27 Nov 2020, Friday

 27 Nov 2020, Friday

Prioritized Daily Task

Native American Heritage Day

8 AM Legacy Center to exercise

10 AM Pibcoa Debbie

11 AM my Pibcoa appointment

12:00 Noon - Service Project-meet at Grandma’s house-

Gather items for 5 families in need-

5:00 PM Come back to Grandma’s for soup and salad

7:30 PM the children made ginger bread houses in the garage. 

Ryan, Stephanie and boys, Carter, Mackay and Andrew and Porter, Tate, Candon, Audrey and Bradack spent the night.  I talked to Michael and Matthew today.  I could not get Beth or Rae Lynn.   

Debbie and I had family prayer with Tony, Jody, George, Laura, Patrick, Anndalyn, Jared, Jani, Ryan, Stephanie and their children buefore the party started breaking up.   

I had some time today to contemplate a spiritual thought Stephanie shared with the family last night from Come Follow Me we have been reading in the Book of Mormon.  We learn of two periods of time, hundreds of years apart, two different groups of people who lived on the American continent.  The first group became extent and the second self-destructed, for the same reason.  The destruction was caused by contention in the hearts and minds of the people. The contention was so intense they could not reason together. 

The devil is the author of contention and hatred.  The Lord taught the people through Amulek (Alma 34:32-34), “….this live is the time for men (and women) to prepare to meet God; …this life is the day for men to perform their labors………for after this day of life, which is given to us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed.  Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God.  Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doeth posses your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.”

…..And it came to pass that the people repented not of their iniquity; and the people of Coriantumr were stirred up to anger against the people of Shiz; and the people of Shiz were stirred up to anger against the people of Coriantumr; wherefore, the people of Shiz did give battle unto the people of Coriantumr….

Coriantumr saw that there had been slain by the sword already nearly two millions of his people, and he began to sorrow in his heart; yea, there had been slain two millions of mighty men, and also their wives and their children.        Book of Mormon, Ether chapter 15: 2,6 

 

The second group of people in the Americas.

 

Forth Book of Nephi 2: And it came to pass in the thirty and sixth year (A.D.), the people were all converted unto the Lord, upon all the face of the land, both Nephites and Lamanites, and there were no contentions and disputations among them, and every man did deal justly one with another…… 16 And there were no envyings, nor strifes, nor tumults, nor whoredoms, nor lyings, nor murders, nor any manner of lasciviousness; and surely there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been created by the hand of God…. 24 And now, in this two hundred and first (A.D.) year there began to be among them those who were lifted up in pride, such as the wearing of costly apparel, and all manner of fine pearls, and of the fine things of the world….. 35 And now it came to pass in this year, yea, in the two hundred and thirty and first year (A.D.), there was a great division among the people….               Mormon 3:8 And in the three hundred and sixty and second year (A.D.) they did come down again to battle. And we did beat them again, and did slay a great number of them, and their dead were cast into the sea.                    

5:2 ……..I knew the judgments of the Lord which should come upon them; for they repented not of their iniquities, but did struggle for their lives without calling upon that Being who created them.  6:11 And when they (Lamanites) had gone through and hewn down all (thousands) my people (Nephites) save it were twenty and four of us, ……... having survived the dead of our people…. 18 But now, behold, they are led  about by Satan, even as chaff is driven before the wind, or as a vessel is tossed about upon the waves, without sail or anchor, or without anything wherewith to steer her; and even as she is, so are they.

 

Mormon 3:22 And I would that I could persuade all ye ends of the earth to repent and prepare to stand before the judgment-seat of Christ.

Most of times, PRIDE is at the root of contention, not humility, not patience nor long suffering.  Contention feed on itself and continues to increase until a person, a family, a community and a country are consumed with HATE.  It is no wonder the Lord said the two greatest commandments are LOVE GOD and LOVE your enemies. (Matthew 5:44 and 22:37)