When it comes time to launch the counter-offensive missile strike, the goons that were put in place will play along with the ploy to not release the launch codes. I am not kidding here:
WASHINGTON — The Navy says a three-star admiral was notified Wednesday that he has been relieved of duty as second-in-command at the military organization that oversees all U.S. nuclear forces. He is under investigation in a gambling matter.
The Navy's top spokesman, Rear Adm. John Kirby, said that Vice Adm. Tim Giardina will drop in rank to two-star admiral as a consequence of being removed from his position at U.S. Strategic Command.
Giardina is being reassigned to the Navy staff pending the outcome of a Naval Criminal Investigative Service probe of allegations that he used counterfeit gambling chips at a casino in Iowa, not far from his base in eastern Nebraska.
The removal of such a high-ranking commander of nuclear forces is extremely rare in the U.S. military.
Makes me wonder how far along that Ogden Temple is of late.....
Interesting You tube clip of President Benson's talk. Nevertheless, here we are 32 years later still plugging along. This thing could go on for a long time yet to come. Can you imagine the folks back in the Holocaust time. Surely they believed that Hitler was the Anti Christ and that when Israel's prophecy was fulfilled in 1948 that it indeed was the end. Almost 70 years later here we are. Yikes. I want Christ to return quickly but we really just don't know. There is still so much to do.
ReplyDeletePossible. There are some interesting things to note about our times, though. Ignoring the state of our country and the blood moons coming up, there are still a couple of things in the church that make me think that events are approaching sooner rather than later. 1) Baptisms are declining. I read somewhere that names being removed from church records have met or are exceeding new baptisms. Activity rates are not good. The church has pretty much peaked in active membership (at least in our current society). It makes sense start the "cleansing" when you have the largest possible pool of people that would survive to start building New Jerusalem/Christ-like society. Waiting 30 more years when the active church members might be half of what it is today seems counterproductive. 2) The current increase in missionaries. The main "boost" from the lower missionary ages will only last another year or two. Why the sudden surge in missionaries now? So we can sit them all on Facebook for two years? Maybe. Here are some speculations of mine: If the country takes a rapid nosedive, the church will split away and be a beacon of light/righteousness. As the country spirals downward, more people will take notice and will search out the church and put these multitude of missionaries to work. Also, should church members start gathering in the mountains when the SHTF, I believe these missionaries would be given an extra layer of protection and would be transported one of these places of safety once their time proselytizing is done. This could be the means of saving thousands of young people who otherwise would have perished, given that the vast majority of their families are unprepared for this kind of bug out scenario.
ReplyDeleteJust my thoughts of course. I did notice that a main theme of conference seemed to be "life sucks for everyone but it's our job to suck it up and endure to the end" (paraphrased, of course). Comforting thought, yes? Hope, but don't hold your breath for another 30 years of peace.
I was the first commenter. I like what the second one said. It makes a lot of sense. Thanks for taking the time to express your thoughts. I feel a sense of winding down for sure and I can't refute the overwhelming signs of moral decay in our society. I don't like what's coming but the end result will be glorious.
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