We were indeed edified!
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:43 am
My dear Brothers and Sisters:
Elder Packer has asked me once again to visit with all of you here on Dr. Shades' free-for-all board.
Brother Packer knows that I am firmly harnessed to the gospel, and that the fiery darts of apostasy, which fly here with abandon, will never penetrate my soul, for I have taken on the whole armour of God. (I loved the Ironman movie).
I can not say the same for many of the rest of you who reside here. But, to the point of my post.
The FAIR conference has now come to a close. We have been edified. Our testimonies have been nourished, indeed, even enriched. We all wished for more, but all good things must come to an end, as they say somewhere. I forgot where, however.
I could dare say that I have been enriched and edified far more than from any General Conference I have previously attended, at least in recent memory.
We're indeed grateful to the brothers and sister who participated in this unforgettable conference. The Spirit was rich, even in abundance. Indeed, we in the quorum of the 15 apostles, gleaned much from each of the presentations. (We purchased the streaming video, not with tithing funds, of course.)
Of specific note, we have been saddened of late by all the vitriolic attacks on our Egyptian apologists in the church. But, Brother Gee proved the naysayers were just that, naysayers. He has the fundamentals correct. In the end, it is true, we don't quote much from the Pearl of Great Price these days. We focus our energies on the scriptures we know to be true, in other words, the scriptures that are backed up with evidence.
I have been to the Old World, indeed I have recently visited even Nahom. The Spirit was there in abundance. There in the cemetery, we broke bread together (my wife and I), and felt the spirits of that special place encircling us with love and gratitude that they have not been forgotten. I have been given authority from Brother Packer to inform you all that, we, the quorum of the 15, have decided to use some of the tithing funds which are so faithfully deposited with our faithful Bishops throughout the world, to purchase the land in and around Nahom, to build a monument, much like the one at Mountain Meadow, in honor of those who gave up their lives for the building of the Kingdom of God, which is surely to come, yea, much sooner than even The Nehor expects.
We are awaiting that day and know from the Spirit that indeed it will come soon. How soon we know not, but soon it will be.
That is very clear. But, back to the conference. Did I mention that we were edified and filled with the Spirit? Indeed, we were.
Brother Gardner confirmed to us that magic can indeed be part of the gospel, if applied properly to the building up of the Kingdom of God. You can all rest assured that we will begin in General Conference, yea, even at our next gathering, to mention the 'translation from a hat' trick.
What those who have failed the test of faith have yet to realize, and may never realize, is that we have never been embarrassed by such translation methods. (Well, Brother Uchtdorf was a bit surprised, but we have explained to him that such a translation process is no greater a miracle than flying a Boeing 747 across the Atlantic. He was satisfied with that explanation, as all the naysayers should be.)
The Spirit is a great unifier. We pray that you together on this board will be edified by the Spirit, and that 'he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together. And that which doth not edify is not of God, and is darkness.'
Take this to heart the both of you, Harmony and Marg. 'And, again, verily I say unto you (two), and I say it that you may know the truth, that you may chase darkness from among you.'
To all of you, here, we send out our message of love to you and command you to chase away the darkness from among you, that you, too, may be encircled by the spirits from Nahom, and come to taste even just a bit of the love of Christ.
This is our prayer, even my prayer for all of you.
Your brother, forever, in the harness of the Gospel, yea, even one of the especial 15 witnesses that Christ is real and that He loves you dearly and is patiently awaiting your knock at the door.
Amen.
Elder Packer has asked me once again to visit with all of you here on Dr. Shades' free-for-all board.
Brother Packer knows that I am firmly harnessed to the gospel, and that the fiery darts of apostasy, which fly here with abandon, will never penetrate my soul, for I have taken on the whole armour of God. (I loved the Ironman movie).
I can not say the same for many of the rest of you who reside here. But, to the point of my post.
The FAIR conference has now come to a close. We have been edified. Our testimonies have been nourished, indeed, even enriched. We all wished for more, but all good things must come to an end, as they say somewhere. I forgot where, however.
I could dare say that I have been enriched and edified far more than from any General Conference I have previously attended, at least in recent memory.
We're indeed grateful to the brothers and sister who participated in this unforgettable conference. The Spirit was rich, even in abundance. Indeed, we in the quorum of the 15 apostles, gleaned much from each of the presentations. (We purchased the streaming video, not with tithing funds, of course.)
Of specific note, we have been saddened of late by all the vitriolic attacks on our Egyptian apologists in the church. But, Brother Gee proved the naysayers were just that, naysayers. He has the fundamentals correct. In the end, it is true, we don't quote much from the Pearl of Great Price these days. We focus our energies on the scriptures we know to be true, in other words, the scriptures that are backed up with evidence.
I have been to the Old World, indeed I have recently visited even Nahom. The Spirit was there in abundance. There in the cemetery, we broke bread together (my wife and I), and felt the spirits of that special place encircling us with love and gratitude that they have not been forgotten. I have been given authority from Brother Packer to inform you all that, we, the quorum of the 15, have decided to use some of the tithing funds which are so faithfully deposited with our faithful Bishops throughout the world, to purchase the land in and around Nahom, to build a monument, much like the one at Mountain Meadow, in honor of those who gave up their lives for the building of the Kingdom of God, which is surely to come, yea, much sooner than even The Nehor expects.
We are awaiting that day and know from the Spirit that indeed it will come soon. How soon we know not, but soon it will be.
That is very clear. But, back to the conference. Did I mention that we were edified and filled with the Spirit? Indeed, we were.
Brother Gardner confirmed to us that magic can indeed be part of the gospel, if applied properly to the building up of the Kingdom of God. You can all rest assured that we will begin in General Conference, yea, even at our next gathering, to mention the 'translation from a hat' trick.
What those who have failed the test of faith have yet to realize, and may never realize, is that we have never been embarrassed by such translation methods. (Well, Brother Uchtdorf was a bit surprised, but we have explained to him that such a translation process is no greater a miracle than flying a Boeing 747 across the Atlantic. He was satisfied with that explanation, as all the naysayers should be.)
The Spirit is a great unifier. We pray that you together on this board will be edified by the Spirit, and that 'he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together. And that which doth not edify is not of God, and is darkness.'
Take this to heart the both of you, Harmony and Marg. 'And, again, verily I say unto you (two), and I say it that you may know the truth, that you may chase darkness from among you.'
To all of you, here, we send out our message of love to you and command you to chase away the darkness from among you, that you, too, may be encircled by the spirits from Nahom, and come to taste even just a bit of the love of Christ.
This is our prayer, even my prayer for all of you.
Your brother, forever, in the harness of the Gospel, yea, even one of the especial 15 witnesses that Christ is real and that He loves you dearly and is patiently awaiting your knock at the door.
Amen.
