tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1996339726897772952024-03-13T07:13:28.382-07:00BARE RECORD OF TRUTHBARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.comBlogger641125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-8769257221622172042024-03-05T16:07:00.000-08:002024-03-05T16:12:45.377-08:00TRUE OR FALSE?<div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">True or False?</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the only ones who can claim the title of being a Christian?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Answer: TRUE </div><div style="text-align: center;">(according to Elder David A Bednar)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iEOmPQnEPcU" width="320" youtube-src-id="iEOmPQnEPcU"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEOmPQnEPcU" target="_blank">LINK TO VIDEO</a></div><div><br /></div>Transcript excerpt from the talk given by Elder David A. Bednar in January 2024 at a Regional Leadership Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah,<div><br /></div><div><blockquote>“This is what we are hoping,children and young people that hopefully will understand better.When we exercise our agency to understand the conditions of covenants, and we accept the conditions of the covenants, our agency is enlarged. When we are baptized, we covenant a willingness to take upon ourselves the name of Christ, always remember Him, and keep his commandments. What is our new family name after that? Christian. It cracks me up when people say we are not Christians. <u>We are the only ones who by proper authority can lay claim to the title</u>.”</blockquote><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> Oh the irony, we dont like it when other Christians don't think we as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are Christains ... but accordingly to Elder Bednar, we don't think anyone else besides members of our Church have the authority to call themselves Christians. (or more spefically, have proper authority to claim the title of Christian"</div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> "It cracks me up when people say we are not Christians. We are the only ones who by proper authority can lay claim to the title."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div><br />In its most basic definition, a Christian is someone who is a follower of Jesus Christ. And we follow Christ by embodying both the beliefs of the Christian faith by believing in Jesus's life, death, and resurrection, and also by putting that faith into action as true disciples of Christ. I think all Christains around the world would be offended that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claim that are the ONLY ONE who by proper authority feel that can claim the title of Christain.</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>______________________________________</div><div><br /></div><div>Addendum:</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking about claiming by proper authority. The Church has "reclaimed" the Kirtland Temple as well as other sides previously owned by the Community of Christ. at the sum of 192,500,000.00 </div><div><h1 class="headline" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #121212; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 44px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 12px;">LDS Church buys Kirtland Temple, historic Nauvoo buildings</h1></div><div>from the local newspaper <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/03/05/lds-church-buys-kirtland-temple/" target="_blank">LINK</a></div><div><br /></div>"The overall purchase price, according to <a href="https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/frequently-asked-questions-clarify-the-transfer-of-sacred-sites-and-historic-documents">a fact sheet</a> released Tuesday, was $192.5 million. It did not specify values for each property and item, but the expense would represent only a blip on the financial ledgers of the 17 million-member LDS Church, whose <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/02/17/lds-church-investment-fund-takes/#:~:text=All%20told%2C%20the%20church%27s%20total,billion%20from%20the%20previous%20year.">total wealth has been estimated at $265 billion</a>."BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-15294896962319021882024-02-29T10:51:00.000-08:002024-02-29T10:51:36.806-08:00SOME SUGGESTIONS:<p>Happy Leap Day! An added day to our calendar that only comes around every four years.</p><p>It is almost as if we have an extra day today. So, how will you spend it?</p><p>Here is my to-do list today:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Try to not take offense from others.</li><li>Spend some time outside. </li><li>Tell your wife you love her</li><li>Do a random act of kindness.</li><li>Don't speak ill of someone.</li><li>Forgive and /or tell someone you are so sorry. </li><li>Eat something healthy. </li></ul><p></p><p>Sidenote:</p><p>Last week I was able to spend some much needed alone time up at Bear Lake. Getting out in nature in the early morning hours is one way I can deal with problems and chaos that occurs in my day to day life. Below are a few photos I took one morning. Each photo holds an important personal message to me. Appreciate my friend who pointed out the significance of a lamppost from CS Lewis', Narnia.</p><blockquote>"The lamp-post symbolized direction and finding their way home. Winter in Narnia symbolizes death, since it is always winter when the White Witch reigns. Then when the snow begins melting, it is clear that the spell is fading and Aslan has returned."</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2qb8_0dKeZCWMXjfqRx9Yon9BK0Rt8iHMtx6zFI_foajvaiQUggKkbNoB4q2iKO5D_JRZ4l7JyzaSXD3rjXdY9_JG9tlSFXB6dQWBuxv5b_YdZKM_NPi1BysoRtdyx3_54tJeoFB6szKu5i-gGVeFf-8dQjDrIob68mP4FRakne_IbTFlvCpap7BpVE/s4032/IMG_6418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2qb8_0dKeZCWMXjfqRx9Yon9BK0Rt8iHMtx6zFI_foajvaiQUggKkbNoB4q2iKO5D_JRZ4l7JyzaSXD3rjXdY9_JG9tlSFXB6dQWBuxv5b_YdZKM_NPi1BysoRtdyx3_54tJeoFB6szKu5i-gGVeFf-8dQjDrIob68mP4FRakne_IbTFlvCpap7BpVE/w640-h480/IMG_6418.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_hxtLeZZctvq0Xz-8SVgUYRxugBARnHc96vjgOjLEhz_zboJMYmOJm6Sya0yyFLtrQ33euSYoDZakNVJq5xPgs8oH_IKv9pc1msJm82qwNYQYqUlvGA4GNy_0oBdIni4b5UYdUyHnVCxH77FLCfCQ7Mz_biwr61LnJ9S7AaKpFqBR2MTKhXQzHJ5GMA/s3563/tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3563" data-original-width="2822" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_hxtLeZZctvq0Xz-8SVgUYRxugBARnHc96vjgOjLEhz_zboJMYmOJm6Sya0yyFLtrQ33euSYoDZakNVJq5xPgs8oH_IKv9pc1msJm82qwNYQYqUlvGA4GNy_0oBdIni4b5UYdUyHnVCxH77FLCfCQ7Mz_biwr61LnJ9S7AaKpFqBR2MTKhXQzHJ5GMA/w506-h640/tree.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSKnuPKdr1vIOQOfoJlJ7rrtOR1GEb9zjDSS0xDxLCNj4etJ4N_AFf7OVTbYoDmPf9b9PgfqeSYGgEYpsUobxEVueMqqond9rh1opmKhBRNltBjwclw5lvGGvphA7IaqZnDPqsWrcbBR00ykgPgISDF4upxj__obLvnQjAeEHo8u2oZofQ-jsXanjXCg/s4032/IMG_6426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSKnuPKdr1vIOQOfoJlJ7rrtOR1GEb9zjDSS0xDxLCNj4etJ4N_AFf7OVTbYoDmPf9b9PgfqeSYGgEYpsUobxEVueMqqond9rh1opmKhBRNltBjwclw5lvGGvphA7IaqZnDPqsWrcbBR00ykgPgISDF4upxj__obLvnQjAeEHo8u2oZofQ-jsXanjXCg/w480-h640/IMG_6426.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-29020842048310324412024-02-13T19:35:00.000-08:002024-02-14T05:45:44.566-08:00SADNESS<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRG2WFv84iV3oMh_lJQSWytbLWSpv4ei9SaZ354PULiWZJv0LSvrc1_txHjYY9ieK0coOr0PoMJP4zvuQp8vF4ukH89E49TRTLhevcBBKTykACv_2IbG7cQIoRLp_KOs3vTixyZ6Tg50mtFFxka3aBTd8ywIuUMHHI0TWscWKf3Qq4to-WRxsI7e0vLHE/s4032/IMG_6335.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRG2WFv84iV3oMh_lJQSWytbLWSpv4ei9SaZ354PULiWZJv0LSvrc1_txHjYY9ieK0coOr0PoMJP4zvuQp8vF4ukH89E49TRTLhevcBBKTykACv_2IbG7cQIoRLp_KOs3vTixyZ6Tg50mtFFxka3aBTd8ywIuUMHHI0TWscWKf3Qq4to-WRxsI7e0vLHE/w640-h480/IMG_6335.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo taken yesterday, February 12, 2024.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Yesterday, I took my daughter to the Provo Temple. It was the very last Monday that the Provo Temple will ever be open. It will be demolished in the coming days. The last day that the Provo Temple officially closes is next Saturday on the 24th of February. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Provo Temple has alot significance for me. I am so sad that Church is going to demolish it. It was in this Temple that I memorized much of the Endowment during the long 2 month when I was in the Missionary Training Center. I went every week. </div><div><br /></div><div>After the completion of the Provo Temple in 1972, Hugh Nibley also made weekly temple attendance a priority, not out of a sense of duty, but out of a sincere desire to learn. I think it was Nibley who said that the Provo Temple was his favorite Temple. I read somewhere the following: </div><div><br /></div><blockquote><div>In ancient times, God called a prophet named Moses to lead his people through the wilderness. They carried their temple with them and called it the tabernacle. Inside it, God spoke to Moses face to face. When Moses went in to speak to the Lord, "the cloudy pillar descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses" "And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night."</div><div>Exodus 13:21. <br /><br />The Provo Temple was designed to refer to this symbolism, to represent both the cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night.</div></blockquote><div><br /><br />The top two floors have a corridor circling around the entire building, whose inspiration came from a park surrounded by an elliptical roadway in Copenhagen, Denmark. This design provides an easier flow of patrons and makes it almost impossible to get lost.<br /><br />As I was leaving the Temple yesterday, the sun was coming up over the mountains. I appreciated the symbolism of the Angel Moroni on top of the Temple facing directly southeast at the rising sun. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASxFnBCKyrj3_kG6Ql9xL5TOYXsJG5WaONxZLjXJe7s0CkBSP1HtWZ2ndVO0GZNO8db2qRmDrGO77wYaY8BuA0RTe0GDjtm5KVwaDNmV4bUE9KFXt9XcmDXATT4jEV3e7AVKOPhG8y5Ouddgi_Fg1dhc8FCHhxTpERYCwfmxJgDEs9Uk1nmgsmil2Naw/s4032/Provo%20Temple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="4032" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASxFnBCKyrj3_kG6Ql9xL5TOYXsJG5WaONxZLjXJe7s0CkBSP1HtWZ2ndVO0GZNO8db2qRmDrGO77wYaY8BuA0RTe0GDjtm5KVwaDNmV4bUE9KFXt9XcmDXATT4jEV3e7AVKOPhG8y5Ouddgi_Fg1dhc8FCHhxTpERYCwfmxJgDEs9Uk1nmgsmil2Naw/w640-h402/Provo%20Temple.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>After the demolition of the Provo Temple, a new one will built. Not on the same foundation as the current Temple but on a whole new foundation that will be farther to the West closer to the street. The property will be flattened out, so the patrons will no longer have to ascend up a hill to get the Temple. It will be an easy, flat path. </div><div><br /></div><div>This a rendering of the new Provo Temple. We have lost so much symbolism, including the symbolic Angel Moroni pointing eastward to the rising sun. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuByKeXYRNQ6LZsEG_O8KcIyMUu4kKxcEMzta8ONGGwt6miHbZqTIVD6jLZyRpwIYRlbK7pvuOKDCWxLIoYwtlxnV5-TOE-KmFJXtYbj5ZYB32c2pXaynioMPc2rxcMWKkiFix91mtT9km7tMvqtsom9jsWlqbcp3trq6jARhlXSODrW2sEheFfJSbhWU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2048" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuByKeXYRNQ6LZsEG_O8KcIyMUu4kKxcEMzta8ONGGwt6miHbZqTIVD6jLZyRpwIYRlbK7pvuOKDCWxLIoYwtlxnV5-TOE-KmFJXtYbj5ZYB32c2pXaynioMPc2rxcMWKkiFix91mtT9km7tMvqtsom9jsWlqbcp3trq6jARhlXSODrW2sEheFfJSbhWU=w640-h507" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-19379985517663842012024-01-23T15:51:00.000-08:002024-01-23T15:51:47.219-08:00THE NEW HALL OF THE PROPHETS: <div>Royalty and prominent public figures often commissioned skilled artists to create oil portraits as a means of preserving their image and projecting a sense of power, authority, and prestige. These portraits were displayed in palaces, public spaces and museums. The use of oil paintings for prominent figures became a symbol of status and self importance.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the upper floor of the LDS Conference Center across from the Salt Lake Temple is a long hallway and large room where the oil paintings of past Church leaders have always been on display. I think it was referred to the Hallway of the Prophets. The below photo was taken before President Nelson became the President of the Church. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wtf6LjS1BcCmJxDdyZ0JTpBzsVcf9iDoubZuojgWS_q3WNBN6PDYzG4GCc6UxeSwHSmzVAy8JkuShNd6KfPwaUKRf46bd_e4tyOG5ZSnpWXTS4l9eJiXVAZtpbHOMYGeW_Cgpn8RRsg3lgVYq9GUyJpLHLGhSEA-fWwFcCjqdn7krA_OXWzRLuL7Vuw/s620/conference%20Center%20Portraits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wtf6LjS1BcCmJxDdyZ0JTpBzsVcf9iDoubZuojgWS_q3WNBN6PDYzG4GCc6UxeSwHSmzVAy8JkuShNd6KfPwaUKRf46bd_e4tyOG5ZSnpWXTS4l9eJiXVAZtpbHOMYGeW_Cgpn8RRsg3lgVYq9GUyJpLHLGhSEA-fWwFcCjqdn7krA_OXWzRLuL7Vuw/w640-h426/conference%20Center%20Portraits.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>However, all of those painting have now been taken down. Below is a photo of what the Hall of the Prophets looks like today. Empty.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5pwFu8OrwUS2F540LMVHm8rk16ApFH-wFPcSdQptMQQVuBaFLBBwQPCSKmXuE4F5tYzRngKmwX29AmQj8EMB0P7nlyqp0I6bEnXZWJoeLRbhS33yrFwuLanEhtu6XBOQ0z3gkYh1hKdg1v-jYT24tldKAD71dk2mAIM_qc3fNVjBJurUzwcB38Vn4R4/s4032/IMG_3539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5pwFu8OrwUS2F540LMVHm8rk16ApFH-wFPcSdQptMQQVuBaFLBBwQPCSKmXuE4F5tYzRngKmwX29AmQj8EMB0P7nlyqp0I6bEnXZWJoeLRbhS33yrFwuLanEhtu6XBOQ0z3gkYh1hKdg1v-jYT24tldKAD71dk2mAIM_qc3fNVjBJurUzwcB38Vn4R4/w640-h480/IMG_3539.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Soon after President Nelson became the Prophet, all of these old paintings were taken down and put into storage. </div><div><br /></div>Instead, on the main floor of the Conference Center hangs a large oil portraiture of President Russell M Nelson and the other living apostles. Along side the oil paintings is a large mural of Jesus Christ and his disciples. <br /><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVrYs9DJJBmQhT0BT5_ymRqPYOUIyXtiDztXarBCqjrb2gX3h8IpvxSGbhx0RKjHI9i2pegeOIxL0BXh_AqC2HgaXDmmlIPv8iw1MAdzW6EK4oksLXr9IUDg9bsBMIzXaqpYfT_Y25vqAmZ0nuyBV7at0NrJ8c26NujdjnqvyVujaRll-FvwAxRks0KE/s4032/IMG_3035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVrYs9DJJBmQhT0BT5_ymRqPYOUIyXtiDztXarBCqjrb2gX3h8IpvxSGbhx0RKjHI9i2pegeOIxL0BXh_AqC2HgaXDmmlIPv8iw1MAdzW6EK4oksLXr9IUDg9bsBMIzXaqpYfT_Y25vqAmZ0nuyBV7at0NrJ8c26NujdjnqvyVujaRll-FvwAxRks0KE/w640-h480/IMG_3035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVG7p6c25nNTB73Zd9_yVolB1cFmeGqdTd2JHki6YzZtito5QQY6vgH-xbU9cJL9husUPLs4GzawgFlmos_nDXRKvvuj-6Ywgmftus_CY7rU5RgWsUESpKP8AAfhXtEbh8UJL7aUq69L1YReQ7x_ko6JfiCgEvTU-_qCTgQKpVYybWgAQPoBJcwdBT04/s4032/IMG_3034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVG7p6c25nNTB73Zd9_yVolB1cFmeGqdTd2JHki6YzZtito5QQY6vgH-xbU9cJL9husUPLs4GzawgFlmos_nDXRKvvuj-6Ywgmftus_CY7rU5RgWsUESpKP8AAfhXtEbh8UJL7aUq69L1YReQ7x_ko6JfiCgEvTU-_qCTgQKpVYybWgAQPoBJcwdBT04/w640-h480/IMG_3034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>No longer is there any competing oil paintings of past Church leaders. The new motto that living prophets are more important than dead prophets that we hear now in General Conference come from quotes like this: “unlike vintage comic books and classic cars, prophetic teachings do not become more valuable with age. That is why we should not seek to use the words of past prophets to dismiss the teachings of living prophets"</div><br /><div>I think there have been more oil paintings made of President Nelson then any other President of the Church. Here a few photos and the place where they are on display. One hangs in the Church Art Museum, one in the Conference Center, one in the Upper room of the Salt Lake Temple and </div><div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFt0O45RcPQzMk8OkLIad3fTjNBzwQrMBwlTinHuZLoiStOEJ1KBV1Jwos8iPL5n-cK3CGLW1UsH4lqPn9zdK2whMIz1RpUQO4qn9DYWDkRdpmZqlHmTN9YNURIN8J6_5HaXVmCWItOfG3iDcLn1Smn4Sbv6p4Wj1Ql8qPFOPwr5IUJ9VNYhelvzy_uY/s3224/painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3224" data-original-width="2760" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFt0O45RcPQzMk8OkLIad3fTjNBzwQrMBwlTinHuZLoiStOEJ1KBV1Jwos8iPL5n-cK3CGLW1UsH4lqPn9zdK2whMIz1RpUQO4qn9DYWDkRdpmZqlHmTN9YNURIN8J6_5HaXVmCWItOfG3iDcLn1Smn4Sbv6p4Wj1Ql8qPFOPwr5IUJ9VNYhelvzy_uY/w548-h640/painting.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGr4Lo77LlpaUt1xZEyRWqh1TPvbcEgQWD4DIhJUD8BTfKMTqvXeWmUshs0kmOEVAPM98eV3aQiTKDiKfHzUpzkWElQt0KLf_LB0XG-ksjaLd4Q3rBY4UHIdYQD11DkM1c9hvqkhdjaTowV2jOdtqjv4UbxP3lfexV4rMR-wTx0c4cn3b00HR8Qfiy814/s2460/painting2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="1932" height="675" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGr4Lo77LlpaUt1xZEyRWqh1TPvbcEgQWD4DIhJUD8BTfKMTqvXeWmUshs0kmOEVAPM98eV3aQiTKDiKfHzUpzkWElQt0KLf_LB0XG-ksjaLd4Q3rBY4UHIdYQD11DkM1c9hvqkhdjaTowV2jOdtqjv4UbxP3lfexV4rMR-wTx0c4cn3b00HR8Qfiy814/w530-h675/painting2.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkXTZA3iplmQvnL_H1BnBXFoVuoW2SATH7cN7hghrkK9WxOl8LxG3ny_FVF3l4n8zVRKICIO7FobiJC5xOqsxw81qWW3TUKJjN6l-SI1I04Q1wL4Ey4K-HI9PUcwdFJaSahDSWO7HEisyn_652IkOq-yyDogobbx0_3IViOUBcNZ-EK6szmiS26DjxcU/s1397/nelson%20portrait%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="1118" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkXTZA3iplmQvnL_H1BnBXFoVuoW2SATH7cN7hghrkK9WxOl8LxG3ny_FVF3l4n8zVRKICIO7FobiJC5xOqsxw81qWW3TUKJjN6l-SI1I04Q1wL4Ey4K-HI9PUcwdFJaSahDSWO7HEisyn_652IkOq-yyDogobbx0_3IViOUBcNZ-EK6szmiS26DjxcU/w512-h640/nelson%20portrait%2004.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />And a few more:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWbRRtsWnYkonde6ktBYXMpkbxxdEwCF2MjR_qVn9PSVgep3metyAU2pC7lKa01go0uKgx1_nsJ-WhBcjtupllK_MLStIXNA3_gIxqrcPJqj89oofl-UnmFNmE490oaFd8jHZteYaQ33BwE7WdBoz5lMntzCG0q6iKRL8m9ZMdesj-PI2RPKdK2j9e7E/s1182/nelson%20portrait%2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1182" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWbRRtsWnYkonde6ktBYXMpkbxxdEwCF2MjR_qVn9PSVgep3metyAU2pC7lKa01go0uKgx1_nsJ-WhBcjtupllK_MLStIXNA3_gIxqrcPJqj89oofl-UnmFNmE490oaFd8jHZteYaQ33BwE7WdBoz5lMntzCG0q6iKRL8m9ZMdesj-PI2RPKdK2j9e7E/w640-h392/nelson%20portrait%2009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">______________________</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>President Nelson's sixth anniversary of being the President of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was last week. Nelson was sustained and set apart as the 17th President and prophet on Sunday, January 14, 2018, in the upper room of the Salt Lake Temple.<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02qgb7tgxbg6wLQv7hGAuvExlB1kamttQBoOiiecBWJV5wQfNF7M1nFJTqE9DqNCjghUz45TpXC-OIg2ANdlYnwNJxp8wKl9o3XlbUw1ve12tWHxz9zDchFQYYonbbXArowQfjaMyx0KkjefpiNqkW4MXEq0dkfGmb1-VcaO4_r6BQqlmSe-hhHK6T9k/s2000/president%20nelson%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="2000" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02qgb7tgxbg6wLQv7hGAuvExlB1kamttQBoOiiecBWJV5wQfNF7M1nFJTqE9DqNCjghUz45TpXC-OIg2ANdlYnwNJxp8wKl9o3XlbUw1ve12tWHxz9zDchFQYYonbbXArowQfjaMyx0KkjefpiNqkW4MXEq0dkfGmb1-VcaO4_r6BQqlmSe-hhHK6T9k/w640-h462/president%20nelson%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo of President Nelson with framed photos of his two wives (one deceased) behind him. </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">_______________________________________________________________</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this week's Church News, there was an "About the Church" new story with the headline:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"President Russell M. Nelson's sixth anniversary </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">as church president and prophet <u>led</u> other chuch leaders to share </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the leadership lessons they've learned from him"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYydjYrRteCjBeA5wT55BLZK1_kXOKuhefwr2B7ZyHqRp6EhOzSHH4z3Q8NcPcvVlGT3dezprA55AHUQS-2yrQ2krWB67FP9rKW_5fh16ut87P_St96aMFLONVu3Yz0fTfgc5E2RDh7R98c65kdsyacHSoUYHgPqqcSbl5bkQSfkrv1MIjvH2lSIKlo_A/s816/narcisism.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="816" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYydjYrRteCjBeA5wT55BLZK1_kXOKuhefwr2B7ZyHqRp6EhOzSHH4z3Q8NcPcvVlGT3dezprA55AHUQS-2yrQ2krWB67FP9rKW_5fh16ut87P_St96aMFLONVu3Yz0fTfgc5E2RDh7R98c65kdsyacHSoUYHgPqqcSbl5bkQSfkrv1MIjvH2lSIKlo_A/w640-h180/narcisism.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">I clicked on the </span><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2024/1/14/24030716/6th-anniversary-as-prophet-leadership-qualities-of-president-russell-m-nelson#&gid=1&pid=1" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">article</a><span style="text-align: center;"> and read all of the quotes from the Apostles and the General Relief Society Presidency. Below are a few samples of praise they said about President Nelson</span></p><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"When he walks into a room, that room immediately feels brighter."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">President Henry B Eyring</div><div style="text-align: center;">...</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"He is probably the most gentle and kind leader I have ever worked with, realizing that I have worked with among the most gentle and kind men and women on the earth... we treasure in God’s spokesman.”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">President Jeffrey R Holland</div><div style="text-align: center;">...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>"</span><span>President Nelson is the embodiment of the spiritual qualities described by King Benjamin in his teachings about faithful servants. President Nelson knows our Master, even Jesus Christ, is not a stranger to Him.</span><span>"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elder David A Bednar</div><div style="text-align: center;">...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"...as bowed his head to pray, all his words were spoken in near perfect Portuguese, not just the grammar but also the native Brazilian accent. The leaders and members there were astonished. The Spirit of the Lord was potent, and many cried with joy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elder Neil L Anderson</div><div style="text-align: center;">...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“President Nelson has prepared himself to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. He knows who presides at the head of this Church. He knows how to receive revelation. He is bold in following the Lord’s direction.”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elder Ronald A Rasband</div><div style="text-align: center;">...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: large;">“He fearlessly corrected the way we have acquiesced in omitting the full, correct name of the Church"</span></div><div>President Dallin H Oaks</div><div>...</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"His leadership is sure and steady because his primary audience is the Lord Jesus Christ. "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elder Dale G Renlund</div><div style="text-align: center;">...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"His loving arms are always open, extended, outstretched and encircling to everyone he meets, and he focuses on the goodness in people rather than their shortcomings or weaknesses"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elder Ulisses Soares</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“One of the greatest blessings and privileges of my life has been the opportunity to meet personally with President Nelson. I hope to emulate him in some small measure.”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">President Camille N Johnson</div><div style="text-align: center;">...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Through the Prophet’s genuine love and belief in me, I have come to know more about the character of my Heavenly Father and Savior and Their love for me. I know Them better and love Them better because of President Nelson."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sister Kristin M Yee</div><div style="text-align: center;">...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Source Sans Pro", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>In my opinion, we’ve gone overboard with our praise and reverence for the church’s prophet. <br /><br />According to two researchers working independently (Christian Anderson and Quentin Spencer), mentions of President Russell M. Nelson occur twice as often as for any previous president of the church. <a href="https://qhspencer.github.io/lds-data-analysis/presidents/?fbclid=IwAR2doQj5KTC2xaGsS9L-JKmGUbpsZlFHMziXlzNbpGCb5z5dMfOwBK41snU">LINK</a>. When speakers mention the current leader’s name as often as the Savior’s, it’s no longer clear just who it is we’re supposed to be worshipping."<div><br /></div><div>Loving the prophet and the apostles more shouldn’t be our goal; loving God is the goal.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">---------------------------</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Sidenote:</div><br /><b>NARCISSISM</b>: <br />Excessive interest in or admiration of oneself.<br />Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. They need and seek too much attention and want people to admire them.<br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-17235681424334004492024-01-16T15:51:00.000-08:002024-01-16T16:03:48.088-08:00TWO MAJOR (SHOCKING) ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE LDS CHURCH - <p></p><b>ANNOUNCEMENT 01:</b><div>THE CHURCH WILL ONLY FLY THE RECOGNIZED FLAGS OF THE UN (United Nations) :<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-square--main-street-plaza-and-other-plaza-reopenings">https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-square--main-street-plaza-and-other-plaza-reopenings</a></div><div><br /></div><div>"Beginning Saturday, January 6, 2024, several plaza areas on Temple Square will begin reopening, including the plaza by the Church Office Building,. On the east side of Temple Square, the plaza areas will fully reopen for public access. On the plaza near the Church Office Building, there are 92 flag poles. The flags, which will be raised at a later date, will be one of several art installations symbolizing the global nature of the Church and its commitment to be a friend to all."<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"Throughout the year, the Church will fly all of the flags of <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">officially-recognized <b>United Nations countries</b></span>. The flag oval begins at the plaza’s northwest corner with the flag of the United States. From there, 91 additional flags will rotate every three months. The flags will be placed in alphabetical order, according to the English name of the country, and will always be illuminated."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3wGs0xNQity-LOQHfHjgb3ipldZ-RvWvGjzJb0fEOE8idF3p-iEw1TFr-Qb7UTKk-YRXKVSH6HTvq_uiznmq-SowK9ZONeFG4buvvkhabEExeYoK9ldgOFVGYvR8DE6xxDhwcVh2y0P-SmCD5tcwmYW0sRXkuliu6WKrjMdBfPJub_qGcU3vWVpQ318/s804/UN%20flags%2002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="740" height="692" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3wGs0xNQity-LOQHfHjgb3ipldZ-RvWvGjzJb0fEOE8idF3p-iEw1TFr-Qb7UTKk-YRXKVSH6HTvq_uiznmq-SowK9ZONeFG4buvvkhabEExeYoK9ldgOFVGYvR8DE6xxDhwcVh2y0P-SmCD5tcwmYW0sRXkuliu6WKrjMdBfPJub_qGcU3vWVpQ318/w638-h692/UN%20flags%2002.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Here is a photo of the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Just like the newly renovated Temple Square, the plaza of the UN building has an oval shaped plaza with flag poles that also only fly the recognized UN countries flags.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR9yUeb0jRV-3yxNdfeSuGDLZGObdFDmMh1zlAa1Tf2pfZDq9jI7ZiCFWAcYObkus7Bmp7hnQ3RBo2rofSmz34MiHKTwQheS-XRGcpQaCoXn_D5mempsSHGlOCY7n9uUBaUNZ0r44gxy02Zxed9ymcfzk-xgFyVp8yQ9lfWCrGsUARDozP4NHkH5SQFY/s2067/united%20nations2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="2067" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR9yUeb0jRV-3yxNdfeSuGDLZGObdFDmMh1zlAa1Tf2pfZDq9jI7ZiCFWAcYObkus7Bmp7hnQ3RBo2rofSmz34MiHKTwQheS-XRGcpQaCoXn_D5mempsSHGlOCY7n9uUBaUNZ0r44gxy02Zxed9ymcfzk-xgFyVp8yQ9lfWCrGsUARDozP4NHkH5SQFY/w640-h450/united%20nations2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I did a google search for all the different flags around the world. I found that there are 254 country flags in total. Here is the website: <a href="https://flagpedia.net/index">https://flagpedia.net/index</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>I highlighted in yellow all of the flags that the LDS Church will NOT fly on the Church Office Building Plaza because they are NOT recognized by the United Nations. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENlubhPsKWQ9zLbl9D4FMn3kHcGOaslWrbgCEpiawPFOY5cRMZ7pBKgi-1otlqyCgBoYWAAp5jRl01GNA5yiGhCMiLYP9YNWvK59Qbryuo4zB0NhHMwznxi8xmOeCVBqD1yHkrOWtnewnwGV542gGYmG2nue4CfWpKeFCedaLxa-z1y8CRi7SLina7PU/s2000/UN%20flags%2001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="2000" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENlubhPsKWQ9zLbl9D4FMn3kHcGOaslWrbgCEpiawPFOY5cRMZ7pBKgi-1otlqyCgBoYWAAp5jRl01GNA5yiGhCMiLYP9YNWvK59Qbryuo4zB0NhHMwznxi8xmOeCVBqD1yHkrOWtnewnwGV542gGYmG2nue4CfWpKeFCedaLxa-z1y8CRi7SLina7PU/w640-h402/UN%20flags%2001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>For those who might want to learn more about the United Nations and the LDS connection, watch this video, LINK: <a href="https://rumble.com/vvt2zm-global-lds-church.html">https://rumble.com/vvt2zm-global-lds-church.html</a></p><p>___________________________</p><b>ANNOUNCEMENT 02:</b><p>THE CHURCH HIRES NEW DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATION: </p><p><a href="https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/9/24032002/latter-day-saint-leaders-hire-new-managing-director-for-church-communication">https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/9/24032002/latter-day-saint-leaders-hire-new-managing-director-for-church-communication</a></p>The new director of global communications for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Aaron Sherinian.The managing director of Church Communication is a trusted communication advisor to the church’s senior leadership, including the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and works under their direction. Sherinian will oversee several teams within the department: media relations; government, community, and interfaith relations; international area relations; reputation management; channel management; and messaging.</div><div><br /></div><div>Aaron Sherinian recent past working experience is:</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>United Nations Foundation</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Chief Communications and Marketing Officer</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Jan 2009 - Jun 2017</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0BevHhNHuo8K48H7SO5NwRAckYj-GaI5pQr1qdgiNN_qPkHpxVQCAwfu6q00R_HMdvYnDzscc-x2Pnnow89mMi4brBK2_8f052V9S4Bj2rtIlRmTXPzfAKYU3nm0v_ZKUrKh_2O7OX8_6D48AkEKkLOYia0RMruLHVUKCH2CyFRtZXevoU-EoI2ESO4/s830/UN%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="830" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0BevHhNHuo8K48H7SO5NwRAckYj-GaI5pQr1qdgiNN_qPkHpxVQCAwfu6q00R_HMdvYnDzscc-x2Pnnow89mMi4brBK2_8f052V9S4Bj2rtIlRmTXPzfAKYU3nm0v_ZKUrKh_2O7OX8_6D48AkEKkLOYia0RMruLHVUKCH2CyFRtZXevoU-EoI2ESO4/w438-h204/UN%20logo.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Phillip Morris</b> (Parent Company of Malboro cigarettes)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Vice President of Global Communications </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2018 - October 2021</span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxmBT2Zw3b_lkHvTbpl95A2XHmDBnxAFlpGi5Enr4631kJS1Te5ebVEjljKFcrMylE8TH5sgdtr-5kARDzt_eY-322D49DAnaxthPl8XjPdX7PZONDwapvLGgWaPd5K6CvhW9c1zbCsRpVLsoT6lF6nzvf9dwuoLiLCMOPleJ1cQQ_MSkRgVo_8s4FLo/s3000/UN%20phillip%20morris.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2241" data-original-width="3000" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxmBT2Zw3b_lkHvTbpl95A2XHmDBnxAFlpGi5Enr4631kJS1Te5ebVEjljKFcrMylE8TH5sgdtr-5kARDzt_eY-322D49DAnaxthPl8XjPdX7PZONDwapvLGgWaPd5K6CvhW9c1zbCsRpVLsoT6lF6nzvf9dwuoLiLCMOPleJ1cQQ_MSkRgVo_8s4FLo/s320/UN%20phillip%20morris.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>However, what is probably more disturbing is his political and social issues views. Here are some screen shots of his social media posts. He is pro LGBTQ, supports Gay marriage, transgender rights and the trans community. See below</div><div><br /></div><div>AND HE IS NOW HEAD OF ALL OF THE CHURCH PUBLIC RELATIONS and COMMUNICATIONS. UNBELIEVABLE. </div><div><div class="display-flex flex-wrap align-items-center full-height" style="align-items: center; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: 24px; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><div class="display-flex" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-67198201031455506312024-01-05T16:39:00.000-08:002024-01-05T16:40:42.472-08:00BAPTISM AND MARRIAGE - Two Sacred Ordinances<p>Happy New Year! 2024!</p><p>Two significant events took place this past week that my wife and I both witnessed. These beautiful experiences involved two separate couples.</p><p>First, we participated in a baptism of both a husband and wife that was performed in Jordan River. A few days, my wife and I witnessed a beautiful wedding of my neice and her now husband.</p><p>Both a marriage and a baptism are sacred ordinances. They both are symbolic of a new life. Prior to the baptisms in the Jordan River, two mallard ducks, a male and female couple, flew into the spot where the baptism was to take place. I took a quick photo for me to remember the beautiful event. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-2L29tam7OQXMx8hWm2N5YQvpS6aXKItTf4LOuwoX_buQYcHJ-hPTkSjsAEWw3ix4FzazWy9MUhqMWw0mVhniYNCDAbY4eycHPXIxXUrKZ3SSIYpDLmdcDBeq_0udIN3bUVEomoQ078G70R73Ar4umLCbsM_7iOc5hsx2JITokLPGn_O6iEBl2_UFJY/s2820/ducks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2043" data-original-width="2820" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-2L29tam7OQXMx8hWm2N5YQvpS6aXKItTf4LOuwoX_buQYcHJ-hPTkSjsAEWw3ix4FzazWy9MUhqMWw0mVhniYNCDAbY4eycHPXIxXUrKZ3SSIYpDLmdcDBeq_0udIN3bUVEomoQ078G70R73Ar4umLCbsM_7iOc5hsx2JITokLPGn_O6iEBl2_UFJY/w640-h464/ducks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /> The statement that we often hear the wife or husband will say in a GOOD marriage is:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">"My spouse is my better half"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">-------------------</p><p style="text-align: center;">However in a GREAT marriage, the wife or husband will say:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"My spouse is my other half, who makes me better"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">....</p><p>I realize that there are alot of marriages out there that are in disrepair and need of alot of help. Some marriages might be beyond fixing. In marriage is so important to remember that it is not about WHO is right.. it is all about WHAT is right. The following quotes contain some great questions to evaluate your marriage: <br /><br /></p><blockquote>"Are the two of you, together, better than what each of you are alone? Is your marriage a source of joy, of happiness, of contentment, of companionship? The Lord told them to multiply and replenish the earth. Do you find within your family relationship that there’s joy and rejoicing and happiness as a consequence of the environment that you and your wife put together?"</blockquote><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p></p><p></p><blockquote>Is your relationship… As a woman, is your relationship in
the image of God? Is there godliness about the way in which you and your
husband interact? If you had to reckon whether or not someone, looking at the
two of you, would see within you the image of God, would they do so?"</blockquote><p></p><p></p>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-24118973958366929122023-12-22T13:10:00.000-08:002023-12-22T13:10:54.924-08:002023 WINTER SOLSTICE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spectacular Color, Perfect Weather, Gold Sunlight</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A few photos from this mornings earlysunrise hike with friends observing the Winter Solstice as we usher in the return of increased light from the darkest of nights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmagruWNo7xmyYtlhyyEXkvolpKhcMrL6YH5hOxRdoxh9UBtMEP3E7b3gMdlwOIC2pSF2KPgm8HqyDLSJizNKpdhopd04cfJ-9bi2dcee5LoGsZLW_e6V21YidNEN7td2H2SQffqDtJ2Ok-XtEPnKd_C9tjs6u0aXyZ4kj_fBSyK6GIYwHipNaqeyrcU4/s3786/blog00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="3786" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmagruWNo7xmyYtlhyyEXkvolpKhcMrL6YH5hOxRdoxh9UBtMEP3E7b3gMdlwOIC2pSF2KPgm8HqyDLSJizNKpdhopd04cfJ-9bi2dcee5LoGsZLW_e6V21YidNEN7td2H2SQffqDtJ2Ok-XtEPnKd_C9tjs6u0aXyZ4kj_fBSyK6GIYwHipNaqeyrcU4/w640-h396/blog00.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7pOo86UJ673igysYtSmkfABH8XkM1qS5CVcLMH4E00NOShLYXTpVB0FIRwfCtAGj8dwMjp7yiDhRSIYKgCY02kJxn-CjZeFldm-nsEHcZf086xEiyKv87h4miCxEQIyHb6kbRw6p0BoslxZ7uLfWwn59jonVrTxK2KtqPaV5JMghYkjKycZ4uthpL7A/s3570/blog01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="3570" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7pOo86UJ673igysYtSmkfABH8XkM1qS5CVcLMH4E00NOShLYXTpVB0FIRwfCtAGj8dwMjp7yiDhRSIYKgCY02kJxn-CjZeFldm-nsEHcZf086xEiyKv87h4miCxEQIyHb6kbRw6p0BoslxZ7uLfWwn59jonVrTxK2KtqPaV5JMghYkjKycZ4uthpL7A/w640-h240/blog01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn0Izl8t3uBrkgmTutKm-Zq1waIapY4PsUSF36Y474EV4EEj52B8dcdWEr038CpcesQ2ztPi5FTj78BqAMwGTkkLt7iBPBTeUPiyNVHTrSxspwUqd7GLIm67kreTyK9KQKyekp4oqZpyXMCsOy3aSc6wy63MGSWnJePuVanMRERT6F-Qs1cGUCv8h1AQ/s4032/blog02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn0Izl8t3uBrkgmTutKm-Zq1waIapY4PsUSF36Y474EV4EEj52B8dcdWEr038CpcesQ2ztPi5FTj78BqAMwGTkkLt7iBPBTeUPiyNVHTrSxspwUqd7GLIm67kreTyK9KQKyekp4oqZpyXMCsOy3aSc6wy63MGSWnJePuVanMRERT6F-Qs1cGUCv8h1AQ/w640-h480/blog02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jDy75AvR1InF99ZbhsgUobWpWv1u_8qhjIDljL8CRBpHTNW9J7srHsRlyt3S5mw-SQiBXBeaZIZNnUqwIsTzcjSsUxa8PIjFuBGoFCG_CeKxFcWQnKd1_MmSddnaFotbJbWxjymLlCVagXo3f56Fd4kRoeEsqBKbYOFjPDhAhQrvTdSxATCtv5KWLqE/s2880/blog03a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2172" height="790" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jDy75AvR1InF99ZbhsgUobWpWv1u_8qhjIDljL8CRBpHTNW9J7srHsRlyt3S5mw-SQiBXBeaZIZNnUqwIsTzcjSsUxa8PIjFuBGoFCG_CeKxFcWQnKd1_MmSddnaFotbJbWxjymLlCVagXo3f56Fd4kRoeEsqBKbYOFjPDhAhQrvTdSxATCtv5KWLqE/w595-h790/blog03a.jpg" width="595" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4SRiTSj7u5k2-oeJ_2gu_bPi2yd09iVA9HwFvt4hPzSwYrYtAWRLfBrV1xYj16DB8jnO8t0a8yskK0_wGR9L_hEoo1CFvSfwHIPnwAdUBmTHhnuT-0ZU6LVb6FULB7RWbWI9jG8Qkdyt9SwTIclnDUwTGIe-Pg22ok7irOybcHWa6D0aD_dbdQjsBQc/s4032/blog04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4SRiTSj7u5k2-oeJ_2gu_bPi2yd09iVA9HwFvt4hPzSwYrYtAWRLfBrV1xYj16DB8jnO8t0a8yskK0_wGR9L_hEoo1CFvSfwHIPnwAdUBmTHhnuT-0ZU6LVb6FULB7RWbWI9jG8Qkdyt9SwTIclnDUwTGIe-Pg22ok7irOybcHWa6D0aD_dbdQjsBQc/w640-h480/blog04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><br /><br />Sidenote: <div>In the last blogpost, I shared some quotes about Men of God. I am blessed to be friends with many. I share a few thoughts about Women of God. I am so blessed to be married to one.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div><i>"Empowered by wisdom, a woman becomes a fierce protector of the innocent, using her strength to battle the evils of this world and her compassion to heal the scars left in its wake."<br /><br />"A woman's strength is not a weapon against men but a shield for the innocent. With wisdom as her sword and compassion as her armor, she stands resolute against the brutality that seeks to harm the vulnerable."<br /><br />"A truly empowered woman builds bridges instead of burning them, understanding that manipulation and revenge are shadows that diminish the light of genuine strength."<br /></i><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-19659383260354037072023-11-28T10:04:00.000-08:002023-11-28T10:13:54.556-08:00MEN OF GOD - Virtuous and Righteous <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW-mgTbDo1g_buH89pfNXXf4z0YQkdvejV6Z9BMrbTXft_GUPJwnSk8uuovpYE5K6EzDpK4bSmQTUc_YTs4LUJptaqHZeZYb4TOhwi92OqTEaRZ0JvlMW85lmDFrS5qhhDXmqpGXjEdC-uHgEl8g58sOSYKcYjmi30OtGLrbxSkIS4DqPRxPhuZGhy7w/s4032/IMG_3070.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW-mgTbDo1g_buH89pfNXXf4z0YQkdvejV6Z9BMrbTXft_GUPJwnSk8uuovpYE5K6EzDpK4bSmQTUc_YTs4LUJptaqHZeZYb4TOhwi92OqTEaRZ0JvlMW85lmDFrS5qhhDXmqpGXjEdC-uHgEl8g58sOSYKcYjmi30OtGLrbxSkIS4DqPRxPhuZGhy7w/w480-h640/IMG_3070.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo taken by my friend on a hikewith him this fall on top of Sunset Peak <br />of the sunrise over looking Lake Katherine.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">But thou, O man of God....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">love, patience, meekness.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I Timothy 6:11</div><div><span face="Google Sans, Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span><div><br /></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Below are a few beautiful quotes on how to be Men of God should treat women. Not only Men of God be righteous but virtuous as well.</i></div><div><br />"True strength is not in how much force you can exert, but in how much love you can show. Abusing women is a betrayal of both strength and the divine."<br /><br />"Real men of God lift others up with their words and actions, they do not use their power to oppress or harm. Abuse is a corruption of the sacred trust placed in spiritual leaders."<br /><br />"A man who claims to walk in the light of God should never cast a shadow of abuse on those around him, especially the women who deserve love and respect."<br /><br />"To harm and demean those who are vulnerable is not the path of righteousness. Men of God should be champions of compassion, not perpetrators of cruelty."<br /><br />"Abuse is a contradiction to the teachings of love and kindness. Those who claim to be messengers of God must first embody the message of empathy and understanding."<br /><br />"Real men of God protect the vulnerable, they don't prey on them."<br /><br />"The true measure of a man is not in his calling, but in how he treats those he calls his family and friends."<br /><br />"Real men of God confront their demons, they don't inflict them on others."<br /><br />"A man who abuses a woman tarnishes not only her spirit but also the very essence of his claim to godliness. True spirituality is a beacon of light, not a weapon of harm."</div><div><br /><br />"In the eyes of the divine, there is no justification for the abuse of women. Those who claim godliness while perpetrating harm are hypocrites, not men of God<span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="color: #374151; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">."</span></div><div><br /></div><div>_________________________________________________</div><div><br />Sidenote:</div><div><br /></div><div>Last Sunday I gave a talk in church. Below is the following parable that I shared..<br /><br />“Once upon a time, there was a small turkey village. Every Sunday morning , all the turkeys would walk together to church. One Sunday, after the turkeys settled into their pews, the preacher delivered a sermon about a lost truth that the turkeys had forgotten. This restored truth was that turkeys can fly. The preacher showed the turkeys how this was to be done. He taught them to spread their wings and then soar like eagles. While they were singing the closing hymn, an extraordinary sight unfolded – all the turkeys rose from their seats, extended their wings, and gracefully soared above the pews. After an amazing flight accompanied by beautiful singing, the turkeys concluded with a closing prayer. After the prayer, the turkeys stood up and walked back home.<br /><br /><br />Unfortunately, there are too many turkeys still walking around that know how to fly. We need to step it up and fly like the eagles.<br /><br />----------------------------<div><br /></div><ol style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; counter-reset: list-number 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 1.25em 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: list-number 1; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 28px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: list-number 1; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 28px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></li></ol></div></div></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-62865546053609164732023-11-10T14:30:00.003-08:002023-11-10T16:06:11.335-08:00CONTINUATION OF SEED<p> This blogpost is dedicated to my brother and his wife. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0uRM8VbspF8dDonGiUD7DgOvH_lkQwu0nMaOKrVJ5zVg79EalCa3cNuSH6qL-wnMC6DDd6BFAVMWVQEqisCnLnvZMaAsqKSuep0RX5rkytVbiVPHhHmHG8jtk9qaG34_YvBFxEqR_5uB_Pqz5ogenVtIBRGtYteFDZ8tyHvMDNcH0F0fjnK4LiNDjOY/s288/antelopeIsland6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="288" height="611" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0uRM8VbspF8dDonGiUD7DgOvH_lkQwu0nMaOKrVJ5zVg79EalCa3cNuSH6qL-wnMC6DDd6BFAVMWVQEqisCnLnvZMaAsqKSuep0RX5rkytVbiVPHhHmHG8jtk9qaG34_YvBFxEqR_5uB_Pqz5ogenVtIBRGtYteFDZ8tyHvMDNcH0F0fjnK4LiNDjOY/w640-h611/antelopeIsland6.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 18.176px;">Man and woman together, as the image of God, are potentially infinite through their descendants. In a very real sense, through their posterity, Adam and Eve are still here. Although all will die, all will also endure throughout ages of mortality, like God, by multiplying to replenish the earth. Adam and Eve became in the image of God. This is at the core of redemption, the core of the work of God. This is what it means for God to complete His work and to have the continuation of the seeds.</span></p><p><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 18.176px;">Therefore the marriage covenant is needed for all those who would likewise seek to obtain from me the right to continue their seed into eternity, for only through marriage can Thrones and Kingdoms be established. </span></p><p><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 18.176px;">Continuation of Seed from the Glossary of Gospel Terms.</i></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: PT Serif, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18.176px;">------------------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: PT Serif, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18.176px;">Photos taken at sunset last night on Antelope Island on November 9, 2023.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: PT Serif, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: PT Serif, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAt-zcpyeD40wLwfkpmBWwzXdM4BwVnoZ9CIztSXSdUgASRT3mrFdj6SdejqzXXJJj28OaJ6cM8lJ6MZxvLBpRMNy7Crl2Mr2crg3aJQGKfeELgFgRk_CTHnpjz3Fn7JKsuOEKeFUujd8dhmF6mMeGry5JzxKnSLlFE8njN1sFgNgcHqmNql9f0myFu8/s2019/antelopeIsland2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2019" data-original-width="1483" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAt-zcpyeD40wLwfkpmBWwzXdM4BwVnoZ9CIztSXSdUgASRT3mrFdj6SdejqzXXJJj28OaJ6cM8lJ6MZxvLBpRMNy7Crl2Mr2crg3aJQGKfeELgFgRk_CTHnpjz3Fn7JKsuOEKeFUujd8dhmF6mMeGry5JzxKnSLlFE8njN1sFgNgcHqmNql9f0myFu8/w470-h640/antelopeIsland2.jpg" width="470" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: PT Serif, serif;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInbscyV42vkVwWoQdamZ3-Av7DjRpA5L8tQJYLbIavPZVGZE_ER3zg6cIMydFh5AbmUt0Or3ea4RqBEZic0nFMMCt9_8CLiUgknZ22p5IOVPA9w6dtiVDf70oaoTbbNcfYUCn2GcU-rPI-XVJjLq4RIoYFaOuKSWHUXeOdi8WuZh49hn6lZmOTghPCIY/s2400/antelopeIsland5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="2400" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInbscyV42vkVwWoQdamZ3-Av7DjRpA5L8tQJYLbIavPZVGZE_ER3zg6cIMydFh5AbmUt0Or3ea4RqBEZic0nFMMCt9_8CLiUgknZ22p5IOVPA9w6dtiVDf70oaoTbbNcfYUCn2GcU-rPI-XVJjLq4RIoYFaOuKSWHUXeOdi8WuZh49hn6lZmOTghPCIY/w640-h452/antelopeIsland5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtiaJvnwPyg8RtFv4wefssneBS4PFQSBNakNLs5lQ9cz5CT7pKiG-_XLg9t3qT8aAeELmOQ7zFeNgcKEa6YjF9NkZKSCgU_RPCA3VtLb0Zamc3-FuN3aTYr0bkQSS-yJ4AD3Lo3Cnrc8AEIg2yuAYyYCn_z219nVDyUFzWk-jO_V_Sz1hrGXDItb1SUw/s3492/antelopeIsland.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="3492" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtiaJvnwPyg8RtFv4wefssneBS4PFQSBNakNLs5lQ9cz5CT7pKiG-_XLg9t3qT8aAeELmOQ7zFeNgcKEa6YjF9NkZKSCgU_RPCA3VtLb0Zamc3-FuN3aTYr0bkQSS-yJ4AD3Lo3Cnrc8AEIg2yuAYyYCn_z219nVDyUFzWk-jO_V_Sz1hrGXDItb1SUw/w640-h234/antelopeIsland.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2binkiFWvrP59OOQf57BTQgopfpJ0U7ozd-4l5b4aE2JUW2hWNfJOsmhNK2pqWt5uWKHTKwSJFiftVZryzWHxvcDmlOzvnlpATfEb8rn_YAC2CvhGQtRebigzqp3liolgSksn0CpJZk8fK5H8y8jnRnmSl1NVETcdj3W1SNP5h99AAbxRU9G3w_eEo4I/s3200/antelopeIsland4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="3200" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2binkiFWvrP59OOQf57BTQgopfpJ0U7ozd-4l5b4aE2JUW2hWNfJOsmhNK2pqWt5uWKHTKwSJFiftVZryzWHxvcDmlOzvnlpATfEb8rn_YAC2CvhGQtRebigzqp3liolgSksn0CpJZk8fK5H8y8jnRnmSl1NVETcdj3W1SNP5h99AAbxRU9G3w_eEo4I/w640-h338/antelopeIsland4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18.176px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 18.176px;"><br /></span></p>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-25759750709432826992023-11-09T12:18:00.001-08:002023-11-09T12:23:14.075-08:00MAKING A SACRED LIFE<p>The below "vision" is part of a talk given in a recent Sacrament Meeting in Holladay, Utah that my family attended. The speaker is a good friend of mine and gave me permission to post it. His name appears at the end of the excerpt from his talk. </p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwVUbrbUrhD6s4qQfkZBYlFwtu9QZXUYQiNr9ij2UjGGNDxWLsZj-4jDRZS4d1_CFSNOwkU5uuHhZokUGxZSJr7-hEgTYFr-YXRYAYIgvKMmeN2y4aU2TSQy-lMLGKFNOsCaelaBngAKHWUkXITNseduX-DMKvgaZx8bvu8erg_0zM8nwx2_PbP5xNq8/s640/Bob%20Sonntag%20Sacrament%20Mtg%20Talk3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwVUbrbUrhD6s4qQfkZBYlFwtu9QZXUYQiNr9ij2UjGGNDxWLsZj-4jDRZS4d1_CFSNOwkU5uuHhZokUGxZSJr7-hEgTYFr-YXRYAYIgvKMmeN2y4aU2TSQy-lMLGKFNOsCaelaBngAKHWUkXITNseduX-DMKvgaZx8bvu8erg_0zM8nwx2_PbP5xNq8/w640-h640/Bob%20Sonntag%20Sacrament%20Mtg%20Talk3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The hill and the tree </span><br /><br />I’d like us to have a vision together. <div><br /></div><div>Please picture this in your mind as vividly as you can while I describe it. Imagine a tall and barren hill rising out of a desolate plain. Maybe it was once green and alive, but it has been wasted. Scorched by the sun, blasted by the wind, every living thing now avoids it. Walking to the top of the hill, you can see the lifeless sun-baked land stretching in every direction. Standing at the top you find the stump of a tree, already ancient when it was cut down many years ago. On the flat top of the weathered stump you see thousands of tightly packed rings. <br /><br />Something draws your eye down to the roots: you see a tiny sprout beginning to shoot out, growing upward, unfolding its first deep green leaves in the sun. The stem continues climbing, knee high, waist high, now overhead. It doesn’t pause as it begins to set branches, which stretch out in broad tracery, budding, blossoming, and finally bursting with leaves. As the branches rise overhead it casts a pleasant dappled shade, cooler and more comfortable than in the full sun. <br /><br />You feel the ground tremble under your feet and look down. You see that as the shoot has grown into a new tree, its roots have bored deeply down into the ground; and where they cracked the stone under the hill you see water rise and overflow, pouring out from under the thick roots. You touch the water. It is cool, and crystal clear, alive in the play of sunlight. You bring a cupped hand to your mouth and drink. It is sweet, and your thirst is gone. As you watch, the water continues to bubble up, flowing away from the tree in four streams to the north, east, south, and west. At first each stream disappears quickly into the empty soil, but as more water flows the stream extends further and further down the hill. <br /><br />Now looking at the edge of the stream, you see tiny delicate blades of grass spring up. A carpet of green spreads across the hill as the water fills the soil, and amidst the growing grass you see bursts of color as penstemon, paintbrush, poppy, monkshood, goldenrod, and yarrow explode with an array of other wildflowers. As the water pools here and there on its winding course you hear the first croak of frogs, the splash of jumping fish, and the songs of birds. <br /><br />When the water reaches the plain below you see that it carries with it this explosion of life, the grass and flowers dancing in the breeze. Here and there in the new grasslands the seeds of ancient trees awaken and take root, bringing stands of forest out of the prairie. Between the trunks you catch a glimpse of a doe with her fawn jumping lightly on mossy soil. All around you is a symphony of life. <br /><br />You turn back to the tree in wonder at its power of resurrection and see that while the blossoms fall in snowy spirals there are radiant fruits growing. Each one seems to catch the white sunlight and glows as the branches grow heavy and bow. You reach up as a branch seems to reach down to you; you pick the fruit and eat, and you are filled, and you are alive.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Holiness, wholeness, and healing </span><br /><br />That is a vision of healing, and of things becoming whole again. And there is an interesting secret buried in those words. The words “heal” and “whole” come from the same ancient root heilig. That same root gives us our word “holy.” That which is healed and made whole is also made holy. To make something holy is to set it in its proper order, devoted to its highest purpose, to make it most enduringly and intensely real and alive.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2eQuYftCKWt0HJXBU34F13jDBN97xptgeHksIKYrRnhJ9jmBx-3cvlMDjv3HTveWbIowqZu49HTAjypbCUkB1dfPYQXC_w6xoaJ2nPQ8WZkiXMz5Dtmj9ljBQt1n0FwRi5bZYqPHbY9DIbbtsTpNSioCKza7zfqHXkTgPC752J3hHWwGqu7BvhFGDZc/s640/Bob%20Sonntag%20Sacrament%20Mtg%20Talk4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2eQuYftCKWt0HJXBU34F13jDBN97xptgeHksIKYrRnhJ9jmBx-3cvlMDjv3HTveWbIowqZu49HTAjypbCUkB1dfPYQXC_w6xoaJ2nPQ8WZkiXMz5Dtmj9ljBQt1n0FwRi5bZYqPHbY9DIbbtsTpNSioCKza7zfqHXkTgPC752J3hHWwGqu7BvhFGDZc/w640-h640/Bob%20Sonntag%20Sacrament%20Mtg%20Talk4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>…[This vision] is many things, but one of those things is a vision of what you are called to become through the grace of Christ. If you receive God’s baptism of fire you will then have a well of living water flowing out from your belly, making your life holy, a living sacrifice, a sacred garden in a world of stone. What could you possibly spend your life doing that is more meaningful than that?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">10.15.2023 The Sacrifice of all Things: Making a Sacred Life | </span>Bob Sonntag</div><div>____________________</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 4.05pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 4.05pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 14.45pt; margin-left: -.25pt; margin-right: 2.45pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 2.45pt 14.45pt -0.25pt;"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><br /><div><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-58046713067864565042023-10-16T14:39:00.003-07:002023-10-16T14:39:19.543-07:00RING OF FIRE - RED IN THE MORNING, SAILORS WARNING (2023 Solar Eclipse)<p>Here are a few photos of the Solar Eclipse that I took on Saturday in Central Utah that occurred on October 14, 2023. It was spectular to witness the totality. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjf3cVRj3ubrwkQIByjp6BKZOrs7oK18J5xcVqFKQTgoHdDi6IlDJLGPxGRF5jDZUaEab1sqXXo-KdCW_Yt91P5zbMHmE88mhgtE6LrccAxRlxOmPdSXxC1OUCv3eNSBM-yfAYAjYvkFq0B9nIE3wCmHnz52ckyiz5pw4u5xVY2lNQorw_rxsMny1yuE/s2844/2023%20eclipse%2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="2844" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjf3cVRj3ubrwkQIByjp6BKZOrs7oK18J5xcVqFKQTgoHdDi6IlDJLGPxGRF5jDZUaEab1sqXXo-KdCW_Yt91P5zbMHmE88mhgtE6LrccAxRlxOmPdSXxC1OUCv3eNSBM-yfAYAjYvkFq0B9nIE3wCmHnz52ckyiz5pw4u5xVY2lNQorw_rxsMny1yuE/w640-h612/2023%20eclipse%2003.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There is an old adage that says:</p><div><blockquote>Red sky at night, sailor's delight,<br />Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.</blockquote><p>We know this old saying has been around for some time. It might have some truth to it. In Matthew 16: 2-3, Jesus replied to the Pharisees and Sadducees that wanted to "test" him by asking Jesus to show them a sign from heaven. He said "When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast. You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times."</p><p>How many of us are interpreting the signs of the times that are appearing in the heavens.</p><p>When we were driving south early in the morning to observe the eclipse, the sky was flaming red. I couldn't help but think that it was foreshadowing or portent of the "Ring of Fire" we would witness a few hours later. Here a photo of the sky with the Payson Temple at the base of the mountains at the bottom of the photo. <br /><br /></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2DeuIwQSVz4DMlFKmjslscNCN7u510w3OSeFVQiTwXwXsZlC1Arq9LfMfZ-DEZG4ismVjdAc0ai_QIhESAiW9BcNZ21ZZDY1tBxjF-XEO2ef53uFLPsxZnjtpRkKqqNqe5QXnsPQXU18_Z_PrlJV-UgaPlJ5VrcSWMyrAVlo-ZyjYefBR-uDZVCGaLo/s4032/2023%20eclipse%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="4032" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2DeuIwQSVz4DMlFKmjslscNCN7u510w3OSeFVQiTwXwXsZlC1Arq9LfMfZ-DEZG4ismVjdAc0ai_QIhESAiW9BcNZ21ZZDY1tBxjF-XEO2ef53uFLPsxZnjtpRkKqqNqe5QXnsPQXU18_Z_PrlJV-UgaPlJ5VrcSWMyrAVlo-ZyjYefBR-uDZVCGaLo/w640-h304/2023%20eclipse%2002.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuHXHnTOF7tU1OzZB5iuHhMVaBb2iOrGjAda36pF82UNqAadlYsc54rqiMMxN0g1OLiF5_JmcvWzUWoTDp9Z8JzjJkDkfhzcSh59zuHYPwFOR2swOj5ZoayzmxZ9nA5ZDKhHJI5daQ7E-nkCn-weEq80A-LqcJUdsmBVob7LceSaNDLJWqISrRDAoVvQ/s1908/2023%20eclipse%2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="1908" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuHXHnTOF7tU1OzZB5iuHhMVaBb2iOrGjAda36pF82UNqAadlYsc54rqiMMxN0g1OLiF5_JmcvWzUWoTDp9Z8JzjJkDkfhzcSh59zuHYPwFOR2swOj5ZoayzmxZ9nA5ZDKhHJI5daQ7E-nkCn-weEq80A-LqcJUdsmBVob7LceSaNDLJWqISrRDAoVvQ/w640-h632/2023%20eclipse%2008.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here is the location we witness the eclipse. Meadows Hot Springs just south of Filmore that used to be the capital of Utah.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQ3nlGBKglfBO-DYXPZQoTte67OsSW_b13uAWXh9PZ4Atjn-KhNi5c693YgjRZtzyoeWUARHqNp0J0NmIBEXm8ZnVaMPJmMwIUnUm1P2Z7qWB4SZYaaLmYgJF5oSvp5U3FIshvQv82SCB1Gg3LzhJigTgSqVMNR_fJvM-Z_bZj1XqX1RZmVaDOJ3iZQY/s3948/2023%20eclipse%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="3948" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQ3nlGBKglfBO-DYXPZQoTte67OsSW_b13uAWXh9PZ4Atjn-KhNi5c693YgjRZtzyoeWUARHqNp0J0NmIBEXm8ZnVaMPJmMwIUnUm1P2Z7qWB4SZYaaLmYgJF5oSvp5U3FIshvQv82SCB1Gg3LzhJigTgSqVMNR_fJvM-Z_bZj1XqX1RZmVaDOJ3iZQY/w640-h440/2023%20eclipse%2001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH9vlRAUvl_p2_-Oy70qnOF2xQJIMnbLdaMdL98RA_40zU_SK3d9U0XtchFLT8f4WBx__poHc-OTW9IW4KvMmdw8xxklqgu-82R9bx-je3qOXJ0bs_FlAV66myAEGoRdxyWeJBpblAMSHfeTbN4kpaGKLgw6n7R2G9sKv1cFFGThBxNZxqr6tESIusZ0/s2916/2023%20eclipse%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2916" data-original-width="2820" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH9vlRAUvl_p2_-Oy70qnOF2xQJIMnbLdaMdL98RA_40zU_SK3d9U0XtchFLT8f4WBx__poHc-OTW9IW4KvMmdw8xxklqgu-82R9bx-je3qOXJ0bs_FlAV66myAEGoRdxyWeJBpblAMSHfeTbN4kpaGKLgw6n7R2G9sKv1cFFGThBxNZxqr6tESIusZ0/w618-h640/2023%20eclipse%2004.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPg2TQvYCfuAkRA_-Ijz1SWoK-edknQ30prAWHKNLxqxaMLKDLhR-cF45USqls24v1sY0Rnry5YvFGYt0nZoIz_QlyIluhe3q0la7zIzBQUMfT2ttSYSIZD7fXsBOtYIvc_SH0q7iAUTnluYeWfQdTSyv4LWmuWlRLh_xRzb3rtoC_VTtceENjhbpUoo/s1785/2023%20eclipse%2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1785" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPg2TQvYCfuAkRA_-Ijz1SWoK-edknQ30prAWHKNLxqxaMLKDLhR-cF45USqls24v1sY0Rnry5YvFGYt0nZoIz_QlyIluhe3q0la7zIzBQUMfT2ttSYSIZD7fXsBOtYIvc_SH0q7iAUTnluYeWfQdTSyv4LWmuWlRLh_xRzb3rtoC_VTtceENjhbpUoo/w640-h628/2023%20eclipse%2005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdjObq9Hxp595t1KgpJvshMD0BdUm6N9fWLLnOg4RUx-nrOP1ljQmNpopizfIKPJOCKBCiNkpLFKTxjPBGCKAiOU6cu6L0PCKrGDKWC_xNuvhMl_X4bdUhGFxhsPf7qIUOliEPjVP8jlWap63WU5CO9Ep5MDN8fDMT0OZi5QXshiFzOR4Ik-CF5wJNrg/s2238/2023%20eclipse%2006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2238" data-original-width="2238" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdjObq9Hxp595t1KgpJvshMD0BdUm6N9fWLLnOg4RUx-nrOP1ljQmNpopizfIKPJOCKBCiNkpLFKTxjPBGCKAiOU6cu6L0PCKrGDKWC_xNuvhMl_X4bdUhGFxhsPf7qIUOliEPjVP8jlWap63WU5CO9Ep5MDN8fDMT0OZi5QXshiFzOR4Ik-CF5wJNrg/w640-h640/2023%20eclipse%2006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSlec-Fz03h7afdZs6gDDmf2urnrFd2glFs2rYqciKtpLVClG2pQXV4o4j6s4rj0rF8zZp5S8qSm90G5j869SQFfchkp0z3KUJtmpVmMMVKcjnDiYDwfN5xzMTQncdsHoohyphenhyphenqeu8hzslZRgHPgo6sS7bFiwjmqjTd5m1IF4ibGr6RklIDtkv9illWxbE/s2205/2023%20eclipse%2007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2205" data-original-width="2202" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSlec-Fz03h7afdZs6gDDmf2urnrFd2glFs2rYqciKtpLVClG2pQXV4o4j6s4rj0rF8zZp5S8qSm90G5j869SQFfchkp0z3KUJtmpVmMMVKcjnDiYDwfN5xzMTQncdsHoohyphenhyphenqeu8hzslZRgHPgo6sS7bFiwjmqjTd5m1IF4ibGr6RklIDtkv9illWxbE/w640-h640/2023%20eclipse%2007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-54150616465970167122023-10-03T16:19:00.005-07:002023-10-03T16:19:58.015-07:00CHEAP IMITATION OF THE ORIGINAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last week just before General Conference, the Church released more updated photos of the Salt Lake Temple. Below is one of those photos which highlights one of the newly built spires that are the crown jewels of the Temple. I am sure is it not finalized and hopefully they adhere at least a granite rock to this metal riveted façade. In my opinion this looks like a cheap imitation of the original Temple spires. It looks like something I would see at an Ivory Home construction site or even worse, a new ornamentation I would see being built on a casino in Vegas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6puCuxwTX2ICAtQlW3DrNaj62xYd-H27l1877TuLGDCoC2K94Ubaa5-2-XP_sEu1JMz40XMiNl5zTDr7B0oT3BwY-v6_vhGQvlvsGzjfECMqgIhurrGtoNhXs8HYBrSOoQBvLCMBbunt72BzoYe1lmnYpZmi1bU6cho83GVBVNxjqtVN8Oe0lRdZI2Y/s1030/Temple%20spire%2004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="1030" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6puCuxwTX2ICAtQlW3DrNaj62xYd-H27l1877TuLGDCoC2K94Ubaa5-2-XP_sEu1JMz40XMiNl5zTDr7B0oT3BwY-v6_vhGQvlvsGzjfECMqgIhurrGtoNhXs8HYBrSOoQBvLCMBbunt72BzoYe1lmnYpZmi1bU6cho83GVBVNxjqtVN8Oe0lRdZI2Y/w640-h562/Temple%20spire%2004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I don't think this is even close to what the pioneers built or even an attempt to preserve the integrity of the beautiful granite temple that took the Saints 40 years to build.</div><div><br /></div><div>---------------------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div><b>HISTORICAL INFORMATION OF THE ORIGINAL TEMPLE SPIRES:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The construction of the original temple spires, like the rest of the temple, was a remarkable engineering feat considering the time and resources available. The six spires are the spectacular visual culmination of the building as well as a symbol of the heavenly aspirations to reconnect with Heaven. The spires were fine pieces of architectural artwork. </div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1qIYHYoCfEn1KRAX6p8DaDBHaN_dge5SRFD6WcHXZxSmKw2O5p5CVz868Gr9uAQhIAhGbBbvyhum51x5vtoFEhKoCt0NjzslkSyAJuW7R_oeGtAvnOOIq-gbGbK7OfTOegPYN-hipcj19eNnTjStQJFTBJTTyC5kmL0EQONTwCrS9HNCFmcbV9dCL_Y/s1276/Temple%20spire%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1276" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1qIYHYoCfEn1KRAX6p8DaDBHaN_dge5SRFD6WcHXZxSmKw2O5p5CVz868Gr9uAQhIAhGbBbvyhum51x5vtoFEhKoCt0NjzslkSyAJuW7R_oeGtAvnOOIq-gbGbK7OfTOegPYN-hipcj19eNnTjStQJFTBJTTyC5kmL0EQONTwCrS9HNCFmcbV9dCL_Y/w640-h448/Temple%20spire%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div>The construction of the Salt Lake Temple, including its spires, required a great deal of labor, skill, and dedication. It is a testament to the faith and determination of the early pioneers and craftsmen who built it and continues to be a symbol of the LDS Church's heritage and beliefs.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a general overview of how the original temple spires were constructed:<br /><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Materials</b>: The spires were built out of granite stone. Granite blocks were quarried from Little Cottonwood Canyon and then transported to the construction site. These blocks were often massive, with some weighing several tons. Skilled stone masons and craftsmen worked on carving and shaping the granite blocks into the desired shapes for the spires. This required precision and attention to detail</li><li><b>Hoisting and Placement</b>: Cranes and hoists were used to lift the granite blocks into place. The stones were carefully positioned to create the intricate designs and details of the spires.</li><li><b>Decorative Elements</b>: The spires feature decorative elements, including pinnacles, statues, and other ornate designs. These were also carved from granite and placed on the spires to enhance their aesthetic appeal.</li><li><b>Finishing Touches</b>: Once the spires were constructed, the final finishing touches were added, including cleaning and polishing the granite and ensuring that all elements were secure.</li></ul><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The six spires of the temple represent the power of the priesthood. The three spires on the east side are a little higher than those on the west: they represent the Melchizedek, or "higher priesthood", and the Aaronic, or "preparatory priesthood" respectively.</div><div><br /></div><br /><b><u>TRAGIC CHANGES:</u></b></div><div><br />The renovation of the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was announced by President Russell M. Nelson on April 19, 2019, during the church's General Conference. President Nelson revealed plans for a significant renovation project that would modernize and "preserve" the historic temple.</div><div><br />The renovation of the Salt Lake Temple officially began on December 29, 2019, with a groundbreaking ceremony that marked the start of the extensive renovation project. The ceremony was attended by church leaders and officials and marked the beginning of the significant renovation and restoration effort for this historic and iconic temple.<br /> </div><div><div><br /></div>Three months later, Salt Lake City experienced an earthquake on March 18, 2020. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.7, was felt in the Salt Lake City area and resulted in minor damage to the temple and other buildings in the vicinity. One of the most significant and symbolic results of the earthquake caused the trumpet held by the Angel Moroni statue to detach and fall to the ground. This earthquake was a significant event for the temple, as it marked the first time in the temple's history that the Angel Moroni statue lost a part of its trumpet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHTVnqJ5HFsSWeRJcby7Dn1kmr5Jbdv4u9dkdyLtkEQaeeOEuHwOQQsDBu_EoNfCMYUUtLvV-DpczgjHhyhECZIAiEux1yh2HJXN0crd3rN34BQ9Ye-6lReyLufRIC1Nu-skWiEK1ohkZS_q8C5Lb-hm9Rci4T_FAnICT3M_M5kZavZELflDzhs90CF4/s1723/temple%20spires02.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHTVnqJ5HFsSWeRJcby7Dn1kmr5Jbdv4u9dkdyLtkEQaeeOEuHwOQQsDBu_EoNfCMYUUtLvV-DpczgjHhyhECZIAiEux1yh2HJXN0crd3rN34BQ9Ye-6lReyLufRIC1Nu-skWiEK1ohkZS_q8C5Lb-hm9Rci4T_FAnICT3M_M5kZavZELflDzhs90CF4/w640-h430/temple%20spires02.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Photo of the Angel Moroni no longer holding the trumpet after the earthquake.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdohfFQIcSFc9EyReVrzzNbaUUvPuSXfdZ2JSIlsX18wcZxLare501GEuHJeZKdCLyC7Kc-fqo8Zq2Vrd-jZOoqD2gCLkrjfli1InmpVa64zZTjsUMJb37kUF6Ac8BVYhQixhf-y0mB92ELO-IAnJRoEnSmIqd1mbpvN9KpEagqIFHNvDJxQLurxH3Igo/s2000/Temple%20spire%2002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdohfFQIcSFc9EyReVrzzNbaUUvPuSXfdZ2JSIlsX18wcZxLare501GEuHJeZKdCLyC7Kc-fqo8Zq2Vrd-jZOoqD2gCLkrjfli1InmpVa64zZTjsUMJb37kUF6Ac8BVYhQixhf-y0mB92ELO-IAnJRoEnSmIqd1mbpvN9KpEagqIFHNvDJxQLurxH3Igo/w674-h442/Temple%20spire%2002.jpg" width="674" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Here we are now 3 1/2 years later replacing the beautiful original granite temple spires. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br />BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-64896764214415164282023-09-28T11:31:00.004-07:002023-09-28T11:31:41.136-07:00UNDERGROUND SLC TEMPLE SEALING ROOMS AND SEPARATED FROM THE SALT LAKE TEMPLE <p>In 2018, President Russell Nelson told the members of the Church that we needed to "eat vitamin pills and get some rest" due to the all the changes that would be happening to the Church. When people don't take their vitamins and/or get good sleep.. most likely they get sick. I should have followed the prophet's counsel and taken my vitamins and good sleep... because that is exactly what has happened to me after seeing all the changes that have taken place within the Church... I am sick.</p><p>This week I went down to the Salt Lake Temple and Conference Center to see the latest developments before General Conference this weekend. I talked to several of the sister missionaries and Conference Guides about the renovations to the Salt Lake Temple. All of them confirmed that the original plans of renovating the Salt Lake Temple have changed. There will be multiple baptismal fonts and sealing rooms that will be underground and separated from the actual SL Temple Foundation. Makes you wonder what might be in store for the future. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjZN2bboIzsVOY8TBeDrr8hmDG9c5WoBCpUOjjLCSpqaGG9ID8o4V_xqW5APbGs8fG7uUaCEDCKeYi9VXQvdA2udJpF9-uS6QF5qdjMmSRMWSbR3m1KC7sWZgsuTTNFh_vKpnvpzBdv91mozy_vl78Tt6W6-VQRMCN8vPmtsKgkyhBweXgT5JMolTQlU/s2000/sealing%20rooms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjZN2bboIzsVOY8TBeDrr8hmDG9c5WoBCpUOjjLCSpqaGG9ID8o4V_xqW5APbGs8fG7uUaCEDCKeYi9VXQvdA2udJpF9-uS6QF5qdjMmSRMWSbR3m1KC7sWZgsuTTNFh_vKpnvpzBdv91mozy_vl78Tt6W6-VQRMCN8vPmtsKgkyhBweXgT5JMolTQlU/w640-h480/sealing%20rooms.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In this week's <a href="https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/what-general-conference-visitors-will-see-with-temple-square-construction" target="_blank">OFFICIAL CHURCH NEWS RELEASE</a> , the Church states that most of the concrete for the North Side of the Temple has been poured and that three UNDERGROUND floors will accommodate two baptismal fonts and sealing rooms. The extremely important ordinance of sealings will now be performed underground and apart from the foundation of the Temple. The only way that I can see the Church justifying this is that maybe the Church feels that all of the ordinance for the dead need to be performed underground with the dead. Here is a screenshot of the news release. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtwgKCQOoTcoiZmwpseAfFdYyoTnA8PupE4gdcHPjQlvn0mtPOi3TWUOxlHM_-uDs8zcnmZiaq1znlvXQKa65IiK1C-iTZjLPXzwbm-xuxByOihPBzyRrxrW5Dm6jQJDAuuTWBCU19-VLHw99OVwvYsJLraxSxLCbSDg2imKHNALUvlmZWyq20l_xfds/s924/sealing%20rooms3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="916" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtwgKCQOoTcoiZmwpseAfFdYyoTnA8PupE4gdcHPjQlvn0mtPOi3TWUOxlHM_-uDs8zcnmZiaq1znlvXQKa65IiK1C-iTZjLPXzwbm-xuxByOihPBzyRrxrW5Dm6jQJDAuuTWBCU19-VLHw99OVwvYsJLraxSxLCbSDg2imKHNALUvlmZWyq20l_xfds/w634-h640/sealing%20rooms3.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first building that is near completed is the restrooms that have been built on top of what was the North Visitors Center. I have no idea why this change was done, but it does really make me sick. One of my most favorite things to do on Temple Square was to enter into the North Visitors Center and ascend up the large spiraling walkway through the cosmos and come into the presence of the large Christus. That is all gone and all that is there in that place is mens and women's bathrooms.. and most likely gender neutral bathrooms as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSU0v57-3QlqdiKnM9SQypPivTm1aLLISv_k4SjqTBUt3byd2wejRo_UuQEHMxmg1GkjkawVeHNCpZgKXJ6BmGRQwNDV81ggylv5rfqG_WVBe1c46v0B8kAdoYb6h35XEs5TqVcws7EuM1eqSG4y-H5w0J_Lw6_6NnpzaPD6hXvMlS309jFxBR-peqKQ/s2000/restrooms.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSU0v57-3QlqdiKnM9SQypPivTm1aLLISv_k4SjqTBUt3byd2wejRo_UuQEHMxmg1GkjkawVeHNCpZgKXJ6BmGRQwNDV81ggylv5rfqG_WVBe1c46v0B8kAdoYb6h35XEs5TqVcws7EuM1eqSG4y-H5w0J_Lw6_6NnpzaPD6hXvMlS309jFxBR-peqKQ/w640-h480/restrooms.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Another thing that makes me sick is the removal of the living water and fountains that were on the Temple Plaza and the streams that flowed down from the East towards the Temple. Here is a photo of what the fountains looked like. It is now been removed and concrete has been poured over it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcgfggssgNodhq5V52DlfvjkOglC8r5yKL4J3g7bMPKOU3bRIa3tXjXJL4r_cdhh_gKoi2jv2lDAumOFiaMbdyT4EWKNLdbQ4cwqwr7G8A6IaS3wHB78ZybyAy5CUyC1DpH2fksdO7l4YmvruDJIxhP_ylTpghzL-U43hU6a3DQ94izP92NfwW0bzBbPk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcgfggssgNodhq5V52DlfvjkOglC8r5yKL4J3g7bMPKOU3bRIa3tXjXJL4r_cdhh_gKoi2jv2lDAumOFiaMbdyT4EWKNLdbQ4cwqwr7G8A6IaS3wHB78ZybyAy5CUyC1DpH2fksdO7l4YmvruDJIxhP_ylTpghzL-U43hU6a3DQ94izP92NfwW0bzBbPk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnHDsbUww3auUcEoad3YdA7AyY3sCHdg3e8oV6doT7PvdpMHs5bI5dsiEulUu6YjXLdbn5nGv_B1Lc3c5JI-Y4n9g6gQrCXhSNbR-SCYN6E22kK8c49ZTmzQ0dHRVxBZhE5d-lEQHsKw24_F1eZ8wF_CIBxgqAsbmWGppyfau_di_MKT7GHH4XDe4dybk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1785" data-original-width="1503" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnHDsbUww3auUcEoad3YdA7AyY3sCHdg3e8oV6doT7PvdpMHs5bI5dsiEulUu6YjXLdbn5nGv_B1Lc3c5JI-Y4n9g6gQrCXhSNbR-SCYN6E22kK8c49ZTmzQ0dHRVxBZhE5d-lEQHsKw24_F1eZ8wF_CIBxgqAsbmWGppyfau_di_MKT7GHH4XDe4dybk=w539-h640" width="539" /></a></div><br />I am truly saddened with all that has been lost and changed forever in and around Temple Square. Things will never be the same and I should have taken my vitamins so I would not be so sick. </div><br /></div><p><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-24789265045700520772023-09-22T16:18:00.008-07:002023-09-22T16:18:45.207-07:00THE DESTINY OF AMERICA - American Citizenship and it's Decline<div>This has been a big week with significant days that have been important to observe. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Fall Equinox</li><li>The 200 year anniversary of the first Angelic Visit to Joseph Smith that led to the bringing forth of the Book of Mormon </li><li>The Jewish Holy Day of Rosh Hashanah</li><li>National Constitutional Day. </li></ul></div><div>To observe these important days, I went hiking up to Honeycomb Cliffs with two friends. The three of us hiked for over 7 hours. It was the first time that we did not reach the summit before sunrise. However the clouds covered the sun until we reached the top. At our ascent, the sun shined through the clouds.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWXTy1jPjy5RmQtXAG2iM7x9AWzjSYe_V4r2b3T3sjOd1TRtuyijbk213E5vfGq3VBZIIBlKMlX7NrR0Rw4ri83HyTZlbgN1KTwpD563D32oiFhGKTIp1aeAkGt1tVRfcQB2SNKQhuctJinm2mikMokbyEVOg1xIoJkQmfGF0N7XC0rPSvCpJ86w4jqo/s4032/IMG_3436-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWXTy1jPjy5RmQtXAG2iM7x9AWzjSYe_V4r2b3T3sjOd1TRtuyijbk213E5vfGq3VBZIIBlKMlX7NrR0Rw4ri83HyTZlbgN1KTwpD563D32oiFhGKTIp1aeAkGt1tVRfcQB2SNKQhuctJinm2mikMokbyEVOg1xIoJkQmfGF0N7XC0rPSvCpJ86w4jqo/w640-h480/IMG_3436-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcy6Iuw5YlzvDF6KxGh-CTeSCpxxu4_K2ZnFAADT9PTE89lrElgZKvlrvJrltiWOJG31wbMIvBZYnP_jtYzBq22ODlwMEHQs0FWspD3zdvmDf5-n2sEC1ou5RLMfmUDcdbpzwdiX_i8KGoEvuDPU0mHn14S2EbqRpzB_XlFUu02MUiEa2vRFXpf2qySI/s3488/hike02-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="3488" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcy6Iuw5YlzvDF6KxGh-CTeSCpxxu4_K2ZnFAADT9PTE89lrElgZKvlrvJrltiWOJG31wbMIvBZYnP_jtYzBq22ODlwMEHQs0FWspD3zdvmDf5-n2sEC1ou5RLMfmUDcdbpzwdiX_i8KGoEvuDPU0mHn14S2EbqRpzB_XlFUu02MUiEa2vRFXpf2qySI/w640-h220/hike02-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a great hike. Probably one of my most memorable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I post this today only so that I have a record of when this hike happened. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">___________________________</div><div><br /></div>Last Sunday on September 17, 2023 was National Constitutional Day. Our Stake Presidency sent an email all to the members of our stake with the following direction from the Utah Area Presidency in how we should observe that day. Here is an excerpt of the email:<div><blockquote><i>"During our sacrament meetings on Sunday, September 17th, each ward will be having at least a portion of their meetings focused on "God's hand in the origin and <u>destiny of America</u>."</i></blockquote><div><p></p>The Utah Area Presidency also provided a list of ideas and suggestions for families and individuals to consider such as having a family home evening and read and discuss the booklet "Why I Love America" which can be found at WhyILoveAmerica.com.<blockquote><div></div></blockquote><div>While I think it is great that we fly the American Flag, Read and Study the Constitution, and talk about why we believe that God's hand is in the origin of our country... it doesnt not mean that we currently have His favor and that He is happy with how things are going. I think a Sacrament Talk given by a man like Victor Davis Hansen would be so great for LDS Wards to hear around the country. See below link to the official trailer of American Citizenship and Its Decline.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=CI3SmIPlPIQ" target="_blank">American Citizenship and It's Decline</a><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="470" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CI3SmIPlPIQ" width="565" youtube-src-id="CI3SmIPlPIQ"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Last Sunday was the last day of Rosh Hashanah, This fall Jewish holy day is also called Feast of the Trumpets. Rosh Hashanah ushers in the Ten Days of Repentance which culminate in the major fast of Yom Kippur, or The Day of Atonement. This is the time which we are to repent for both our individual — and on Yom Kippur, our communal — sins committed over the course of the previous year, before God literally closes the books on us and inscribes our fates for the coming year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On that Sunday, a book was publicly presented and released. It is now made available to the public. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ripened-Mormon-Damns-America-Abortion/dp/B0CHLCF7DP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GGGX55PGVQOD&keywords=amberli+peterson&qid=1695424366&s=books&sprefix=amberli+%2Cstripbooks%2C144&sr=1-1" target="_blank">LINK TO AMAZON</a> It is an important book. Sobering.. just like entire The Book of Mormon. A warning to us all. </div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6YcMio6N-BfwJkI0Hl5DkVMXCP5QwE9fzAUv8wPwZswGaXtj1hppbIm0dMNILnUMxYY-7CWNibZfjLXnAd-2Wr5rttihO9gEbSF23-e2NhF3Qlc-g694soao9Ms5OnDb8Utwf8OfHYJLQEJP-vyV6ZRWeNCra5dO8b4lF0J6UaPU1beM2MC7RCq80W4/s3571/3D%20example.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3571" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6YcMio6N-BfwJkI0Hl5DkVMXCP5QwE9fzAUv8wPwZswGaXtj1hppbIm0dMNILnUMxYY-7CWNibZfjLXnAd-2Wr5rttihO9gEbSF23-e2NhF3Qlc-g694soao9Ms5OnDb8Utwf8OfHYJLQEJP-vyV6ZRWeNCra5dO8b4lF0J6UaPU1beM2MC7RCq80W4/w538-h640/3D%20example.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigO-MW8O-62gBAW-AMGpV5B5LR4cwRoHnZYtseTyjTkdTv6GxAjnDZQaRgSBUUFUy5l2IKzfxtvTipqbEgIgZjE42XMUBI1IixZr0I-szqUfrBpDHij9d6z219fS2Lgp5DLPPk-djcYMQC3n3ubMWdrSIvOPjUTlK8V7UOzSp9KI-bFs7SudMda7mQhmo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="433" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigO-MW8O-62gBAW-AMGpV5B5LR4cwRoHnZYtseTyjTkdTv6GxAjnDZQaRgSBUUFUy5l2IKzfxtvTipqbEgIgZjE42XMUBI1IixZr0I-szqUfrBpDHij9d6z219fS2Lgp5DLPPk-djcYMQC3n3ubMWdrSIvOPjUTlK8V7UOzSp9KI-bFs7SudMda7mQhmo" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-48324446368260242552023-09-13T10:08:00.001-07:002023-09-13T10:23:39.890-07:00ARE THE DESTROYING ANGELS NOW BEING UNLEASHED?...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The past month has been hard to watch the news. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some before and after photos of devastating and destruction from the four destroying angels over the four elements (Fire, Water, Earth and Wind)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">FIRE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhADToiN5XFaEOIx-8L3BOX0clEjgQARIycyL8mHYGYhdF2IXsTXKguz-p8ULhPVVbfNKiisVR3xE_HCzESIuEh6xV3GEwaCM4rLHJbHrbm7o-p8yMeP0NbEeaDKVbExwlROYDq0nif_NUlMjWi2QJCZITJGl3s3Mp6XbEfOKs4WzPMI8w7OvKM4KS1Q/s2759/Before%20and%20After%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="2759" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhADToiN5XFaEOIx-8L3BOX0clEjgQARIycyL8mHYGYhdF2IXsTXKguz-p8ULhPVVbfNKiisVR3xE_HCzESIuEh6xV3GEwaCM4rLHJbHrbm7o-p8yMeP0NbEeaDKVbExwlROYDq0nif_NUlMjWi2QJCZITJGl3s3Mp6XbEfOKs4WzPMI8w7OvKM4KS1Q/w640-h304/Before%20and%20After%2001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjla9EAcO5InIbWvHozKcYa9Cf6umZl65sfTYJtj0nUgDvUPNMnWmj-W2xtPxoGM7mobUGMVgAvxRa_53E28Z6Tel3xX7XyQKXnArHGuRrPa0_ZSPTq587jnW5O-JLhro0MbsGFD_EmJHQBmCYoBXSw4fLEGpgUX11wJTQGUy1_L-SRQnHLUP_Lcxjtz3c/s2759/Before%20and%20After%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="2759" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjla9EAcO5InIbWvHozKcYa9Cf6umZl65sfTYJtj0nUgDvUPNMnWmj-W2xtPxoGM7mobUGMVgAvxRa_53E28Z6Tel3xX7XyQKXnArHGuRrPa0_ZSPTq587jnW5O-JLhro0MbsGFD_EmJHQBmCYoBXSw4fLEGpgUX11wJTQGUy1_L-SRQnHLUP_Lcxjtz3c/w640-h304/Before%20and%20After%2004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-16911504599357647712023-08-30T11:05:00.006-07:002023-08-30T11:05:58.636-07:00LET'S CALL IT WHAT IT REALLY IS.. (NOT A RESTORATION, BUT A MODERN RECREATION)The Church has announced the completion of the RESTORED home of Joseph and Emma Smith in Kirtland, Ohio. This "restored" home was dedicated last Saturday on August 26, 2023, and is now open for visitor tours in Kirtland, Ohio — immediately north of the Kirtland Temple and historic cemetery.<br /><br />Elder David A. Bednar, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said this home where the first prophet of the church lived is more than just a <u>historic building</u>.<br />I am not sure if I would call in a historic building now.. maybe the land and the location of where the original home was built, but this is far from being a "restored" home. <span style="text-align: center;">I think it would be best for the Church to call this a "Recreated Home" and not the Restored Home of Joseph Smith.</span><br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9zrU5jNw3UMqIgO8QmHwSN3m44CTFLA6ar1orl82uBaJLgrLqmc6IkVK5140RPn-05_Cer-eqEZwMT1vhMd33zpT-bPK5ifePi6j90-owEYTLwECAJ7hRO6rLEK02qni0I-7N3Zthiy_KhzDQ3It2FLLWM0XoKlhMlyE92nPg3xInXPWAFr_ReOZq9A/s1280/restored.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9zrU5jNw3UMqIgO8QmHwSN3m44CTFLA6ar1orl82uBaJLgrLqmc6IkVK5140RPn-05_Cer-eqEZwMT1vhMd33zpT-bPK5ifePi6j90-owEYTLwECAJ7hRO6rLEK02qni0I-7N3Zthiy_KhzDQ3It2FLLWM0XoKlhMlyE92nPg3xInXPWAFr_ReOZq9A/w640-h360/restored.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></blockquote><div>Here are the definitions and distinctions:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>RESTORATION:</b></div><div>a return of something to a former, original, normal, or unimpaired condition. restitution of something taken away or lost. something that is restored, as by renovating. a reconstruction or reproduction of an ancient building showing it in its original state.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>RECREATION</b>:</div><div>a reenactment or simulation of something, the process of making it exist or seem to exist again in a different time or place. <br /><br />-----------------</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>One of the earliest photos that the Church Archives has of the original Joseph Smith Home was taken in 1907. This photo is on display in one of the visitors centers in Kirtland Ohio.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4vvZhz86Raw7BEoqcR768qQ8lGh2iwavMKLhKMCePMJ4ZeE_OpN44VDa9pDM2pv3_S1ZVf0p06fyAHqYf1DmxI7Dti8mMD41r6N7pUYNhEvJJgrQIho8sSQ7iCOgeQOF49FvGwZdhA0FwXCkMkuBL0X_8FHdChc_s_1lcvqZAURBGaT-KQ_bbVPSaDo/s2517/1907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="2517" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4vvZhz86Raw7BEoqcR768qQ8lGh2iwavMKLhKMCePMJ4ZeE_OpN44VDa9pDM2pv3_S1ZVf0p06fyAHqYf1DmxI7Dti8mMD41r6N7pUYNhEvJJgrQIho8sSQ7iCOgeQOF49FvGwZdhA0FwXCkMkuBL0X_8FHdChc_s_1lcvqZAURBGaT-KQ_bbVPSaDo/w640-h508/1907.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Here is a photo of the home that I took last year in March, 2022. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyX_8G1occ7RwwQrQvRJSdFX9UBkntDq8J0vaKd3HSpntCcJHhfic4qoPQ1L-evU7jJ2PO1zUTuBWSiN7MQTQJq283TlE0sJd4QdkC62wR2Cki4v5vCLYepLtcmc182wIr-TSoQxlnlUxky-4eMciXtwiSaBb8YZyTbkB2frrfsLYRH7oFP_6I0FieYWM/s3000/2022b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyX_8G1occ7RwwQrQvRJSdFX9UBkntDq8J0vaKd3HSpntCcJHhfic4qoPQ1L-evU7jJ2PO1zUTuBWSiN7MQTQJq283TlE0sJd4QdkC62wR2Cki4v5vCLYepLtcmc182wIr-TSoQxlnlUxky-4eMciXtwiSaBb8YZyTbkB2frrfsLYRH7oFP_6I0FieYWM/w640-h426/2022b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Many of the beautiful large trees (maybe even that were existing at the time of Joseph Smith were being cut down to accommodate for the new parking lot that the Church was building. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSWd-vSR1ldtkKap2MGRezRaZLQ-wMvVrf2G6wSa4mmHQvVigV9OPJvR4W-el6JslmURCR9KhiM_xqwaLHpT8z9fqG7dryrws-SMxFVDWOZ2_ptKVI-bmNSzXHxerJ630tDBSS4cre8l3CmC3-l_8w6qE_k3IXdLyCLGEs5UnNqD8n0SGBpnSEQhcM5w/s5472/2022c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSWd-vSR1ldtkKap2MGRezRaZLQ-wMvVrf2G6wSa4mmHQvVigV9OPJvR4W-el6JslmURCR9KhiM_xqwaLHpT8z9fqG7dryrws-SMxFVDWOZ2_ptKVI-bmNSzXHxerJ630tDBSS4cre8l3CmC3-l_8w6qE_k3IXdLyCLGEs5UnNqD8n0SGBpnSEQhcM5w/w640-h426/2022c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Over the past year, the Church demolished this historic home that has stood for their "restoration". The first took down everything except the front part of the 2 story home. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OxI_dVbqpdjD5ZSxQ7BduVeZiynwuAvI4hDkO3pahXtRLIj5TqQ10WEbUkHkY-ulz9XwzLNWu3nPi791sxlxckHxdZyLnt9bHd0r-aSds04tl7U6_tY-Z1cyv9Uj0uu5IkhzER9ILXysI9Vug2hV5uT4OFecK8pPPlrk_cWoFiwf8jZwmTo_HdCfzes/s2448/construction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2448" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OxI_dVbqpdjD5ZSxQ7BduVeZiynwuAvI4hDkO3pahXtRLIj5TqQ10WEbUkHkY-ulz9XwzLNWu3nPi791sxlxckHxdZyLnt9bHd0r-aSds04tl7U6_tY-Z1cyv9Uj0uu5IkhzER9ILXysI9Vug2hV5uT4OFecK8pPPlrk_cWoFiwf8jZwmTo_HdCfzes/w640-h334/construction.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They need put in a new foundation and removed almost the entire rest of the home. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsfCyDzTox57bMIJ_jzmG15aPLhrknZpJA0FehERpykELS92XmlKeKrEgRpjUb6xwGEbdvkgzu2Xdo5n8wLv7iW-8unVlbrm-NiO42rb_9zyTq_rmwih6aQsfGSrLEzD-poxOZCEAnBXH8oqPZc5aG5T55v02IYVfgHkPlp9xZGX07GydsmrAQweJBNA/s2448/construction02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="2448" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsfCyDzTox57bMIJ_jzmG15aPLhrknZpJA0FehERpykELS92XmlKeKrEgRpjUb6xwGEbdvkgzu2Xdo5n8wLv7iW-8unVlbrm-NiO42rb_9zyTq_rmwih6aQsfGSrLEzD-poxOZCEAnBXH8oqPZc5aG5T55v02IYVfgHkPlp9xZGX07GydsmrAQweJBNA/w640-h330/construction02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The Church then rebuilt what they are calling the "Restored" home of Joseph Smith. To me, it looks like a pre-fabricated home with aluminum sidings. Nothing about this home is "restored"... it would be better to call it .. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"our best guess in recreating a home that Joseph Smith lived in"</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcSYd0QRfoYQPtUGXno0Jg_DmpIzZdZFx48tcDIRH2dP5KzYraVrMG2o9Qgb5PO4pUXTY4YOrWr_0kPXgpQgrPy-ePx_ZCAFtVzpiEFxDc8xEb-LdAU8DzvUztAlq6kygPe-g6RjLAugHYZzt_gxZjx1zwUjXV6tQPR2fKl9eABsd_BjyqfGP3RqiBjo/s2448/outside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2448" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcSYd0QRfoYQPtUGXno0Jg_DmpIzZdZFx48tcDIRH2dP5KzYraVrMG2o9Qgb5PO4pUXTY4YOrWr_0kPXgpQgrPy-ePx_ZCAFtVzpiEFxDc8xEb-LdAU8DzvUztAlq6kygPe-g6RjLAugHYZzt_gxZjx1zwUjXV6tQPR2fKl9eABsd_BjyqfGP3RqiBjo/w640-h334/outside.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Here are some of the photos from inside. For those of you who have seen the Barbie movie.. it looks like the interior could be "Barbie's Pioneer Dream home" </div><div><br /></div><div>I find in interested that they have placed a top hat in almost every room. Super odd, but maybe that is a "hat tip" to the historic records on how Joseph received some of his revelations.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39HQMaVYTfdFyWrh8uzhk_Xg5MW_5XL-Nn3sWdhLwnQBNULEYQKzBunCbz-MuUK_7V57b8SCP8Sy6bJicWp7UZMHVa9ZXS5O_q5mXlEkDGrgVNUGV0WQn5eRyrJAdsRsHcUnPwAMuAPJS6NsvAO4ryZAAHIKXQVCUA39D7D8BVw-vm9Bw0gVx0-ZV0rw/s2448/cabinet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2448" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39HQMaVYTfdFyWrh8uzhk_Xg5MW_5XL-Nn3sWdhLwnQBNULEYQKzBunCbz-MuUK_7V57b8SCP8Sy6bJicWp7UZMHVa9ZXS5O_q5mXlEkDGrgVNUGV0WQn5eRyrJAdsRsHcUnPwAMuAPJS6NsvAO4ryZAAHIKXQVCUA39D7D8BVw-vm9Bw0gVx0-ZV0rw/w640-h334/cabinet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8v0VFatsLxHiyTEjZFOzaU33SOzud7tfL3bfKI9j4QlFTFFP5l53CMJqLQsfpSSlOa4LYa75AlphD9bWx--m-Os-eNt8VGFrD9vv7lB9JVvBtF29m0cxzVMHg8l6SO3CMVBniVKa-_Dv59sTzo7KgJgPCgh5TAFBN610CbNFv6BbR9sD7HrgGkSS-eYQ/s2448/chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2448" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8v0VFatsLxHiyTEjZFOzaU33SOzud7tfL3bfKI9j4QlFTFFP5l53CMJqLQsfpSSlOa4LYa75AlphD9bWx--m-Os-eNt8VGFrD9vv7lB9JVvBtF29m0cxzVMHg8l6SO3CMVBniVKa-_Dv59sTzo7KgJgPCgh5TAFBN610CbNFv6BbR9sD7HrgGkSS-eYQ/w640-h334/chair.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPX9UI_91Noe1g7-VAQIFP0h8Sj9xldR9_a4j2Wdum0ZABIkMNRi8Vc9C4Ya4brkhMxNwHhavzGJJuxECVzzKn_T1J4IwR67achZfNQmpqGCxiut1jYqABNN4VVZuGOY80KgnN-8q7C3BPbOI31cpgfGYUqt3pZtxK3g1AmFnBfcAoR9mm0rjSJFaw0fk/s2448/hat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2448" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPX9UI_91Noe1g7-VAQIFP0h8Sj9xldR9_a4j2Wdum0ZABIkMNRi8Vc9C4Ya4brkhMxNwHhavzGJJuxECVzzKn_T1J4IwR67achZfNQmpqGCxiut1jYqABNN4VVZuGOY80KgnN-8q7C3BPbOI31cpgfGYUqt3pZtxK3g1AmFnBfcAoR9mm0rjSJFaw0fk/w640-h334/hat.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zuw-d3Iv6p0O0bInsggM2-8IsbseW7xd0_CeVbn-H1XemPniSAN7tkRY3wAMu7P5juZkIl23JOZUSHAayZgDbQWt4TwJvlhCX5Z9siHw0CR4Lx7jcT8PX4L5YaaV0RYz9cuieSKKe3HMgg0K1m-64mB_fnrRGQTQuA5hMQkV_MBq3M98jPyWqWe4WbY/s2448/kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2448" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zuw-d3Iv6p0O0bInsggM2-8IsbseW7xd0_CeVbn-H1XemPniSAN7tkRY3wAMu7P5juZkIl23JOZUSHAayZgDbQWt4TwJvlhCX5Z9siHw0CR4Lx7jcT8PX4L5YaaV0RYz9cuieSKKe3HMgg0K1m-64mB_fnrRGQTQuA5hMQkV_MBq3M98jPyWqWe4WbY/w640-h334/kitchen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7iKfEd_S_TPFBqnh_-1KgfQxG0EyMDZTkFC_OaxL7hLn8vvi98TKoZiYP9_QWVL9vm1h34gWSx1bio4zBfYK8wotrFcbcB_4QdLvwrU58-c-l-i8ZKi0UmsEBNG6byp9sum_9cNG1fRL0pn09t8Jf9FCpTkEtkM9YPEMFa619pSqDoxVgFUfsA8K1L8/s2448/table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2448" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7iKfEd_S_TPFBqnh_-1KgfQxG0EyMDZTkFC_OaxL7hLn8vvi98TKoZiYP9_QWVL9vm1h34gWSx1bio4zBfYK8wotrFcbcB_4QdLvwrU58-c-l-i8ZKi0UmsEBNG6byp9sum_9cNG1fRL0pn09t8Jf9FCpTkEtkM9YPEMFa619pSqDoxVgFUfsA8K1L8/w640-h334/table.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-50106423941118246172023-08-10T15:29:00.000-07:002023-08-10T15:29:01.300-07:00LDS FUNERALS NEED TO CHANGE<div>A couple of weeks ago, Sister Patricia Holland, wife of Elder Jeffrey R Holland, passed away. Her funeral was held in the Conference Center Theatre on July28, 2023. The Church News published a lengthy article about her passing and the funeral. I was really surprised that most of photos in the Church article was focused on President Nelson instead of Sister Holland. </div><div><br /></div><div>First of all, I am not quite sure at her funeral for Sister Holland that the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve have to sit in their enormous red chairs front and center on the stage at the funeral. Why does this funeral look like General Conference? In my opinion, a funeral should be more focused on the life of the loved one who died and not the Church Hierarchy. Why the need to have all these men on the stage especially when none of them spoke except President Nelson who was the concluding speaker? Personally, I don't' thing there should be anyone on the stand but a large photo of Patricia Holland. She should be the main focus. Period. Even in this article there should have been a least one photo of Sister Holland. I didn't see one.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few of the photos that were published and the link: <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2023/7/28/23811515/sister-patricia-holland-funeral-tributes-president-nelson-elder-holland-celestial-woman">THE CHURCH NEWS</a></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqr4ooQOoriiL20F50sbFEfdBSsMf-7Ju-_svAasJiHAd4TINn7U1cuEEO2R_G3tcv-H8bdLcOTsLCYvQvKi0P3X9AUieR1NOA7KsmNrMkm8298jHLIpIQWTMvQZf-VQdTcCbSL-sqni5H6ok3595tBTlDU6HPWgbE4b6Qp6hJo6omppMSx6uNiMRIlY/s2000/patria%20holland%20funeral6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="2000" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqr4ooQOoriiL20F50sbFEfdBSsMf-7Ju-_svAasJiHAd4TINn7U1cuEEO2R_G3tcv-H8bdLcOTsLCYvQvKi0P3X9AUieR1NOA7KsmNrMkm8298jHLIpIQWTMvQZf-VQdTcCbSL-sqni5H6ok3595tBTlDU6HPWgbE4b6Qp6hJo6omppMSx6uNiMRIlY/w640-h384/patria%20holland%20funeral6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">President Nelson, Front and Center on the stage </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pube9QHWfGRhLniuYKYNgsefaoyEqpsnyZ9XDFlH74V6XHdFCEj3litvt3NT7yiZijzRhxWLZ4LYGL41jfjZ8LvLc1Ez4_yRQAWPT3QWhpELk-Btcxqgk66rx8RQIiO_MveRWEw4h6AWh2JJIjNHd7NwPxzW5Jn8QJIxdELgEvHMSsA5FyAkWidqA9o/s1892/patria%20holland%20funeral7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1892" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pube9QHWfGRhLniuYKYNgsefaoyEqpsnyZ9XDFlH74V6XHdFCEj3litvt3NT7yiZijzRhxWLZ4LYGL41jfjZ8LvLc1Ez4_yRQAWPT3QWhpELk-Btcxqgk66rx8RQIiO_MveRWEw4h6AWh2JJIjNHd7NwPxzW5Jn8QJIxdELgEvHMSsA5FyAkWidqA9o/w640-h344/patria%20holland%20funeral7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">President Nelson was the concluding speaker at the funeral.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQv5bJQgUz3lVdfCWosgRpMbe_8wglpd9eE6Nh2ZLP3BSG8Yt9IcPxZ_0-Sa0oq0XeMAcDeDAfWFTHkI8XZl9a-EO_xxQm5cl3lUXWawHVZI0BL4q2JlRCHkc0NYwCJ5132E5JQWdYhWh9_cGyquCC7kmglqQxnMz2FUm7RlVeEHplCdK4C0eUfqPvc8/s2000/patria%20holland%20funeral5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="2000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQv5bJQgUz3lVdfCWosgRpMbe_8wglpd9eE6Nh2ZLP3BSG8Yt9IcPxZ_0-Sa0oq0XeMAcDeDAfWFTHkI8XZl9a-EO_xxQm5cl3lUXWawHVZI0BL4q2JlRCHkc0NYwCJ5132E5JQWdYhWh9_cGyquCC7kmglqQxnMz2FUm7RlVeEHplCdK4C0eUfqPvc8/w640-h404/patria%20holland%20funeral5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A photo of President Nelson with his all to familiar posing with his arms outstretched. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhLrL3SpwbrYl3N-WlnC4TLqPFQuicL1njScc-8FYuXu3hazFIE9an7szgz7g5vh_wmMuloFs9lTgDXzZXPI21AczDNog-tjwiLnquLUE31CRAMajDlyq8ejrBhBCd9ne4etS2TV4bJom_nCmRoXQJijgBnYUI0jRXe5nUNX3rBRiBSvrQ19YlZpz0C0/s960/patria%20holland%20funeral9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhLrL3SpwbrYl3N-WlnC4TLqPFQuicL1njScc-8FYuXu3hazFIE9an7szgz7g5vh_wmMuloFs9lTgDXzZXPI21AczDNog-tjwiLnquLUE31CRAMajDlyq8ejrBhBCd9ne4etS2TV4bJom_nCmRoXQJijgBnYUI0jRXe5nUNX3rBRiBSvrQ19YlZpz0C0/w640-h480/patria%20holland%20funeral9.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Also, I am not sure why a funeral needs to a a CHURCH MEETING. In addition, why is the Bishop the one who needs to conduct and oversee the planning of the service? Why can't tributes to the loved one dominate the service? Why does the a member of the Stake Presidency, or Area Seventy or General Authority need to be recognized during the service?. Why does the presiding leader need asked if he would like to be the final speaker as well? </div><div><br /></div><div>All of these rules and requirement for an LDS funeral are in the Handbook of Instructions:</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></div><blockquote><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">From the Handbook of Instruction:</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><div><p class="title-number" data-aid="142439301" id="title_number31" style="--height: 16.796875px; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d45311; font-family: "Ensign:Sans", Zoram, "Zoram ldsLat", Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0.778em; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; inset-block-start: 7px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">29.5</p><b>Funerals and Other Services for the Deceased</b></div><div><b><br /></b> A funeral conducted by the bishop, whether in a Church building or elsewhere, is a <b><u><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Church meeting</span> </u></b>and a religious service. It should be a spiritual occasion. The bishop urges participants to maintain a spirit of reverence and dignity.<br /><br /><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b>When a bishop conducts a funeral, he or one of his counselors oversees the planning of the servic</b>e</span>. He considers the wishes of the family, ensuring that the funeral is simple and dignified, with music and brief addresses centered on the gospel. The comfort offered by Jesus Christ because of His Atonement and Resurrection should be emphasized. Family members are not required to speak or otherwise participate in the service.<br /><br /><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Funerals are an opportunity to pay tribute to the deceased. However, such <b>tributes should not dominate the service</b></span>. A special family gathering, separate from the funeral service, is usually a better setting if the family wants more time to share tributes or memories.<br /><br />Video presentations should not be part of a funeral service held in a chapel.<br /><br />If a member of the stake presidency, an Area Seventy in his area, or a General Authority attends the funeral, he presides. The person conducting consults him in advance and <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">recognizes him during the service.</span> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">The presiding officer should be invited to offer <b>closing remarks if he desire</b>s</span>.</div></div></blockquote><p>-------------------------------------</p><p>In contrast, I attended a funeral for a close friend. The service was beautiful. Projected on the screen above the casket was an photo of my friend. The focus was on him. His sisters and his brother spoke. His wife and his four children spoke. The entire funeral was a tribute to him. It was not a Church meeting where a presiding church authority was sitting on the stand. No Church leader needed to be the concluding speaker. A funeral should not be a church meeting. </p><p> I post this in tribute to him. He stood up for truth and what is right. My heart goes out to his family especially his wife and his four children. He will be sorely missed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aDnKH_M6K2Ya3k7gBZ5hQyKzwF9Mz5OcFRT5sL5nnWHnACWZzvjq04qQRbRv7blHXWOs0un5aMRS5xUhdzRuxv6hoktZ-G7v67uJpfv90fIZHS78jil51jNQC4nrY-OdPJCGR_-MKng4CPE8p5h7xQy7Y1LzuW_3H1i2TxPMc9EyYY0XIRvS2LkullI/s3066/john%20orton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="3066" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aDnKH_M6K2Ya3k7gBZ5hQyKzwF9Mz5OcFRT5sL5nnWHnACWZzvjq04qQRbRv7blHXWOs0un5aMRS5xUhdzRuxv6hoktZ-G7v67uJpfv90fIZHS78jil51jNQC4nrY-OdPJCGR_-MKng4CPE8p5h7xQy7Y1LzuW_3H1i2TxPMc9EyYY0XIRvS2LkullI/w640-h442/john%20orton.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div><div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-66649704814282831622023-07-28T14:20:00.005-07:002023-07-28T14:20:47.205-07:00REMOVING MORE SACRED TEMPLE CEREMONIES AND SYMBOLISM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVhHsPqV8HXYJOhlkZspbuxgszP8rnMn-oHfuhPKwnmNsd0xGhQ00czbW71VsgFKmuZHzlYgdbGWUrzzzADaDjz4jcQ_t13Zu7AHwgtycmYgKEUPBRnbf2STJimWBb2csClX8v7ShtzFWOengwb3db052TcGUqsI5BrMMEEMiYDnTZnJXRZ0xndx1DSc/s559/cornerstones.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="559" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVhHsPqV8HXYJOhlkZspbuxgszP8rnMn-oHfuhPKwnmNsd0xGhQ00czbW71VsgFKmuZHzlYgdbGWUrzzzADaDjz4jcQ_t13Zu7AHwgtycmYgKEUPBRnbf2STJimWBb2csClX8v7ShtzFWOengwb3db052TcGUqsI5BrMMEEMiYDnTZnJXRZ0xndx1DSc/w640-h510/cornerstones.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Historically, the Temple Cornerstone ceremony is when the first stone is set during the building process of sacred Temples. Temple builders would carefully measure the stone to make sure it is exact and the angles were right. This was so important because it was from that stone that all other stones in the edifice especially the foundation would be organized and would be aligned. Cornerstones have been around for Millennia. Ancient cultures also had ceremonies around placing the cornerstones to their sacred temples like in ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamia. We have continue that ritual and have what we might call a groundbreaking ceremony. In this ceremony, the people would ask God to protect the building. It was this kind of dedicatory type of ceremony around the laying of the Cornerstone. Buildings were often designed in relation to constellations and stars astronomical points on the compass. Ancient cultures would often believe that how you position these buildings in relation to these Heavenly Bodies would form a connection to the cosmos. <div><br /></div><div>However, in the latest change made by President Neilson, we are now discontinuing that connection and sacred ceremony. Apparently from the First Presidency's news release, the construction techniques of men are more advanced that we no longer need to symbolically align ourselves to the heavens and making that sacred connection that has been done for centuries with the Temple Cornerstone Ceremony.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoHcmUG8tSnB06_tJLetcmnwTiGHGxcH93CNti24S2Z7RaC1fD9JGwqAM1eUG2onBgzgsbVT5mis_ehC-T9MQp6rPofN31uBrVcNd86g_qx4KdAQK4OBj4mIyBr_Bs5VJXIGC5NidZt5Vz2tOIieK34Zrb9TPM1_Hx5JKepfEnCd6ijr33zesKxGiJVvM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="1678" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoHcmUG8tSnB06_tJLetcmnwTiGHGxcH93CNti24S2Z7RaC1fD9JGwqAM1eUG2onBgzgsbVT5mis_ehC-T9MQp6rPofN31uBrVcNd86g_qx4KdAQK4OBj4mIyBr_Bs5VJXIGC5NidZt5Vz2tOIieK34Zrb9TPM1_Hx5JKepfEnCd6ijr33zesKxGiJVvM=w554-h291" width="554" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>Joseph Smith understood the importance of the cornerstone ceremony. Examples of past cornerstone ceremonies are as follows:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b> Kirtland Temple</b></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div>Joseph Smith saw the building of the Kirtland Temple in vision in 1833. He presided over the laying of the temple cornerstone at a ceremony held on July 23, 1833. We do know that 24 priesthood holders met on the temple site July 23, 1833, to lay stones from the quarry. The First Presidency - Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams - and three others laid the southeast cornerstone. Six additional priesthood holders stood at and laid each of the remaining three cornerstones according to what some called `the order of the Holy Priesthood.'</div><div><div><br /></div><div><b>Nauvoo Temple</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>The cornerstones for the original Nauvoo Temple were laid on April 6, 1841. As described in History of the Church 3:326-331, the southeast cornerstone was set in place under the direction of and dedicated by Joseph Smith. Thereafter, the other cornerstones were ceremonially placed under the direction of the Prophet Joseph Smith. The account records that the Nauvoo Legion was present to add an air of ceremonial splendor to the occasion.<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Rebuilding of the Nauvoo Temple</b></div><div><b><br /></b>The symbolic laying of cornerstones at the Nauvoo Temple took place on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at noon in Nauvoo, Ill.<br /><blockquote>"We want to imitate, insofar as possible, what was done at the original cornerstone laying on April 6, 1841," said President Gordon B. Hinckley. This is particularly significant because the Nauvoo Temple will be constructed to appear almost as a replica of the original temple built on this same site in the early 1840's.<br /><br />Participating in the ceremony will be General Authorities of the Church as well as local Church leaders and women of the Church's Relief Society. Four large stones will be set in place, one at each corner, beginning with the southeast corner of the temple. <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/2000/11/4/23245403/nauvoo-temple-cornerstone-ceremony-to-imitate-original" target="_blank">LINK</a></blockquote><div><br /><div><div>Here are a few other examples of the importance of the Temple Cornerstone Ceremony in the past couple of years given in talks by Quorum of the Twelve and the First Presidency. </div><div><br /><div><blockquote>"The importance of Christ as the head of the church and the cornerstone of members’ faith was also highlighted during <a href="https://universe.byu.edu/2016/04/03/elder-quentin-l-cook-see-yourself-in-the-temple/">Elder Quentin Cook Talk</a><br /><br />At the time of the original dedication of the Suva Fiji Temple in 2000, members of that nation’s parliament were taken hostage by a group of rebels. Due to the potential danger of violence, President Gordon B. Hinckley was told it was safest to do a small dedication with no events outside the temple.<br /><br />President Hinckley agreed to a small dedication with one condition. If the dedication was to occur, the cornerstone ceremony would as well. President Hinckley said, “‘If we do dedicate the temple, we will have the cornerstone ceremony because Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone, and this is his church.'”<br /><br />___________________________</blockquote><blockquote>"Just after the start of the first dedicatory session, the choir sang “The Morning Breaks" as President Oaks and the other Church leaders came outside for the symbolic cornerstone ceremony. President Oaks invited young children from Maryland, Virginia and Georgia to participate in placing mortar around the cornerstone.</blockquote><blockquote>“The most important idea about a cornerstone is that Jesus Christ Himself is the chief cornerstone, setting the direction for the building at the key position in the foundation,” President Oaks said. “So it is with this temple.” <a href="https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-dallin-h-oaks-dedicates-the-richmond-virginia-temple" target="_blank">LDS CHURCH NEW LINK</a><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></blockquote>So I find it so surprising that President Nelson has made the decision to discontinue this sacred and symbolic Temple ceremony. And the reason for doing so because of the "advancement of construction techniques." </div><div>_________________</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Another Temple Symbol has been changed. The Direction of Angel Moroni.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhPeX93D6Qo6OOClu5fK7saGdpaRde2CeauJo1iat0xPXLvkzgPKqiH7ZkBCGC4d7Oiq6iiaEZKAby7rPh9nQ0ZjzpFyX88zM-hOE9zrRNmE8DtML3oIAiNiNQdmrKhBeazsDo1LMPCj86ExubLqRnQ5Ch5u0wpoycBYsBmbFrf9NAfeSWx6QeFyz1PM/s3016/IMG-1721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3016" data-original-width="3016" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhPeX93D6Qo6OOClu5fK7saGdpaRde2CeauJo1iat0xPXLvkzgPKqiH7ZkBCGC4d7Oiq6iiaEZKAby7rPh9nQ0ZjzpFyX88zM-hOE9zrRNmE8DtML3oIAiNiNQdmrKhBeazsDo1LMPCj86ExubLqRnQ5Ch5u0wpoycBYsBmbFrf9NAfeSWx6QeFyz1PM/w640-h640/IMG-1721.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div>Historically, the Angel Moroni statue faces east, the direction that Christ is to come from when he returns to earth at His Second Coming, as a symbolic herald of that return. all but a few temples have Angel Moroni facing due east. </div><div><div><br /><div>Some of the newer temples being built, the Angel Moroni no longer is facing east but actually facing west like the Saratoga Temple which will be dedicated next month. Or even more common now, the Angel Moroni is longer being placed on our temples. <br /><br />Losing the symbolism of the importance of the East: the direction of the rising sun; a symbol of the resurrection as well as the coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; a sign of renewal and rebirth and new life. Facing West is symbolic of losing light, decline, death, and destruction. <div><div><a href="https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-dallin-h-oaks-dedicates-the-richmond-virginia-temple" target="_blank"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Below are photos of the sun setting behind the new Saratoga Temple. Angel Moroni is facing the setting sun instead of the facing East towards the direction of rising Sun. Most people when that are buried placed in the ground facing East (not West) in the direction of Christ's Second Coming the hope of the resurrection</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyc_xwBn6SCyQHUixInZ3uIFKz4jy6HN-SvPeGqHnorWCjmnDeAGntqUls3R-lIkYRRAQ7E1rQoNtrYqKqa5NT9b1YRbgukj4JgFEmCdQvyxf7sqvRCGFIzvkoT7U0d6n_aXQBXMswitg-l7zR2Pxp-T5AeleAPc-HTVPc_Kl8t5-yOtbxGX3QGCCCK1w/s1410/Saratoga%20springs%20moroni%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1410" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyc_xwBn6SCyQHUixInZ3uIFKz4jy6HN-SvPeGqHnorWCjmnDeAGntqUls3R-lIkYRRAQ7E1rQoNtrYqKqa5NT9b1YRbgukj4JgFEmCdQvyxf7sqvRCGFIzvkoT7U0d6n_aXQBXMswitg-l7zR2Pxp-T5AeleAPc-HTVPc_Kl8t5-yOtbxGX3QGCCCK1w/w640-h384/Saratoga%20springs%20moroni%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">______________________________</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sidenote:<div><br /></div><div>New spires have been built and are starting to be placed back onto the top of the Salt Lake Temple. From the photos I took, I do not think they are the original ones. I wonder how much of the Salt Temple after is completed will be original. So much for preserving a historical building. It is quite possible that it might have cost less take it down and rebuild it, since it looks a lot of it is being rebuilt anyway.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkjEndh4xS1fAsqZ9XHC_vAHCLWzoCUP8PNxHmHASjAS7loQbUlr1j_guh2laXLXD1GOjklHIjKwM5pQ7fh0v3X_fHZpLdM7R7HVsXf5zB_TsQ0-JUUKQGsxeC7bgZKqTF4aQ6uPci1sNzrjGgUOOdhJrXCTYFoOVW7tLCTJHouFCSD1A2le6ovudMyo/s4032/Temple%20Spires%2000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkjEndh4xS1fAsqZ9XHC_vAHCLWzoCUP8PNxHmHASjAS7loQbUlr1j_guh2laXLXD1GOjklHIjKwM5pQ7fh0v3X_fHZpLdM7R7HVsXf5zB_TsQ0-JUUKQGsxeC7bgZKqTF4aQ6uPci1sNzrjGgUOOdhJrXCTYFoOVW7tLCTJHouFCSD1A2le6ovudMyo/w480-h640/Temple%20Spires%2000.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS126iwM2QZbKZFYS7VzfuYv3ERh3AtDvBO2woZkEb037IcGb2oGRE2-UE1rJFzqiPjIrL_0SvatS2FavCuO9cQdDNMTXad313du1essWEwHLnc7GiAjrfokHvUHuJM7cCH_WSUGWyCoX8VGoMpqlE6X_oynMx8umgh0Mnlx1ERZsoJamH2ybQx1uaPNo/s3424/Temple%20Spires%2001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3424" data-original-width="2848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS126iwM2QZbKZFYS7VzfuYv3ERh3AtDvBO2woZkEb037IcGb2oGRE2-UE1rJFzqiPjIrL_0SvatS2FavCuO9cQdDNMTXad313du1essWEwHLnc7GiAjrfokHvUHuJM7cCH_WSUGWyCoX8VGoMpqlE6X_oynMx8umgh0Mnlx1ERZsoJamH2ybQx1uaPNo/w532-h640/Temple%20Spires%2001.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-21726106151623816202023-06-23T10:57:00.004-07:002023-06-23T10:57:46.604-07:00GRANDEUR<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600;">GRANDEUR </span></p><div style="text-align: center;">.....................</div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><i>Elevation of thought, sentiment or expression</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><i> In a general sense, greatness; that quality or combination of qualities in an object, which elevates or expands the mind, and excites pleasurable emotions in him who views or contemplates it. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p>This week I hiked to the top of Grandeur Peak in observance of the Summer Solstice. The day before the Summer Solstice on June 20, I saw the sun rays shining down on the ridge line of the trail that ascends to the top of the Grandeur Peak. For me, it was a confirmation that this was the trail to hike.<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVHL7EsWzDP6Alhz6gVhQzJSu9jeKFqubcfOgLBbSuuqC_5NUw0MG8XFVvPttuQUOMBGBLRyTb_ODPzL-gXatB0gYwhDpI5_wwnqmjI87OcvAyGrXuYOL92sgQqG-D0dFGFq3K3rycz91x0MVLFwlfBgYrz9n3h2cG683zLaCPIC0YHvkfofcEFvVAR8/s2000/peak2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1253" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVHL7EsWzDP6Alhz6gVhQzJSu9jeKFqubcfOgLBbSuuqC_5NUw0MG8XFVvPttuQUOMBGBLRyTb_ODPzL-gXatB0gYwhDpI5_wwnqmjI87OcvAyGrXuYOL92sgQqG-D0dFGFq3K3rycz91x0MVLFwlfBgYrz9n3h2cG683zLaCPIC0YHvkfofcEFvVAR8/w640-h400/peak2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span><p></p><p>Here are a few photos on that morning hike to see the sunrise. Indeed, Grandeur Peak is well named.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ3YSiebgC6hhCZuZeCQWB2ORyvlN-oDN8t0HS5NLAqIjA3PmznFSZSoMmZqoSWhEUFU1pXLGfzAvY7_nYd6IoWa7V5howLQOuK-go6-pQOe7I1k1t5tZpXY10nqK17IbeOhAGD2V8b8LvBNelG0Fe7PdCMvHuk0R5GyoXrLiIZbp6pJ-53UworMPipc/s4032/IMG_1826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ3YSiebgC6hhCZuZeCQWB2ORyvlN-oDN8t0HS5NLAqIjA3PmznFSZSoMmZqoSWhEUFU1pXLGfzAvY7_nYd6IoWa7V5howLQOuK-go6-pQOe7I1k1t5tZpXY10nqK17IbeOhAGD2V8b8LvBNelG0Fe7PdCMvHuk0R5GyoXrLiIZbp6pJ-53UworMPipc/w665-h499/IMG_1826.JPG" width="665" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4uz9csa1Z-9RNMcWVvXWoVxGFlzjoYX5gBlyxSJ-flyIbYhKu9QP1w6e7iFCTIzDTR2daDYk0WCrmmHnp-NTiCV5HhVH39fzX-QqguYY4psM1uYmGDAuIR-xSuhvyLV3pz81j8bcyZRdGJMFAGVEpCggM1n15T9CSaslEF4roizRIiSAvwdNGLvePXQ/s4032/IMG_1812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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However, a better word might be "TRANSGRESS-ive."<div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">TRANSGRESS-IVE: </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">............</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The photo below was taken in downtown Salt Lake City at the annual PRIDE PARADE last Sunday featuring: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A toddler wearing a "TRANS-KIDS" T-Shirts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A woman wearing a "I LOVE HOT TRANS BABY DADDIES" T-Shirt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A woman now a "man" wearing a "TRANS BABY DADDY" T-Shirt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil_pB20Zpz_-U8RmdwCv2FOfiIjCn40rkC_MNNDE1VQ-nXILMjUWdcLpbKxnCGB5acIq2w_8_9iLh6ZGJwy2Faw_b03_T4Dq510IzFNGKwhL4F07KGE5QKo93i57TPVDuqzfO5P7CUlY04BSNXYA2C3SLVuKub54sTWKixmQmhaB4TOwMlhfJZ6y6S" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil_pB20Zpz_-U8RmdwCv2FOfiIjCn40rkC_MNNDE1VQ-nXILMjUWdcLpbKxnCGB5acIq2w_8_9iLh6ZGJwy2Faw_b03_T4Dq510IzFNGKwhL4F07KGE5QKo93i57TPVDuqzfO5P7CUlY04BSNXYA2C3SLVuKub54sTWKixmQmhaB4TOwMlhfJZ6y6S=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div> This week, my wife and I watched the documentary called "What is a Woman." You can watch the movie for free now on Twitter. Here is the <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1664609193230204929?t=ho3NuBNrESLELa98WjHAHw&s=19" target="_blank">LINK</a> . I don't really have the words to express how I felt while watching the movie. As a father of all daughters, I am outraged that an underage girl can undergo medical procedures to become a boy without needing parental consent. It is so ironic that we have laws prohibiting children under the age of 18 to get a tattoo (which can be removed) but yet underage children can get irreversible treatment to change from one gender to another. If a parent tries to stop the procedure, he can be put in jail? It is unbelievable. The documentary is a must see. </div></div><div><br /></div> Elon Musk tweeted, "Consenting adults should do whatever makes them happy, provided it does not harm others, but a child is not capable of consent, which is why we have laws protecting minors." <div><br /></div><div><br /><div>Another photo of downtown Salt Lake of our UTA public transit system buses. They are being wrapped using tax payer money in support of this transgender movement.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdoaJHQYoOqWkCzRSbktnNPY6F0OVOiKkyRJikQowVrjtoHgbvzXvsVr1s70zT-93pioSGQG35P9azXuZNQIVaUHJyvNIjHwEOVRWwcZ8l8l9a4YXigMJg1T_A1N3D6KGpsl9oCUTDkg0uDBrKn10ES_WJ4Jm3iqfKi4FJ7g2a3hY4UpLRHHEC4I4n" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="1074" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdoaJHQYoOqWkCzRSbktnNPY6F0OVOiKkyRJikQowVrjtoHgbvzXvsVr1s70zT-93pioSGQG35P9azXuZNQIVaUHJyvNIjHwEOVRWwcZ8l8l9a4YXigMJg1T_A1N3D6KGpsl9oCUTDkg0uDBrKn10ES_WJ4Jm3iqfKi4FJ7g2a3hY4UpLRHHEC4I4n" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ksl.com/article/50661338/we-shouldnt-have-to-deal-with-this-stuff-texts-show-house-republicans-complained-to-uta-about-pride-bus">https://www.ksl.com/article/50661338/we-shouldnt-have-to-deal-with-this-stuff-texts-show-house-republicans-complained-to-uta-about-pride-bus</a><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdoaJHQYoOqWkCzRSbktnNPY6F0OVOiKkyRJikQowVrjtoHgbvzXvsVr1s70zT-93pioSGQG35P9azXuZNQIVaUHJyvNIjHwEOVRWwcZ8l8l9a4YXigMJg1T_A1N3D6KGpsl9oCUTDkg0uDBrKn10ES_WJ4Jm3iqfKi4FJ7g2a3hY4UpLRHHEC4I4n" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Here are a few comments regarding the newly decorated Salt Lake buses:<br /><p></p><i></i></div><blockquote><div><i>"I was disappointed to see UTA putting wraps around their equipment supporting a controversial social position that is very (divisive),"</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>"This is not an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars"</i><i><br /><br /> "Why spend the funds and political capital on this effort? What other social issues have you not supported, but now are supporting this? I am shaking my head at this decision."<br /><br />"I think public funds should never be used to promote private agendas, especially those that contradict our state ideals."</i></div></blockquote><p>________________________________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>Sidenote: </p><p>Today's Wordle took me three attempts I started out with the word TEACH, then the word HASTE.. and the final word ironically, is the word HATER. </p><p>Kind of symbolic. One who teaches, with haste, might be accused of being a hater. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjWaof5jtJ_nKsdTu4KC-tNFLBBh9tiQdDKX0mAAJO_IiTPBE6shcyN6rpYFMI0_7Tv7HgWQ4jfPfv8go-RFvjm6xo2s9V9QLxYx23bHzJ7qnJ_NWaTvQ2C4mUfNs5NS8Vv87jn0Rt-Kd8k5LmvmVqbV45G7API22lLRk9Ms715583hdTrmxmdRb-g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="760" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjWaof5jtJ_nKsdTu4KC-tNFLBBh9tiQdDKX0mAAJO_IiTPBE6shcyN6rpYFMI0_7Tv7HgWQ4jfPfv8go-RFvjm6xo2s9V9QLxYx23bHzJ7qnJ_NWaTvQ2C4mUfNs5NS8Vv87jn0Rt-Kd8k5LmvmVqbV45G7API22lLRk9Ms715583hdTrmxmdRb-g=w571-h640" width="571" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><div><i></i></div></div></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-53791537917560994302023-05-08T15:52:00.005-07:002023-05-08T16:55:37.431-07:00BUYING ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD WITH MONEY...... INCLUDING PRESTIGIOUS AWARDSStarting in 2021, President Russel M Nelson has donated millions and millions of dollars to the NAACP and the United Negro Fund. After generous donations equally close to $10,000,000.00 dollars of Church funds, Nelson recently received the prestigious Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize from the black community at Morehouse College. The college is a private, historically Black men's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. <div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>A special portrait was painted to commemorate President Nelson receiving the award. The oil painting of himself in front of Jesus will hang in the International Hall of Honor at Morehouse College. Below is a photo of Rev. Lawrence Carter shaking hands with Nelson in front of the portrait. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeclQRgHFRDddINrHPEq25bbjjiqWoLjgKTTR3GrtkpYEd6TcZbr18b3IYs8gKlBTFdTYJPv_mW76swqsxpNOIDOmpkkbQZLpGtAs_UQJmBYWb_kSXx16J_6jgFBeLgrM_hg3ZT-z4Mcq1dS2I6urAqM3H2bQYjUbvX7SPPFKDXyMdvos0blYfDpy/s628/nelson%20portrait%2003a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="628" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeclQRgHFRDddINrHPEq25bbjjiqWoLjgKTTR3GrtkpYEd6TcZbr18b3IYs8gKlBTFdTYJPv_mW76swqsxpNOIDOmpkkbQZLpGtAs_UQJmBYWb_kSXx16J_6jgFBeLgrM_hg3ZT-z4Mcq1dS2I6urAqM3H2bQYjUbvX7SPPFKDXyMdvos0blYfDpy/w640-h550/nelson%20portrait%2003a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyzkvla2Q1E2L2fsRgjCI9E6cBznmsjuOoJOdP1NCH_87jB3npPgzYajuiygyFJWxaw170s-bI2T0pm5cK_y0Q3l04ywOvT62M4mUtOuT9nwIED2_tKHXsC9GV_6AVLqkP5SztWeXYkIwBYM1N3dvDM_ssQ-AVU7_EuGeShHnaJXKE0RC9hyuRuif/s1397/nelson%20portrait%2004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="1118" height="797" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyzkvla2Q1E2L2fsRgjCI9E6cBznmsjuOoJOdP1NCH_87jB3npPgzYajuiygyFJWxaw170s-bI2T0pm5cK_y0Q3l04ywOvT62M4mUtOuT9nwIED2_tKHXsC9GV_6AVLqkP5SztWeXYkIwBYM1N3dvDM_ssQ-AVU7_EuGeShHnaJXKE0RC9hyuRuif/w638-h797/nelson%20portrait%2004.jpg" width="638" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new oil painting of President Nelson standing in front of Christ's Triumphant Entry</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>Back in 2018, right after President Nelson was sustained as the new President of the Church, there was as strategy created at Church Headquarters to promote Nelson as a world faith leader. The Church was hoping people around the world would view President Nelson on the same level as other world religious leaders like the Pope. There were many public events held around the globe to help with this campaign. When Nelson was touring all of the countries, the church news made a series of videos documenting his trip. The videos focused on all of the adoring crowds and how they had waited hours to see Nelson. They didn’t focus much on what he said, just the crowds. In essence the videos highlighted that Nelson was almost just like the Pope with all of the adoring crowds from all over the world. Nelson even visited local people and handed out photos of himself. See video excerpt below.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="401" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/grjPxbIwfKo" width="483" youtube-src-id="grjPxbIwfKo"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="style-scope ytcp-video-share-dialog" href="https://youtu.be/grjPxbIwfKo" id="share-url" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytcp-font-subheading_-_font-size,15px); line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> 0:10 President Nelson Arrives in Africa Video</a></div><br /><div>It seems like for a while now, the message is not always using the Church to bring people to Jesus as instructed in 3 Nephi 27, but it is almost as if it is the reverse by using Jesus to bring people to the Church and essentially to President Nelson. I find it interesting that in the paintings, visual images and videos of Nelson that Jesus is in the distant background and Nelson is in the foreground. Oftentimes, Nelson is striking the same pose as Christus statue of Christ used in the Church Logo—which seems to be all part of the choreographed strategy. The message is almost like, "if you believe in Jesus, you will believe in Nelson and the Church". While subtle, it is though Nelson is essentially showing that he is a stand in for Christ.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some links to examples of the Church's PR and Media strategies to promote Nelson:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.deseret.com/2018/4/12/20643291/in-our-opinion-older-world-religious-leaders-inspire-the-younger-generation">Older world religious leaders inspire the younger generation</a></li><li><a href="https://ktar.com/story/2429430/crowd-sunday-at-state-farm-stadium-could-rival-super-bowl/">72,000 people are expected to come to State Farm Stadium on Sunday to watch a spry and energetic 94-year-old take the field</a></li><li><a href="https://www.deseret.com/2019/3/10/20668245/president-nelson-refers-to-apostles-peter-paul-during-rome-temple-dedication" target="_blank">President Nelson refers to apostles Peter, Paul during Rome Temple dedication</a><br /></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div>It is interesting to see the Church’s Public Relations Department execute this strategy that began just over five years ago. While they have all right intentions and most likely see themselves as promoting the gospel of Christ, but from the outside is appears they are instead promoting a man.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFwqEwgXs0HcwjiiZKFkRZLEvtY31h71wNwlieCrvoKJqf3yDvAsUA5puN_zqH4EGkVIuxYO363wAIXS2ttrvNb49z99A5nVLbug5FXLSIEWuhZjZ9NOuQTYJ-TI28FPRhaRH2jIsZtpt1-dr1JubpxCCS9oLnD8GLb-xnC3yGklxBt5rkoZKcARe/s2820/nelson%20portrait%2005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="2364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFwqEwgXs0HcwjiiZKFkRZLEvtY31h71wNwlieCrvoKJqf3yDvAsUA5puN_zqH4EGkVIuxYO363wAIXS2ttrvNb49z99A5nVLbug5FXLSIEWuhZjZ9NOuQTYJ-TI28FPRhaRH2jIsZtpt1-dr1JubpxCCS9oLnD8GLb-xnC3yGklxBt5rkoZKcARe/w536-h640/nelson%20portrait%2005.jpg" width="536" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">A picture of the First Presidency that hangs in one of the cubicle offices in the Jordan River Temple.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu11qhKKNTi_veAJrWnFjWWH5prCCw3kWFrwIfAlX4fSLsczaa-XHnR02PT4v-a9nSnpKdIebqVmAn2bWD4ibGgyLZhlIMxDERjw3LR5e62vg3Mo4w4oaU97C1ruVNBIDISNZeirInFvzRjkzka38NVie_nbBlCTSyxVi2FhyysiCcVaR4uMIOlbB9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu11qhKKNTi_veAJrWnFjWWH5prCCw3kWFrwIfAlX4fSLsczaa-XHnR02PT4v-a9nSnpKdIebqVmAn2bWD4ibGgyLZhlIMxDERjw3LR5e62vg3Mo4w4oaU97C1ruVNBIDISNZeirInFvzRjkzka38NVie_nbBlCTSyxVi2FhyysiCcVaR4uMIOlbB9=w531-h640" width="531" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">President Nelson using the common pose with his arms outstretched.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;">While more could be said, I want to conclude with an excerpt from the book, Eighteen Verses- A Discussion of the Book of Mormon:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><blockquote>The lowest state of glory, the Telestial Kingdom, will include those who say they followed God’s properly ordained, authentic messengers of the Gospel. Though the messengers they claimed to follow were authentic, the faith of these followers was not. This is one of the great reasons why true messengers do not focus attention on themselves. They do not make themselves idols. They do not seek fans, nor welcome personal adulation and vainglory.<br /><br />Religious leaders and teachers who want the adulation of their followers are leading them to a Telestial state. Those who encourage others to adore men are furthering a false religion which can only damn its followers.<br /><br />The Lord’s true messengers would never want reverence or demand honor to be bestowed upon them. They do not want people to be awed by them, rise when they enter a room, or claim their salvation is derived from any mere man. Instead they want Saints to be awed by the Lord, show reverence to Him, and look to Him alone for their salvation.<br /><br />All who succumb to the temptation to follow a personality, rather than the Lord, will suffer damnation, and then be resurrected to the Telestial glory. For anyone who invites people to “follow them,” it “were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.” (Matt. 18: 6.) The Book of Mormon calls such acts “priestcraft.” We call such folks scholars, professors, inspirational speakers, great performers, inspiring speakers, heroes, etc. We should make no mistake about it; these forms of “hero” worship are currently going on among the Saints. And we seem to be blind to it. Some folks magnify their egos rather than their callings. That is one of the problems with this second estate. We can clearly see the mistakes of past generations, but our own lives are so blighted by the chaos of culture, tradition, and group-think, we cannot properly see our own failings.<br /><br />In the Church, there are many men whose devotion to Church leaders goes beyond hero-worship. They make themselves “ladies in waiting” hoping to secure for themselves favorable attention from Church leaders who can “call” them to positions which they covet. Their slavish focus on Church leaders, and desire to get noticed, makes them fit decidedly within the Telestial description given here. It is no wonder such people are only capable of handling Telestial glory, for they have failed to face the fearsome responsibility of acting before God as an agent for themselves. Agency has done them little good, since they have surrendered it in favor of following men to their damnation,</blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Links to some of the PR:</p><p><br /></p></div><br /></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-91557591723249740412023-04-09T12:21:00.001-07:002023-04-09T12:21:23.046-07:00EASTER MORNING 2023 HIKE<p> He is Risen. Levante.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidR2JW70FxU5kN0rO_UHgo8EydGjQKT1kx8topuAP5x4yICuLci8PRJbsi04aLF_UB5bYs4A-Iv6LBnb2ihnv23b-ZIG6vuXyf7Ey0lD0QVg3BaRQCNa3KiphY-PlCwIwLlcCkRqZgq6GpUBELA5eChOLty_WAAy7oJ4ITe9SibK0z0k61bqCxPFhD/s8388/2023%20Easter%20sunrise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3631" data-original-width="8388" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidR2JW70FxU5kN0rO_UHgo8EydGjQKT1kx8topuAP5x4yICuLci8PRJbsi04aLF_UB5bYs4A-Iv6LBnb2ihnv23b-ZIG6vuXyf7Ey0lD0QVg3BaRQCNa3KiphY-PlCwIwLlcCkRqZgq6GpUBELA5eChOLty_WAAy7oJ4ITe9SibK0z0k61bqCxPFhD/w640-h278/2023%20Easter%20sunrise.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPNo1POvHYKnmlYAVTg4degvGWTn3ts0IDKBt0sAu1EjnpUxahhT8-JeVqi-7Qaea47qDzJcDJYF4xoJ2FFkBXIgKUQcD9b0lxLKLBZaJMfeq0cgf0qr47MdZiC8WayuhztzwgbFFIUnOTASwO9rs-vRns-tKOxugAqO-JAhg0ydH_VsxoWI08NaN/s3384/2023%20Easter%20sunrise%2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="3384" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPNo1POvHYKnmlYAVTg4degvGWTn3ts0IDKBt0sAu1EjnpUxahhT8-JeVqi-7Qaea47qDzJcDJYF4xoJ2FFkBXIgKUQcD9b0lxLKLBZaJMfeq0cgf0qr47MdZiC8WayuhztzwgbFFIUnOTASwO9rs-vRns-tKOxugAqO-JAhg0ydH_VsxoWI08NaN/w640-h406/2023%20Easter%20sunrise%2004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIiUapcISu4Uo3fP93-X8KqDUe7FR8bh12bNvHfmcBi-R8YIb4EzUBNqCb0zHgmoAPvRq-CG-u2OREOC4Di_oFUfhpRo1FI7mlNdD5X0RqniBf27Jbcil5o1FxwWz_6aCTdLN8fVtlVfMHjct2_QFbAm654sKSMKCQZYvUVWIB4q6ROOAhJppggk8/s4008/2023%20Easter%20sunrise%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4008" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIiUapcISu4Uo3fP93-X8KqDUe7FR8bh12bNvHfmcBi-R8YIb4EzUBNqCb0zHgmoAPvRq-CG-u2OREOC4Di_oFUfhpRo1FI7mlNdD5X0RqniBf27Jbcil5o1FxwWz_6aCTdLN8fVtlVfMHjct2_QFbAm654sKSMKCQZYvUVWIB4q6ROOAhJppggk8/w640-h366/2023%20Easter%20sunrise%2002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93wF95c2bRhqQ3yMnXp4GmA1PN2Ock6RGQAyOFcVIm3bwQ7R94_6F-FvNwGEDqCgfhN61m8SyAsTPFKOnZORDM6yHZwkvrLymQKrYG1nEs_fzWSxCl7WU3JDVX0ycT5TU__ysWHeO-D2Rf4vzVZxxUJ9mbruXWNPejY9c_rQr4VhhQ37Ecack9LwN/s4032/2023%20Easter%20sunrise%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="4032" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93wF95c2bRhqQ3yMnXp4GmA1PN2Ock6RGQAyOFcVIm3bwQ7R94_6F-FvNwGEDqCgfhN61m8SyAsTPFKOnZORDM6yHZwkvrLymQKrYG1nEs_fzWSxCl7WU3JDVX0ycT5TU__ysWHeO-D2Rf4vzVZxxUJ9mbruXWNPejY9c_rQr4VhhQ37Ecack9LwN/w640-h340/2023%20Easter%20sunrise%2001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-67473542558617044362023-04-07T15:22:00.000-07:002023-04-07T15:22:06.840-07:00GOOD FRIDAY<p> I recently saw this painting entitled "Fragile" in a museum that I thought Iwould share today being Good Friday. I appreciated the symbolism of what the creator was trying to convey. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEd7VF0jBzaULiJ59-k9ERHOyG1QT1LekbLc8HfA9eN3OJIh5Gq6HZ1ZJ3Uaj3O4cqa8KCdFe_gTeNkTwSEffAd3-D3EiecMU2_nZc47n-LrBCELjNmyxrWcU9Pck5JlETnEwSOGIbSzAdEtsJmaAJehdCbg-V7vRn1sWZKtZahkt0d2XbjUt_nL1/s2616/Good%20Friday%20info.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2616" data-original-width="1932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEd7VF0jBzaULiJ59-k9ERHOyG1QT1LekbLc8HfA9eN3OJIh5Gq6HZ1ZJ3Uaj3O4cqa8KCdFe_gTeNkTwSEffAd3-D3EiecMU2_nZc47n-LrBCELjNmyxrWcU9Pck5JlETnEwSOGIbSzAdEtsJmaAJehdCbg-V7vRn1sWZKtZahkt0d2XbjUt_nL1/w472-h640/Good%20Friday%20info.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8W1dCf8VN-24ay2WAVY3fd3ycSZlzeDzaJ5G7RVqhG52vYXzTFym24TOur7-v-64hlP1RzvjFDJ0q4iXvYiur-hb8_2DMLgA1EjIcFT3vUADfE6Vhj0kM4ZEZRNEh90Li4f4U57ujqzHGpBwvBHgriy8AtHOtprlyJegd4PP1tDsVXAT_anBxLFMl/s3004/Good%20Friday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3004" data-original-width="2996" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8W1dCf8VN-24ay2WAVY3fd3ycSZlzeDzaJ5G7RVqhG52vYXzTFym24TOur7-v-64hlP1RzvjFDJ0q4iXvYiur-hb8_2DMLgA1EjIcFT3vUADfE6Vhj0kM4ZEZRNEh90Li4f4U57ujqzHGpBwvBHgriy8AtHOtprlyJegd4PP1tDsVXAT_anBxLFMl/w638-h640/Good%20Friday.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><br />Some beautiful quotes for the book, Come Let us Adore Him.<div></div><blockquote><div><br /></div><div>Crucifixion was also destined to become the symbol of God’s salvation. This type of death for Israel’s Messiah was foreshadowed by earlier events. Moses led his people through a wilderness infested with poison adders. Israelites were stung by the deadly snakes, whose venom felt like fire to the victims. The cure came through a symbol which pointed to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. Those who looked in faith at the brass serpent hung upon a pole would live.<br /><div><br /></div>His final act of devotion to the Father was also the final act of perfecting His love for mankind. He could develop and show “greater love” in no other way than to “lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15: 13.) For Christ, this final altar upon which He offered His body and shed His blood, was so that in turn men may have every reason to “always remember him, and keep his commandments which he hath given them, that they may always have his Spirit to be with them.” (Moroni 4: 3; 5: 2.) The crucifixion was the moment of His Sacramental sacrifice of His flesh and blood.<div><br /></div><div>Christ’s crucifixion was at the same time the symbol of cursing and redemption. Christ being accursed and us being redeemed. It was the culminating event in Christ’s triumph as the true Son of God.</div></div></blockquote><div><div></div></div>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-87874198162334616422023-03-23T15:28:00.002-07:002023-03-23T15:28:14.908-07:00MORE DELAYS TO THE SALT LAKE TEMPLE RENOVATIONS: BEHIND 2 YEARS FROM ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT<p> When President Nelson announced that the Salt Lake Temple will close in 2019, he said the Temple is expected to reopen in 2024 with a public open house. See highlighted screenshot and link:</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4FA3Juux2UFUhQ97dz-Sp3Ev3p0EHVL_YZOBxStc3wRU_2MSnWQ0lj-jV9uAwzb5213UR06JGU6tiejDp14wEn7-5n9hz4H5WTIbx5q0X2zvNWt4LskHO_CbLWvO-06qZJBkzYVAzNQdxmZZ4bu4KcSoxQ66EcpWyhHfrkZs41axeCEng-WQyU6x7Q/s1697/temple%20delay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="981" height="1085" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4FA3Juux2UFUhQ97dz-Sp3Ev3p0EHVL_YZOBxStc3wRU_2MSnWQ0lj-jV9uAwzb5213UR06JGU6tiejDp14wEn7-5n9hz4H5WTIbx5q0X2zvNWt4LskHO_CbLWvO-06qZJBkzYVAzNQdxmZZ4bu4KcSoxQ66EcpWyhHfrkZs41axeCEng-WQyU6x7Q/w627-h1085/temple%20delay.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/plans-unveiled-salt-lake-temple-renovation" style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;">https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/plans-unveiled-salt-lake-temple-renovation</a><br /><br /><br /><br />It was reported today that the renovations will not be completed until 2026. From the article:<p></p><blockquote><p>The current estimated completion date is now in 2026, according to a Thursday news release from the church.<br /><br />When the construction began, church leaders said it was estimated to be completed in 2025. It includes renovations to the temple — including a seismic upgrade — and changes to the grounds and other buildings. Thursday's statement said church leadership, project consultants and the general contractor support the new estimate.</p><p></p></blockquote><p>At a minimum the Salt Lake Temple will have been closed for Six Years.</p>The news article is actually wrong to report that the church leaders said it would be completed in 2025 when the above news room article quotes President Nelson that it would be done in 2024.<br /><br />Here is the link the new article.<p><a href="https://www.ksl.com/article/50606781/temple-square-construction-now-estimated-to-be-done-a-year-later-in-2026">https://www.ksl.com/article/50606781/temple-square-construction-now-estimated-to-be-done-a-year-later-in-2026</a></p><p><br /></p>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-57059356497768546602023-03-20T11:10:00.004-07:002023-03-20T13:31:35.172-07:00LIFE AND DEATH - SPRING EQUINOX 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The first "official" day of spring arrives today. At 3:24 PM here in Utah, the sun will be shining directly down on the equator at a point over the Pacific Ocean, roughly 1,900 miles (3,100 km) southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I usually try and go on a sunrise hike on this day, but the weather forecast for this entire week was not looking good so I went a couple of days ago on a clear night and morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Woke up around 4:00 in the morning to drive up into the mountains and began hiking at 5:30 AM. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are some photos from the hike:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WzPauyTdtu74vwff7qaUZA_eG1S5S0QUQ_If9zpaNAK7sRJMZSFZhwtIttY1eXV308pPsS5q6fgwthhYmcRG3Hf-DwiVJbqF4a-oZINa1nmbB1SKXbs--jmi4WJWg4atI7IH_9X5Kc1vUxvlv7vv5sHwR1tgS7OmvwqaF_zMamDtJ1EM7wzfkY11/s4032/IMG-7037.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WzPauyTdtu74vwff7qaUZA_eG1S5S0QUQ_If9zpaNAK7sRJMZSFZhwtIttY1eXV308pPsS5q6fgwthhYmcRG3Hf-DwiVJbqF4a-oZINa1nmbB1SKXbs--jmi4WJWg4atI7IH_9X5Kc1vUxvlv7vv5sHwR1tgS7OmvwqaF_zMamDtJ1EM7wzfkY11/w640-h480/IMG-7037.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moon rising above the mountain early in the morning on March 16,2023</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fR1WPEanLomZ-oaTpoxL5UlxSsxh1rbC4zZQ8VTSgKyPHm1iL4uEO8g-hUUAS_3rN5PgrGuE06C7tYZC6XZXvHWoVee61uHflBO7Lj6MzBO-bKUgHCoHtfuejiLVcZN7S-xVJY82OAGnGGwOd-nmVWxw24sN2LAX--T5rqKAshW4Q8mgP08gYz4f/s4032/PHOTO%2001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fR1WPEanLomZ-oaTpoxL5UlxSsxh1rbC4zZQ8VTSgKyPHm1iL4uEO8g-hUUAS_3rN5PgrGuE06C7tYZC6XZXvHWoVee61uHflBO7Lj6MzBO-bKUgHCoHtfuejiLVcZN7S-xVJY82OAGnGGwOd-nmVWxw24sN2LAX--T5rqKAshW4Q8mgP08gYz4f/w480-h640/PHOTO%2001.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It has snowed about a foot the day before. We had to plow our own trail to the summit.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDINk0mzpcI2TEfGu9_ReJ7aPZ6OWHBxj9BBjBd-uLZ-SXzvOvZN8cX6YzszXiXlTqiFG081jGrmCrCH_8wEr0TSS2EQFD4jBux7wlq2VqF_HwBqTX5_wPEXtzrA9lPgPMBa64YJiph7sgYd-EkbMTkxAf_SWik3GK2RJVc150t2ACapeTzsn46Zx/s4032/PHOTO%2003.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDINk0mzpcI2TEfGu9_ReJ7aPZ6OWHBxj9BBjBd-uLZ-SXzvOvZN8cX6YzszXiXlTqiFG081jGrmCrCH_8wEr0TSS2EQFD4jBux7wlq2VqF_HwBqTX5_wPEXtzrA9lPgPMBa64YJiph7sgYd-EkbMTkxAf_SWik3GK2RJVc150t2ACapeTzsn46Zx/w640-h480/PHOTO%2003.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guardsmas Pass. The large pipe sticking out the snow is the "chimney" of the restroom facility that is buried under at least 10 feet of snow. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gSHr1hBFClxgjtVhSxEEWAoOLpdf8XEzuQOBgEHCbIaw7DsB-Hc6-Nb5AbIyiYWzmVdK5Db73SBuUQ-6BhzyjgB063yxsUYy5jOLZ2lRGP4sY_Q8fA7D9GcF5tMr3zTXr-huLs9AtG9bTh8wlSqq-Yhsaf8PSb3dQA9-Tklm5TtSDoZ1qa1uOkrE/s4032/IMG-7069.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gSHr1hBFClxgjtVhSxEEWAoOLpdf8XEzuQOBgEHCbIaw7DsB-Hc6-Nb5AbIyiYWzmVdK5Db73SBuUQ-6BhzyjgB063yxsUYy5jOLZ2lRGP4sY_Q8fA7D9GcF5tMr3zTXr-huLs9AtG9bTh8wlSqq-Yhsaf8PSb3dQA9-Tklm5TtSDoZ1qa1uOkrE/w640-h480/IMG-7069.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise around 7:40 AM </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLCxGFNUKi_Jqdx63S4udg6cb0ifkxR555ROjclYBdP3j9AnmjEamj09BldvRjQ7bG6-yqZMTRr7tnFhHAmUGae43HTDYAQh6F2-jIhPNQmw6CCXGWdHIx-sGT319PPCWENBjCrecpAMyUlrz1c_6L6_5hK04EOqTO9USjWG1KnjEzOo7dLk1sdZ9/s3174/PHOTO%2004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="3174" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLCxGFNUKi_Jqdx63S4udg6cb0ifkxR555ROjclYBdP3j9AnmjEamj09BldvRjQ7bG6-yqZMTRr7tnFhHAmUGae43HTDYAQh6F2-jIhPNQmw6CCXGWdHIx-sGT319PPCWENBjCrecpAMyUlrz1c_6L6_5hK04EOqTO9USjWG1KnjEzOo7dLk1sdZ9/w640-h368/PHOTO%2004.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful morning. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">On that morning we were observing rebirth of spring, later that night one of our friends passed away. </div></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;">LIFE and DEATH on a Single Day</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p>BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.com4