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April 13, 2015
We choose exaltation or to serve our carnal earthy desires or even fight for Satan's cause.
Our freedom to choose.
If he hath desired to do evil, and hath not repented in his days, behold, evil shall be done unto him, according to the restoration of God.
but they grew proud, being lifted up in their hearts, because of their exceeding great riches; therefore they grew rich in their own eyes, and would not give heed to their words, to walk uprightly before God.
Pride can be the result of riches
or, in other words, if they should transgress the commandments of God, or fall into transgression, and be ashamed to take upon them the name of Christ, the Lord should rend them even as they had rent their garments. Now this was the covenant which they made;
Need covenants to motivate and remind
And there were some who died with fevers, which at some seasons of the year, was very frequent in the land; but not so much so with fevers, because of the excellent qualities of the many plants and roots which God had prepared, to remove the cause of diseases
Utah Govenor signed into law today making it legal for universities to research benifits of Cannabis
but not so much so with fevers, because of the excellent qualities of the many plants and roots which God had prepared, to remove the cause of diseases
BYU agressivley seeks out all plants with potential medicinal properties for reaserch.
exceeding great prosperity in the church, because of their heed and diligence which they gave unto the word of God,
those who were faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord, were delivered at all times,
yea, we see that whosoever will lay hold upon the word of God, which is quick and powerful, which shall divide asunder all the cunning, and the snares, and the wiles of the Devil, and lead the man of Christ in a straight and narrow course across that everlasting gulf of misery which is prepared to engulf the wicked, and land their souls, yea, their immortal souls, at the right hand of God, in the kingdom of Heaven, to sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and with Jacob, and with all our holy fathers, to go no more out.
A strong and powerful promise for diligently reading the scriptures...
sanctification cometh because of their yielding their hearts unto God.
And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, which is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation, that when the Devil shall send forth his mighty winds; yea, his shafts in the whirlwind; yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you, to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men buildeth, they cannot fall.
Remember...
they did fellowship one with another, and did rejoice one with another, and did have great joy.
Wealth = free time to shoot the breeze with good people... true fellowship..no pressures no worries.
But behold, your days of probation is past; ye have procrastinated the day of your salvation, until it is everlastingly too late, and your destruction is made sure;
We must repent is this life if we know we have sinned or rebelled against God. No chance after.
there was not any man which could do a miracle in the name of Jesus, save he were cleansed every whit from his iniquity.
Need a miracle? This is an important consideration first...
repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Either you are in or you are out...hot or cold
For because of my spirit, he shall know that these things are true: for it persuadeth men to do good; and whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do good, is of me: for good cometh of none, save it be of me. I am the same that leadeth men to all good: he that will not believe my words, will not believe me, that I am; and he that will not believe me, will not believe the Father which sent me.
I know all of this is true.
they may be persuaded to do good continually, that they may come unto the fountain of all righteousness and be saved.
The purpose of this book is that we &
Fools mock, but they shall mourn; and my grace is sufficient for the meek,
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and if men come unto me, I will shew unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness, that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me: for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.
No need to get too discouraged because of mistakes. This verse says why...
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him, and keep his commandments which he hath given them, that they may always have his spirit to be with them. Amen.
Just partook of the bread. Am I willing? I pray I am.
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee, in the name of thy Son Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them, that they may witness unto thee, O God the Eternal Father, that they do always remember him, that they may have his spirit to be with them. Amen.
I just partook. Christ offered his blood for an atonement for my pride and sins.
And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things; wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail; but charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it, at the last day it shall be
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One the higest and most significant elements of following Jesus and his teachings.
Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in no wise deny the power of God. And again, if ye, by the grace of God are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power, then are ye sanctified in Christ by the grace of God, through the shedding of the blood of Christ, which is in the covenant of the Father, unto
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Last few words of this book; most powerful to say the least. Jesus Christ is my God and he is real.
