“What would be my Recommendations” (Part II)

“What would be my Recommendations” (Part II)

 

cji

4/5/13

 

The first part of the recommendations spoke of the sorry state of affairs our world is currently in – and discussed things which one might do to better understand the real purposes of this life and thus build up one’s spiritual fires. The main importance was to study the Scriptures for each individual by themselves – to pray, research, ponder and ask questions of the Lord for clarification and understanding.  Without this background and a sure knowledge for each individual then one’s spiritual fires will be found cold and still feeling no effect of the zephyrs of pure knowledge from the Lord.

 

If any who’ve received this have started on this path – which in reality is quite easy to do – embracing self-discipline to gain what is really important during mortality or to decide religion is all a hoax. For as presented in most of the world today – religion is both confusing and supports contention – one church with another – one sect with another – one person with another – till where Satan has enjoined most to not even want to discuss it anymore.

 

(Note: just yesterday – when talking with a new friend – they were emphatic that they never discussed religion, politics or sports – as most were sure ways to get into either an argument or a fight. Then they went on to tell what and why they believed what they believed.)

 

Thus Satan has achieved a major victory in the world when he can take what is most important to one’s eternal life and treat it as a non-subject without either contention or confusion. 

Remember the purpose in one’s reading and studying and asking questions of the Lord is to discern; where they came from, why they are here, and where might they be going? And to know and understand why this is important – especially to know that the church they are attending (or not attending) will provide common sense answers and meet the letter (as well as the Spirit of the Law) as presented in the Scriptures. If it does then you know for yourself – and if it does not – each must ask, “Why doesn’t it?”

 

The second part of the recommendations now deals with the more immediate physical and tangible things one must be doing. These are the recommendations from Prophets of both the past and present. Lots of men and women make a lot of money for themselves teaching what the Prophets have taught without mentioning them. 

 

This will neither be a complete list or one which easy to accomplish overnight unless one has sufficient ability to do so.  Most of us will be found knowing this is something which will both take time and using our resources wisely.

1.   Have a year’s supply of food which you are able and accustomed to eating.

a.   This means don’t store what you’ve not acquired a taste for or the ability to digest. (Thus don’t have a year’s supply of wheat if you’ve no grinder and have not eaten ground wheat.)

b.   Included should be the following: water; dry foods; more water; canned foods (watch the expiration dates and the condition of the cans – some have lasted a century or more and were found still good – while others maybe a week or two); wheat; barley; honey; peanut butter; jams/jellies; home canned meats, vegetables and fruits. Always strive for the essentials and on most survival websites you can find these lists – adjust it to your needs.

c.   There should be emergency supplies; something to start a fire; warm clothing; blankets; sleeping bags; tents; sturdy shoes/boots; extra socks; laundry detergent; soap; toothpaste; scissors; knifes; guns and ammunition; generators and fuel (know how to work them); flash lights and batteries; tools; and other items as needful for your environment and abilities.

d.   You should have a small supply of medicines – which has become more difficult with the various federal regulations.

e.   Emergency communications equipment – ham radio – two way radios – ways to contact your loved one’s when there is no power or phone connections.

f.     A three month supply of cash to meet all of your bills including mortgage – as while things are closed down the banks will be counting the time against you – as in the various depressions of the past.

 

2.   Remember when the physical items are needed it is too late to go to the store to get them as this nation and others have learned when there’s an approaching storm must stores sell out of everything (even non-essential items) within 36 hours. And after the storm looting and stealing begins – with few exceptions where even the local law personnel are involved.

 

3.   Be prepared to be isolated form power, communications, places of business, without a source of money (banks will be closed).

Now there is nothing above which hasn’t been taught for the past 100 years by the Prophets of the Lord in these latter-days.  However it is quite safe to say very few have bothered to commit to do these things. Many may have some things but not all – and if they’ve wheat they haven’t started to eat it and rotate their storage – or even have a means to grind and prepare it for consumption. It is also noted there will be no effective government to come in provide assistance – as in our hurricanes and storm conditions today. And one must also remember that the government only helps those high profile areas and ignores those not in their voting block areas. Check the floods in Iowa and the winter storms in the Rocky Mountains!

 

As you’ve noted in my comments I repeatedly mention a Prophet of the Lord on the Earth today – whether one believes this or not really makes little difference but when one considers the need of one – these last days would surely be a good time to have one. There’s nothing anywhere in the Scriptures which says there will never be another one – while multiple religions teach this as a truth – referencing the last chapter of Revelations (even knowing Revelations was written before other books in the New Testament).  However one can find similar wording in other books of the Old Testament – but the world continued to receive revelations! Only men/women teach that the heavens are closed and how could they know this if the heavens were closed? In any event – trust me on this one – you’ll have to find this out for yourself. I know there is one – but this doesn’t mean that you do or even want to know – but I know since I read the Scriptures for the first time in 1955 – at the age of eleven years old – I surely wanted to know whether there was one or not – and if so, who?

 

This weekend would be a good time if you choose to find out if there is one or not – as the person the Father and Son have called to represent them will be speaking in General Conference on Saturday and Sunday. http://www.lds.org/general-conference/watch?lang=eng is where you can watch from your home on the Internet. For sure this is one question I would be asking the Lord to help me to know.

 

Next will be the discussion of recommendations is of the importance of the Holy Temple – which in your readings – especially in the Old Testament is one of the most important aspects of the teachings of the Prophets. Have you thought to ask why? Most do not and just take is as part and parcel of the Old Testament and one of the things destroyed by the Romans in 70AD.  But oh how the Jewish nation over the generations of time has lamented the loss of the Holy Temple. 

 

Remember the Temple was where the Savior went each time he was near to it. Even as a child he was found teaching the doctors and scholars in the Temple court. The Temple had a purpose especially to the eternal family! However, as much which has been lost this is no longer taught. The Temple was not the Synagogue. So why two separate places? In writings of scholarship not shared with the common people – there are the writings which discuss the Savior taking the Apostles and their families to the House of the Lord and Sealing and teaching them. Throughout history the purpose of the Holy Temple has been considered Sacred.  Of course by the worldly this is no longer so as men/women have violated their covenants and openly mocked and displayed the Temple ceremonies.

 

Surely when one is able to study the records throughout history this is most likely been the case in the past as well. Some must have been because the early Egyptians tried over and over to imitate it and this has carried over even to today. Thus with the modern usages of video – movies – some apostates have given this information to the worldly. 

 

The Temple has the purpose of doing the work for the living and the dead (as Paul taught) – for those who were not on the earth to do the work while in mortality due to their not being a Temple (direct lineage of those who are worthy). One might want to consider this – as this is another important aspect of the tangible things which must happen on this earth in order to be sealed in heaven (see John).

 

Thus this is the second list of recommendations – again all is prefaced on the single fact that there Heavenly Father – and his only begotten Son – Jesus Christ (our Lord and Savior) and they are two distinct beings of flesh and bone (as testified in the New and Old Testaments and other Scriptures). 

 

May each of us have the wisdom to understand what we know and what we don’t know and to be able to seek what is most important in this mortality – and I leave this with you in the name of Jesus the Christ – amen – c/ork

 

“Wherefore Shall I Be”

 

cji

4/5/13

 

To become as the small child

teachable – forgiving – loving

bringing forth great happiness

understanding and accepting

finding joy and truth together

never worrying over the lesser

just wanting hugs and warmth

knowing surely the answer full

wherefore shall I be as a child

teachable – forgiving - loving!

 

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