We are truly in a time when things will be turned upside down. No more cushy jobs, 401k's stock market funds, well stocked supermarkets and gas stations ably willing to take plastic as a form of payment. and dreams of easy retirement on a golf course or touring the country in an RV, jetting hither and yon to grandkids baptizims and elementary school plays.lundbaek wrote: ↑March 8th, 2021, 5:03 pm Over 60 "views" and only 1 reply to my request for suggestions that I can pass along to the writer of the note that I posted on Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:52 am that some of you write a brief reply of your own opinion so I can compile and send them back to him. C'mon, guys.
I used to hope for Trump to "Drain the Swamp" and bring justice (and punishment) to the Deep State.
Turned out the swamp was deep and wide. And the "weather" not helping, so off he goes, election fraud aside, to Mar a Lago to watch the Progressive Left destroy our country.
Not even the Supreme Court has stood up and remained steadfast in their duties.
Corrupt Judges are everywhere.
Coincidentally, being in the fourth generation since the restoration brings with it the same kind of effect as the fourth generation from the Savior's visit to the promised land.
So while I had hoped for a reprieve of ten to twenty years of more good times, I can see that its more likely that the prophecies and visions regarding the last days be fulfilled.
Who knows how long it may take for complete societal collapse and for the evil to be swept off the land. Maybe with modern technology, it'll be a matter of a couple years. But maybe not, maybe it'll take decades of increasingly rebelliousness against the principles of righteousness before the land is cleansed.
I am not certain if the degradation and failure here in this country will be concurrent, with what happens in Israel in the last days.
Could be they are connected.... "The armies of Gog will come out of the north..." and Armageddon will occur over there, possibly after America has been destroyed because of wickedness, that no allied response on the part of America can be sent to help Israel out of that jam.
So the Church needs to navigate these stormy waters, setting course toward its destination. The Church may change its course six ways from last Sunday, depending on circumstances, and revelation (and some would say... whim). I'm not to worried about how the general leadership seems at times to do things to appease the powers that be on this mortal orb.
My job is to be worthy all the way to the end. Repentant, and living the Golden Rule to the best of my ability.
Dying is not a hardship, and it really doesn't matter if I go out by car crash, Covid-19, or shrapnel tearing thru my brain during a battle in the last days. Makes no difference to me. I will graduate from this mortality and move beyond the veil when it's my time to go. I just hope I've been pulling A's and B's, and not living a D- or F type of life.
That's the beauty of the Gospel/Human Mortality Plan... Makes no difference when you were born on the face of the earth, or when you die, just how you behaved.
Makes no difference whether you were rich or poor, or what profession you practiced. Just how honest and humble of heart your are.
So be awake, ready to join righteousness and lift where you stand. Be pure of heart. This will be your protection in the turmoil of the last days, because it won't be pretty, and it won't be cut & dried, or black & white, easy to see who are the good guys vs the bad guys. We'll be on both sides in this war. Just have your heart pure, and you'll exit this mortal probation in an OK eternal state.