tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947053583095968012024-03-13T14:28:03.752-07:00A Pattern In All ThingsGary Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045914472780930389noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794705358309596801.post-67287473567965637552015-05-12T21:16:00.000-07:002015-05-12T21:18:09.834-07:00Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Dallas and Dallas<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are some very interesting things happening in and around Dallas at this time. I believe they are warnings and are types of things that God will send down on us as His judgments are given.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is all in the year of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Shemitah-000-Year-Old-Secret-Americas/dp/1629981931/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431487715&sr=1-1&keywords=mystery+of+the+shemitah">Shemitah</a>. This has to do with the rise and fall of nations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Warning #1 Pestilence - The death of Thomas Eric Duncan</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thomas Eric Duncan enters a Dallas hospital and announces on the Feast of Trumpets(New Year's Day on the Jewish calendar, Sept 24-25) that is sick and that he has traveled to Africa, in an Ebola zone. His initial entrance(announcement) is rejected.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was a story that he was put on kidney dialysis. I can't find the day. I'm suspicious that he started bleeding on the Yom Kippur(Atonement, Oct 3-4).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He dies on the Feast of Tabernacles(Oct 8th). This is on the second blood red moon. He dies within 30 minutes of the moon coming out of eclipse.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Warning #2 Famine - Cows with the number '7' on the forehead.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A cow with a perfect '7' on his head was born near Pittsburgh on September 20th and announced via the Associated Press on the Feast of Trumpets. The typographical perfection is quite amazing.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A cow with a less than perfect '7' was born the Feast of Trumpets. This '7' is less perfect and diminutive relative to the other</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jonathan Cahn <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv3bpaca8sQ">interprets</a> this as a warning of a coming famine. Please take the time to watch his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv3bpaca8sQ">analysis</a>. I find his interpretation compelling. This video was uploaded to youtube on March 29th. I watched it a couple of weeks later. It just struck me that one of the purposes of this was to prepare me to see the continuing of the warnings that were about to be shown.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Warning #3 Terror - Two ISIS terrorists attack Mohammed drawing contest</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On May 3rd 2015, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/politics/texas-attack-terror-tweets/">two terrorists execute an attack</a> at the "Draw the Prophet" contest. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both terrorists are killed after they injure a security guard in the leg.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Warning #4 Earthquakes - 4.0 Earthquake hits Venus Texas</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Warning #5 Tempests - Tornadoes touch down in North Texas</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About a <a href="http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/05/07/4-0-magnitude-earthquake-just-north-of-venus/">third of the town of Van Texas was destroyed</a> by a tornado with many injured.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One person was killed in <a href="http://www.weather.com/news/weather/video/amazing-view-of-tornado-in-cisco-texas">Cisco Texas by tornado</a> on May 9th.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Warning #6 Flooding - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flooding in Dallas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I first heard about the terrorist attack I thought it might be significant. I decided to look up what day May 3rd, 2015 was on the Jewish Calendar. I discovered it was <a href="http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2900/jewish/Never-Too-Late.htm">Second Passover</a>. I had never heard of Second Passover. It is a second chance for those that could not bring a Passover offering the first time for whatever reason and they were permitted to do it the following month. It was a second chance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've had the very strong impression that the Second Passover is related to the end times. There are two Passovers in the history of the world. The first one was with Moses and the second one is in the end times or NOW. The passover in the end times, I now believe will happen at the Second Passover. There appears to be some differences between the two. I have not yet studied them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Passover lasts seven days. All of these in the second set of warnings were contained within seven days of Second Passover. There is significance to this. I do not know what it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clearly, God is warning us. I believe these are types for the destruction that is coming. Are there more warnings or is this it? Will there be a seventh warning? How quickly will the destruction come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The question now is what do I do? We're given the answer after the destruction before the Lord's coming to the Nephites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Those that received the prophets and stoned them not were saved. Who are the prophets? This is the question. Choose correctly and you will be saved. Choose incorrectly and you will not be saved. It is easy to mistake false prophets as true prophets. False prophets will flatter you. They will tell you all is well. They will tell you that you are a chosen generation. They will not warn you of destruction, for they do not see the destruction coming. The Book of Mormon mentions destruction over 500 times. We are confronted with it right in the beginning, even the fourth verse. I recommend you read Adrian Larsen's series on prophets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why Dallas? I do not know. It is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States. It is in the heartland of the country. I believe it is a general warning to the country.</span><br />
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Gary Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045914472780930389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794705358309596801.post-1854015405188405562015-01-21T22:11:00.001-08:002015-01-21T22:11:11.745-08:00The Book of The Lamb of God<div class="" style="background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; color: #2f393a; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" uri="/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/13.20">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a lot to ponder in these verses. I believe we are going to receive this book in its fullness and purity. Verse 24 seems to hint that it will contain a gospel from each of the twelve apostles. How else would they bear record?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe 2 Nephi 29 tells us that when this happens, the majority of the church members will reject it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are the direct words from the Lord Jesus Christ. Read the following verses. He isn't very happy about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All I can say is OUCH!!!!!! Can you hear the lament in those words? I can. Can you feel the anguish of the Lord because of the rejection of these words amongst the gentiles? I can.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When these records come forth let's not reject them because it breaks with our traditions. Let's not reject them because it doesn't come from the first presidency. Let's not reject them because of the content, which may not be very flattering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="20" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">20 </span>And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that they did prosper in the land; and I beheld a book, and it was carried forth among them.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="21" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">21 </span>And the angel said unto me: Knowest thou the meaning of the book?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="22" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">22 </span>And I said unto him: I know not.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="23" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">23 </span>And he said: Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew. And I, Nephi, beheld it; and he said unto me: The book that thou beholdest is a record of the Jews, which contains the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; and it also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets; and it is a record like unto the engravings which are upon the plates of brass, save there are not so many; nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="24" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">24 </span>And the angel of the Lord said unto me: Thou hast beheld that the book proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew; and when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it contained the fulness of the gospel of the Lord, <b>of whom the twelve apostles bear record; and they bear record according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="26" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">26 </span>And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="27" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">27 </span>And all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord, that they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="28" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">28 </span>Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="29" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">29 </span>And after these plain and precious things were taken away it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles; and after it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles, yea, even across the many waters which thou hast seen with the Gentiles which have gone forth out of captivity, thou seest—because of the many plain and precious things which have been taken out of the book, which were plain unto the understanding of the children of men, according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God—because of these things which are taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb, an exceedingly great many do stumble, yea, insomuch that Satan hath great power over them.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="30" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">30 </span>Nevertheless, thou beholdest that the Gentiles who have gone forth out of captivity, and have been lifted up by the power of God above all other nations, upon the face of the land which is choice above all other lands, which is the land that the Lord God hath covenanted with thy father that his seed should have for the land of their inheritance; wherefore, thou seest that the Lord God will not suffer that the Gentiles will utterly destroy the mixture of thy seed, which are among thy brethren.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="34" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">34 </span>And it came to pass that the angel of the Lord spake unto me, saying: Behold, saith the Lamb of God, after I have visited the remnant of the house of Israel—and this remnant of whom I speak is the seed of thy father—wherefore, after I have visited them in judgment, and smitten them by the hand of the Gentiles, and after the Gentiles do stumble exceedingly, because of the most plain and precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that abominable church, which is the mother of harlots, saith the Lamb—I will be merciful unto the Gentiles in that day, insomuch that I will bring forth unto them, in mine own power, much of my gospel, which shall be plain and precious, saith the Lamb.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="35" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.8571424484253px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">35 </span>For, behold, saith the Lamb: I will manifest myself unto thy seed, that they shall write many things which I shall minister unto them, which shall be plain and precious; and after thy seed shall be destroyed, and dwindle in unbelief, and also the seed of thy brethren, behold, these things shall be hid up, to come forth unto the Gentiles, by the gift and power of the Lamb.</i></span></div>
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Gary Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045914472780930389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794705358309596801.post-32298645178142698692015-01-19T17:06:00.001-08:002015-01-20T11:27:48.658-08:00Hiding in Not So Plain Sight<div>
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Note 1/20/2015: This is purely an observation. I make no claims about its origin or validity, because I don't know the origin, probably my own biases. Any claims of "promptings" could be mistaken for my own thoughts. I am probably completely out to lunch. It could be a coincidence or just noise or a distorted lens. As a matter of fact, please tell me that I am out to lunch. I hope the Lord intended no symbolism here.</b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is this a better comparison? Perhaps, I should have done my homework a little better?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>Note 1/20/2015: This is purely an observation. I make no claims about its origin or validity, because I don't know the origin, probably my own biases. Any claims of "promptings" could be mistaken. I am probably completely out to lunch. It could be a coincidence or just noise or a distorted lens. As a matter of fact, please tell me that I am out to lunch.</b></i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> I hope the Lord intended no symbolism here.</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finished reading Jonathan Cahn's "Mystery of the Shemitah" about a week ago. It is a marvelous work. I cannot recommend it highly enough. This has caused me to really think about towers and their meaning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The World Trade center was conceived of in a Shemitah year(1945), construction was started in a Shemitah year</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(1966)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, construction was completed in a Shemitah year</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(1973) and was shaken down in a Shemitah year</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(2001)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After reading <a href="http://restorationinterrupted.blogspot.com/2015/01/lehis-dream-part-1.html">Sean Isaac May's</a> work on the Conference Center, I was prompted to look at the Church Office Building. I discovered some striking similarities to the World Trade Center. They were both completed in 1973(One site listed 1972, I could not find an exact date for the opening).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, I will let you draw your own conclusions. I hope this is just noise, and there is nothing to see here. Suffice it to say, I would not work in that building, especially near the day of nullification or in the wake of the Shemitah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I intend to explore the similarities between ground zero and the church's temple square complex. I think there are things to be revealed in this labor. The church and the state are intertwined and I believe their futures are too. If this the case, then the Lord will have given us signs and probably hidden them in plain sight.</span></div>
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Gary Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045914472780930389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794705358309596801.post-2545956974553662852014-11-15T23:45:00.000-08:002014-11-15T23:51:38.880-08:00Pleasing God.This is a portion of a letter I will be giving to my bishop.<br />
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used to think that my meeting attendance pleased God.</i> <b>I was
wrong. </b>I gain nothing from God if I suffer through a vain and
insipid meeting. There is no inherent value in meeting attendance.
The only value is the light and truth that is imparted and received
in the meeting. If there is none of that, it has been a waste.
Period. It is a true sign of how far we have fallen when this is our
measuring stick for righteousness.</span></div>
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used to think that my fine dress pleased God. </i><b>I was wrong.</b>
Our fine dress effectively casts out the poor. I believe this offends
the Lord, who identifies Himself as the poor. To whom do we think
Mormon was referring when he takes aim at “fine and costly
apparel”? Well, who reads the book? Surely Mormon saw who would be
reading his words. When we dictate to young men that they have to
wear black socks to pass the Sacrament, we truly have become as the
Jews of old. When we rely on outward appearances, it truly is a sign
that we have lost inner holiness. Surely, the Lord looketh upon the
heart. If my heart is right with Him, I do not need to show it with
fine dress and if it isn't, surely no amount of outward splendor
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used to think that my busyness pleased God.</i><b> I was wrong.</b> I
can gain more from God with sixty minutes of intense prayer, crying
to the Lord, than I can gain from years of going from meeting to
meeting from activity to activity. It is largely fruitless. I have
spent about 1000 hours in Bishopric, PEC and Ward Council meetings.
What a waste it largely was. Is some of this my fault, sure it was. I
can think of any of the times I have cried out to Lord with my whole
soul and each one of these is of more value than ALL of my busyness.
God wants my heart. He has spoken to me in my mind and has asked for
my heart. “I want your heart”. This is the sacrifice He wants.
Surely, earning merit badges and participating in ward Hollywood
squares is fruitless. It is all vain. Our cultural smog is so thick
we can't see how immersed we are in the deception that it is. </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">I
gain so much more by slowing down, cutting out the activities,
pondering, praying, meditating and pausing. I'll let the world pass
by in its hyper rush to the end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the towers fell a Sycamore tree fell and was replaced two years later by a donated cedar tree. It would have been natural to replace it with another Sycamore tree. It seems like such an odd thing. Well, Isaiah saw this and wrote it in his prophesy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tree lasted for 10 years before it withered and died and was removed in the spring of 2014. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The keepers of the tree did everything to save it, even replacing the dirt. They could not save it. Only turning to God can we be saved. Our own efforts will fail.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a friend who traveled to ground zero over spring break. I asked him to look at his photos to see if the tree was there. By fortuitous chance we have a picture of the tree on March 27, 2014. I have done searches to see if there are any more details indicating the exact day that the tree was removed. Please send me evidence of the exact day it was removed, if you have any. I would greatly appreciate it and I'll add it to this post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>UPDATE (1/19/2015):</b> I talked to someone last night who was on the ground zero site on April 30th, 2014. The tree was still there.</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>UPDATE (5/9/2015):</b> Jonathan Cahn mentioned on the Jim Bakker Show that the tree was ground into dust on April 15th, 2014(the day of the first blood red moon), which renders the date on the previous update incorrect.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to include this photo at a large size so you can see the detail. If you look over at the lower right corner just above the little building, you can see the faint outline of an anemic cedar tree. It was close to death. It was close to being removed. Jonathan Cahn explains that a withered tree represents the loss of a nation's powers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On September 9th 2014, in Mesa Arizona, a <a href="http://denversnuffer.blogspot.com/">servant</a> of the Lord <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/239760895/10-Phoenix-Transcript-Preserving-the-Restoration">announced</a> that the Lord had cut off the priesthood of the stake presidency and high council that unjustifiably excommunicated him and subsequently the whole leadership of the church lost their priesthood during the April 2014 general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i> They have not practiced what He requires. The Lord has brought about His purposes. This has been in His heart all along. He has chosen to use small means to accomplish it, but He always uses the smallest of means to fulfill His purposes. None of this was my doing. The Lord's strange act, was not, could not, be planned by me. Was not, could not, have been controlled by me. It was not anticipated by me, or even understood by me, until after the Lord had accomplished His will, and made it apparent to me on the evening of May 1, 2014. He alone has done this. He is the author of all of this.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Phoenix talk: <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/239760895/10-Phoenix-Transcript-Preserving-the-Restoration">Preserving the restoration.</a> pages 6-7.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have studied, pondered, prayed about, contemplated, meditated upon the words of this servant for hundreds of hours. I feel and taste the light in them. I know that he is a true messenger and that this message is indeed from Jesus Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. The Lord cuts off the country. (Since the timing is not known by me, this could be switched with the second item.)(After March 27th).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the hallmarks of the Lord's teaching is repetition. He uses it far more than anyone else. Here he repeats this thing SIX times! I think there is quite a message in this. It is used one time in chapter 10 to perhaps form a complete seven times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is it obvious who the true prophets are? Was it obvious that John the Baptist was? Was it obvious that Christ was?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 1 And it came to pass that there was a voice heard among all the inhabitants of the earth, upon all the face of this land, crying:</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 2 Wo, wo, wo unto this people; wo unto the inhabitants of the whole earth except they shall repent; for the devil laugheth, and his angels rejoice, because of the slain of the fair sons and daughters of my people; and it is because of their iniquity and abominations that they are fallen!</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 3 Behold, that great city Zarahemla have I burned with fire, and the inhabitants thereof.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 4 And behold, that great city Moroni have I caused to be sunk in the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof to be drowned.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 5 And behold, that great city Moronihah have I covered with earth, and the inhabitants thereof, to hide their iniquities and their abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints shall not come any more unto me against them.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 6 And behold, the city of Gilgal have I caused to be sunk, and the inhabitants thereof to be buried up in the depths of the earth;</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 7 Yea, and the city of Onihah and the inhabitants thereof, and the city of Mocum and the inhabitants thereof, and the city of Jerusalem and the inhabitants thereof; and waters have I caused to come up in the stead thereof, to hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints shall not come up any more unto me against them.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 8 And behold, the city of Gadiandi, and the city of Gadiomnah, and the city of Jacob, and the city of Gimgimno, all these have I caused to be sunk, and made hills and valleys in the places thereof; and the inhabitants thereof have I buried up in the depths of the earth, to hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up any more unto me against them.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 9 And behold, that great city Jacobugath, which was inhabited by the people of king Jacob, have I caused to be burned with fire because of their sins and their wickedness, which was above all the wickedness of the whole earth, because of their secret murders and combinations; for it was they that did destroy the peace of my people and the government of the land; therefore I did cause them to be burned, to destroy them from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up unto me any more against them.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 10 And behold, the city of Laman, and the city of Josh, and the city of Gad, and the city of Kishkumen, have I caused to be burned with fire, and the inhabitants thereof, because of their wickedness in casting out the prophets, and stoning those whom I did send to declare unto them concerning their wickedness and their abominations.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 11 And because they did cast them all out, that there were none righteous among them, I did send down fire and destroy them, that their wickedness and abominations might be hid from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints whom I sent among them might not cry unto me from the ground against them.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> 12 And many great destructions have I caused to come upon this land, and upon this people, because of their wickedness and their abominations.</i></span>Gary Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045914472780930389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794705358309596801.post-20062840170379178022014-07-17T18:28:00.003-07:002014-07-29T20:44:18.058-07:00All Is Well<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Come on Nephi?!? Did you really have to be so literal?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #2f393a;">21 And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say:</span><span style="color: red;"> All is well in Zion</span><span style="color: #2f393a;">; yea, </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">Zion prospereth</span></span><span style="color: #2f393a;">, </span><span style="color: red;">all is well</span><span style="color: #2f393a;">—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are all sorts of beautiful gems in this one. Enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It is no wonder that 160 years later we still commemorate their achievement with songs, speeches, parades, fireworks, commemorative treks, pins, balloons, banners, and T-shirts.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>If they were here with us today there is no doubt in my mind that they would tell us we can be gloriously happy even if our favorite TV show is cancelled, traffic comes to a crawl, the rain spoils our picnic, or the fast food worker forgot to include straws or packets of ketchup at the drive-through window.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>When we cover our face with our hands and complain that someone else got the promotion, someone else got the part, someone else got the biggest slice of pizza, it might be helpful to remind ourselves that there is a difference between the profound and trivial. </i></span>Gary Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045914472780930389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794705358309596801.post-27987859071116315432014-04-28T21:16:00.000-07:002014-04-28T21:21:40.109-07:00Fast and Testimony Meeting<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A fast and testimony meeting you may recognize.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 2 Nephi 28:21 And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: <span style="color: red;"><b>All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well</b></span>—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 1 Nephi 17:22 And we <b>know that the people who were in the<span style="color: red;"> land of Jerusalem were a righteous people</span>;</b> for they <b><span style="color: red;">kept the statutes and judgments of the Lord, and all his commandments</span>,</b> according to the law of Moses; wherefore, <b>we know that they are a<span style="color: red;"> righteous people</span></b>; and our father hath judged them, and hath led us away because we would hearken unto his words; yea, and our brother is like unto him. And after this manner of language did my brethren murmur and complain against us. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Alma 31:17 But thou art the same yesterday, today, and forever; and thou hast <span style="color: red;"><b>elected us that we shall be saved</b></span>, whilst <span style="color: red;"><b>all around us are elected to be cast by thy wrath down to hell</b></span>; for the which holiness, O God, we thank thee; and we also thank thee that thou hast elected us, that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brethren, which doth bind them down to a belief of Christ, which doth lead their hearts to wander far from thee, our God.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alma 31:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18 And again we thank thee, O God, that <span style="color: red;"><b>we are a chosen and a holy people</b>. </span>Amen.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alma 31:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">22 Now, from this stand they did offer up, every man, the self same prayer unto God, thanking their God that they were chosen of him, and that he did not lead them away after the tradition of their brethren, and that their hearts were not stolen away to believe in things to come, which they knew nothing about.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">26 And he lifted up his voice to heaven, and cried, saying: O, how long, O Lord, wilt thou suffer that thy servants shall dwell here below in the flesh, to <span style="color: red;"><b>behold such gross wickedness</b></span> among the children of men?</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 27 Behold, O God, they cry unto thee, and <span style="color: red;"><b>yet their hearts are swallowed up in their pride</b></span>. Behold, O God, they cry unto thee with their mouths, while <span style="color: red;"><b>they are puffed up, even to greatness, with the vain things of the world.</b></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 28 Behold, O my God,<span style="color: red;"><b> their costly apparel</b></span>, and<span style="color: red;"> <b>their ringlets</b></span>, and <span style="color: red;"><b>their bracelets</b></span>, and their<b> <span style="color: red;">ornaments of gold</span></b>, and<span style="color: red;"> <b>all their precious things</b></span> which they are ornamented with; and behold,<span style="color: red;"> <b>their hearts are set upon them</b></span>, and yet they cry unto thee and say—We thank thee, O God, for <span style="color: red;"><b>we are a chosen people</b></span> unto thee, while<span style="color: red;"> <b>others shall perish</b>. </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A fast and testimony meeting I would like to see.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luke 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luke 18:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luke 18:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11 <span style="color: red;"><b>The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.</b></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luke 18:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12<b> <span style="color: red;">I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.</span></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luke 18:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.</b></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luke 18:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: <b><span style="color: #38761d;">for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.</span></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mosiah 4:1 And now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of speaking the words which had been delivered unto him by the angel of the Lord, that he cast his eyes round about on the multitude,<span style="color: #38761d;"><b> and behold they had fallen to the earth, for the fear of the Lord had come upon them.</b></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mosiah 4:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 And they had <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth</b></span>. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down among the children of men.</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b> </b></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 2 Nephi 25:26 <span style="color: #38761d;"><b style="background-color: white;">And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.</b></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Nephi 25:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">27 <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Wherefore, we speak concerning the law that our children may know the deadness of the law; and they, by knowing the deadness of the law, may look forward unto that life which is in Christ, and know for what end the law was given. And after the law is fulfilled in Christ, that they need not harden their hearts against him when the law ought to be done away.</b></span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Nephi 25:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">28 <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>And now behold, my people, ye are a stiffnecked people; wherefore, I have spoken plainly unto you, that ye cannot misunderstand. And the words which I have spoken shall stand as a testimony against you; for they are sufficient to teach any man the right way; for the right way is to believe in Christ and deny him not; for by denying him ye also deny the prophets and the law.</b></span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Nephi 25:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">29 <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>And now behold, I say unto you that the right way is to believe in Christ, and deny him not; and Christ is the Holy One of Israel; <span style="font-size: large;">wherefore ye must bow down before him, and worship him with all your might, mind, and strength, and your whole soul</span>; and if ye do this ye shall in nowise be cast out.</b></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span></blockquote>
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<br />Gary Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045914472780930389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794705358309596801.post-3241747823787375342014-03-22T19:58:00.002-07:002014-04-28T21:23:02.425-07:00Unbelief<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have often thought about writing a blog(I started this in
August 2013), but then I realized that these are just my words and that is not
what we should want. What worth is my opinion? Not much. Nevertheless, in this
one case that I will detail below, I believe I was asked to write about it on
this blog. I don’t know if there is more in the future, but I imagine there
will be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had read Daniel Roger’s testimony on his Second Comforter
experience in December and it had a lasting impact on me. There are several
lightning rods in it. I detail one below.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://thesecondcomforter.com/">http://thesecondcomforter.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the line that struck me<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“</i><i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;">I have also learned that if Angels have not
come to you, then it is because of some unbelief that you are holding onto. <em><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Unbelief is more than not believing, it also
includes belief in errors or incorrect belief</span></em></span></i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;">.
You may not even be aware of what it is. You may think it is truth
when it is not.<i>”<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow. Powerful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The concept of unbelief is very powerful. It is believing in
things that are false. We can be profoundly dedicated to a belief, but if it is
false, it will not produce desired results. Our unbelief is like blind spots.
We don’t know that we have them. They have to be shown to us. The first step is
to realize that we have them. I have not seen angels, yet, so I must conclude I
have unbelief. I desire this fervently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daniel gives us some good advice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Ask the
Lord to show you what unbelief you have. If you ask with a sincere heart,
He will answer you.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to do this. When I asked the Lord to show me my
unbelief in December, He gave me a simple, but unexpected answer. I expected a
big show. The answer I received was to search the scriptures. He would reveal
my unbelief via the scriptures. The fervency faded after a short while. I was
rereading Daniel’s testimony on Monday night with my wife and the same things
impacted me. As I drove to work on Tuesday morning I offered a fervent prayer
to the Lord to show me my unbelief and again the same answer. I don’t know why
I expected a different one. I believe this was added to the answer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <i> “That
is the purpose unto which they were given.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been praying for angels to come to me, knowing that
this was the most probable path to receive the Second Comforter. All of this is
probably an answer to that prayer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just as I reached my car after work, the following thought
came to me. This is the spirit of the message as I remember it. “You know Gary,
if the Lord told you that the answer to your unbelief was searching the
scriptures, you might try asking Him where in the scriptures that unbelief
might be revealed.” Wow. Lightning bolt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I pondered on this as I drove home. I intended to lay out my
scriptures in front of me and ask. The answer came very differently. My son had
an orchestra concert at his future junior high school. The gym was absolutely
packed with over 100 orchestra students from several schools and their parents
and siblings. Lots of noise was present. Somewhere in the process of returning
to the gym after keeping an eye on my restless seven and four year old boys, I
received clearly in my mind Moroni 7. I was taken aback. I quickly asked if
that was the chapter. It was confirmed. Then something unusual happened that I
didn’t put together until later that evening. I was leaning against the stage
and I suddenly received this feeling of charity for everyone in the gym. It
didn’t knock me off my feet, but it was substantial. I looked at the whole
crowd and then several individuals one by one as I felt this moment of charity
for them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later that evening as I read the chapter, I saw 100 times
more in it than I ever previously had seen. Some of it I will detail below.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had received my answer in the most marvelous ways. We tend
to think that God answers prayers in one way. This is not true. He can and does
answer prayers in an unlimited myriad of ways. Ponder the many forms of plant
life on this planet. His answers are as perfect and diverse. When He organizes
events to form an answer, it leaves an unmistakable knowledge that indeed He
has answered. He is the Master. I don’t know how he can organize events, but he
does. I worship Him. Glory to Him and only to Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had had an indication of my lack of charity, but now it is
solidly crystalized in my mind. The Lord
in His mercy has shown me this and that obviously He desires me to seek from
Him an increase in it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the description of charity there are 13 items listed.
There is lots of positive symbolism with the number 13. We have 12 apostles
plus Christ. The devil has twisted it as he does everything that he can.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">1</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Suffereth long</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Is kind</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> 3. </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Envieth not</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> 4. Not puffed up</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> 5. Seeketh not her own</span><br /><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> 6. Is not easily provoked</span><br /><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> 7. Thinketh no evil</span><br /><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> 8. Rejoiceth not in iniquity</span><br /><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> 9. Rejoiceth in the truth</span><br /><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">10. Beareth all things</span><br /><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">11. Believeth all things</span><br /><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">12. Hopeth all things</span><br /><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">13. Endureth
all things</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many things to ponder here. What is the meaning in the
order? Where do I break each one of these and how do I fix it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, the importance of this message is the process I went
through to have my unbelief revealed to me, not my particular unbelief.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Gary Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045914472780930389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794705358309596801.post-17366989001672186592013-08-11T22:59:00.003-07:002013-08-11T22:59:47.067-07:00Let's Roll...<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love the
gospel of Jesus Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I awake in
the morning thinking about it. It consumes my thoughts throughout the day. In
the evening, I fight sleep that I may continue to seek truth and at night I
pray that I may dream about its glorious precepts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hunger and
I thirst. I can’t get enough.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">I don’t want
to receive knowledge it in </span><span style="line-height: 20px;">dibs</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"> and drabs. I want it poured out on my head to
where it consumes my whole body, right up to my lower lip. When I learn to
navigate that knowledge, I want the process repeated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I seek to
crush all of my idols, that I may worship the True and Living God, even the
Lord Jesus Christ with all of my might, mind, strength and my whole soul.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I rigorously
seek truth, virtue and revelation. I have neither the patience, the time, nor
the tolerance for any false idea, belief or thought that I hold, entertain or
think. In the pursuit of truth I seek to ruthlessly </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">discard</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">, eradicate and </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">exterminate</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"> any falsehood, falseness or deception that holds me captive.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This forces
me to read the scriptures without preconceived notions and to face the verses
that contradict, confront and challenge us as individuals and as a Church.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Truth can be
difficult to find, discern and accept. It takes work, patience and diligence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This blog is
dedicated to my brothers and sisters, whom too, find themselves in this quest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gary Gibson<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Doctrine
and Covenants 52:14</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 107%;"><i>And
again, I will give unto you a pattern in <b>all</b> things, that ye may not be deceived;</i></span></span></div>
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</span>Gary Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045914472780930389noreply@blogger.com0