Trying to Abide (Part 4)

"If you have reasonable access to a temple, I urge you to find a way to make an appointment regularly with the Lord—to be in His holy house—then keep that appointment with exactness and joy. I promise you that the Lord will bring the miracles He knows you need as you make sacrifices to serve and worship in His temples.” Russell M. Nelson

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dwelling place=home

assemblies =Stake

tabernacle = Temple.

Isaiah 4:

5 And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount ^aZion, and upon her assemblies, a ^bcloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming ^cfire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of ^arefuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

Covert 

ADJECTIVE

1. not openly acknowledged or displayed.  (behind the scenes. concealed. private. )

Refuge

NOUN

1. a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble.

   "he was forced to take refuge in the French embassy" ·
   

   [more]

   synonyms:

   haven · safe haven · shelter · sanctuary · retreat · asylum · place of safety · place of security · port in a storm · oasis · sanctum
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66 And it shall be called the ^aNew Jerusalem, a ^bland of ^cpeace, a city of ^drefuge, a place of ^esafety for the saints of the Most High God;

67 And the ^aglory of the Lord shall be there, and the ^bterror of the Lord also shall be there, insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it, and it shall be called Zion.

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10 Beautiful quotes by President Nelson about Temples here

8 Profound promised blessings of Temple worship  here

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I am still focusing on the wonder and amazement of how the Prophet is gathering us to safety and peace and protection and refuge.  There are books written, untold volumes, on all 3 of the subjects/topics that I feel impressed to embrace and understand.  This last one of those 3 (Temples) is my wrap up on 25 and 84.  It's interesting to me that this is where I've been led but I won't question those prompts...I've checked the two sections and now onward to 107!

Trying to Abide (Part 3)

I'm still plowing through this much unplowed soil of discovering, as President Nelson counseled, what on earth do two sections (84&107) that appear to be specifically for  the Priesthood at large, have to do with me.

The skeletal outline for Section 25 is pretty much settled in my mind as to things in my life that need attention.  Now the exploration of Section 84 continues.

But reading the last line in the Section heading of 84 --The Prophet designates it a revelation on priesthood...plus being familiar that this Section always referred to as the oath and covenant of the Priesthood...means that I've never felt to try and do as the Prophet is now saying...
As your understanding increases and as you exercise faith in the Lord and His priesthood power, your ability to draw upon this spiritual treasure that the Lord has made available will increase.

I'm grateful that I love to study the Gospel.  It satisfies my soul and my conscience. My soul hunger can be satisfied and at a certain level I can feel filled.  filled with a feeling that can come no other way.  Adequate study for me is necessary for spiritual survival and also just surviving mortality!

the last few days I've thought...This blog is so Churchy.  Aren't Blogs to be filled with joy and exciting things like organizing and simplifying lives and solutions and successes and etc. etc.  Can someone be to Churchy on a blog? My ChurchyQuirkyNature feels joy and excitement in the gospel and especially study of such!

(Only someone ever endeavoring to be less co-dependent would question the subject of so many of their posts!!  Just sayin'...who on earth even thinks such a thing?  Yep!...the same person that sort of hides the fact they do a blog because of their humanness and fear it might reflect negatively on the Church!)

True my mortal life has all the challenges associated with mortality, and I've shared, disorder and overeating etc....And now winding through the maze of care-giving for my sweetheart. That is a big one and untrodden and filled with trial and error.

The one source of absolute steadiness of my life, in my life, is the Gospel.  My testimony of the restoration, and belief in and love of living Prophets, fills me with faith and hope.  I have survived the rigors of mortality, thus far, because of my fervent belief that it is truth.

Am I on my soapbox?  Maybe I am but...plowing on in Section 84.  I am looking at things that the power of the Priesthood makes possible and accomplishes.  Power of.  Not being ordained with the Priesthood.  Looking at what can happen with that power.  Thinking that with faith in the power of that Priesthood, and not being ordained with the Priesthood...I can still claim many promised blessings.  True there are many specifics that ordination is an absolute but thinking of my faith in blessings given to me by someone that has received that Priesthood, reminds me with faith and attempted obedience, I can call upon heaven for needed realization of that pronounced blessing.

I'm in scan mode still on the 2 sections... 84. 107.    Section 25...I've already done. I'm going to wrap-up 84.

vs 22  footnote a...TG privilege of seeing God
vs 33 footnote c...magnify callings
vs 41 footnote a...apostasy of individuals
vss 43-53 these vss. I covered in yesterdays blog.  about reading the Book of Mormon.
43...diligent heed to covenants. STUDY.  live Gospel.
46... footnote a..Ezk 36:27
vs 97...plagues. read all footnotes
vs 109...MYOB and focus on your own callings.  not counseling/faulting others.
 vs 117-119..abominations in last days.

My all time favorite verse, at least at this moment, is vs. 85 about STUDY.  I loved every single footnote.  Beautiful! I am a total believer in all of this.  Because I have been counseled, by the Prophet to study this section etc...I will claim and enjoy all of these mentioned blessings!  Yes!

so 3 posts later about 84 and I'm heading on down to the corral for a roundup of feeling/insights about 107.  That will be a real challenge!!

2 down, with my flyover that skims the treetops, and on to the last one...107!

Trying to Abide (Part 2)

good morning...I continue to feel thankful for that challenge/invitation extended by President Nelson.  perhaps sharing my quick journey of endeavoring to discover-- how Sections 25/84/107 apply to me personally--is of no interest to you...I'm recording my feelings so I can refer back to this as a base.

I'm still on 3 parts....Home-Come Follow Me.  Stake/Ward-blessing of protection.  Temple-blessing of.

President Nelson, in this gathering process of us, is providing such an amazing protection and an abundance of blessings to pour forth by the planned massive flooding of the Church with study of the Book of Mormon.  Never before, ever, never! has such a plan for protection and blessings been announced.  There will be no escaping the fact that it will be everywhere...in our homes and in all of our Church classes!  The Book of Mormon will be center stage!  Fantastic videos are already available to help better visualize the printed word.

President Ezra Taft Benson was the first General Authority, that I heard say-- the Church was under condemnation for neglecting to read the Book of Mormon.  I remember being shocked when he said it.  I don't remember him ever saying that the condemnation had been lifted!  With President Nelson at the helm...by the time that 2020 comes to an end...I would say there will be absolutely no doubt that it will have been lifted!  I am not thinking that President Nelson said one single word about the Church being under any sort of condemnation.  I am just remembering the times it was said!  and also thinking...well, those days are definitely over!  Just reading the 84th Section and all of this popped into my mind.  a reminder to follow the Prophet!!

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You can watch these two statements in 7 minutes....
.President Benson  video statement and  President Oaks video statement  

You can read what President Benson said...
(about Church under condemnation from neglect of reading Book of Mormon. just a few of many)
 1975   1988  1987  April-1986  October-1986  1984

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President Benson ...here  1984  

My beloved brethren and sisters, for some years now I have been deeply concerned that
we are not using the Book of Mormon as God intends.

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President Benson was the President of the 12 at this time-
“Every Latter-day Saint should make the study of this book a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise he is placing his soul in jeopardy and neglecting that which could give spiritual and intellectual unity to his whole life.” (In Conference Report, Apr. 1975, pp. 96–97; or Ensign, May 1975, p. 65.) 

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As I participated in the Mexico City Temple dedication, I received the distinct impression that God is not pleased with our neglect of the Book of Mormon.

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President Benson...here   1986  President of Church
We have made some wonderful strides in the past. We will be lengthening our stride in the future. To do so, we must first cleanse the inner vessel by awaking and arising, being morally clean, using the Book of Mormon in a manner so that God will lift the condemnation, and finally conquering pride by humbling ourselves.

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Section 84:

54 And your ^aminds in times past have been ^bdarkened because of ^cunbelief, and because you have treated ^dlightly the things you have received—

55 Which ^avanity and unbelief have brought the whole church under condemnation.

56 And this condemnation resteth upon the children of ^aZion, even all.

57 And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the new ^acovenant, even the ^bBook of Mormon and the ^cformer commandments which I have given them, not only to say, but to ^ddo according to that which I have written—

58 That they may bring forth ^afruit meet for their Father’s kingdom; otherwise there remaineth a ^bscourge and judgment to be poured out upon the children of Zion.

Trying to Abide! (Part 1)

Elder Jack Gerard-  Abide the Day  here  What a fantastic talk!  I'd never heard of "deepfake" before but sometimes I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer so maybe you already know about it.  In my effort to understand and absorb and put into my life, as President Nelson asked, those 3 sections...25, 84, & 107...I realize that I'm on a quest-seeking pursuit of personal revelation.  This talk fits right in with my attempts to figure things out!

One of the things that I'm feeling is...a deep sense of gratitude.  Gratitude that the Prophet is truly trying to prepare us for the 2nd coming by this grand gathering as we circle our spiritual wagons and our individual collective testimonies. 

As I've pondered the 84th section...I see the safety factor of President Nelson's effort for gathering us...trying to prepare us...trying to keep us safe.

(3 physical places)
Isaiah 4:5 And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount ^aZion, and upon her assemblies, a ^bcloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming ^cfire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of ^arefuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

2 Nephi 14:5-6 

 5 And the ^aLord will create upon every dwelling-place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a ^bcloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for upon all the glory of Zion shall be a defence.

6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of ^arefuge, and a covert from storm and from rain.

dwelling place=home....assemblies=Church/Stakes...tabernacle=Temple.

Moses 7:61-62 talks about the gathering in the last days "...but my people will I preserve".  footnote - preserve=divine protection

That divine protection will come through Following The Prophet and abiding in our homes/our Stake/our Temple.

The gathering is that means of divine protection.

Home...Come Follow Me program...2020 ALL will read in homes and teach in Church the Book of Mormon.  This alignment is a really huge thing, in my estimation...having the entire church aligned to read and teach and live and learn from the Book of Mormon.  I just can't imagine the spirit that will be felt throughout these 3 areas of home and church and temple..

Church...Stake=defense/refuge from wrath poured out in last days.
D&C 115:6 And that the ^agathering together upon the land of ^bZion, and upon her ^cstakes, may be for a defense, and for a ^drefuge from the storm, and from wrath when it shall be ^epoured out without mixture upon the whole earth.

Temples...Covenants/angels/God. see vss.6 in the scriptures above from Isaiah and 2 Nephi.

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This song just popped into my mind!  here  This was back in the day when some Gospel songs were played on the radio with other hits of the day!  Let's get on board the train and not be left gawking at the station platform!!