well hope everyone is well
Posted: February 12th, 2009, 11:12 am
Dear Friends,I have been on here a bunch, just never have posted. I will Just to try to make this short and simple. I am happily married, we have no debt. About 12 years ago I decided God was the most important thing to me, so I have worked part time since. God was always number one to me as a kid, but my teenage years I sort of lost it for a little bit like Alma the Younger.
Anyway, We Turned down a lot of money over the years working part time, and it has been worth it! So in this 12 years or so I have studied the scriptures number one. I do rely on what is written, and know for sure The Book of Mormon is true. I had to go through Hell to get my testimony, but I have it. I have also studied Mormon Fundamentalism, anti-mormonism, last days, government, other Christian faiths, etc. I wanted to be know all angles of arguments. This is how I am.
Sometimes I feel sandblasted from all the different angles on things, but I thank God for the knowledge because I know a little more about the world and people because of it. Sometimes it is torture when I would spend hours almost beating my head against the wall as to different doctrines, trying to understand their angle, and how to answer it. So far I have been able to get through all that I have been presented with. Sometimes I have come across the most arrogant know it all types. This has actually helped me love them even more. It has taught me patience, and forgiveness.
When I first started I was young and a little arrogant myself, and got in plenty of debates with scholars. My wife’s Father had studied The Lord full time for 25 years, and he started showing me what was written. It lit a fire, and then after learning quickly, I temporarily had a big head I suppose. I was trying to force what I knew to be true. My intent had some good, but wrong way.
I was dumb for not listening to the Lord in that the spirit teacheth, not intellect. I actually almost memorized all of Book of Mormon And D and C just to look smart. Wow, I was trying to keep up with those PHd’s. Actually this was Me being a dumb human lol. I know the Lord much better today, and yet I can’t remember a lot of that dumb intellect. I never lost a debate, but I lost every debate if you catch my drift. Mormonism is true Christianity, so those debates with scholars could not gain on me, but at the end of the day they still remained what they were, cuz the spirit was not their. We all do dumb things.
I am well aware of what is going on in the world, and have taken some time to really study last days, and events. My focus is God’s commandments, and principles in both priesthood/church government as well as Secular Government and our constitution. I also love Organics and Herbs. I believe the principle of fixing the problem, not the symptom like most drugs do. I love how God loves equality, and everyone can grow herbs, but man has manipulated health, and unequally created drugs which usually is only a symptom reliever. Herbs are scriptural, and any one who really knows herbs knows they are as powerful as drugs if you know what your doing. The difference is they are good for you! We have a lot of experiences with this with our own health and others we know. Also I think anyone who truly wants to know God, and not make God fit you who studies scripture knows when to take things literally vs symbolism, etc. I have recently been dabbling in science, and am horrified so many Mormons believe in macro-evolution, etc. I will post on this.
I will be making other posts hopefully to get your thoughts and ideas. We all have a great deal to learn from each other. Hopefully we all can learn and apply that selfishness is the great plague of the human race. It is freedom to let all your stuff go, and get up and make your brother before you! If we want to be accepted and comfortable in Zion, then we need to learn the language!