Prophecy concerning the Saints by Heber C. Kimball from the Deseret News, May 23, 1931.
“After a while the gentile will gather by the thousands to this place, and Salt Lake City will be classed among the wicked cities of the world…”
Our state legislature just passed a compromise law on alcohol sales and consumption reducing controls on liquor while lowering the legal limit for DUI. This is a back door solution to a front door problem.
…”A spirit of speculation and extravagance will take possession of the Saints, and the results will be financial bondage…”
The mortgages belonging to the financial institutions which are still solvent are being sold to China as collateral against the money borrowed from them to bail us out of the sub-prime crisis. Did you see that in the fine print when you bought your house? Neither did I. By the way, a Chinese naval ship came within 25 feet of a privately operated US ship in the South China Sea this week. They also said: “We hate you, we hate you, we hate you”, when they became aware of our massive spending bill passed last month. Our U.S. treasury is printing money 24-7 with nothing to back it up but paper, ink and American blood, sweat and tears.
…”Persecution comes next and all true Latter-day Saints will be tested to the limit. Many will apostatize and others will be still not knowing what to do. Darkness will cover the earth and gross darkness the minds of the people. The judgments of God will be poured out on the wicked to the extent that our Elders from far and near will be called home. (watch for the judgments of God to be blamed on global warming and on man’s releasing of CO2 into the atmosphere), or in other words, the gospel will be taken from the Gentiles and later on, carried to the Jews.”
Monday, March 9, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
The Constitution to Hang by a Thread
Maybe you’ve heard this quote before but didn’t really understand what it meant. I found some interesting things which elaborated on that prophecy in a book called Prophecy and Modern Times by Cleon Skousen in 1939.
"As in the case of Rome, the decline begins in that hour when the cross currents of national life begin to ebb and flow with a rapidity wholly baffling to the ingenuity of human leadership; because a wicked nation will not submit to divine leadership they soon become their own worst enemies. Because of distrust, jealousy and unholy ambitions among the people themselves, the very structure of their civil government soon threatens to collapse.
It is at such a time that the people begin to lose confidence in their system of government. A crisis is precipitated by the populous demanding a change. This is typical evolution of events in a nation which is sick at heart and will not admit that its growing lethargy is the result of a poison issuing from within its own members." There can be a lot of parallels drawn with our day and this statement. I don’t know if indeed this is talking about our day but it can’t be denied that our government is in a frenzied state trying to fix everything. If not now, we can expect this type of cycle to run its course. Rarely have we seen in history an entire people suddenly convinced they are following the wrong path and to turn to God. Many countries have changed course but most of the time, it’s in a circle, like in a panic. That being said, if this doesn’t describe our day, it may someday. After all, it took 60 years for the Nephite nation to self-destruct.
I am just getting started here. Don’t get too worried about our constitution. The challenges we face as a people are much bigger than politics or party platforms. I will continue this in several parts in the next few days or weeks.
"As in the case of Rome, the decline begins in that hour when the cross currents of national life begin to ebb and flow with a rapidity wholly baffling to the ingenuity of human leadership; because a wicked nation will not submit to divine leadership they soon become their own worst enemies. Because of distrust, jealousy and unholy ambitions among the people themselves, the very structure of their civil government soon threatens to collapse.
It is at such a time that the people begin to lose confidence in their system of government. A crisis is precipitated by the populous demanding a change. This is typical evolution of events in a nation which is sick at heart and will not admit that its growing lethargy is the result of a poison issuing from within its own members." There can be a lot of parallels drawn with our day and this statement. I don’t know if indeed this is talking about our day but it can’t be denied that our government is in a frenzied state trying to fix everything. If not now, we can expect this type of cycle to run its course. Rarely have we seen in history an entire people suddenly convinced they are following the wrong path and to turn to God. Many countries have changed course but most of the time, it’s in a circle, like in a panic. That being said, if this doesn’t describe our day, it may someday. After all, it took 60 years for the Nephite nation to self-destruct.
I am just getting started here. Don’t get too worried about our constitution. The challenges we face as a people are much bigger than politics or party platforms. I will continue this in several parts in the next few days or weeks.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
So I'm not a very good blogger...
Quick update:
I have been gunning for an ICU job since starting nursing school and that dream has come true! My experience at St. Mark's was very rich and I made some good friends. To be honest, nursing is a hard job but I feel fortunate to have a job in these times. I don't consider nursing to be a recession proof job, or even depression proof. More on that later. At least for now we will work toward the boring task of paying off debt and getting ready in case it takes longer than expected for the economy to turn around.
My new job is at the RICU at the new big hospital in SLC. The people there are great! There happens to be a nurse there who worked at St M and has recently been accepted to CRNA school. This is good to know because that is my next career goal. For now I will concentrate on learning as much as I can and doing the best job I can so they will recommend me to whatever CRNA schools I apply to.
Christmas and New Year's was pretty average. It was nice to see family but we didn't get enough time off work for it to seem like a break. That's why we took almost two weeks off recently. It happened to coinside with my job change so I got a nice transition to clear my head and get ready for the new job. We havn't gone anywhere really exciting but we did get some much needed things done around the house. I put in some shelves in the laundry room. Kari reorganized the exercise room/food storage room. I consolidated the boxes and stuff on the loft in the garage. We sorted through all of our keepsakes and put them up on the loft where the new found space was. We got the timing chain fixed on the car. We went out to dinner at this awesome place called Tuscany in SLC. OH MY GOSH! I had the sea bass and Kari got the bone-in pork chops. SERIOUSLY! The Best! That is one of the better restaurants in UT. I can't wait to go to Franck's. Maybe for Kari's birthday.
Uh, books I've been reading...Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. MUST READ! Its a slow, meaty read. Also Where Angels Fall. This is a cool end-times novel. Slow to get started but I like it. We listened to Defiance, the book the movie is based on. This is such a cool book. Next up is The Forgotten Man and Nature Noir. We are also listening to The 5000 Year Leap.
Well, that's enough for now. I hope I can keep up with this more often for all you loyal fans!
I have been gunning for an ICU job since starting nursing school and that dream has come true! My experience at St. Mark's was very rich and I made some good friends. To be honest, nursing is a hard job but I feel fortunate to have a job in these times. I don't consider nursing to be a recession proof job, or even depression proof. More on that later. At least for now we will work toward the boring task of paying off debt and getting ready in case it takes longer than expected for the economy to turn around.
My new job is at the RICU at the new big hospital in SLC. The people there are great! There happens to be a nurse there who worked at St M and has recently been accepted to CRNA school. This is good to know because that is my next career goal. For now I will concentrate on learning as much as I can and doing the best job I can so they will recommend me to whatever CRNA schools I apply to.
Christmas and New Year's was pretty average. It was nice to see family but we didn't get enough time off work for it to seem like a break. That's why we took almost two weeks off recently. It happened to coinside with my job change so I got a nice transition to clear my head and get ready for the new job. We havn't gone anywhere really exciting but we did get some much needed things done around the house. I put in some shelves in the laundry room. Kari reorganized the exercise room/food storage room. I consolidated the boxes and stuff on the loft in the garage. We sorted through all of our keepsakes and put them up on the loft where the new found space was. We got the timing chain fixed on the car. We went out to dinner at this awesome place called Tuscany in SLC. OH MY GOSH! I had the sea bass and Kari got the bone-in pork chops. SERIOUSLY! The Best! That is one of the better restaurants in UT. I can't wait to go to Franck's. Maybe for Kari's birthday.
Uh, books I've been reading...Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. MUST READ! Its a slow, meaty read. Also Where Angels Fall. This is a cool end-times novel. Slow to get started but I like it. We listened to Defiance, the book the movie is based on. This is such a cool book. Next up is The Forgotten Man and Nature Noir. We are also listening to The 5000 Year Leap.
Well, that's enough for now. I hope I can keep up with this more often for all you loyal fans!
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