tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post4535368321281185060..comments2024-03-25T10:57:21.969-07:00Comments on BARE RECORD OF TRUTH: 365: SUBSTITUTE FOR MODERN-DAY REVELATION?BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-21352766116909178412016-05-01T21:49:41.297-07:002016-05-01T21:49:41.297-07:00Please reach me directly at awakearise99@gmail.com...Please reach me directly at awakearise99@gmail.com and we can talk about some of your concerns. I will also try and contact you in a private email. <br /><br />Yeah, I know this blog may not be "refreshing", so I wouldn't blame you if you stopped reading it.<br /><br />Looking forward to talking with you offline.BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-39302795357789481132016-05-01T09:15:57.092-07:002016-05-01T09:15:57.092-07:00So your threat is justified because it is to this ...So your threat is justified because it is to this blog owner rather than Annalea? Yes, how righteous you must be indeed.<br /><br />As for those worlds you mention, especially the lowest that you have me confined to- anyway of verifying this knowledge? Perhaps an angel or the Spirit of the Lord showed you in a vision like Nephi? <br /><br />Unconditional is unconditional - if it has a condition of justice, then it ceases to be unconditional. If it was good enough for Jesus to forgive those who saw Him perform miracles in the flesh coz 'they know not what they do', then i am sure full of hope that blessed are folks like me who know not and yet believe. <br /><br />Or perhaps, to steal a phrase from your Highness, you didn't read my last paragraph?<br /><br />Let me be clear- i believe in Jesus. I believe He is the Very Eternal Father as the Book of Mormon states. I believe therefore in the Book of Mormon. I believe in true prophets that He has sent and demonstrate their gufts and powers from Enoch to Moses, Abraham to Alma, Abunadi to Joseph Smith- they all contributed scripture based of visions, dreams and boldly declared their experiences, regardless of hiw sacred they were. <br /><br />I do NOT believe those who followed JS are anything other than frauds. Businessmen who are wolves in sheeps clothing operating the 2nd richest religious group on earth, after the catholics and very much like them. <br /><br />If i had the chance i would stand before their faces and tell them they are frauds. They are the very arm of flesh.<br /><br />I'll happily take the sins of the blog owner- go ahead, find me and tell my stake president...how lovely will be the smell of the burnt rubber on the road.<br /><br />I hope you are there to testify of my words in person...my face would light up and glow!<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'll worship the Creator. Go ahead, worship His creations ;)say what?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-69422000991831766332016-05-01T07:47:07.252-07:002016-05-01T07:47:07.252-07:00Even unconditional love will one day require justi...Even unconditional love will one day require justice. Justice based on a concept of free agency which you have yet to understand. Your way is clearly taking you down a path that will send you to one of those gazillion worlds that is even lower in progression than this one.<br /><br />Read more closely next time, the second paragraph was not written to Annalea, only the first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-9172443631064083362016-04-29T01:24:53.128-07:002016-04-29T01:24:53.128-07:00Anonymous, who commented on Annalea abive. ARE YOU...Anonymous, who commented on Annalea abive. ARE YOU SERIOUS?!<br /><br />That might be one of THE most hilarious things I ever heard. Threatening her? And, threatening with the 'arm of flesh'?! I haven't laughed this hard for a long time!<br /><br />So, free agency starts and end with the missionary discussions, it seems.<br /><br />Further, you really expect a follower of Jesus, the Very Eternal Father, to be scared by your threat to report and tell tales to a man in a suit who can't move mountains or demonstrate a single thing as stated in JST Genesis 14:25-40?<br /><br />2 questions:<br />Are you called Judas and your/her stake president named Caiphas?<br /><br />Secondly, what are you, 5 years old??<br /><br />Give me a break.<br /><br />Get out of your tiny insular world in a building you call a church, and realize this Jesus, is the Very Eternal Father who created gazillions of worlds and creations. All built on free agency and unconditional love.<br /><br />Stay the course Annalea. I did. And i walked out of the church with the same two things that brought me in- the Book of Mormon and free agency. <br /><br />I still have both. Stronger than ever.<br /><br />Rsay what?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-66539744479231514982016-04-28T19:06:15.638-07:002016-04-28T19:06:15.638-07:00Annalea, clearly you don't know how to do gen...Annalea, clearly you don't know how to do generate spiritual gifts on your own. Men, called to leadership, are in place to motivate and inspire, not to give you revelation. Revelation is received on your own accord, not through some other person. If you continue to rely on man, you will never know God. Stop relying on others.<br /><br />DC, Christ quotes Isaiah, Jacob quotes Zenos. Everyone uses inspiration from others to make a point and inspire. President Monson is old and suffers from Alztimers. Still, his points are more refreshing than anything that has ever come across your blog. Clearly your membership doesn't mean anything to you. If you continue down this path, I will make your SP aware of you and your blog. Then we will see where the rubber meets the road. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-13086716778180244182016-04-24T14:15:24.785-07:002016-04-24T14:15:24.785-07:00Wow. What a stark contrast.
I just got home from ...Wow. What a stark contrast.<br /><br />I just got home from a church service where a sermon was given precisely in the manner described in 2 Nephi 33:1: "for when a man speaketh by the power of the Holy Ghost the power of the Holy Ghost carrieth it unto the hearts of the children of men." The words I heard today were beautiful, powerful, and serving a vital purpose in that part of the body of Christ in bringing about the work God has for those people.<br /><br />And then, I read this. And my heart weeps and breaks for those who are starving, who are promised living water and receive sand, instead.<br /><br />The spirit of prophecy is alive and well, and breaking out among believers. Annaleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964274663555911996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-10928292215880344322016-04-23T08:33:10.107-07:002016-04-23T08:33:10.107-07:00Excellent comment. Thank you!Excellent comment. Thank you!BARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-26310217573823903332016-04-23T08:05:35.620-07:002016-04-23T08:05:35.620-07:00I think this is a very important post for a couple...I think this is a very important post for a couple reasons. The first is the point you are making which highlights very well the misconception we have about general leadership in the church. They (or their ghost writers) prepare talks in the same fashion that we members prepare talks, which is to use search engines on a topic to find source material and quotes as a basis for the subject. We then rely on the Spirit to influence the way we organize our thoughts to present something meaningful and relevant to the audience. We may even have a family member or friend proofread the the talk for historical accuracy ang grammar. In the circles of church leadership, it's called correlation. In the First Presidency message of this month's Ensign, Pres. Eyering noted that some years ago he was asked to review a conference talk of a fellow apostle. This effort would result in the 22nd draft of the talk. <br /><br />Comparing this process to the revelatory engine in place with Joseph Smith exposes a fundamental error in belief we Mormons labor under today, which is that the current church president is equivalent to Joseph in obtaining the mind and will of God. In reality, modern church leaders only preside as caretakers over the oracles of God given through THE prophet at the dawn of the restoration. Beyond that, they are the same as you and I and entitled to similar lines of divine revelation in matters of home and heart. So also, they (the brethren) are as lost and fallen as you and I and in need of rescue as we labor together to remove the church-wide condemnation pronounced upon us by Joseph before he died and reiterated by Ezra Benson in 1982.<br /><br />Publicly recognizing this fact would not only inoculate future generations against the firey darts of our enemies but would also imbibe a greater sense of humility in the characters of the brethren and allow the lay-members to exercise more charity towards them as they struggle to reconcile and explain the historical record with what we have today. <br /><br />Secondly, this post illustrates how church leaders are not spared the infirmities of old age nor are they immune from diminished capacity. Pres. Monson has been mentally ill for some time. Dimentia is a progressive diseases that affects some quicker than others but ultimately has the same end. We should exercise a greater portion of charity for ANYONE suffering from mental disorder by not placing unrealistic expectations upon them or attributing a level of health they are not capable of. <br /><br />Jim O'Rullianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939646566364679030noreply@blogger.com