erincita33

I know what you are saying. And I totally agree with you about serving and blessing through pure love. You can never go wrong with that. But this is not just "politics." Real people have died and are dying. I know we can only do what we can do. We can't save everybody in every way. And we're not meant to. I guess I'm not talking about debating. I'm talking about caring what's going on. Most people just don't care about things beyond their every day life until they see how it applies to them. Lulled into a carnal security. I think it's something personal between every person and the Lord. I'm know I'll see him and be accountable for what I did with what I was given- and interests, knowledge, and revelation are some of what I've been given. My mission president said President Hinckley once told a group of GAs that Heavenly Father is never frantic. I think there is a need to keep the peace of the Spirit and the knowledge that God is in charge. Keeping the Spirit keeps that peace with you. But we know there is a righteous urgency when it comes to the work of the Lord. We are told to be involved in our communities and in the world we live in- keeping the balance of course of time. Every person has to figure out their own place and mission. I am very concerned though when I hear things that suggest we should just not worry- everything will be fine. yes, it will be fine. But it will be fine because of the work that goes into making it fine. It is a marvelous work and a wonder. Not just a wonder.

"For me, I'd focus on the eternal truths and less on the worldly ones. What's important is bringing people to Christ and everlasting life." This gospel must go forth to every nation in every tongue. An unrighteous war holds us back. If we are to move this work forward we have to do our part to bring about missionary work in other lands.

Well, the problem with that MG is that nearly a million people have died as a result of that event and more are dying every day. And a LOT of money was made. This has huge consequences for the future of the world. This is not something that happened and is over and done with. We are told the Constitution is a sacred text- the prophets have said it. The constitution serves for the people to keep the gov't in check- their only job should be protecting liberty and thus it was written. We have a responsibility in the earth to work for what is right and to assure that the Lord's work can go forward in peace and liberty. We are told to protect it. "The Lord knows what happened and will deal with it when he is good and ready." That's like saying don't worry about missionary work- the Lord will tell people the truth when he's good and ready for it. My question for you is this- if you did happen to know, and I mean really know, that the gov't lied to us and they actually planned this- what would you do? What responsibility does knowledge carry with it? The difference between the prophets telling us what is relevant to our salvation and the gov't telling us what they want us to know to cover up their own actions is simple. The prophets speak for God. Corrupt governments are working for Satan. The BOM makes it abundantly clear that we cannot just blindly trust that our leaders are righteous. If they could all be men of God- we could trust. But they aren't. You may think that all is well in Zion. You hear of distant wars. But you do not the wickedness of conspiring hearts in your own land. We are to do the Lord's work. We can stand by and watch his work go forward and not be a part of it. But that is not what we are called to do.

I just recently started looking into 911. I've never been a conspiracy theorist. I know the gospel is true and the scriptures are true and I love the Church and the gospel. I've never been one to just take on other people's beliefs- I have to think for myself and find my own answers. If I wasn't this way I never would have discovered the gospel and converted to the Church. I believe truth can be found with effort and sincere motives. I know the Holy Ghost enlightens us and guides us on our path for the truth. I am sad to say that after my research thus far- of established fact and the testimonies of people both for and against the common beliefs about 911- I have come to believe that we have been deceived. Their story just does not stand up to reason. The more I look into it the more I find very legitimate questions that have never been answered- just swept under the rug. Those who are telling the truth don't need to fear examination. They can present facts because they have nothing to hide. It does not take a lot of research to find major inconsistencies in the story we have been told. I never would have believed it to be possible. I am patriotic and love my country and that love translated to a trust of what we are told from government officials. I don't know who knew what or how it all happened but I do know that we have not been told the truth. My dilemma now is what should I do? My family and many friends already think I'm crazy for joining the Church. I know what will happen if I try to share the things I have learned and point out the inconsistencies in logic and impossibilities of science. I think it could hurt my ability to share the gospel with people because they will dismiss everything I believe as crazy. Unless the day comes that the world will find out what really took place. Then, my words will gain credibility. Should I worry what people think? Should I be true to what I believe and have learned? Would trying to bring this out of the darkness just distract from more important things I could be talking about or teaching? The Book of Mormon is full of prophecies of modern day experiences like this. Do we bring them to light? Do we ignore the dark things and focus on the light? I will obviously need to continue to be prayerful about this and seek God's direction. I have also recently been blown away by new understandings of the word of wisdom and can recognize how much we flat out ignore this doctrine we claim to believe comes from God. I feel like he is showing me all these things lately but I'm not sure what to do with them. We also learn from scripture that many times prophets have not told all they knew. Sometimes they are forbidden. Wisdom is required in all this. And direction from the Spirit when I do not have the wisdom. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. I'm just trying to figure it all out. Thank you