Tuesday, March 18, 2014

How much will even be here to remind that I ever was?

I just kept telling myself, this too shall pass, I was thinking things certainly could not get much worse than they already are. Then, on cue, my microwave stopped working. No biggie, I'll just use my toaster oven to heat up lunch, while I figure this one out. Toaster Oven will not work either, and I cannot move the microwave because it is built in to the wall to test other outlets maybe. So, I just used the big ole oven, but I look at how random things are to rule out the usual suspects, and conclude that it must be a godly coincidence(providence), but what does it mean? I ask that too much, I really ought to have a standard answer by now, but I don't. So, I'll spend the rest of the day thinking about it and asking "What does it mean? and What can I even do?"

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

My weirdest game

This was strangely so easy for me.

I played a game of trying to think of, not prayerfully consider the Lord's will, as should be done, whom I would prefer as counselors in a pretend presidency. I bet such a game is important to play when choosing a spouse as well. it is important to realize that your task is perfect, but you are not. So, who would you chose to round you out and improve your potential?

My first desire is to chose like-minded friends whom I like to be around, secondly to sort of appoint those whom I admire most (like an ancient king appointing earls) whom I would like to be my close friends. But, ultimately the exercise taught me instead to think of those I might not have instantly considered  but, would provide the grandest perspective when coupled with mine. But, I was reminded that just different is not good. Team work is uniting different talents for a common goal.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

It is simple

I was looking for a simple evidence of a doctrine I already believed, that Prophets of God could not lead astray. I found many arguments, mostly founded on a quote from Wilford Woodruff saying
“The Lord will never permit me or any other man who stands as President of this Church to lead you astray.”   
And whenever a single person is used to defend a point it is not successful in it's attempt to persuade. I even read many points of others seeing the alluring attractiveness of what they asserted, but I already knew what I believed, I was only looking to know where this belief started, I doubted that it started with Wilford Woodruff. Then, the matter was greatly clarified for me in this scripture: 
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
It is found in the gospel of Matthew chapter 24. It is simple. If it was possible to lead the saints astray the prophets would have done so, even the very elect, whatever that constitutes. But, It is not possible regardless what we are inclined to think is reasonable, if we follow the prophet we will be right in the eyes of the Lord, this also provides a second witness to Wilford's claim, though it doesn't need one.