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What made you join the Church? Was it not because of the serious nature of the purpose of life and your desire to make good eternal decisions? Did you not feel the Spirit of the LORD and have desires to come unto Christ? Is He not calling you today to read the scriptures and pray so that He can speak with you? What will we do when we arrive at the judgment bar? Will we be standing there in bright garments next to family and friends whom we were instrumental in bringing to the gospel? Will we be hoping to run and hide and wishing we had done what is right? Will we be mad at ourselves for losing our focus on what is important and being so shortsighted? Will we be standing next to the missionaries and friends who taught us the gospel? These are all questions we can answer today. It is our choice. We all have our agency. The path to inactivity, apostasy, and sin is simple: forget about eternity and focus on the present. Stop preparing for that great and terrible day and just quit reading, praying, going to meetings, and paying tithing. Allow the worldly pursuits that call on us here to take place of our heavenly pursuits. Above all, procrastinate. Let each Sunday be just one more before you go back. Let each night be just one more before you read the scriptures or say your prayers. In this manner, one day at a time, we become and remain inactive. Once we are fully inactive, our testimony is sure to be tried, for it will have little to stand on. And that is only the start of trouble. God bless you and lift you up. Satan surely desires you. Run to Christ and take hold of Victory in Him. Do not procrastinate but choose ye this day. -a-train

We are entrusted and duty bound with the salvation of ourselves on this earth. While salvation is only possible through Jesus, we are not compelled in it, but we must accept it and take it up. Further, we are entrusted and duty bound to administer the gospel message to others including and especially our children whom we have particular responsibility toward.Will these obligations be diminished or even vanish as we approach the throne of God? When we overcome and are seated in His throne, will we not have any work to perform? What does it mean to sit in God's throne with Him? Is it not to take up our cross and follow Him? Is it not the work of fishers of men and of talents turned over to the exchangers? Will we not be engaged in the Eternal Work of God? What is the reward for those whose talents are expanded? A kingdom? A throne? Yes, those that take up the work of the ministry will receive a crown and a throne just as Jesus promised. And how is it that they rule? Do they make themselves the recipient of service? Lords over the people as the princes of the world? Yes, a crown of glory. But not by constraining others as a worldly chief, but by service. So what then is the work of the princes of God who sit upon heavenly thrones crowned in His glory? What does it mean to sit with Christ in His throne even as he also overcame and is set in His throne with His Father? It means to be the servant of all. We know very little of the great work we will perform in the Presence of God if we are among those who overcome through the Blood of the Lamb and partake of the inheritance prepared for us. But there can be no doubt that there is indeed a promised kingdom and a throne and an eternal work of service associated thereto. -a-train

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So God is Almighty and omnipotent, and He can create anything ex nihilo, but He can't create other gods? If we don't believe that God can create a planet and put a man thereon and give him all dominion over it, then we don't believe the Bible (Gen 1:26). Isaiah quoted God saying: "before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me." (Isaiah 43:10) But what about DURING Gods existence? Certainly no God was formed before Him, because He is Eternal and thus no creation has pre-dated Him. Certainly no God can be created after Him because He is Eternal and thus nothing will post-date Him. Thus ALL creation is formed contemporary with God. Furthermore, who was it that said: "before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me"? The clue is in the next verse, for He continued saying: "I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour." Who said it? JESUS OF NAZARETH, the SAVIOUR. Now if we account the formation of the infant body in the womb of the Virgin Mother of our LORD as the formation of this Being who spoke to Isaiah, then we have committed a serious error. For Indeed the Saviour Jesus is the Great Jehovah which spoke to Isaiah and whose hand created this earth and placed our first parents thereon. He is Eternal and before Him there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Him. And yet, He was born of the Virgin. Just as he said: "I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." (John 6:51) LDS theology poses no opposition to this notion. This IS LDS theology. -a-train

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On December 25, 1869, Brigham Young was asked if “Negroes” were neutral in the War in Heaven, and he declared: -a-train

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I don't buy the I.Q. rating. I think everyone can learn just the same, it is only a matter of interest. If someone is heavily interested in a subject, they will pay close attention to it. But if not, they won't. Certainly there are all sorts of various factors in play, but the human essence in every individial has within it the same potential. As a parent or teacher, we face the task of discerning those crucial factors. -a-train

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Are you talking about the book None Dare Call it Reason, by Richard Sutherland?-a-train

The 1894 Enabling Act opened the door for Utah Statehood. Women were without the right to vote from 1887 to 1895. -a-train

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Utah women had the right to vote before it was a state. It was Washington that legislated Utah women's rights to vote away with the Edmunds-Tucker act of 1887. In another typical American politics episode, the National Woman Suffrage Association actually lost support of some its members for Utah women's suffrage because they didn't want Utah women to strengthen Mormon positions. Women's voting rights were written into the Utah Constitution in 1895 and secured with the official statehood in January 1896. -a-train

This is correct. It did not begin with G.W. Bush. Billionaire elites have been calling the shots in Washington for almost a century.For those in need of an explanation, read the book of which President Benson said: "I wish that every citizen of every country in the free world and every slave behind the Iron Curtain might read this book.": None Dare Call It Conspiracy A sequel called Call It Conspiracy was written in 1985 that added information about what went on during the Ford/Rockefeller, Carter, and into the Reagan years. Speaking of Ether Chapter 8, President Benson said: Watch the video .Read the full April 1972 General Conference talk here: LDS.org - Ensign Article - Civic Standards for the Faithful Saints -a-train

I love that book. Isn't it out of print? The copy I have is around 30 years old and the cover is in bad shape.-a-train

Satan's work has always been counterfeiting. It is no different for the liberty of women. -a-train

The temple attending, daily praying, scripture reading, tithing, fasting, hard working Jews thought the sudden destruction of Jerusalem unthinkable and impossible. Ignorance was no excuse when the Babylonian armies came stomping in. Many innocents fell victim to the sudden destruction and were enslaved. Thousands died and horrors to be lamented for centuries were inflicted. What was it that these people were so guilty of? What sins did they engage in which should justify God's vengeance? Led by the false promises of something for nothing, they supported Zedekiah and his cronies just as the Germans supported the Nazi party. (Jeremiah 38) Led by the lies and promises of prosperity, they left critical thinking and allowed "national honor" to take priority. The scriptures are filled with the voices from the dust who warn of this obscuring of right and wrong by redefining pride. Zedekiah's pride was so great, that he risked all destruction just to save face. And the people were just as prideful as they would have indeed mocked him as he feared. Hitler, just as fearful of public shame, was all the while proclaiming victory and the world fame and leadership of Germany to his people as his armies were crushed. ( )A striking modern example of this can be seen . Make whatever forecast you'd like, but the statement of reality is obvious. The argument presented for the action promoted is nothing but pride itself, but pride doesn't sound as good as "honor".What did Mormon say brought the destruction of Nephite nations? "Behold, the pride of this nation, or the people of the Nephites, hath proven their destruction except they should repent." (Moroni 8:27) It is no coincidence that the tremendous national pride of Germany in the late 1930's was followed by the terrible humbling of that nation of the 1940's. And to answer your question, WE ARE the modern day Nazi Germany. -a-train

Now they are going to send postcards to President Monson. I wonder if they will even make a dent in the amount of mail he receives? I mean, with all the letters he gets from members of the Church and goof-offs and antis anyway, what would a few thousand postcards matter? I'm glad to see that at least our good people down at the post office are getting a positive out of this. Those protestors who traveled long distances to protest at Salt Lake were disappointed to go all that way only to be forced to go to the back of the line behind the many protestors already on the square. -a-train

We should remember the reality brought to our attention by Hugh Nibley as we consider the relatively tiny affliction we suffer as members of the Church today. For as we fail to take notice and act accordingly, those afflictions will act as the voice of God speaking louder and louder until we do. -a-train

Perhaps the focus here can turn to the blessed status of those living upon such a choice land. But what cannot be emphasized enough is the responsiblity attached thereto which when neglected becomes powerless to secure those blessings. The entire narrative offered by Mormon and Moroni is one example after another of the works of the people in securing and maintaining these blessings and in neglecting to do so falling victim to the consequences. It is as important for us to maintain the freedoms and blessings of this land as it is for us to proclaim the gospel, for without those freedoms, we cannot proclaim it. -a-train

In other words, if you are looking for one of those churches that doesn't stand for something, this ain't it. If you want a church that makes you more popular in the world, skip this one. If you want a church that doesn't rock the boat, keep rowing. The prophets have never been acceptable to the world and have always been condemned as evil doers. -a-train

My daughter uses the golden plates to sit higher at the dinner table. I think she left them on the floor again, I'll send them. What is your address and will you accept a $125 COD charge for the cost of shipping? -a-train PS, if you don't have a hand-truck, I advise getting one before the plates arrive. Also, if you do use them to seat your children at the dinner table, I would advise a very strong chair.

Growing up under the hardships of my father's murder at my age of six, I can completely feel you. The perpetrator, was never convicted and killed others. He was ultimately caught and placed in prison. There, he received food, clothing, shelter, health care, cable television, and other provisions. The cost to society for his imprisonment was more than what little the widow with three children left by his crime received from social security. Once convicted of multiple homicides, he should have been executed rather than taken in at further expense to society. There seems to be little argument that invading armies approaching to take life and property warrant lethal force in the protection of society and human life. When an attempting assassin is shot to death in his murderous efforts, there is little cry against the treatment he receives. There is an imagined window of opportunity that closes after the perpetrator has inflicted the wounds of death and vacated the murder scene. It now becomes pointless to use lethal force against him as he enjoys the spoils of his crime. Insomuch that he can be arrested without killing him, society wants him alive. After he is tried and convicted the use of lethal force is deemed too harsh as he is clearly under certain controls. However, if he should rise up in an attempt to escape and commence violence against those guards placed over him, it is perceived that another window opens wherein lethal force becomes acceptable. In each case, it is the perpetrator who has opened this window. My question is: what right does he have to close it and how do we know that it is closed? -a-train

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Teletubbies? Shoot, what about the Boohbah? -a-train