He was one of the most Christlike men I've ever met and his wife and 11 children deserve our support. Will you do me the favor in passing the word to that group and call them to his funeral?
*****Memorial Services*****
We again thank everyone for your support and prayers during this time of mourning. We will be holding funeral services on Friday, February 5th in Kanab, Utah at our church house. The address is 1436 S. McAllister Dr. The visitation will be held at 11:00 am to 2:00 pm MST, and the service will be from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. We invite all those who would like to pay their respects to attend these services in memory of Lavoy Finicum; Husband, Father and Grandfather.
Teaching of Lorenzo Snow:
“The Saints will be preserved as Noah was. We should understand that the Lord has provided, when the days of trouble come upon the nations, a place for you and me, and we will be preserved as Noah was preserved: not in an ark, but we will be preserved by going into these principles of union by which we can accomplish the work of the Lord and surround ourselves with those things that will preserve us from the difficulties that are now coming upon the world, the judgments of the the Lord.” (5 Oct. Conference Report. pp. 4-5)
“ We shall cultivate our farms, and lay foundation for a time when the nations shall be broken up. Multitudes will then flee to these valleys of the mountains for safety, and we shall extend protection to them.” (14 Jan. 1872, Journal of Discourses 14:309)
“The wicked will destroy themselves, Our object is the temporal salvation of the people as much as it is for their spiritual salvation. By and by the nations will be broken up on account of their wickedness. The Latter-day Saints are not going to move upon them with their little army; they will destroy themselves with their wickedness and immorality. They will contend and quarrel one with another, state after state and nation after nation, until they are broken up, and thousands, tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands will undoubtedly come and seek protection at the hands of the servants of God, as much so as in the days of Joseph when was called upon to lay a plan for the salvation of the house of Israel.” (14 January 1872, Journal of Discourses, 14:309)
My favorite quote by Orson Pratt from the article mentions "camps." I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. I've never heard this one:
"We shall go back to Jackson County. Not that all this people will leave these mountains, or all be gathered together in a camp, but when we go back there will be a very large organization consisting of thousands, and tens of thousands, and they will march forward, the glory of God overshadowing their camp by day in the form of a cloud, and a pillar of flaming fire by night, the Lord's voice being uttered forth before his army.
"Such a period will come in the history of this people, and when it arrives the mountains and the hills will be ready to break forth with a loud voice before the Lord's army, and the very trees of the field will wave to and fro by the power of God, and clap like hands. The everlasting hills will rejoice. . . . Will not this produce terror upon all the nations of the earth? Will not armies of this description, though they may not be as numerous as the armies of the world, cause a terror to fall upon the nations?
"The Lord says the banners of Zion shall be terrible. . . . When the Lord's presence is there, when his voice is heard, and his angels go before the camp, it will be telegraphed to the uttermost parts of the earth and fear will seize upon all people, especially the wicked, and the knees of the ungodly will tremble in that day." (In Journal of Discourses, 15:364)
http://www.ldsliving.com/Chapter-Four-The-New-Jerus…/s/5306…
her call out to gather in Israel: “ "And I will be found of you, saith the LORD, and I will turn your captivity, and gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you back unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.” (Jeremiah 29:14)
Lori Palatnik, a leader in the American Jewish community, has just released a video in which she calls for American Jews to move to Israel, in fulfillment of the Biblical prophecy about the ingathering of the exiles. At the End of Days, Palatnik teaches, “Ultimately, the Jews are all going to move to Israel.”
Palatnik is a Jewish educator, author and speaker. In March 2015, Hadassah, the prestigious Jewish women’s organization, named her among the “Most Outstanding Jewish American Women of Our Time.”
The 3-minute video, first published on January 23, 2016, opens with a reference to 9/11 and “the scary prophets that talked about what happens at the End of Days.” In an interview with Breaking Israel News, Palatnik confirmed that she was referring to the Books of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Zechariah. More specifically, she spoke about the events of September 11, 2001 as a clear fulfillment of prophecy.
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. (Joel 3:3)
Palatnik reflected on Biblical prophecy coming true in our lifetime. “After 9/11 was a huge wakeup call,” she told Breaking Israel News. “When they talk about pillars of smoke like date palms, it sounds like nuclear holocaust. When they were writing this, did anyone understand what they were talking about?”
And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. (Zechariah 14:12)
Her warning to American Jews is controversial. Palatnik told Breaking Israel News that, although this is the first time she’s said it publicly, “I speak about this all the time in my community. I talk that way to the people around me. I say, ‘Don’t get fooled. This is coming down. This is happening.’”
Palatnik is referring to the dangers of increased anti-Semitism. “There’s been a build up. Anti-Semitism is worse than before the Holocaust. In Paris you can’t wear a kippah on the street. Is that what we’re waiting for?” she asked.
Millions of American Jews do not yet see the danger about which Palatnik is speaking. Even if they believe that ultimately they will end up in Israel, concerns about making the adjustment are common. Additionally, most American Jews think they still have plenty of time.
Palatnik disagrees. “I think it won’t be long,” she warned. “As the winds of anti-Semitism and politics change, your child having a hard time adjusting to an Israeli school will be very minor compared to the need to get out, get out now!”
Acknowledging the difficulty some Jews will have adjusting to life in Israel, Palatnik quoted the rabbinic commentary on Proverbs 13:24 which teaches that, “God has given the Jewish people three gifts, but all of them must be acquired through suffering. These are: Torah, the Land of Israel and the World to Come.”
The way she and her husband raised their own children is an echo of her deeply-held beliefs, she said. “My kids have been told since they were very young, ‘America is not your home. We’re here doing a job for the Jewish people. Israel your home.’ I hope and pray that we’ll all end up there.”
Palatnik addressed the issue of the current dangers in Israel in her video presentation by saying, “It’s not that Jews there are going to be immune to any tragedy, but it’s clear, and I checked it with different rabbis, that you’ll be safer in Israel than anywhere else in the world.”
Asked to elaborate on this concern by Breaking Israel News, she responded, “I am a firm believer that God runs the world and He already knows when it’s your time. To die as a Jew in Israel, it has meaning. Does our life and death have meaning? I don’t want a meaningless death.”
Critics of Palatnik’s message claim that it’s wrong to scare Jews into moving to Israel. They feel that people should come to Israel for something, not because they are running away from something. In response, Palatnik told Breaking Israel News, “I strongly believe that people should make aliyah (immigrate to Israel) by choice. But you can’t stand by. Things are getting worse and worse.
“I’m not a prophetess, but the Almighty is starting to make it uncomfortable, because being comfortable seems to work against us. I don’t want to wait for that. I don’t think anyone should wait until they’re running for their lives.
“And it’s clear in the Torah that Israel is where God wants us to be.”
Members of the media are fleeing the #OregonStandoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge following warnings from the FBI that it is no longer safe to stay, suggesting a raid is imminent.
“It’s time for everybody in this illegal occupation to move on. There doesn’t have to be bloodshed in our community,” Harney County sheriff David Ward told reporters.
Lauren Martinez from Oregon’s KTVZ News Channel 21 posted two tweets, one said she was leaving because of the FBI warning while the other included video showing her pulling up to an FBI roadblock.
— Lauren Martinez (@LaurenKTVZ) January 27, 2016— Lauren Martinez (@LaurenKTVZ) January 27, 2016Other reporters were given similar warnings and told it’s time to head for safety.
.@OPB was told by FBI that we were on our own — essentially stuff is going down and we need to move.— John Sepulvado (@JohnLGC) January 27, 2016In a series of tweets, Oregon Public Broadcasting’s John Sepulvado talked about his last interaction with one of the, as he calls them, militants:The @FBI is advising journalists to leave now. Could be gearing up for a move on #Malheur keep it locked to @KOINNews for updates— Andrew Dymburt (@DymburtNews) January 27, 2016
“in the last interview i had with a militant before i left the scene, she told me that when the press left waco. everyone died.
“i asked her why she didn’t just leave with us. she said she had to stand against tyranny. i said how bad can it be, we’re having this convo.
“she told me if i didn’t get, i wouldn’t get it. i told her i hoped i saw her again, she asked for a hug, we hugged, we left. she stayed.”
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/knee.htm
A terrible revolution will take place in the land of America, such as has never been seen before; for the land will be literally left without a supreme government. And every species of wickedness will run rampant. Father will be against son, and son against father, mother against daughter, and daughter against mother. The most terrible scenes of murder and bloodshed and rapine that have ever been looked upon will take place.
"Peace will be taken from the earth and there will be no peace only in the Rocky Mountains. This will cause many hundreds and thousands of the honest in heart to gather there; not because they would be saints but for safety and because they would not take up the sword against their neighbor.
"You will be so numerous that you will be in danger of famine, but not for the want of seed time and harvest, but because of so many to be fed. Many will come with bundles under their arms to escape the calamities, and there will be no escape except by fleeing to Zion. (A few million Mormons will try to return to Utah.)"Those that come to you will try to keep the laws and be one with you, for they will see your unity and the greatness of your organization. The Turkish Empire or the Crescent will be one of the first powers that will be disrupted, for freedom must be given for the gospel to he preached in the Holy Land.
"The Lord took of the best blood of the nations and planted them on the small islands now called England and Great Britain, and gave them great power in the nations for a thousand years and their power will continue with them, that they may keep the balance of power and keep Russia from usurping her power over all the world. England and France are now (1843) bitter enemies, but they will be allied together and he united to keep Russia from conquering the world.
"The two Popes, Greek and Catholic, will come together and be united. The Protestant religions do not know how much they are indebted to Henry the VIII for throwing off the Pope's Bull and establishing the Protestant faith. He was the only monarch who could do so at the time, and he did it because this nation, England, was at his back to sustain him. One of the peculiar features in England is the established red coat, a uniform making so remarkable a mark to shoot at, and yet they have conquered wherever they have gone. The reason for this will be known by them some day. The Lion and the Unicorn of Israel is their ensign, the wisdom and statesmanship of England comes from having so much of the blood of Israel in the nation.
"While the terrible revolution of which I have spoken has been going on, England will be neutral until it becomes so inhuman that she will interfere to stop the shedding of blood. England and France will unite together to make peace, not to subdue the nations; they will find the nations so broken up and so many claiming government, till there will be no responsible government. Then it will appear to the other nations or powers as though England had taken possession of the country. The Black Horse will flee to the invaders and will join with them, for they will have fear of becoming slaves again. Knowing England did not believe in slavery, fleeing to them they believe would make them safe. Armed with British bayonets, the doings of the "Black" Horse will he terrible."
Here the Prophet said he could not bear to look longer upon the scene as shown him in vision and asked the Lord to close the scene.
Continuing, he said. "During this time the great White Horse will have gathered strength sending out Elders to gather the honest in heart among the Pale Horse, or people of the United States, to stand by the Constitution of the United States, as it was given by inspiration of God.
"In these days God will set up a kingdom never to he thrown down, for other kingdoms to come unto. And these kingdoms that will not let the Gospel be preached will be humbled until they will.
Anything the federal govt touches goes to hell!! ... FDA approves nothing but toxnis,, like Aspartame, a DOD chemical. and our "food" no longer has any nutritional value. CDC pushes toxic vaccines and drugs, the number one killer in the USA!! (Iatrogenesis). CIA is the biggest drug runners in the world bringing in toxic drugs to our kids to get addicted to. FBI is enforcing and supporting non Constitutional authorities, they should be looking into the legality if our POTUS is even legal. BLM has taken over our land and abused their authority. The EPA is allowing toxic drinking water to our children and allowing these poisons to be sprayed in our skies!! The Federal Govt cannot manage anything unless it involved taking rights, land or lives!! Then they sell it back to us via a license or registration! Dont even get me going on the Federal Reserve/IRS scam.
(Before It's News)
Via comment by Sioux on 1 killed as Ammon Bundy, 4 others arrested in Oreg…” Daughter of Finicum says that her father had his hands up when the FBI ambushed them – that there were snipers in the trees. Ammon's body guard disputes what the daughter says. He stated that Finicum charged the FBI men… with his hands up, I wonder? Sickening and wrong, but not surprising.”
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“His hands were in the air and he was shot in the face by the American authorities. Ammon Bundy reported there are 6 witnesses to this evil.”
Posted by Thara Tenney on Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Her testimony was echoed by another eyewitness, Victoria Sharp, who was in the car with Finicum when the group were pulled over by cops and federal agents. Sharp claims that Finicum put his hands out of the car window and asked the police to allow the women to leave the car.
“They shot at him, but they missed him,” said Sharp, adding that the group then attempted to drive away in the car but were shot at again by police.
“When we crashed and stopped for a second, he got out of the car, he had his hands in the air, he’s like ‘just shoot me then’….and they did, they shot him dead,” said Sharp.
“He was just walking, with his hands in the air, I swear to God, and they shot him dead and after he was down on the ground, shot him three more times,” said Sharp, adding that the vehicle was again “bombarded with bullets” as well as tear gas rounds.
Sharp says that the group tried to “find something white” so they could display it as a sign of surrender. She challenges news reports that only six shots were fired, asserting, “they shot at least 120 shots altogether.”
Sharp also claims that none of the individuals in the car pulled out a gun at any point and that the incident was an “ambush” with “FBI snipers in the trees” surrounding the vehicle.
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This is another protestor who got suicided by the gooberment. Sounds familiar to me…There is a long list of such folks who defied the big boys. Some are dead, some are in prison..it is obvious that the cost is very high if you make a stand for justice in crazy-controlled land. Such men and women of the world are our beacons of bravery.
Nancy
The murdered man in Oregon is Lavoy Finicum from Arizona. Last week the dictatorship seized his four foster children from his home in retaltiation for his support of the Malheur occupation. The following comes off VNN, which is admittedly not the most solid source in the world, but it seems to have come from another internet source.
“Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore said that Ammon Bundy called his wife, Lisa Bundy, from the back of a police car on Tuesday night.
”Fiore, a vocal supporter of the Bundy family, said that Ammon Bundy told his wife that Finicum was cooperating with police and had put his hands up.
Then, Fiore said, Bundy told his wife that he watched police shoot Finicum three times. She said that Ammon Bundy also said Finicum was on the ground when he was shot.”
This sounds like an extrajudicial execution under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011, and as such it is perfectly “legal” in Obama's America.
This just smacks of what happened at Carthage other than LaVoy not giving the universal Masonic sign of distress before they finished an unarmed, worthy Priesthood holder and father of 11 wonderful children off...... You might say - "Joseph started it!!" when he smashed a press that was printing inflammatory stuff! They had a right to kill that First Amendment usurper!!" Crucify him!! Crucify him!! Or maybe things could be seen in context. The thugs murdered an innocent man who was fighting a losing battle against public opinion and tyranny by the larger, strong power. Maybe you would have a balanced view of things and realize that there were not good laws on the books for slander - and that he had kind of had it with the whole mess. LaVoy will go down as a Martin Luther, of sorts, in the fight against federal tyranny. If you are a federal employee or "public servant", I think it would be a good time to step away from this court of public opinion. You are fighting this thing from a morally inferior standpoint. Please do not make me lose complete respect (what little I have left) for our tyrannical overlords and the "alphabet agencies". You ALL are on shaky ground if you do not denounce the sins you have brought against the American people and our sacred Constitution. Even the Founding Fathers - you hold no high ground. Thank you.
Our federal government has once again murdered an honest, law-abiding citizen execution style and in cold blood. Can it not be said we have allowed a combination of evil forces to gradually remove our freedoms while we apathetically look the other way for fear of being 'contentious'? It is long past time to "awake to our awful situation". Christians contend, prophets and apostles contend, Christ contends. Political correctness and timidity are of the devil and are not to be confused with meekness. We are here, now at this time to face evil head on and overcome it through our righteous action and allowing God to work through us, not by sitting back, turning the channel and attending to our useless cares: sports, games, movies, pseudo-work, television and general worldliness. We forsake our covenants by worshiping at the alter of Babylon while paying lip service to the Kingdom of God and the establishment of Zion.
"This is an Account of My Evening with Members of the LaVoy Finicum Family as the Terrorizing Tragedy of their Father’s Execution-Style Killing
by the FBI-Coordinated State Trooper Ambush Unfolded"My Evening With LaVoy Finicum’s Family January 27, 2016/0 Comments/in Constitutional Rights, Land Rights /by Cherilyn EagarThis is an Account of My…libertylineup.com
Sarah Anne Gross Elton His daughter is my neighbor. They believe his hands were up when he was shot. https://m.facebook.com/l.php... this is the account of the 18 year old girl who was in his truck.
As I suspected and would have bet almost anything on, the police and the feds were the ones who initiated the shooting. This was a cold-blooded ambush. It was a reckless, savage murder. They couldn't wait to get these patriots into a situation where they could isolate them and attack them. LaVoy was shot in the face while trying to follow police orders to surrender. A car full of both men and women was pumped full of over an hundred bullets, despite the fact that the occupants were complying, peaceful, and drew no weapon whatsoever.
I have refrained from bashing the police on this page per the request of Heather. But I cannot be silent on this incident. The institution of law enforcement is an enemy of the Republic. Many police are jackbooted thugs. They are the American equivalent of Nazi Stormtroopers, and, in fact, kill more Americans than the Stormtroopers ever did. They are the enforcers of tyranny for our wicked government and the Satanic secret combinations that run them.
Do not misunderstand, there are some very good police left out there. Some, such as retired Sheriff Richard Mack, have done a wonderful job in decrying police abuses and unconstitutional actions (I've met him personally—he's a great man). A neighbor of mine, a Latter-day Saint, is a cop. I've known other police. So trust me, I know they're not all evil or corrupt. But a large, and growing, percentage of them are. And many of the ones who themselves are not corrupt, are silent about the corrupt that surrounds them, thus making them complicit to a degree. And law enforcement as an institution is utterly corrupt and tyrannical—no one with any shred of honesty in their body can disagree with that. And it goes without saying that the feds are corrupt to the core (though again, not every individual fed is a monster).
Again, I raise my voice to denounce the murderers who slaughtered LaVoy in cold blood yesterday, who injured Ryan Bundy, and who endangered a car full of innocent people, including women. What cowards! What hell-spawned demons! What Satan-possessed miscreants! What oath-breaking tyrants! I call for each and every cop anywhere in America who is involved in corruption to repent. And I call for every cop who sees, hears about, or knows about corruption within law enforcement to do the morally correct thing and report it, no matter how damaging it might be to your career. Be men. Be courageous. Stand up for right and truth.
And to everyone who reads this, I ask you, how long before this happens to your family member? How long before they come for you? How long before they gun you down or arrest you for "conspiracy" because you were asserting your God-given rights? At what point will you step forward to defend the rights won for you with the blood of your forefathers? First they came for the Bundys.... next it will be you if you don't do anything.
I hope this terrible incident wakes some people up to the awful situation we're in as a nation. Our Constitution is dead. Justice is a phantom. Peace is swiftly being taken from the earth. The Spirit is withdrawing and leaving us to ourselves. The government is hemming us in and threatening us with total tyranny, which is to be enforced by the police, federal goons, and the military. If you don't think the police or military will go along with this tyranny, you're blind to reality. They have been going along with it, and they will go along with it. I'm sure some would refuse orders to disarm, round up, or kill Americans, but we've already witnessed that many will go right along—just like men did in Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, Red China, Red Cambodia, or Jacobin France. We're no different. The same evil spirit inspires yes-men in America that inspired the yes-men who operated the Soviet Gulags, shot Christians, ravaged nuns, put Jews onto trains, and killed in the name of the "greater good." Wake up! Arise and be men! See the enemy for who they are. Prepare yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually to fight them. We are in a war. You must choose a side. And make sure to choose the right side so that the blood of patriots doesn't cry up to God for your destruction. ZAS
http://www.infowars.com/eyewitness-oregon-militiaman-murde…/
Daughter:infowars.com
Twins, 21 Months Apart
My wife and I got married late in life. At the time of our marriage, I was 32 years old and she was 28. I said that if I had searched for 30 years, I couldn’t have found a better wife for me. Terri prayed that after we got married, we would have kids right away. I prayed that we would wait a couple of years before having our first kid. Since our first birth was nine months and four days after we got married, we can tell who has a better connection Above.
As with most fathers to be, I was very concerned for my wife’s welfare during the pregnancy. Being new to the role of husband and father, I was worried about how things progressed. I felt that things were tougher on my wife than normal for a pregnancy, and that also gave me feelings of concern, and even guilt, because my wife was going through this. Morning sickness, aches and pains, headaches, muscle spasms, all showed me my wife was going through a major trauma, and there was nothing I could do to alleviate her suffering.
A few weeks after her initial diagnosis of being pregnant, our obstetrician announced to us that he believed that my wife was carrying twins and that was why the pregnancy was so hard for her. He promptly scheduled an ultrasound for her, and the conclusion was that indeed, she had twins. What a way to start our marriage out with a bang. My concern for her and my new family’s welfare greatly increased.
Then, her sufferings magnified. Her illness increased so much the previous suffering she had gone through was as nothing in comparison. I prayed night and day that Heavenly Father would protect her. Four months into our marriage I was greatly concerned that I was about to lose my wife. The doctors informed us that being sick during pregnancy was normal, but this was far beyond normal in my opinion. I spent many restless and virtually sleepless nights worrying about her, frustrated that I could do nothing to help her.
One night, about thirty minutes after going to bed, my wife was lying beside me sound asleep. I was trying to be as still as I could so as not to disturb her because she had had an extremely difficult day, and I was relieved at the temporary peace she was having while sleeping. I was, and still always am, impressed at how peaceful, childlike and angelic my wife appears while she sleeps. While contemplating this fact, I noticed that the darkness of our room diminished, and it appeared as if a light was on in the hallway, gradually increasing in illumination.
I sat up in bed, somewhat alarmed, trying to see what was happening. The light was an intense blue white, but not painful to my night-adapted eyes. Then the source of light became apparent. A youth, whose age I would put at about 20 years and quite handsome in appearance, walked gracefully into the room. The light radiated from him and filled the room brighter than in daylight, but, unlike looking into a bright light, I was able to see the youth in detail without hurting my eyes.
The youth looked softly upon my sleeping wife. Then he spoke to me.
“Dad, I have come here to tell you that my sister and I have talked together and we decided that now is not the time for both of us to come. We have decided that my sister is to come first, and I will come along after a while, when the time is right.” He smiled at me after saying this, and suddenly I felt that everything would be fine. He looked slowly around the room, then looked again at me, still with that same smile on his face, which touched my heart. Tears flowed from my eyes.
Gradually the light diminished. I couldn’t say that the youth walked away, nor could I say that he suddenly disappeared, but as the light went away, he was no longer there. I looked again at my wife, still sleeping peacefully beside me, and my heart was filled with love. Once again, I noticed the light was not from an ordinary source, because after the light was gone I had no after image still retained on my retinas. I was able to see quite well in the once again darkened room. The only after image was burned in my heart and mind, not in my eyes.
I woke my wife up and we discussed what I had seen, and what it meant for us.
A few days after this, my wife was once again having an ultra-sound image taken of the developing fetuses. After this session, the doctor reluctantly had to inform my wife that one of the fetuses within her womb was no longer viable. The other one, he said, was apparently quite healthy, and he did not feel that one was in danger. Through the rest of the pregnancy, my wife was still quite ill, her medical problems were severe, but never as bad as before the visitation.
At the time of birth, the child was born by cesarean section. The doctor helped the baby out, offered his hearty congratulations, and while holding the baby, announced that we had a beautiful redheaded baby boy! I knew instantly that was not right, and also my wife, with her restrictions and anesthetics, tried to rise to see if this was true. But the nurse stepped right in. She said, “Uh, Doctor, I think that you should look again!” He did, and said, “Oops, I was wrong! It is a beautiful, healthy redheaded baby girl!” My wife smiled and relaxed, and I accompanied my new daughter to the nursery.
Life continued on. My wife’s health returned to normal after the pregnancy, and I was astounded at my beautiful little girl. Neither my wife nor myself have red hair. But our daughter was a welcome delight into our family. She belonged there, and even those nights that I was walking the floor with her, humming softly to her, I was filled with love for this little treasure.
About a year later, my wife came to me with a question. What would I think about having a second child? I told her that I would be concerned again for her health, but if God thought it was time, then I would not fight it. I said again, let’s not rush it, but when the time is right, then we could go ahead and have another child.
Once again, my wife was far more in tune than I. Twenty-one months after the birth of our first child, we were in the hospital having another C-section. We had a beautiful redheaded baby boy! And in the nursery, it was as if the youth was talking to me again. The time was indeed right. The baby looked at me and smiled. My heart melted, and I remembered that sweet smile I had seen one night, nearly two years before.
Today is nearly nine years since my boy was born. He and his sister are beautiful, redheaded children, unlike their parents whose hair is now quite tinged with gray. The two of them are almost identical in appearance. They play well together, and quite often they seem to instantly know what the other is thinking. Their actions, voices, and appearance are nearly identical. Many people continue to ask us if they are twins.
–Don B.
from Songs of the Morning Stars, by Sarah Hinz
The Book of the Prophet Isaiah
Chapter 4
Zion and her daughters will be redeemed and cleansed in the millennial day—Compare 2 Nephi 14.1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.2 In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:
