With all this time on our hands because of the virus situation, rather than just sit around, I thought I’d take the time to do some reflecting on the deeper things in life. I’ve come to this conclusion—I want to think like Jesus and act like Jesus.
I’ve been pestering the LORD with the same basic question for several months, and lately that pestering has been more and more frequent. The root question I’ve been drilling on is how these different seers can bring forth these different records that are at odds with one another.
Our Mother in Heaven is someone to identify with, to know. And there is more evidence to be found in scriptures canonized by the original Church of Christ though ignored by the majority of Latter Day Saints today, the Apocrypha.
"Wherefore, I beseech of you, brethren, that ye should search diligently in the light of Christ, that ye may know good from evil; and if ye will lay hold upon every good thing and condemn it not, ye certainly will be a child of Christ." -Moroni 7:18 RAV, 7:19 OPV
On this Easter Sunday, we worship together in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. After the atonement, Jesus was crucified, his spirit left his body, and his body was laid to rest in a sepulcher or tomb. On the first day of the week, Sunday, Jesus’ spirit and body were reunited and He rose.
We still seek the signs of His second coming, as the Spirit tells us that Jesus will return again. One of the signs we see today of His return is climate change.
In this third and final segment, we will look some reasons why people might like to see the Book of Mormon as a racist text, what do they gain from this perspective.
I want to look at it a little bit more abstractly, covering three different ways of looking at the origins of the Book of Mormon.
I would like to start out by pointing out that the Nephites and the Lamanites were the same race, they were cousins.
We can see and know by his example how important children are to Jesus. Pondering on this topic, I came up with 5 points on setting a good example for our children.
Book of Mormon Perspectives Forum: "The vantage point of The Church of Jesus Christ in Christian Fellowship from the co-Prophets, including discussing modern revelations and interpretation of the plates of brass."
As we meet together as Saints, some have asked the proper way to organize services. The correct answer of course is, by the Spirit. That said, the Lord has given us instructions on this topic through Raphael, as he spoke to Adam and Eve. These instructions should be used in our home temples, in our Synagogues, Tabernacles, and Temples for personal and group worship.
