness alone is the one to use to prepare the food for one's ass.

11b: And from the north countries, and are partakers of the fulfilling of the covenant which God made with their father, Abraham.

The Value in Gematria is 5922, ט‎באב, tabb, "the cell with a gangway."

God made a Covenant with Abraham. There is a reason He made it with Abraham, who did not sin and not with any other Jew anywhere else in the Torah. He repeated it with others to reinforce His Promise, but as we know, the wickedness of mankind outlived even Moses.

The Covenant with Abraham connects us all to God since ancient times. The violence on this world, the oppression and the wickedness has to stop. Its cause, corruption within the governments of the world's super powers and third world countries has to be rooted out and educated ethical persons, experienced in the science of government need to root it out.

v. 12:  And when these things come, bringeth to pass the scripture which saith, there are they who were first, who shall be last; and there are they who were last, who shall be first. Christ said "as you do to the lowliest you do to me." Our so called Christian nation treats Jesus like shit. Shame on you.

You Republicans are all going to hell you know that, right?

Matthew 25: 40-43:

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

4 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

The Value in Gematria is 12801, יבחאֶפֶס‎א, "praise, he will be arrested, yabhafesa, will pack."

"Pack up the wicked, the scoundrels, and the villains and publish the peace."

v. 13: And I was about to write more, but I am forbidden; but great and marvelous were the prophecies of Ether; but they esteemed him as naught, and cast him out. The Value in Gematria is 10805, י‎חאֶפֶסה‎, japhesa, "may beauty shine collectively, from within each whole person."

The verb יפע (yapa') means to shine or radiate (specifically of theophanies). Noun יפעה (yip'a) means brightness or splendor.

The verb יפה (yapa) means to be beautiful. The adjective יפה (yapeh) means beautiful and the diminutive adjective יפה־פיה (yepeh-piya) means pretty. Noun יפי (yepi) means beauty.

The feminine noun עצם ('esem) a very common noun meaning bone (Exodus 12:46, Micah 3:2), or one's whole body (Psalm 6:2, Exodus 24:10). In Jeremiah 50:17 this word is used as a verb, meaning to gnaw on bones.

v. 14:  And as he dwelt in the cavity of a rock he made the remainder of this record, viewing the destructions which came upon the people, by night. The Value in Gematria is 8408, חדאֶפֶסח‎‎ , "the Passover."

When the Angel of Death, the god Gabriel passes by to assert, "He is the Almighty, the Most High" those who assert themselves over Him shall wither and be swept away. The rest must do as God told Moses and keep the Feast.