The lord provides truth, priesthood authority, ordinances, and organization through his prophets.
- Matthew 16:18-19 - This scripture brought me back to good old primary times. It talks about building the church upon this rock. It's so simple but it reminded me about the wise man that built his house upon the rock. Its a simple thing, but if we build our lives, the church, work, anything at all upon a strong foundation, we will prosper for a long time. In all essense the church should be our strong foundation. If we stay close the the church, everything will stand strong in the end.
- D&C 1:6 - - This scripture is very powerful to me personally. It just hits deep when you know the word of God will be proclaimed forever and always. Even after he has been gone for so long, his church and his word still penetrate throughout almost the entire world. When he speaks, he speaks, and will not excuse himself. What he says is right, and what he says is doctrine we must live by to our best power.
- 2 Nephi 15:17 - No matter what happens in this earth, no matter what happens with the church, the lord will always be there. He has touched teh lives of countless people, and there are millions more to come. When we are in our lost and fallen state, he is our iron rod. He won't exactly bring us right up and out of that fallen state, but he is the thing that will help us. He is that light at the end of a dark tunnel that will bring us unto salvation.
- Amos 8:11-12 - This scripture to me reminds me of food, half because it talks about food. But i think of it in this way: If you knew there was going to be a famine, you would stock up on as much food as you could, you would eat plenty, and put away heaps of storage. If we know an apostasy is coming we should stock up on the gospel. Stock up on scripture and prayer, get as close to Christ as possible. That would be a scary thought to know all throughout the land, the entire earth is empty of the gospel. But i know in my heart, that if this were to happen, i would have the gospel in my home, and in my heart.
- Matthew 24:24 - We need to beware of false doctrines, christs, and prophets. They will arise in the last days and try to decieve the minds of the faithfull. Sometimes you may hear material that disagrees with the church, or goes against our standards. We need to flee from it like the plague. We may be tempted to "bash" or listen, but i feel as though we should just leave like we would with a bad joke or foul language. It's not something we should let seep into our minds. Because we may dwell on it later.
- Acts 20:29-30 - We are lucky to have prophets and apostles on the earth today. They are able to give us guidance and teachings straight from the lord himself. This is a big help in keeping us on the straight and narrow path. This scripture to me warns us. I interpret it that when we find ourselves far from the lord, or from church the wolves move in. Wolves meaning the temptations of the world. Satan knows the best times to tempt us, and he will strike when we are weak. We need to remember who we are, and make choices ahead of time so when the adversary comes, we can decide quickly what we are going to do.
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