Power Over Unclean Spirits

And the Seventy returned again with joy, saying:  Lord, even the devils are subject to us through Thy name. And He said unto them:  As lightning falleth from Heaven, I beheld Satan also falling.
~ Luke 10:17-18

 We were in church for an evening prayer meeting.  And at the end of the meeting, a man came into the church carrying his daughter in his arms.  His child was about 6 years old, and dressed in what looked to be a diaper, and a loose shirt (I cannot remember exactly what she was wearing, only that it seemed to me that she seemed to be dressed more as a baby would be dressed, instead of a girl her age.)  The child was possessed by a spirit of a devil that would just sit there, or would lash out terribly.   The father said that the child would not eat and would not sleep, which was apparent from how horribly skinny the child was, for she looked like a skeleton with skin.  The parents had taken the child to doctors, and healers of all sorts, until they had heard about the healings that happened at our church.  

In front of the church, when they first tried to administer to the child, the devil screamed out bloodthirsty cries, and with the strength of an adult, the child tore at the dad and others, who desperately struggled to hold the beloved child.  It was an unreal scene as if from a horror movie.  Then one of the 70 apostles of the Lord asked if he could administer to the child.  The dad agreed.  The servant prayed, asking for the blessings of the Lord, and in complete calmness and peace walked forward and administered to the child.  The devil flew out, and the child immediately fell asleep in her dad's arms.

This was the first time in weeks that the child slept.  And when the child woke, she was her normal self again, would dress properly, ate normally, and was in her right mind, a bright beautiful child!

And the Seventy returned again with joy, saying:  Lord, even the devils are subject to us through Thy name.  And He said unto them:  As lightning falleth from Heaven, I beheld Satan also falling.
~ Luke 10:17-18

Glory be to the Father, through the name of His beloved Son!

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Only Begotten

 One of the main reasons we were given the Book of Mormon, was to straighten out the doctrine of God, so that we can have our faith centred in correct principles. This allows us to have a solid hope in the correct promises of Heavenly Father, which will allow us to accomplish His goals. One of the doctrines that the Book of Mormon teaches is the correct nature of God, and the correct nature of His children (us), and what we can achieve. The Son of Righteousness descended below all things, to show us the way to ascend. He showed us how to become a "Begotten". Instead of believing the false doctrine, that Yeshua was born demi-god, the Book of Mormon teaches us the truth: Yeshua was born a man, like us. He had to go forth step by step, the same as we do. Our Lord had to achieve the position of "Begotten", and He has promised to us, we too may achieve, becoming His Begottens!

Repent ye, repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is nigh at hand; and not many days hence, the Son of God shall come in His glory. And His glory shall be the glory of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace, equity and truth; full of patience, mercy, and long suffering; quick to hear the cries of His people, and to answer their prayers.

Since "glory" is what a person has achieved, then we can understand why Yeshua's glory shall be that of the "glory of the Only Begotten of the Father". What will be our glory?

And now, because of the covenant which ye have made, ye shall be called the children of Christ, His sons, and His daughters, for behold, this day He hath spiritually begotten you. For ye say that your hearts are changed, through faith on His name, therefore, ye are born of Him, and have become His sons, and His daughters.

If we live up to our covenants, we will be "Begotten" of Him! And just like His Father said unto Yeshua: "This day have I begotten thee." All the faithful will hear those words from the Lord Himself: Come unto me my beloved, for this day have I begotten thee!

Obtaining The Second Comforter

 I have thought to make a few more posts on obtaining the Second Comforter.

Here are a couple quotes from Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith:

"The other Comforter spoken of is a subject of great interest, and perhaps understood by few of this generation"
~TPJS, pg. 150

Now what is this other comforter? It is no more nor less that the Lord Jesus Christ Himself; and this is the sum and substance of the whole matter; that when any man obtains this last Comforter, he will have the personage of Jesus Christ attend him, or appear unto him from time to time, and even He will manifest the father unto him, and they will take up their abode with him, and the visions of the heavens will be opened unto him and the Lord will reach him face to face, and he may have a perfect knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God; and this is the state and place the ancient Saints arrived at when they had such glorious visions--Isaiah, Ezekiel, John upon the Isle of Patmos, St. Paul in the three heavens, and all the Saints who held communion with the general assembly and Church of the Firstborn.
~ TPJS, pg. 150-151

Of course, the promise of the Second Comforter is very amazing, and very thrilling, but how do we actually obtain this great promise?

When the Lord has thoroughly proved him, and finds that the man is determined to serve Him at all hazards, then the man will find his calling and his election made sure, then it will be his privilege to receive the other Comforter, which the Lord hath promised the Saints.
~ TPJS, pg. 150

Now we have two more words, qualifiers. What do "thoroughly proved," and "all hazards" mean? Many may feel in their hearts that they would serve the Lord at all hazards, but then they put themselves, or other things, or even another person's cares ahead of the Lord. In other words, they compromise the Lord's standards for the sake of maintaining peace, or having the approval of someone else. This is certainly not thoroughly proving to the Lord a determination to serve Him at all hazards.