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Jeremiah uses these words to warn you if you are not keeping the commandments of God.

To first amend your ways and your doings.

Jeremiah 7:3-4

"Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
Trust ye not in lying words, saying the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, are these."

For if a collection is made of the people but the just due commandment of the Lord is to take of these consecrations and give into the poor of the Saints a covenant and a deed that cannot be broken into their hands, but they give not one single covenant nor deed nor teach the people the same then this house which is called by his name has become a den of robbers.
(Jeremiah 7:11)

So therefore-

"And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all of your brethern, even the whole seed of Ephraim."
(Jeremiah 7:15)

Yes who but Ephraim rejecting his law to see to it that every poor Saint among us is given first and foremost covenants and deeds that cannot be broken into their hands sufficient for the support of their families from the consecrated properties and monies and businesses and stocks donated to the church of the living God from the faithful Saints that have given, before any of the "reside" is used to lay even one brick or purchase any lands for the building of buildings for worshipping God?

Yes even Hosea testified that-

"Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment." (Hosea 5:11)

Yes because the Lord sees the future and uses Hosea to testify of the temples Ephraim shall build after rejecting his celestial law-

"Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing." (Hosea 8:11-12)

Yes this house that calls themselves after Israel-

"For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples".
(HOSEA 8:14)

Wherefore is it written to awaken and amend your ways and your doings first and foremost before you enter into the temples or partake of the sacrament.

Seek the face of the Lord by Atonement of broken hearts and contrite spirits. "Sanctify ye a fast, rend your hearts, and turn unto the Lord your God.

Sound the alarm and weep and howl and blow the trumpet in Zion that the old men and administers of the law of God might just awaken and give ear.

Yes, let them give perfect consideration to-

"Hath this been in our days, or even in the days of our fathers?" (Joel 1:2)

Yes, yes it has. ♡ ♡

The Scriptures written testify of such things and for this cause that you might learn wisdom and understanding and not be as blind sheep, has the Lord of Hosts seen that these Scriptures written are delivered into your hands.♡ ♡

It is because that I care for all of you that I warn you of these things, having spent countless hours searching out the truth of these things. ♡ ♡

Bruce R. McConkie gave a parable of the barking dogs and it goes something like this:

Lots of barking dogs, watching the slow caravan move along it's way.

Those dogs that get behind are jumped by bandits, or eaten by the wolves.

Those dogs who jump ahead or cross the paths of the leaders are in danger: of getting lost, bandits, wolves, quicksand etc.

Their are other caravans to follow, or bark at, going other directions.

When you find a better caravan, going a better direction....go for it, get in the mainstream of it.

I would direct you to the parables of Jesus Christ which are about an invitation to a marriage supper which is taken lightly.

What happened to the invited guests that would not come? ♡

Good to amend the inequality and loftiness ways of Ephraim first and foremost, never trusting a building will get you in to see God.

The temple of the hearts of the people, need to be clean, purified and sanctified, for them to see God.♡

(See Jeremiah 7:4-15)

Wherein it is written the whole seed of Ephraim are cast out.

And see (Hosea 8:11-14) of Ephraim and temples.

And see (Hosea 5:9) what is to happen to Ephraim in the day of rebuke.

(See Revelations 21:22) who to look to.

Good to seek to see the things of God.♡