I was randomly looking at a pic of a temple and saw the Meridian Temple pic:
I thought I was looking at the Cardston Temple until I zoomed in on it. This is before it got the cherry on top....
Kudos to the architect.
Now I have to go there just to check out the floor plan and how the two differ from the inside.
Kind of blew my mind!
I have promised the Lord I would open my mouth, so long as He backed me.
I have experienced miracle after miracle to this end:
https://woodyoubelieveit.blogspot.com/2012/10/careful-what-you-ask-for-god-does.html?m=1
God will bless those you bless and curse those you curse, to the point that you lose your vision. This is the legacy of Nephi who had a fullness in Helaman 7.
He is kind of my hero.
Helaman Ch 7:
3 And they did areject all his words, insomuch that he could not stay among them, but returned again unto the land of his nativity.
4 And seeing the people in a state of such awful wickedness, and those Gadianton robbers filling the judgment-seats—having ausurped the power and authority of the land; laying aside the commandments of God, and not in the least aright before him; doing no justice unto the children of men;
5 Condemning the righteous because of their righteousness; letting the guilty and the wicked go aunpunished because of their bmoney; and moreover to be held in office at the head of government, to rule and do according to their wills, that they might get gain and glory of the cworld, and, moreover, that they might the more easily commit adultery, and steal, and kill, and do according to their own wills—
6 Now this great iniquity had come upon the Nephites, in the space of anot many years; and when Nephi saw it, his heart was swollen with sorrow within his breast; and he did exclaim in the agony of his soul:
7 Oh, that I could have had my days in the days when my father Nephi first came out of the land of Jerusalem, that I could have ajoyed with him in the promised land; then were his people easy to be entreated, bfirm to keep the commandments of God, and slow to be led to do iniquity; and they were quick to hearken unto the words of the Lord—
8 Yea, if my days could have been in those days, then would my soul have had joy in the righteousness of my brethren.
9 But behold, I am consigned that these are my days, and that my soul shall be filled with asorrow because of this the wickedness of my brethren.
10 And behold, now it came to pass that it was upon a tower, which was in the agarden of Nephi, which was by the highway which led to the chief market, which was in the city of Zarahemla; therefore, Nephi had bowed himself upon the tower which was in his garden, which tower was also near unto the garden gate by which led the highway.
11 And it came to pass that there were certain men passing by and saw Nephi as he was pouring out his soul unto God upon the atower; and they ran and told the people what they had seen, and the people came together in multitudes that they might know the cause of so great mourning for the wickedness of the people.
12 And now, when Nephi arose he beheld the multitudes of people who had gathered together.
13 And it came to pass that he opened his mouth and said unto them: Behold, awhy have ye gathered yourselves together? That I may tell you of your iniquities?
14 Yea, because I have got upon my tower that I might pour out my soul unto my God, because of the exceeding sorrow of my heart, which is because of your iniquities!
15 And because of my amourning and lamentation ye have gathered yourselves together, and do marvel; yea, and ye have great need to marvel; yea, ye ought to marvel because ye are given away that the devil has got so great hold upon your hearts.
16 Yea, how could you have given way to the enticing of him who is seeking to hurl away your souls down to aeverlasting misery and endless wo?
17 O repent ye, repent ye! aWhy will ye die? Turn ye, turn ye unto the Lord your God. Why has he forsaken you?
18 It is because you have hardened your hearts; yea, ye will not ahearken unto the voice of the bgood shepherd; yea, ye have cprovoked him to anger against you.
19 And behold, instead of agathering you, except ye will repent, behold, he shall scatter you forth that ye shall become meat for dogs and wild beasts.
20 O, how could you have aforgotten your God in the very day that he has delivered you?
21 But behold, it is to get again, to be bpraised of men, yea, and that ye might get gold and silver. And ye have set your hearts upon the criches and the vain things of this world, for the which ye do murder, and plunder, and steal, and bear dfalse witness against your neighbor, and do all manner of iniquity.
22 And for this cause awo shall come unto you except ye shall repent. For if ye will not repent, behold, this bgreat city, and also all those great cities which are round about, which are in the land of our possession, shall be taken away that ye shall have no place in them; for behold, the Lord will not grant unto you cstrength, as he has hitherto done, to withstand against your enemies.
23 For behold, thus saith the Lord: I will not show unto the wicked of my strength, to one more than the other, save it be unto those who repent of their sins, and hearken unto my words. Now therefore, I would that ye should behold, my brethren, that it shall be abetter for the Lamanites than for you except ye shall repent.
24 For behold, they are more righteous than you, for they have not sinned against that great knowledge which ye have received; therefore the Lord will be merciful unto them; yea, he will alengthen out their days and increase their seed, even when thou shalt be utterly bdestroyed except thou shalt repent.
25 Yea, wo be unto you because of that great abomination which has come among you; and ye have united yourselves unto it, yea, to that asecret band which was established by Gadianton!
26 Yea, awo shall come unto you because of that pride which ye have suffered to enter your hearts, which has lifted you up beyond that which is good because of your exceedingly great riches!
27 Yea, wo be unto you because of your wickedness and abominations!
28 And except ye repent ye shall perish; yea, even your lands shall be taken from you, and ye shall be destroyed from off the face of the earth.
29 Behold now, I do not say that these things shall be, of myself, because it is not of myself that I aknow these things; but behold, I bknow that these things are true because the Lord God has made them known unto me, therefore I testify that they shall be.
Excellent listen. We should all be working towards this:
Men and women, as the Patriarchal/Matriarchal order comes online in the Millennium.
This guy really gets it and has a comprehensive list of quotes:
Please pass this along to members who are still asleep. The more people that are awake, the easier it will be to get the Elders of Israel moving along.
Folks, right there, you have the three major sins wrapped up into a succinct string of events. Cain was the prototype of this. He lusted after what Abel had. Not only did this include the fruits of his labors (something for nothing), but it purportedly included Abel's wife, which he took as his own polygamist wife after the killing (according to Jewish tradition). He struck a deal with the devil and sealed his fate for the eternities; a son of Perdition who, will sit rule over Satan only because he went to the next step and obtained a body, which Lucifer will never have. This follows the pattern. Adultery, murder, deny the HG.
It is my opinion - and it may be premature - that Chad Daybell followed this pattern. He developed an emotional relationship with Lori Vallow which eventually led to a sexual relationship. From there, Chad's wife was in the way (and the Vallow kids, as well), so they were dispatched with the lot of them, and likely the brother of Lori who did the actual killing and might have talked. The only question I have, is whether the brother was killed by Lori or Chad, or if others were involved if Lori and Chad were celebrating their "love" in Hawaii.....
The last step (not sure how much Chad knew) in the fall, was denying the HG. Thus the devil carefully cheats your soul and leads you down to hell. This was a classic takedown of one "something for nothing", leading to the next egregious something for nothing (promise of great sex, life insurance monies, relief from current struggles, etc). It can happen to anyone. The Falwell case is another one where things went sideways with a bored middle-aged housewife. It stopped short of murder - but I am sure that was probably on the table in order to cover for the first indiscretions. One lie covering another. Getting something for nothing and moving on in more serious things until you arrive at the ultimate satanic glue trap; complete selling out of the soul to one who has no intention or ability to deliver on any real promises. It is all illusion - and the very reason I despise Vegas (and generally, those who love the fakeness of it). All illusion with the promise of riches; and so many broken dreams. All a scam and a blight on the face of North America.
Same thing with any of these traps, including fornication, adultery, pornography, abortion, gambling, drugs and alcohol. All things designed to deliver something - but it all ends up empty, with the partaker likely not being able to self-extricate from the quandary they are in. I cannot wrap my head around anyone selling the idea that any of the above is good. It delivers only misery to those who engage in it. It is hard for fallen man (and especially the young and impressionable) to resist this. Sex, like food, is a primal urge and part of our telestial existence. As with food addictions, we have to temper and tame these impulses, or become a slave to them. Same with alcohol and many other addictive things
One of my favorite quotes by Joseph Smith is that it is the design of our existence to "obtain a body and then present it pure before our Father". I will throw in there "pure and unencumbered". This encapsulates all we are in the process of doing here in this orb. To many, the reason for our existence is baffling - but this is it in a nutshell. This pure presentation is our gift to God. Our work, using the tools of the Atonement, so to speak. We truly never own this work - precisely because it is not possible to do that work without the gift of the Atonement that we never could have obtained of ourselves only - but, using the tools Father provided for us, and putting our effort into the endeavor of overcoming, this is the only thing we can offer up to God. This and a broken heart and contrite spirit.
I know a woman who just moved to Cardston. She is in her late 70's. Her countenance is radiant. She is filled with light. She has fulfilled this maxim perfectly. She is ready to present herself to Father in a state that is acceptable of Him. I hope to get there one day. Time is short and of the essence, so I am on a repentance bent as of late. I have much ground to cover.
This is my take on what he says at about the 5 min mark about not much coming from Pres Hinckley and Monson in the way of revelation.
But things have taken off with President Nelson. Interesting stuff!!
There are a bunch I have not seen! These would be cool to see!:
Great idea for FHE or just bored kids on the dog days of summer....
Folks, lots of smoking guns here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQrXiKxfCEk
I expect the announcement of the building of the Third Temple will be within 1.5 years at the end of 2021.
We are living in history RIGHT NOW!
If I were a non-believer, the fact that the Jews have returned to the Holy Land from all the lands where they have been driven, would be enough for me to look more closely at the prophecies of Judaism and Christendom.
But people are blinded by hatred and bigotry. And we are called the ones who are brainwashed..... Sheesh!
It is pretty clear what the interpretation of this dream is. We are in it right now. We have "middle managers" who have been compromised within the Church. At some future time, we may even have the equivalent Judas or two near the top who become ensnared with rainbow ideas, etc. and depart from the middle of the current. I have several people I trust who say this will happen at some future juncture - and that we should stick with the Prophet and the majority of the Bretheren, as well as the records of the Church. This is where the body of the Saints will be found.
If such a division DOES occur, then we will need to follow the Spirit - and it will lead us aright. This is what Joseph told Brigham Young when he returned to give him counsel. Get the Spirit of the Lord in your life (by striving to keep the commandments, etc), then follow it. Really simple formula. Not rocket science.....
Because people have hijacked things like plural marriage (Section 132) and then blamed Brigham Young for trying to sneak that one in, mess with the original statements of Joseph regarding the Hill Cumorah N. America model (I have many acquaintances who simply have been deceived), lack of a consecrated people, and so much else, the general landscape of the Church is not what Joseph had envisioned it. We are on a trajectory with a sharply lessened slope of that of the RLDS Church, wherein we have apologists and change agents slowly bringing the large ship around to a less desireable course, other than what the Prophet is trying to do. It is not necessarily from the top, but is often just a reflection of a willful and rebellious group of people who refuse to go for higher things, but instead wish to remain at the base of the mountain, gleefully worshiping the golden calf (the ways of the world) that has tantalized and transfixed us for so long.
Anyway - yes, I suspect Joseph would be appalled at what we collectively have done with what we were handed. I suspect similarly, that George Washington would be dismayed at the very least for the same reasons regarding the Constitution, etc. For this, we live well below our means.....
Based on what is below, I have no doubt the Church will be in such a state, that after the destruction in SLC, the new Prophet will simply walk away and start over in the NJ. As Jesus stated, you cannot put old wine into new bottles. Unless the One Mighty and Strong can get it done, we have no hope of putting the genie back in the bottle. Just as with changes to the Constitution that leave it hanging as with a thread, only revolution will bring it back (purge of the undesireable elements from the social fabric; read: destroy the king men).
This recorded dream is from the following link with many others with obvious interpretations:
https://www.ldsliving.com/Joseph-Smith-s-Last-Dreams-Other-Prophetic-Dreams-from-His-Life/s/91424
Joseph Smith Jr.
<June 27, 1844> [Carthage Jail] . . .
Joseph related the following dream which he had last night:
“I was back in Kirtland, Ohio, and thought I would take a walk out by myself, and view my old farm, which I found grown up with weeds and brambles, and altogether bearing evidence of neglect and want of culture. I went into the barn which I found without floor or doors, with the weather boarding off, and was altogether in keeping with the farm. While I viewed the desolation around me, and was contemplating how it might be recovered from the curse upon it, there came rushing into the barn a company of furious men, who commenced to pick a quarrel with me. The leader of the party ordered me to leave the barn and <the> farm, stating it was none of mine, and that I must give up all hope of ever possessing it. I told him the farm was given me by the Church, and although I had not had any use of it for some time back, still I had not sold it, and according to righteous principles it belonged to me or the Church. He then grew furious, and began to rail upon me and threaten me, and said it never did belong to me nor the Church. I then told him that I did not think it worth contending about; that I had no desire to live upon it in its present state, and if he thought he had a better right I would not quarrel with him about it, but leave; but my assurance that I would not trouble him at present did not seem to satisfy him, as he seemed determined to quarrel with me, and threatened me with the destruction of my body. While he was thus engaged, pouring out his bitter words upon me, a rabble rushed in and nearly filled the barn, drew out their knives, and began to quarrel among themselves for the premises; and for a moment forgot me, at which time I took the opportunity to walk out of the barn about up to my ankles in mud. When I was a little distance from the barn I heard them screeching and screaming in a very distressed manner, as it appeared they had engaged in a general fight with their knives. While they were thus engaged the dream or vision ended.”
Source: “History, 1838–1856, volume F-1,” 177–78.
Great listen!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=nC1rBlVn38s
Worth the time!
I have never seen this up on youtube before. As I listen to it, I begin to fill with the Spirit of the Lord. No offending by it. This is as solid as the Temple Endowment.
I have made the statement many times that after all of the tribulations are over, only one tenth will be around. Whether that is among the "fair ones" who had been given so much, but embraced a standard well below their station, or whether that is the world in general (700,000,000 is still a ton of people, at about the population of Europe and the USA/Canada combined), I do not know. I just know that great are the words of Isaiah. There will be many who have striven who will not make it. It will also be the means for the Lord to clear the field of those who love and make a lie; and thus who follow the father of all lies. 2 Nephi 9:34
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/9?lang=eng
I have no keys - just gut feels to go by - but if Utah takes a hit for all the reasons outlined in the previous blog piece, then by association, Cardston will take a hit in some weighted measure, or another. We cannot escape it. Most here are oblivious at the eyewall that is upon us - but probably far less than the world in general. Many are waiting for the moment when they can come to be with us. Why do some people sense it, and others not?
Why did Jesus get passed over by so many? How did some see Him for what He was - and others not? Were those who could not see, or sense His greatness responsible for the lack of seeing, hearing and acting? Did they deserve to be wiped out en-masse and then driven to the four corners of the globe for their indolence within the predicted generation? Did their temple save them? When they locked themselves in it, expecting to be saved by their Jehovah/Messiach - was it a fair return on their spiritual investment to be burned alive? What was the breaking or turning point, where they had ventured past the point of no return?
When a nuclear event strikes hundreds of thousands in the northern Utah area, are all of them worthy of that end? Bishops, Stake Presidents, mothers/fathers, innocent children. I have seen it. Not survivable within 10-12 miles of ground zero. Are many others worthy of the massive quake? The wave coming off of the GSL? The starvation, cold and untold suffering among the rest of the ensuing events? Why have some been given warnings to move and others not? Why do some, knowing or having been warned of what is coming, still persist in Ogden or on the benches up by the UoU? Why do some receive warnings and others not? If Spencer does not alter his future by leaving the home that he sees collapse in his visions, did he just ignore a warning he was given? If my family in Utah suffers to some degree or another; despite the warnings, where does their responsibility end and that of those on the watch tower end?
All very good questions. I ron into the guy at the hardware store recently and asked him how he came to the conclusion that I am crazy - likely for the views and thoughts above. If he is not prepared, nor his family, am I obligated to put out food for him and let another or an innocent child struggle with little or no food or clean water? If the Lord lets good people in and around Ogden perish, does the hardware store guy weigh above them in the balance? Do I measure above that, or do the scales sink contrary to my hope? How does Cardston measure against those in Logan, from whence many here came? I think these are all good questions to ask.
I ask them every time I read Helaman and 3 Nephi. We are living those chapters right now. Slightly different circumstances - but similar things plus a few twists like a desolating scourge which I believe we are about to experience (in the third wave).
So, we have interesting questions to ask. We each need to take inventory of ourselves, our families, our communities, our nations and the world. Where much is given, much is required.
Folks, I happen to think this COVID thing is largely a massive joke designed to bring down Trump and possibly the USA in order to usher in the NWO.
The gads are behind it. I hate (yes hate) them with every fiber of my being and look forward to the day when they are crushed, including the founder, Satan himself. I believe that pizza gate was just the tip of the iceberg, and that there is a whole level or levels above that. I believe the American people have been brainwashed into submission. I believe we have almost entirely failed the purpose of the Book of Mormon which was to bring to light the hidden things and shine the light on them so that evil could be expunged by a large dose of bleaching sunlight. I believe Moroni, Joseph Smith and ET Benson would be HORRIFIED to know of the goings ons of today. Washington would be a broken man to see what a mess we made of his life effort. We have pissed it mostly all away.
This documentary attempts to expose the truth of what is going on in the swamp. Watch each of the hi lights.
Speak out. Be upset. Be a force for good. Shine light on evil where ever you can. Pray day and night until deliverance comes:
https://www.clearnewswire.com/450437.html
Folks, I have been making the educated guess that the temple in Jerusalem will be started by the end of 2021 and that we will not have to tear down the Dome of the Rock in order to effect that:
FROM THE FIRESIDE: President Lund spoke of being called by President Nelson who said: “This is a very important time for the Church. We’re in the End of Times here. And, this is a very important time for the youth of the Church.” Then he (President Nelson) stood up and walked behind his chair and said: “I’ve invited them to serve in the Lord’s Battalion. .. I know that many are listening because this is such an important time of gathering and the opportunity for them to be engaged in that work of gathering has never been like this before. “
He went on for 10 minutes like this without taking a breath! His whole visage lighted up as he talked about this final work of the gathering and his deployment of the youth of the Church to make that happen. This thing that has been talked about by apostles and prophets as long as long as there have been people on this earth – looking forward to the end game when the earth will be rolled up like a scroll and the Savior will come again…
I walked out of that room with this intense understanding and knowledge confirmed to me by the Spirit that I share with you, and that is that HE’S COMING; that He really is; it is imminent! … There is a sense of urgency about the Brethren…
The above quote came from this vid at the 18 minute mark:
So, the egg lady just dropped off our weekly alotment and had her sister with her. I took my lunch break to chat with her. She talked about the 11 steps of what the Nephites did to handle the overwhelming task of dealing with those who hated the people of God. Of course, the sticking point was that they simply hated them for their religious value set. Today we have this problem as many leave the Church for various reasons. Many simply being, they no longer want to strive or feel that they fit the mold and, instead of repenting, will just simply kick against the pricks until they cry uncle and give up on the endeavor. They will often use the mantra of "don't judge me", quoting Jesus Christ's teachings, all the while railing against him as just a nice historical figure with no real divinity to Him.
Prior to this happening, the sifting in the Church starts with those who are social Mormons who pretty much do NOT know their doctrines and are there for the social elements of rubbing shoulders with nice people. I would say about 70% of the people within the four walls fit this element. These are the elements President Nelson is trying to wake up and to have them walk by the Spirit. Many in that group fall including a former friend and Bishop from Washington who has taken the plunge into the river of filthy waters with his family. I have another bishop friend who is in the world (he is in finance) and he sees nothing wrong with the state of world affairs - literally fiddling as Rome burns around him. One of his brothers, the same. I can only assume they are the product of their environments (one lives in Seattle).
I have an acquaintance on FB that I grew up with. He was a kool kat back then and a player and apparently knocked up a gal that was baptized into the Church, Kathy V., as a Priest. He was a little younger than I, but we interacted as he was coming into my quorums, I was advancing out of them. It was a scandal that was embarrassing - and I believe it was bad enough that I believe his parents ended up leaving the ward to get a fresh start. I loved both of his parents. They were young, hip and cool and in the YM/YW leadership. But Jake was a sort of Lamanite from that time forward, and while he has a great family (the rest of his posse is all on the Covenant Path), he has really struggled. Likely with drinking, divorce and so much else including a strong hatred towards the Church and those who espouse conservative values, like myself. His M.O. is to attempt to erode confidence in doctrine, value sets (political and religious) and by other means including mocking those at the Tree of Life. I only bring this up to point out that there are many out there who simply hate the Church and the value set because it represents their failure in life and they will rail against it with their last breath, if they must. When the easy path is the path of repentance and acknowledging God's ways are just and merciful and the yoke and burden are light. Much better and easier than a bloodied toe from so much kicking!
We are in the fight of our lives with members of antifa and those who cannot understand nor endure good principle such as the extreme liberals and some radical elements within BLM. These are the stooges of the NWO and the elites (gadiantons). They will be eliminated once their usefulness is fulfilled.
At the next level are those who run the NWO. These are the sickos who abuse, traffick, sexually exploit, murder babies and young children until they have used them to the point where they no longer fit their needs. We have too many examples coming out now to dismiss it as some kind of conspiracy theory. It is now FACT. I honor Julian Assange, Edward Snowden and so many others (many who have given their lives, so far) in that battle. They will yet sit on thrones in Celestial Glory for their contributions to the fight against the likes of george soros, hillary clinton, the sitting pope and so many other players in the one world cabal President ET Benson warned us against.
In talking with my egg lady friend, she said that the lamanites were released on their own cognizance so long as they made a treaty to not come to war to attempt to destroy the Nephites because of their belief system. I am fine with that with the lower level antifa goons, etc.
However, the upper levels in the one world cabal that are capable of terrorizing young children and then drinking their adenochrome-laden blood (yes, that was in the Book of Mormon, as well....); they need to be wiped out to the man, woman and child. You cannot reform that..... My friend was horrified to think that I had this opinion. Then I reminded her of what was done at the hands of the Israelites when they came into the Promised Land. I have taken quite a bit of heat from the likes of the Jake S.' s in life for believing in my "sky god" who would allow His Chosen People to do such an act. Fact is this; when a people become so depraved as this due to their "Molech beliefs", this is the only way to clean things up and reset the clock. This will have to be done again. Do I relish the thought? Not in the least! I hope to exit this life with having done zero harm to my fellow man.... But, it will come to this where either the wicked kill the wicked or God does it through some other means. The gads were supposed to have been expelled by those who should know better (us). We have the records, we have the means, we had our chance. Now, it will be done by alternate means and it will not be pretty. But it will be done.
So, to recap here is the progression of a slide on the slippery slide to salt having lost it's savor:
Most are lulled to sleep - or in outright rebellion against this. If you are part of this cabal, you will be swept out of the way. It is all part of it. The ball is in your court. And, as for Jake S., please pray for him. He can turn the corner if he ever sees the need to quit kicking against the pricks.
