A LITTLE FAMILIAL GIVE AND TAKE (OF SOME SERIOUS HEAT)

While this blog is not the National Enquirer - nor the Maury Povich show, I have to share this for all the poor spouses and siblings and sons/daughters who have to deal with arrogant people in their lives who refuse to see things as they really are.  As the scriptures point out, arrogance is simply put, deadly.  On top of that, it simply is not Godly.  If it exists in any form in our lives, if we expect to survive into the next phase of this earthly existence, it will be extinguished from our beings - or we will be extinguished.  Zilch, zip, nada - that is how much we will see after the purging is over.  We have two options in the matter.  Choose now - and choose wisely.


In case you were ever wondering whether or not my family supports me, this ought to give a flavor for what I have to endure.  Nearly complete faithlessness and complete indications of heads in the sand.  Just thought I would share from my sister who is the "black sheep" of the family and has refused to follow good counsel from the Prophets (unless it suits her needs to insult her little brother)....  As I say, fools mock - but they shall mourn.  I had to fire off the flame thrower there at the end pointing out who has integrity out of the bunch.  I consider myself a just man - in other words, I will not tell a lie and I will always come up short, in favor of the other person.  When you are a just man (still working on the holy portion of that equation, but feel myself getting closer every day), then you let the Lord fight your battles - and the outcomes are ALWAYS breathtaking.  Life becomes quite simple.  You treat others with fairness, honesty, trust and integrity and let the details and chips fall where they may.  You never lose where it counts.....  That, I am ROCK solid on.  Fools mock, but they shall mourn:

(e-mail from my sis follows);

This article was in the Salt Lake Tribune yesterday 9/11/2015 so any one can look it up for verification!!!!  There also was a story on the news last night as well.  I'm guessing but it looks like this Julie Rowe might be the next one the church looks at as an inappropriate alarmist freak.

"Iraq".... looks like you can move back from Canada now  Boyd K Packer says "THE END" is not near, and that your children will see their children and grand children and maybe even great grand children.

I just thought maybe this article would put everyone's mind at ease, if you were ever worried about it. 

Love ya,

Pat

LOL

Sorry, Pat.  Not a chance you have to consider the source on that one (SL Trib…..) – we just blew a few more grand on food storage last week.  Still going strong.

Now that we have everyone’s attention it would probably be a good time to point out what Cleon Skousen had to say on the matter.

Some time ago, around 1998, he put on a conference knowing that he was about to go to the grave.  In it, he said that soon, a dictator would arise in the USA.  That dictator would then, in turn be swatted down (the US would suffer either a natural or man-made disaster), which would then result in a dictator from Russia (coming out of the Crimean region – or the traditional area of the people of Magog), would then take the fight south into Syria and then into Israel.  Maybe I am a little too dense to get it – but it would seem that Skousen nailed down EXACTLY where we are today.

So, yeah.  While we are busy trading insults and barbs, I think we all need to consider the fact that things are HOT AS HELL over there right now in Syria and that the prophecy about Damascus becoming a ruinous heap, followed by Ephraim (the USA and England) losing their fortress (being attacked), is about to come to pass.  Instead of being arrogant, I would be filling the larder with food and a cistern with clean water as we have been commanded to do (read the First President’s message from Sept 2014) where President Monson advises all members to top off their food storage.

This, I DO believe.  My children will indeed marry, have their educational aspirations met and there will be an amazing amount of missionary work that will be accomplished.  It simply WILL be done in a more perfect environment – one where there is no sin, death or disappointment.  This will be a millennial world where those who refuse to accept truth will no longer be a part of the equation.  This is coming sooner than most think – precisely as it was in the Days of Noah, in Lehi’s day and so many other scenarios.

I love you all with a brotherly love – but I also give this counsel with the sternest of tones because I am quite serious.  I am as serious as the day I was when I got swatted down at that family shin-dig in Couer d’Alene where I was told I was a filthy liar when I was clearing the air on some issues – and then my side was corroborated by K____ – and yet still endure the sound of crickets to this day.  Yep, I am that serious.  And K____, thanks for being a man.  I respect people of integrity.  All else, well…..

My best,

"Iraq".