Brothers & Sisters,
This blog, contains a "Note" that I had effectually made for Facebook, but have since felt the need to post it here; Having thus been prompted, now I shall act:
This life is a difficult life to live indeed. Full of schemes and
struggles designed by the devil, that same being who the scriptures
state was "...an angel of God..." ( See 2nd Nephi Chapter 2: 17
) and one who wished for the glory and honor of the Father to be his,
selfishly seeking the praise of all; The same angel who "...had fallen from Heaven; wherefore he became a devil, having sought that which was evil before God..." ( See Also 2nd Nephi Chapter 2: 17 ) Lucifer being his name ( Lucifer: Translated means "Son of the Morning.") before falling from grace, now known as Satan, has set his "Crosshairs"
of which are used to fire off the fiery darts on us all, specifically
designed to thwart the work of God. The Devil, ( No matter the size of
his earthly empire of those whom support that "great and abominable
church" , seems... along side his 'legion' of followers, both those who
are currently aware of their service in his ranks, and the countless
concourses of those who will realize their employ among his followers
far too late,) has amassed an Armada of weapons of Spiritual Destruction
against those who currently fight against his cunning devices in the
world we live in today.
The idea of this "Note" , (As
Facebook calls this - Allow me to refer to this Note and any others I
may place here, as a "Blog") has been a process of development.
This process of development that I speak of certainly has been an
elapsed timeline of changes in lifestyle, desires to shun evil and do
more righteous things to bless my posterity as well as my fellow man.
Having said thus, you will have realized that this is a culmination of
careful prayer, pondering, study all blended in with a daily desire to
increase in Spiritual stature, void of pride, driven with desire of pure
humility to fulfill the sacred mandate the Savior gave to all men when
he counseled and admonished his followers in "Old & New Testament" (The Bible) times, in the times of "The Book of Mormon: Another Testament Of Jesus Christ",
and in these Latter Days as revealed to his people through the Prophet
Joseph Smith which came to be priceless Revelations found in the "Doctrine & Covenants" which alongside our "Pearl Of Great Price" constitutes our scriptural cannon, (or) Standard Works.
Having identified now, ( For clarity of those who are investigating the
Church or the works it has... ) the process of development that comes
through careful study and application of the Scriptures in our lives, I
now have identified to what extent the knowledge needs to be applied. It
is nothing short of a powerful standard of how after receiving the
truth in what way it has to be applied in our life.
In "The Book Of Mormon: Another Testament Of Jesus Christ" , we have not only the blessing of Another Testament that Jesus is the Christ, our Savior and our Redeemer- The "Literal Living Son Of Our Literal Living [Heavenly] Father"
(Elder Jeffrey Holland of The Quorum Of The Twelve Apostles), but we
also have the blessing of finding the account of the interactions he had
with his people.
Allow me quickly to just state that it is
in no way, shape or form, fair to assume that the Lord was the Savior to
just one group of people, or if not said as one people, it could also
be said that it is not fair to assume that he was the Savior to a group
of people on one hemisphere of the Earth.
In the Scriptures, more particularly "The Book Of Mormon: Another Testament Of Jesus Christ"
we read the words of Father Lehi, the Father of all the posterity known
throughout the book, from beginning to end, known as the Nephites and
Lamanites. ( * A SPECIAL NOTE OF SIGNIFICANCE * It
is also among the Nephites that the remnants of a scarcely mentioned
people, called the Mulekites, blend in and uniting themselves as
Nephites- accepting the charge that they were a people of God. For
additional insight on this people, look forward to my next "Note" [ * I
will hereafter refer to as my Blog * ] to come soon. * ) It is
among the righteous remnants of the people left after the great
destructions decreed upon the wicked which would follow the crucifixion
of the Lord - alongside specific disasters to fulfill prophecy told them
all earlier. The Prophecy spoken concerning the signs that would be
given concerning the Birth of Christ, were revealed by Samuel the
Lamanite Prophet on, or about the year 6 B.C. - You can find the account
of Samuel the Lamanite prophet in revealing all these things, beginning
on page 397 in "The Book Of Mormon: Another Testament Of Jesus Christ" - Starting in the Book Of Helaman, Chapter 13.
Starting in the Book Of Helaman, Chapter 13 Verse 5, Samuel states, "Behold,
I, Samuel, a Lamanite, do speak the words of the Lord... to say unto
the people, that the sword of Justice hangeth over this people...'"
Continuing in Verse 6, Samuel says, "Yea,
heavy destruction awaiteth this people, and it surely cometh unto this
people, and nothing can save this people, save it be repentance and
Faith on the Lord Jesus Christ...."
In the Book Of
Helaman, Chapter 14 and starting with Verse 3, Samuel gives prophetic
signs to affirm the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. In that same
chapter (Chapter 14), Samuel begins to reveal and give Prophetic counsel
regarding the signs which will come to witness of his death and
crucifixion. " And behold, again, another sign I give unto you, yea, a sign of his death." (Helaman 14:14)
Revealing particulars, Samuel states, "But
behold, as I said unto you concerning... a sign of his death...in that
day... the Sun shall be darkened and refuse to give light unto you; and
also the moon and the stars; and there shall be no light upon the face
of this land... for the space of three days, to the time that he shall rise again from the dead." (Helaman 14:20)
Take that prophecy that Samuel the Lamanite stated, and rewind to the
time of Nephi (The 1st Book Of Nephi) and turn to page 45 in the Book of
1st Nephi, Chapter 19 Verse 10 where Nephi affirms the future prophecy
concerning the Son of Man, as well as him (Nephi) voicing familiarity
with Prophecies given in Old Testament (And the New Testament Prophecies
not yet written). In the Prophetic insight, given by Nephi, he shares
this exciting information (Out of verse 10):
"... the
God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, yeildeth himself,
according to the words of the angel, as a man, into the hands of wicked
men, to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and to be
crucified, according to the words of Neum, (Cross reference Nehum 1: 15) and to be buried in a sepulchre, (Cross reference with Matthew 27: 60 - As well as Luke 23: 53)
according to the words of Zenos, which he spake concerning the three
days of darkness, which should be a sign given of his death unto those
who should inhabit the isles of the sea -- (An observation or
arguement could be made that since Europe and Asia are collectively the
largest land mass on the Earth today, that to compare them with any
other continent would make them small enough to be classified as "Isles
of the sea") -- more especially given unto those who are of the house of Israel."
Now, getting back to my point, which is also the area of focus I have
thus far intended for all to zoom into with great detail, (Which I left
off in the seventh paragraph) the Lord has an ideal person for each and
every person to liken themselves unto, and this is what he shared with
those righteous few that escaped the destructions decreed by Samuel the
Lamanite. To his disciples of which 12 were called and set apart, the
Lord said this;
"...ye shall be judges of this people... therefore, what manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am."
It is this astounding counsel that leads me to desire to refrain from
all sin, both sight and sound. I have made appeals unto all my family
and friends now that I do not wish to see any language that was short of
civilized, honorable, and inspired conversation short of what the Lord
would use in talking with each of us. I feel it so important to refrain
from swearing, seeing or hearing people swear - it is that important to
me to be free of degrading language, pictures, videos etc... and if they
continue to do so after my polite appeal to at least not do so on my
pages, or in conversation with me... I feel that the action I am forced
to take is to remove them from my friends list. I hope I do not have to
continue to appeal to them more than once-- yet if I must, I will sever
the contact.
I pray all is cared for and resolved in a Righteous manner so as to not injure feelings.
This request I leave with you all, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
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Lubbock Texas Stake Announcements:
August 28th 10:00a.m. Primary Activity Day
Sunday,
August 29th Combined Priesthood/Relief Society
Sunday, August 29th 1:15p.m. BYC
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Plainview Branch Elders & High Priest Lessons By Date:
8-29-10 Joint Meeting (5th Sunday Agenda)
9-5-10 September First Presidency Meeting (Ensign)
9-12-10 "The Church of Jesus Christ Today" (Gospel Principles, Chapter 17 - Page 95)
9-19-10 "Faith in Jesus Christ" (Gospel Principles, Chapter 18 - Page 101)
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