Merry Christmas

At this time of year, the Christian world is celebrating the birth of the Saviour.  Whether or not He was born this day does not detract from the message of those who heralded His coming, nor of the Saviour Himself. For truly we should be spreading the message of Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men, all the year long!  May we all return kindness in all situations.  May we follow the teachings of the Saviour and Love each other.  May we let go of all offence, and this day Let us honour our Saviour, and Forgive!  Let only good escape our mouths this day, and always!  May God bless you all.  .

Matthew 23 - Hypocrisy

This chapter teaches important lessons about hypocrisy, and thereby some ideas of what a good focus should be.

These are some of the things that I notice.  

The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

Some of the things that we should be avoiding:

• Saying, and not doing.
• Having others bear the burden, while not bearing the burden ourselves.
• Doing things to be seen, to be popular, famous, etc.
• Love to be called the Leader.
• Close the Kingdom of Heaven, change doctrines, tell people they cannot achieve it, etc.
• Do not go into Heaven, nor allow others into Heaven.
• Drain the widows, while pretending to be good, making long prayers, flowery, emotional talks, etc.
• Proselyte in a pretense of caring, and make the convert more evil than yourselves.
• Justify breaking covenants.
• Making things like tithing, etc., take precedence over the more important parts of the Law, like Justice, Mercy, Faith, etc.!
• Justify horrible sins in yourselves, but pick at little details in others.
• Look good on the outside, but full of sin on the inside.
• Say you would not have killed the prophets, but here you are mocking and saying evil of those sent by God.

Some of the things that we should be doing:

• Keep the Law of God.
• Bear the burdens.
• Do lots of good, do not be seen.
• Be humble, be a servant.
• Make the path strait.
• Go into Heaven, and show others how to go into Heaven.
• Care for the widows, orphans, infirm, victims, poor, etc., making sure they want for nothing!
• Proselyte, and help the converts rise further than you.
• Never break covenants!
• The important parts of the Gospel, Justice, Mercy, Faith, always come first, but we are still required to do the lesser parts of the Law as well.
• Get the sins out of ourselves, throw a cloak of charity over others.
• Clean the inside!  
• Feel, think, say, and do only good to others.  

If we are to believe the Saviour, hypocrisy is going to cause a lot of Grief.   

Best to get it out!   

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Willing To Help

Reading through the scriptures I find many instances where a calamity is about to strike, at which times, the Lord sends messengers to warn the people of impending danger and to give them advice which will protect them.  It always amazes me when the people in those events choose not to even consider the message, nor to test the message with the keys of discernment, nor to even take the message to the Lord for confirmation.  Often, those people just ignored or mistreated the messengers, and then did not prepare for the upcoming calamity, and sadly, suffered greatly.

The Lord is always willing to help.  Always willing to warn us of impending danger.  Always willing to give us good counsel to keep us safe and healthy.  And even when we did not listen the first time, the Lord has endless patience to try again to help us!

What a great God!!!  

The thing is, even though the Lord always gives us the heads up, it is up to us to stay in the Spirit often, to hear the counsel of the Lord.

It is my observation that, the messengers in the scriptures would often show up and counsel people to return to the ways of the Lord, in which state those people would then be able to hear the Spirit of the Lord, and be led to safety.

If anyone is not hearing the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord, I would counsel returning to the ways of the Lord.  The Lord gives us directions as to how to live our lives, so that we will always be able to clearly hear the Spirit of the Lord, which will direct us to safety.  

It is the desire of the Lord that, His children reach their fullest potential, based on their agency of course.

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Spirit Of The Law

How many, who are breaking the Letter of the Law, say they are justified because they keep the Spirit of the Law???  This is false doctrine.  If they kept the Spirit of the Law, they would not be breaking the Letter of the Law!  

Breaking the Letter of the Law, comes from breaking the Spirit of the Law!   

You cannot obey God and break His commandments!   

A man who breaks the Letter of the Law, does not keep the Spirit of the Law, for:   

Out of the abundance of the Heart does the mouth speak, and;   

As a man thinketh, so he does!   

Keeping the Letter of the Law is only the first step.  

Keeping the Spirit of the Law is the second step.   

To keep the Spirit of the Law, we must keep the commandments in our heart and mind also!   

How many people are under the false impression that, if they say they keep the Spirit of the Law, they are free from the guilt of breaking the Law???   

And yet, Messiah said, that those who break the Law in their Hearts and Minds, are already guilty, and in danger of judgement!   

The Letter of the Law says; if you break the commandments, you will be judged.   

The Spirit of the Law says; if you break the commandments in your thoughts, or heart, you are already guilty, and will be judged.   

To keep the Spirit of the Law, a person must keep their Heart and Mind free from even those things which would lead to the breaking of the commandments!   

So basically, if we actually keep the Spirit of the Law, we would never break the Letter of the Law!

At least we will never run out of thing to work on.  Life would be so boring, if we ran out of ways to progress! ;)

Peel another layer from me Lord!!!!    

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Advice And Counsel

It is my heart, to share the things of God, especially those things with which I am personally familiar.  I share some of my experiences on this blog, so perhaps those who are seeking the Lord, may find encouragement and strength.  Perhaps, kindred spirits may be re-united.  It is my joy, to walk with others on their journeys, to help where I can, or to just be there for a friend.  

Often though, people ask me questions, and I give my answers, which are not always received in kindness.  And sometimes, those who have asked for my advice, or counsel, get upset at my answer.  Remember please, these are my experiences to share.  They are the things I have done and experienced.  If you ask me my advice, why get upset at the answer?  It is my answer.  No one is forcing you to do, or even to try my advice.  No one is telling you that you have to follow my counsel.  If you ask for my coaching, it is still up to you, if you would like to follow my insights or not.  

The simple solution is this: If you do not like the counsel from a particular person, and you still want to ask that person for their advice, take responsibility for yourself.  You have your agency, use your agency.  Do not blame someone else for you making your own choice.  

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Love And Forgiveness

It is difficult to write posts from time to time, because there is always a chance at offending a friend.  The funny thing is, there may sometimes be more than one friend who may think the post is about them and get offended, and yet, we need to love each other, and forgive each other.  So, if you think this post is about you, please find it in your heart to forgive me!  

I worry about some of those in the church, who are going through persecution and revilings, and I would write a few words of encouragement to them.  

The Son of God preached forgiveness, and many now parrot His words.  They preach forgiveness, and love, yet they are angry, grumpy, jealous, covetous, envy, say bad things, criticize, impatient, upset, etc.  They may even go out of their way to call others, and turn them against you, to cause dissentions, and seditions, instead of creating peace and brotherhood.  Let none of these things bother you, for the Lord said:  

"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.  Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you."  
~ Matthew 5:11-12   

Be sure not to revile back.  Bear it patiently.  Watch yourselves closely, that you do not take offence, instead forgive.  

Do not say anything bad about those who say bad about you; instead, forgive. 
Do not say anything bad about their family or their friends, even if they have said bad about yours; instead, forgive.  
Do not get angry at those who are angry at you; instead, forgive.
Do not get impatient (this is a hard one) with those who are impatient with you; instead forgive.  
Do not Criticize those who criticize you; just forgive them. 
Do not call others, and get others on your side, creating seditions, divisions, etc.  Remember, these things are of the devil; Do not do them, even if you think you have cause; Instead, forgive. 
Do not even be grumpy with others, whether they have offended you or not; instead, forgive.  

The Lord's people always forgive.  

"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:"  
~ Matthew 5:44-45    

Let us bless our enemies, let us bless those who curse us; that is what our Heavenly Father does, giving His sunshine even to those who are evil, not only to those who are good, and even sends a blessing of rain, not only on the just, but also on the unjust.  We must love all, the good and the bad.  This is the perfection to which Yeshua referred.  This is our goal!  

So, do not give up!  We have almost won the fight!  Victory is in Messiah, the Son of the very Eternal Father!!!  

Keep going!  We are in this together, and I will not depart from you.  We can do this!!!  

May God bless you my friends.  

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Spider Bites & Healing

We moved out to a cabin, which was located on a little island.  On that island, there were spiders that were toxic.  When they bit, the venom would cause the bite area to swell.  If bit on a finger, the finger would swell to about three times the size, and the swelling would travel from one finger to another.  The swelling would stay for days.  We were getting bit on the fingers a lot, which would be painful and we would lose the use of the finger until the swelling would go down.  The bites around the eyes were the worst.  The bite area would at times swell the eye shut, so as to not see.  This became very serious.  We turned to the source of all knowledge, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not!

As we prayed for enlightenment, the idea came; How did the indiginous peoples deal with this situation?

It was a good question.  And so began our research.  We may have taken a trip to a city, to visit a library, and also researched online to find information on indiginous healing practices and herbs in our location.

We discovered reference to a plant called Green Alder, the leaves of which were used to make a poultice to draw out the poisons, and reduce swelling.  This seemed to be exactly what we needed.  We found pictures of what this bush looked like, and again, we took our discovery to the Lord, and asked Him to lead us to this plant.

We did find the plant, it seemed to grow all over the shorelines and in wet areas.  We gathered some of the leaves and crushed them, mixing them in water to make a paste.  We applied this poultice to the swollen area, but nothing happened!

We went back to the Lord in prayer, asking for guidance.  It still seemed to be the correct plant, it was just that we were using it incorrectly.  Inspiration came to chew the leaves first, that the saliva was needed to activate the healing properties.  So we chewed the leaves, spit out the paste, and applied the poultice to the swollen area, ... nothing much happened!  Perhaps it worked a little one time, but not a different time.  This was very strange.

Once again, we went back to the Lord in prayer.  Asking the Lord; What was wrong?  We were very concerned, because the children were suffering worse than the adults.  We decided to do a little more research, and found that the Green Alder bush came in both a bush that would bear flowers, and those that would not seem to flower.  Perhaps like a male gender bush, and a female gender.  This was interesting!  We gathered leaves from both genders, created the poultice, and tried them both.  The leaves from the Green Alder bush which grew the long male flowers drew out the poison in a matter of minutes.  It was so fast, you could almost watch the swelling go down.  The swelling, pain, and bite area would cure in a matter of 10-20 minutes consistently!  It was amazing!  What took days to heal, now took minutes!!!  

Once again, we went to the Lord, prayed and gave thanks to such a loving Father!!!  

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Core Doctrine

God loves us, and wants us to be just like Him, even better!!!

God has found out how to have Eternal Joy, and wants to share the secret with us, so we may have Eternal Joy also, even Greater Joy than what He has, than what He experiences.

All He wants is, for us to experience greater joy than what He experiences, as any loving parents want for their children.  And to do this, he has devised a plan that will get us there.

He knows that the only way to achieve this Joy is to become completely selfless, as He is! 
To never hurt others, and to always help others!

The commandments teach us how to not hurt others, nor ourselves; and,
The higher law teaches us how to help others.

You are of this value to God.

If you are this value, then all of God's children are of this value.

Everyone is of this value to God.

So, God loves us with all His heart, might, mind, and strength.
We should love Him with all our heart, might, mind, and strength.

God loves each of us as Himself,
We need to love our neighbour as ourselves.

Let us be like our Father, let us emulate Him, let us be one with Him, thereby acquiring the same Eternal Joy He has!

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Gifts Of God

In the previous post, I suggested that the rewards of following false doctrine were such things as: 

'worldly blessings, miracles, money, popularity,... signs and wonders, miracles, speaking in tongues, prophecy, revelation, fame, fortune, glory, power, etc.' 

I would like to explain some of these a little further.  The miraculous gifts of God are present with God's servants, yet they are ever present with the "Fruits of the Spirit", and this is the identifying key.  We must have the fruits of the Spirit along with the gifts of various miracles.  

Paul gives an insight into the fruits of the Spirit:  

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.   

~ Galatians 5:22-23 

This means that if anyone does a miracle in the name of God, that person will also have the gifts of the Holy Spirit to give God's signature to that miracle.  Those who do not bear the fruits of the Spirit, are not of God!  

This is why there will be so many led astray by the false prophets:  

And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, and deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; 

~ Revelation 13:13-14

There are many who travel the earth today, who perform miracles and yet promote the doctrine of the Beast, along with the fruits of the Beast: 

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.    

~ Galatians 5:19-21 

Their sermons preach against most heresies, but those preachers seem to emulate those worldly desires in their person.  

In contrast, the servants of God may perform a miracle, but that miracle will always be accompanied by the fruits of the Spirit of God!  

So, 'let us not be desirous of vain glory!'  Those who actually are followers of the Messiah, have crucified their selfishness and their worldly desires.  

So let us always live in the ways of the Holy Spirit, and when we are called upon to exercise the gifts of God, let us walk in the Holy Spirit, producing love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, etc.! 

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Doctrine Of The Beast

I am going to try to explain just an outline of the three-fold doctrine of the beast, 666.  This is just an outline, and the reader can take it further and explore the doctrine deeper.  To understand this doctrine clearly, we need to understand the meaning of the Dragon, the Beast, the Horned Lamb/False Prophet, the Woman upon the Beast, etc., but, to keep this post short, I will leave those for the reader.

This doctrine began from the false doctrine surrounding the Saviour, it is the number of a man.  The number of man is 6.  This number also applied to Yeshua when he was a man upon the earth.  The beast is the world, the desires of life here upon the earth, and Yeshua broke the false doctrine that we are lost, that this life is all there is.  That we cannot reach our full potential, and enter back into the presence of the Tree of Life.  So the dragon had to change this doctrine.

The doctrine was changed.  They started to tell lies about the Saviour, that He was a demi-god while He was alive on the earth.  This lie makes everything He does out of our reach.  Which gives rise to the false belief that we must put someone between us and God, like a pope, prophet, president, etc., which breaks the first commandment, 'Have nothing between you and God.'  It is a false doctrine, that we cannot be perfect, because Yeshua told us we could be, and He showed us how.

Then they continued with that lie, that we can do nothing, and we are only His minions and His slaves, doomed to grovel at His feet for eternity, only saved because we brag on Him, inflating His ego.  This is false, we can progress and reach our full potential, and grow up to become Gods, just like our Father!  We do not have to be content to have weaknesses, thanks to Messiah, we can overcome!

They took this lie even further, that the rewards of God are worldly blessings, miracles, money, popularity, etc., etc., this way people would only seek the rewards of this world, the Image of the Beast.

Looking at this 666 doctrine, we can easily see what John, Daniel, Jeremiah, and the other prophets were talking about.  We can easily see many churches who use this 3-fold doctrine to control and scare the masses.  So we see that they applied the number of man to God, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  They made all three into the Son.  Or made the Son into all three, hence, 666.

False Doctrine:  
Dragon - God is beyond us, born a superhero, which is why he can overcome, and why we cannot. 
Beast - Son of God forgives everyone for nothing, no repentance.   
False Prophet - God rewards us with signs and wonders, miracles, speaking in tongues, prophecy, revelation, fame, fortune, glory, power, etc.

True Doctrine:   
Father - God came to earth as 100% human, to show us that it is possible for the children of God to walk the path back into the Light.  
Son - Grace of God applies only to those who repent, and follow what He did.  We are not lost, we can repent, overcome, and progress.  
Holy Ghost - Fruits of the Spirit (the gifts of God) are; Love, joy, peace, brotherly kindness, temperance, charity, humility, diligence, etc.  

It is so difficult to express things in English, so that people will understand, instead of pick things apart, but here it is.  The folks who are looking for Hope, that Hope is found in the Son of God, in His doctrines, which are the Doctrines of the Father, and the Holy Ghost bears witness to that doctrine.  Please believe the truth; You can repent, you can overcome, you can reach your full potential of Godhood!!!   Just follow the example of the Saviour.  Walk the path He walked.  Trust His promise that as you follow His example, you will overcome and be welcomed back into the presence of the Fathers, to take up your place among them.

May God bless you all. 

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Saved By Grace!

I would like to talk about one of the false doctrines, part of the 666 doctrine that we were warned against in the scriptures.  One part of this doctrine of man, that we were warned against, of which they all go together, but the second part of this doctrine of the beast is that we are saved by grace alone!  It is true that we are saved by grace; we are saved by grace because, there is nothing we can really do to actually save ourselves.  But we are saved by grace after all we can do, and that is an important part.  The atonement of the Messiah covers all those who repent.  We must follow what Jesus said and actually repent and return to God, to make restitution, all of those things.  And even though we can never actually fix what we have done, or make up for it, because that experience has already happened and will always stay happened.  But it is after all we can do, so we must do all we can, and then we are saved by His grace.  It is only by the grace of God we are saved, but we still have to do, and we still have to become.  We still have to overcome.  So this is an important thing to understand.

It is not requisite that a man run faster than he has strength, but notice the scripture: 'It is not requisite that a man run faster than he has strength,' but it is requisite that he run!  We need to focus on, and notice these things, so that we can understand.  It is requisite for us to repent and repent quickly, and move toward God quickly, not just sit there and say, 'oh it will take time,' and just kind of relax and stroll along on our way.  We must actually move quickly and repent; turn our hearts to God.  And let us take faith and courage in the Lord's statement that: My grace is sufficient for all those who humble themselves before me.  So let us humble ourselves before the Lord and actually do what he says.  This would be a good thing and it is my prayer, in His holy name, Jesus the Christ.  Amen.

The Grace of God is so wonderful, that as we repent, we are forgiven!
Let us Praise His Name Forever!!!!    

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If Ye Love Me

If ye love me, keep my commandments.
~ John 14:15

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
~ John 14:21

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
~ John 15:10 

Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgements.
~ 3 Nephi XI:6  

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets:  I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Whosoever shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
~ Matthew 5:17-20   

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A How To Guide!

There are so many people who honestly ask the question; How do I actually enter the presence of God?  

This question is actually answered many times throughout scripture.  But, perhaps because of the language of the scripture, or maybe because of our not understanding the connection between spiritual and temporal things, that doing what the Father said, will actually produce the results.  There is a disconnect, between the words written in the scriptures, and our understanding of what we are actually to do!  

The secret is actually no secret at all.  The mystery of God is spelled out in plainess, right before our eyes.  And, once we see it, we see it everywhere!  

Here are a couple of scriptures to help us out:  

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that DOETH the will of my Father which is in heaven.
~ Matthew 7:21

For whosoever shall DO the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
~ Matthew 12:50   

Those who actually DO the will of the Father!  

The key to getting it all to work is:  

We must actually do what God says! 

Blessed are all those who actually hear and do.  

How did our Lord Yeshua actually do it?   

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I DO shall he DO also; and greater works than these shall he DO; because I go unto my Father.
~ John 14:12   

It must be possible, because Yeshua said it was.

So, let us actually Believe our Lord, and DO it!

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Ye Are Gods

There are so many phrases of which we hear; like, rise up, become who you were meant to be, etc.  But, what do these phrases mean?  And, how do we achieve them?

The scriptures are full of examples of men and women who have touched the face of God.  And, they show how they did it; by obedience to the commandments, by love unfeigned, by purity in heart, thought, word, and deed, by that total devotion to God and His Kingdom.  

From the very beginning, it was the plan of the Gods, to pour out their knowledge upon us, and whosoever would come up, may come up, and they would make those equal to them!  

This shows the humility and love of the Gods, that all they want is for us to arise and become like them, for their children to go further than they have gone, as any loving parent would want!!!   

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Would God That All Were Prophets

"The genius of the Kingdom with which we are associated is to disseminate knowledge through all the ranks of the people, and to make every man a prophet and every woman a prophetess, that they may understand the plans and purposes of God."
~ George Q. Cannon, Journal of Discourses, 12:46

This is a truth of God's plan; can we accept this truth?
Are you willing to be a prophet/prophetess?
Are you willing to do what it takes to be a prophet/prophetess of God, namely be nice to others, even when they are not nice to you?
Can you love God with all your heart, might, mind, and strength?

And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake?  Would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put His spirit upon them!
~ Numbers 11:29  

This doctrine has been around for a very long time!
It is our job to help all come unto Christ, to help all rise up and achieve their full potential!!!

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The Prayer Of Faith

When Heavenly Father gives any direction to the children of men, He is looking for the Pure in Heart, those who follow His direction with childlike abandon, faith overflowing, knowing full well, the Father has only their best eternal interests at heart! This is the "Prayer of Faith!" .

The Kingdom Of God, And His Righteousness

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
~ Matthew 6:33  

And, Why will they be added unto you?

Because the Lord knows that you will not use them to consume it upon your lusts, but only for the Kingdom of God and His righteousness!

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Humbling Ourselves

For behold, the Lord had blessed them so long with the riches of the world, that they had not been stirred up to anger, to wars, nor to bloodsheds; therefore they began to set their hearts upon their riches; yea, they began to seek to get gain, that they might be lifted up one above another;...  
~ Helaman I:37, pg. 423.   

We should humble ourselves, before we are humbled by circumstance!

And it came to pass that many of the Lamanites did come down into the land of Zarahemla, and did declare unto the people of the Nephites the manner of their conversion, and did exhort them to faith and repentance; yea, and many did preach with exceeding great power and authority, unto the bringing down many of them into the depths of humility, to be the humble followers of God and the Lamb.  

~ Helaman I:34, pg. 422  

This provides us with a lot of Hope; we can humble ourselves, take care of each other, and have Peace!


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Keeping The Commandments

Some thoughts on Matthew 5:17-20

Christ did not come to break the commandments, nor to teach others that the commandments were not important, but He came to keep the commandments, showing the way back into the presence of the Father.

The Lord expressly said, that the commandments must be kept even until Heaven and Earth pass away, and that all must be kept!

Those who break even the smallest commandment, and/or teach others to break any commandment, will be called out on it.

Those who keep and teach the commandments, will be among the great ones in Heaven!

No one who twists the commandments, or justifies breaking the commandments, will enter into Heaven.  

All to often, we see people in church who get discouraged, discouraged because they feel pressure to conform, to not keep the commandments too strictly, and for sure, to not let on to others that they are trying to improve themselves.  We must encourage these people.  Help them.  Let them know that they are not alone.  For there are many people who are striving to keep all the commandments, making peace with their fellow man.  I am always encouraged and motivated by those who strive to follow Heavenly Father.  Please do not give up!

May God bless you all!

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Sunday, May 5th, 2019

You Have To Believe

According to your faith, be it done unto you! 
~ Lord, Jesus Christ 

An elderly woman, who had been serving God for many years, had a small church beside her very modest house, where she preached and administered to those who came to see her.  She is a faith healer who herself, was in need of healing.  She had been hiding something from her congregation.  She had a lung disease and was dying. 

She had often prayed for healing, and waited patiently for the Lord.  It was her belief that she was not to use her gifts of healing selfishly, that she could not heal herself, so she prayed, and waited upon the Lord.  She prayed until one day someone arrived, a travelling missionary of sorts. 

The faithful servant of God was so happy to have her prayers answered.  Finally, after all this time, another servant of God was there to help her.  God answered her prayers!  But, was it really true?  Would God actually heal her, after all this time?  It was as if, all ofthis was too good to be true! 

She straightened up for the Lord, showing her congregation that God was Real, that He does listen to our prayers.  She stood amist those of her congregation, hesitantly telling them that she had been sick, that she had been hiding from them how serious her condition was, because she did not want them to worry about her, she did not want their faith in God to waiver!  She tried to explain to them what had happened to her, but she was still having a difficult time seemingly to tell the truth of the matter.  It was told to the visiting servant, by the translator, that the elder lady had a bladder infection. 

But, the Lord knows all.  The Holy Ghost whispered in the ear of the visiting missionary, and told him that the woman was sick in her lungs.  Then the prompting came; Go and heal her. 

There in front of her congregation, the missionary stepped forward and embraced the faithful servant of God, placing his chest against hers, he breathed in deeply, drawing the sickness into himself, then, tilting his head heavenward, expelled the sickness to God.  Twice he did this, but to the woman, it seemed too good to be true, and she held back, holding on to her sickness, afraid to let go, to believe that God would really heal her. 

The missionary asked; Do you believe? 

Yes, she replied. 

Then give it to me! 

The faithful old servant relaxed into the love of her God, totally turning herself over to His Holy Will.  Then, the third time; the missionary drew in a deep breath, sucking all the disease out of the reverend old mother, and breathed it out to God. 

The woman wept.  The congregation wept.  God had healed her!!  After all this time, God had healed her!  She was remembered by God!  She was not cast off forever!  She was worthy of the Father's love!  But, she had always been worthy.  She just needed to believe, that to God, she is everything!!  She just needed to accept, that God, her Father, Loves Her! 

Jesus came to find the lost sheep, but they are only lost to themselves.  The Father knows all His sheep, and will not leave any behind!  

Glory be to God in the Highest!!! 

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Confidence

Is it bad, to keep the confidences of others? 

Do Doctors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Counsellors, Ministers, Lawyers, and etc., do wrong in keeping the confidences of their clients? 

Is signing legal non-disclosure agreements binding? 

Then, how much more binding are covenants made before God? 

How many times did Jesus ask people to keep his confidences? 

Would any of us like our closest, and most trusted friends and associates, to reveal those things which we have entrusted to them? 

Joseph Smith was recorded as saying, "The reason we do not have the secrets of the Lord revealed unto us, is because we do not keep them, but reveal them; we do not keep our own secrets, but reveal our difficulties to the world, even to our enemies, then how would we keep the secrets of the Lord?  'I can keep a secret till Doomsday'.  What greater love hath any man than that he lay down his life for his friend, then why not fight for our friend until we die." 

Any person who breaks the confidence of a friend or associate, especially when under covenant or obligation to keep that confidence, has betrayed that friend or associate, and has broken their covenants, and destroyed their most sacred obligations. 

A Gossip revealeth secrets, but he that is faithful keepeth a confidence. 
~ Proverbs 11:13 

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A Father's Love

About a couple of weeks ago, folks in the United States were riled up over the passing of abortion laws that would impact other laws in their country.  People were distraught, a friend of mine was on his deathbed, within a couple days another friend had told me about two deaths in her family, and right around that time another friend told me about the tragedy of suicide happening among his circle of associates.  There was a lot going on. 

It was during this time, in the midst of these tragedies that I inquired of the Lord what was going on.  I took a look into the spirit world to see.  There was a great, huge, massive army in formation above the Pacific Ocean, being led by a very experienced general of Satan.  It was a massive sight!  This general had a very specific and proven strategy for his attack.  His warriors would attack the United States, starting with the west coast.  These evil spirits would flood inland, attaching themselves to everyone, ganging up on people.  They would be relentless.  For this time, they had a great new strategy!  They will take the sweet approach. 

They are to attach to the people, whisper in their ears, gratifying their pride, and giving them a pleasant feeling of entitlement and justification.  This appeal to their pride will get the people to lower their standards, lower their morality, which will feed the evil military, giving them strength to keep going.  If nothing is done, the morals of the US society will fall drasticly, setting the stage for the physical destructions upon the nation.  Unfortunately, the people will not even notice that they are being influenced, instead, many will feel empowered, not knowing that the self-righteous feeling is actually coming from the father of lies himself. 

While in the spirit world, I asked the Lord how to protect ourselves from this attack.  I was told, that to protect ourselves, we need to apply the ordinances spiritually.  If the ordinances are not applied spiritually, they are only dead works.  The devils cannot attach to those people who apply the ordinances spiritually. 

The Heavenly Father is telling us of these things, because He wants His children to be safe.  Father loves us so much, that He gives us good advice and counsel to give us the greatest possible chance at protecting ourselves and progressing.  But, we need to apply the counsel ourselves.  We need to take His advice seriously.  So, do not take my word for it.  Go directly to the God of love, and ask. 

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Late One Night

It was late one night when I was awakened.  A neighbour, an elderly grandmother, had arrived with her little grandson, who was around 3 years old.  The grandmother had a fretful look on her face.  She had been up tending to her grandson, but she seemed to be far more concerned about disturbing someone, by going to their house so late at night.  Yet, having little choice, she brought grandson and pleaded for help. 

The little boy was suffering from a toothache.  Upon inspection the cavity was quite visible.  The little boy was crying, and I was informed that the little boy had been crying for hours.  The Holy Spirit whispered to annoint the tooth with consecrated oil.  The pain, very quickly began to subside.  I also administered a natural remedy to get rid of the bacteria, and gave a blessing.  The boy was doing better, but was still having difficulty.  I administered the same proceedure again, and the boy responded.  He stopped crying, and the grandmother was able to take him home to sleep. 

To watch the Lord tend to a child is an amazing experience.  His care and guidance is astounding.  The child no longer complained of a toothache.  I watched him play for days, happy and healthy. 

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Loaves And Fishes

When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.  

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.  

And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.  

But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.  

And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.  

He said, Bring them hither to me.  

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.  

And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.  

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.  

~ Matthew 14:13-21  

They were a new family in the Gospel.  They had been baptized, and were well on their way to learning about and keeping their new faith.   They had learned that God loved them, that God was real, and that All that God did in the scriptures for others, He would do for them as well.  Their faith was strong and growing! 

Being a poor family, they gathered as much funds as they could, to have a birthday celebration for two of their members.  They invited their friends and neighbours.  Everyone was so excited!  But, as the celebration grew close, they began to worry that there would not be enough food for all of their guests.  So they importuned the Lord.  They had learned of what Elijah had done in the name of the Lord, for the widow at Zarephath, how the flour and the oil would not run out, until God would once again send rain upon the earth.  They knew that God could, and would, do something for them.  And indeed, He did! 

The promise came.  Their food would not run out, and they would have plenty and to spare! 

People came.  Many people came!  And the food dishes refused to empty.  Family members could not stop giggling for joy, and expressing their amazement at the miracle that was happening right infront of their eyes.  The next morning, they still had food left over to send out to their neighbours! 

The gifts of God are for all those who follow Him, who keep His commandments, who strive with all their hearts. 

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To Judge Or Be Judged

And blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.  For ye shall have great joy, and be exceeding glad; for great shall be your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 
~ Matthew 5:13,14 

There is a strategy among the bullies, to use every tool they can against the followers of Christ, including the Messiah's own words.  It is one of their favourite strategies to find something in their victim's own belief system, which they can use against them.  And when their strategies do not work, the bullies get angry! 

Just by following Christ, bullies, hypocrites, instigators get angry because they feel like it makes them worth less, somehow.  Just by being kind to them, the bullies feel hurt and lash out against those who are kind.  They often try every strategy they can to stop the disciples of Christ from being kind. 

One strategy that seems to be common today is, to accuse the followers of Christ of judging.  Whenever the bully's feelings get hurt by someone being kind and forgiving, they lash out against those who did not give, nor take offence, and falsely accuse them of judging, just because they felt bad because they can no longer justify their own selfish desires.  They take offence, when no offence was given, nor felt.  They do anything they can to discredit the people who love them. 

If they try to make you feel bad, and falsely accuse you of judging them, and say wicked things about you, then follow the advice of the Saviour; Love those who would do you harm; say kind things about those who falsely accuse you; pray for them who despitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be the children of your Father in Heaven! 

If they falsely accuse you, do not turn it back on them.  Do not even say, nor think, nor even feel those things against them.  Leave it to the Lord.  He will bring them to a knowledge of the truth.   

Be a good example of patience in Christ.  Perhaps you will be the means of saving your brother/sister! 

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You Gotta Have Faith

Faith healings are an interesting thing.  They are dependent on the faith of the participants, all of the participants.  And because it is dependent on the faith of the participants, healing by faith is often looked down upon as not real.  But what about when it is a child?  A baby?  The baby is too young to understand what is going on.  The baby just knows that it is suffering.  When a baby is healed in the name of Christ, is the healing real? 

We visited a young mother in the hospital.  She took us into the care unit where they had her little baby, which was about two months old.  The child was in the hospital because it was having complications in it's digestive system.  We waited at the desk, while the nursed went to get the child.  It was all wrapped up in swaddling clothes.  From behind the desk, the nurse held the baby for the mother and us to see.  My heart went out to the young mother.  Even she did not get to hold her own child.  From that distance, a blessing was given, and the nurse took the child away.  The child did recover enough, and the parents got to take the young child home. 

Some days later, we got a phone call from the very worried mother.  Something had gone terribly wrong with her child.  Her abdomen was distended again, and the child was in great pain.  We prayed for the child, and asked that I could take the problem instead of the child.  Immediately, my belly began to swell.  It swelled so large that it seemed like it would burst!  I lay down in pain.  Then in faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, I began to overcome the affliction.  It took a while, with steady prayer and focus on the Lord, and the swelling began to subside, until it was completely overcome in Christ! 

We called the parents, and sure enough, the little baby's swollen abdomen had gone down, and she was at peace.  The priestess promised the mother that that affliction would never touch her child again.  That was about a year and a half ago.  I have watch that child grow, and to this day, she is a heathy, happy little girl. 

Glory be to God the Father, for sending His Son to heal us, and to show us the way home!! 

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Glory In God!

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 
~ 2 Corinthians 10:17

I LOVE writing about all the many blessings which God has given to us.  I love telling everyone of the Great Love of the Saviour!  It is my passion, to help those who are struggling with their faith in God.  Our faith increases, when we hear the word of God.   We find encouragement and strength in the various faith building stories. 

Lately, there have been some who have tried to discourage me from writing about all the miracles that God has done in my life.  They have tried to tell me that I was bragging.  But, I cannot help bragging on my God!  Our Heavenly Parents love for us is beyond measure, and I want everyone to know it! 

I have been accused of bragging, just because I post and share about the wonderful things my God has done.  And much to my dismay, I had stopped posting about all the miraculous things that my God has done.  But, No More!  I will boast of my God!  I will share of those great miracles that He does, both Great and Small.  He is my Redeemer.  He is the Great Judge, of both the Quick, and the Dead! 

But Ammon saith unto him, I do not boast in my own strength, or in my own wisdom; but behold, my joy is full, yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God; yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength, I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but, I will boast of my God; for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever. 
~ Alma 14:12, pg. 296

Not of myself do I boast, But I will boast of my God! 

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