Josh and I went to the West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster last night to officiate a volleyball game... Any person who has morals would have to be thoroughly impressed with the student body that showed up for the game.... The place was packed with female students who wore dresses and skirts which went below their knee and that was true for every woman... The young men looked and acted with a wonderful morality that could be admired by anyone who believes in those things... They cheered wildly for their team but never showed any disrespect towards the opposing team or officials... And yet if it would have been announced that the officials are active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints I guarantee that there would have been an immediate change in the aura of the gym.... Why?..... It is simple, these people are blinded by
satan (I do not capitalize the name
satan) in a way that is more powerful than any other use of this power and he does have an abundance of different ways to blind men from the true teachings of Jesus Christ.... You can hear
Nephi saying,"Whoa, unto him that will say all is well in Zion, yea, all is well".... I love these people though because they do love Jesus Christ and will stand up against all of the Anti-Christ that exists today to fight against Lord's teaching.... We are on the same team but our leaders are different.... Now, I am going to sound harsh at times, but I am harsh towards the leaders and yet even they I hope, has the heart to want to do right but are just fooled by the precepts of man.... And yet if their heart screams filthy lucre as their motive then I am very critical of them.... How can people who really believe and love the Savior refuse to read the Book of Mormon.... It doesn't make sense, except again we see the power of
satan, it is amazing to me.... The Book of Mormon would be a book of scripture that would inspire them to new heights as it testifies of Jesus along with the Bible.... But, I wish they would read the Bible with an open heart and mind.... The Lords church has the foundation of Apostles and Prophets.... It teaches that there is 3 heavens.... It tells us that there is baptism for everyone and the way that this can be done is by baptism for the dead.... The Bible teaches us that revelation is a necessary part of the gospel plan.... We know that the Lord had other sheep which was not part of the old world fold but another one and they would hear His voice and know it.... The Old Testament makes clear that there are special teachings that are not generally taught but is taught in a place like a tabernacle in those days and a temple in our day.... In reality these good people I was with last night really don't want anything more than what the Terrestrial Kingdom will offer.... In the Terrestrial Kingdom they will dwell with Jesus Christ.... They will be able to dwell with other honorable people just like they were doing last night.... They are not interested in Eternal Families or marriage.... They accept this fate and seem to be happy with it.... Now, this is my doctrine and I do not speak for the church, but I wonder sometimes if they did not seek this glory when they were in the
premortal life (which they do not believe in at this time) and not wanting the
weight of glory that comes from the Celestial Kingdom.... Let's not fool ourselves who seek the Celestial Glory, that kingdom lends to hard work, suffering, trial of patience and endless glory that we cannot comprehend, but our Father in Heaven had to endure 1/3 of His spirit children reject His plan.... Then he needs to experience many of His children who did take upon them the flesh to do
outrageous sins on His faithful and innocent children.... No wonder he rejoices with His children who are faithful and no wonder His Spirit is in great abundance during our visits to the temple.... I love my fellow Christians but like in the
Premortal life and now, I plead with them to accept the
fullness of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ teachings and allow the Holy Ghost to bear witness of these truths to their souls... I know that the blessings that come from baptism and going to the Temple will be worth whatever trial that I will need to endure... Please, my friends do not shrink from the greater glory that you can receive.... My Christian friends live in a light of the gospel in a sense, but they need to enter the dark and be tried really tried by the adversary and to stand up for Jesus under the worst of conditions to fully understand our Savior and be able to enjoy the Eternal light of the fullness of the Gospel.... Night...
