Song is the ultimate surmon. Prophesies regarding the last days talk about large scale disasters; economic or political upheavel. Latter day destruction that is personal, warning more applicable inside the church. Even those of the covenant could be deceived by the enemy of truth. Heart as center of faith, center of loyalty and values, men's hearts shall fail them.
HF knows all these dangers of soul, gives counsel and protection regarding them. BOM begins with parable of life, hope vs. fear. Lehi's dream a difficult journey becomes more difficult by mists of darkness. The mists descends on ALL the travelers, on the elect and the weaker ones. Successful travelers resist all distractions: taunts and other paths. Protected pressed their way forward continually holding the rod of iron.
Beheld redeemer of world and the sick healed, devils cast out. Power of christ will counter all troubles in all times. it is the safe harbor god wants for us. Message that BOM begins with, and how it ends. Only true way.
JS and Hyrum started for Carthage: thou hast been faithful, thou shall be made strong, end up in the mansions of my father. Farewell until we meet at the judgement seat. Ether 12. Everlasting testimony that these two brothers died for. Holland has Hyrum's copy. JS bore testimony to his guards of BOM. (Testators??? Also, died in a gun fight. For the record) Would these men blaspheme before god if they had ficticiously created? (they could have believed it. Straw man arguement. Holy pathos)
Legions die, they bore testimony of BOM... in this hour of death, these two men would enter the presence of eternal judge in book, brand them as imposters and charlatans. THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT. They were willing to die (didn't seem so willing to me when they fought back) Examined, attacked, denied, deconstructed, like no other book in any religious history. Failed theories had been born. Spalding. None of these frankly PATHETIC ANSWERS. (WOW< ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??? volume does not equal truth. These theories have adequetely explained the BOM. Better than the whitewashed history parroted by the church. Bloody hell, I hate the fear mongering). Must accept BOM. If anyone is foolish enough to reject 531 pages with literary and semitic complexity (rolls eyes. He can't be serious, can he??) Such persons have been deceived. If they leave this church, they must do so by CRAWLING over BOM to do so. It is a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, a barrier to unbelievers. Witnesses testified to their death that they had seen and angel and handled the plates (um... are these the same people that distinguished between "spiritual" eyes and not physical eyes? I think they are). I wasn't there to see the BOM (god, this is godawful. Seriously), my testimony of this record and the peace it brings is binding as if I had seen it for real. I witness unto the world. I LIE NOT> GOD BEARING WITNESS OF IT. My testimony given today under oath and office recorded by men on earth and angels in heaven. I declared to the world in the most straightforward language that BOM is true, the JS brought it forth, given to bring home. My witness echos that of Nephi: harken unto these words and believe in christ. If you shall believe in christ you shall believe these words for they are the words of christ, all men shall do good. Christ will show you with power and great glory that they are his words.
God always provides safty to soul. Remember declaration by Jesus: whoso treasureth my word shall not be deceived.
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Wow! That was a piece of work. Six months ago he gives a talk people rave over about Jesus. People raved, of course, because most talks are closer to this one.
How is it a stumbling block when most of the church barely knows what it contains?
BTW, another explanation for JS & HS going to Carthage is that they thought they could get away again, or that they would be rescued.
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