FRIENDS AND MARRIAGE

Friends and Marriage

I Had a good friend get married on Valentine's Day. She found her husband, of long ago, re-met him, found he was a widow and rekindled their affection. It became a special love story. They had had four children together. He was a policeman and after retiring became a carpenter. He built display cabinets for large companies.

They had both gone on with their lives after their divorce, however, Carla carried an enduring love for Robert that never quit. She spoke of him to me often and said she would some day find him again. I bet Robert felt that same way.

Isn't computer Internet wonderful? You can put in a name with a 'last known' city and search for old friends. Some web-sites will give you quite a bit of free information, while others charge you a minimum of $9.95 to even check the information for you. They usually have a commercial that says they have LOTS of info on that person, whether they actually have any or not.

Carla went over to Texas, the state where Robert was living and made an appointment to visit with him. That visit was a good one. Sparks rekindled and they decided to get married - the next year on Valentine's Day. They started phoning each other and checking to see how each other was and all that lovey-dovey stuff that happens over the phone with people in love, again. Then winter came and snow fell with ice. It was hard for Robert to find roads open for travel. He was going to drive out with his son (from the last marriage) and then the son would fly back - because he was working at a job and only got the week-end off.

Many phone calls and some disappointment was communicated due to the winter roads. The date of February 14Th was soon arriving and Robert was still in Texas. Snow and ice continued to fall around Dallas and Fort Worth and the roads were impassable. Then the sun came out and Robert got into the car and off he and his son went towards Utah. He arrived just a few days before the wedding date. Carla was relieved. She had obtained two cats after her Cinnamon cat died and now she had three. It seemed they were everywhere in her two-bedroom home. Robert is not allergic to cats and so that didn't bother him. He settled in very well.

The reception was the next evening and Carla decided to have it casual. Lots of people came. People from work, people living in the apartment complex that she lives in, church people, and friends all were there. She got 'many' envelopes with money and lots of gifts. The cake was beautiful - I got to take some home and I shared it with my neighbors. There was lots of food. M&M's, chocolate brownies, flour torquitos, cut-up fruits and sherbet punch. One of the people sitting at our table was the 'Scrapbook Lady' who holds classes that Carla attends (they last into the midnight hours). It was lots of fun talking with her and the others there.

Wow! Love still blooms in the world! Happiness and good wishes always to good friends. May you have abundance and soar in life to the highest heights possible.

VALENTINE'S DAY

TODAY IS VALENTINE'S DAY. What a Happy occasion!

My husband said to me this morning, "My life began when I married you!" WOW!

That makes me so blessed to have him in my life. Once love letters were sent out often to announce love for spouses. If you receive a card or a letter today, it means your special and loved. If you choose to write a poem, the words need to be emotional and should produce a nice smile and maybe a hug or kiss back at you.

Valentine's Day started out as a clash between a kindly priest and a mighty ruler. Now, St. Valentine is reverenced as its Patron Saint. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius is given the honor of proclaiming February 14 to be a feast day in honor of St. Valentine.

Later, the day was observed by young Romans who began offering handwritten greetings of affection, known as Valentines, to the women they admired. Valentine's Day is one of the major holidays, in the U.S., that use greeting cards and hand written letters to tell sweethearts that they are loved and special. This day is right up there with Mother's Day and Christmas.

The Valentine's Day card is now celebrated all over the world. The card - Often designed with red hearts, cherubs with arrows, and lip kisses, is one of the ways love is shown. Of course, e-mail, face book, twitter, linked-in, e-cards, skype, phone texting, phone calls, and personal words are also popular today. It is said that Valentine cards represent 25% of all cards still sent out to sweethearts, per the greeting card association; it is still a commercial success.

Act now, don't wait. Your love can bloom with new romance by producing that red card for the one you love. Be sure to look for that smile and maybe a big hug or kiss.

Happy Valentine's Day!

STAKE CONFERENCE

STAKE CONFERENCE WAS TODAY

A bit unusual for them to speak about the world in crisis, morality gone over the edge, and families in trouble. Many references were given from those writers of long ago, who predicted "our world" at this time.

The botton line is that, unlike the early Saints, we aren't living the commandments to their heighest levels. Still - there are some who attend, serve, and have lovely families. They also have Temple recommends. Another group follows only the commandments that they like -- sort of like getting lunch at a cafeteria. Not being totally committed will not get you inside those 'golden gates of heaven'.

The prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. told us to forego the idle or free times we have --in these busy days -- and attend the Temple more often and continue to read the scriptures. For in them, are the answers to our questions and solutions to all our problems. The Lord can only help & assist us when we do as the Brother of Jared did. Bring the problem to the Lord, delevop a solution and take that idea back to the Lord. It will either be confirmed as good and go ahead, or your will get a stupor of thought, be confused, or you won't feel right about it.

My neighbor spends time with his young daughter before bed-time by reading 5 verses of scripture to her and having her read the next 5 verses. Then they discuss what they read. By spending quality time with her, instead of computer games, TV, movies, or not being at home, he is developing a strong daughter of God - who will be able to fight against evil as she grows into womanhood. I give him my compliments.

May we all be valiant in reading the scriptures, serving others, and following the commandments.

100 YEARS OLD

One Hundred years ago my father (I called him Dad or Pop) was born January 25, 1911.
Ronald Reagan was born the same year. Ronald was the President of the United States, 1981-1989. My dad was great in many other ways.

I have seen many pictures of Hollywood Actors in my parents home. There was one of Ronald Reagan with my Mother at the Old Tucson Movie Set. Many of these actors came to Tucson for the Rodeo in February or to visit the Old Tucson Family Park which later became the Old Tucson Movie Set.

Some of the faces I remember include the following: Rex Allen and his horse KoKo, Roy Rogers with horse Trigger, Dale Evans and horse Buttermilk, Andy Divine "Jingles" with horse Joker, Gabby Hayes with horse Calico, Gene Autrey with horse Champion, Tom Mix with horse Old Blue, Hopalong Cassidy "Bill Boyd" with horse Topper, Lash LaRue with horse Black Diamond (his sidekick was Al St.John), Joel McCrea with horse Steel, Clayton Moore with horse Silver, Slim Pickens with horse Appaloosa, Rod Cameron with horse Knight, Tex Ritter with horse White Flash, Randolph Scott with horse Stardust, Clint Walker with horse Brandy, John Wayne with horse Dollar, Wild Bill Elliott with horse Thunder, Cisco Kid "Duncan Renaldo" with horse Diablo, Leo Carillo "Pancho" with horse Loco, Richard Boone with horse Rafter, and James Arness with horse Buck. I can't remember the women's names. I remember one that yodeled. It was a beautiful sound to me.

My parents went every Saturday and Sunday for many years to the West side of Tucson, Arizona across the mountain range to a large open desert. Originally there was just one small fallen-down adobe wall. This wall was rebuilt by the Jaycees and many other buildings were added before the Old Tucson Family Park was open to the public. My dad was Mayor of the Family Park for many years. The men were in full cowboy gear with blank pistols and all the women wore old-fashioned dresses with bonnets. This made the event so much fun for the guests.

There was a huge cement dance floor with a band loft. My Mom and other women managed the Phoebe's Pie shop. They hand made from scratch all the items for sale there. I spent many hours in the kitchen helping to finish the turn-overs and pies. Homemade lemon aid, tea and coffee were also available. There were dinning tables of rough wood in the lobby. Along the street were many buildings for artisans with many hand crafts. Hand carved wooden pins, Gila monsters, turquoise jewelry, silk scarves, leather goods, Indian jewelry, and later a sandwich cafe. Another building was the Gift Shop and canteen. The man there paid us kids 5 cents for collecting bottles from sodas that were left all over the place by the people walking around.

My parents and the other Jaycees performed silent plays with big signs telling the dialog. Trick riders, Indians dances and street shoot-em-up fights (men falling off roofs, stage coaches robbed, streets flooded, even a hanging). It was a great performance.

The chapel had real weddings on Saturday. The local catholic church used their Priests to perform the weddings, often. One time the couple who were to get married eloped and I had to fill in with a handsome cowboy to fake the wedding that was advertised. The seats were filled to capacity and no one wanted to disappoint the crowd. My Mom grabbed me and took me to the dressing room shack. She dolled me up and off I went. Mom was also the teacher for the Can-Can dancers who performed for the crowds and on the street floats in parades. When I turned 20 she taught me and other daughters of the Jaycee-etts to dance and we took over for many years.

My Dad was a part of the large group of family men who joined the Tucson Jaycee club. The women or wives joined the Jaycee-etts, which was part of the main Club. The Club built a large building on Ft. Lowell Street. It had a huge ballroom for dinning and dancing with a stage for presentations. There was also a long bar for refreshments. Behind the bar was a large storage area and on the other side were the restrooms. In the back of the building was another large room for crafts. There was also a shed for storage of wagons, a jail, Christmas decorations, party posters and western and horse paraphernalia. Behind the building was a large lot for parking. A social club of types, there were Presidents to elect, parties to throw, dignitaries to invite, community service to perform, and kids to corral. They even went onto the highway (with a police escort) and stopped a traveler from another state to join the rodeo celebration. Community service was a big item and every Christmas they took 25children and helped them select gifts for their families. They did much good.

My parents were members of the Roping Club. I remember dancing "Put Your Little Foot" with Homer Cummings there. Homer ran the horse boarding facility on Ft. Lowell where my parents boarded their horses.

My Dad was very outgoing and a hard worker. He worked all day as a contractor and into the night as an architect. He was a brick layer from 16 years old. He played with art (both oil, iron, wood, and colored rock), building with stone, helping out neighbors, and making sure jobs were available for those he knew or loaning them money which they ALWAYS paid back. My parents housed many families as they were moving into town and needed a lift up. My Mother (Mom) was the bookkeeper for my Dad and kept up with his plans and play-time.

Mom hosted many back-yard parties. Fish was often the meat dish or grilled steak. My Dad built a huge fireplace in the back-yard. It had more than just a firepit, it came with a double sided-meat grill for steak, plus a huge metal grill. It had an oven with a wood firebox, and a spit for turning shishkabob. Outside the covered firepit area was a 20' long spoke, round wagon-wheel overhead, covered by shading vines to protect the lazy-susan surrounding the vine house in the center of the cement table. It seated at least 12 people. In front of the firepit were large hand-colored and sealed cement tiles for easy dancing. I remember seeing my Dad on his hands and knees drawing irregular lines in the cement and later hand coloring the stones he created. it was beautiful!

Dad went to Cholla Bay (Rocky Point) Mexico many times during the year for a vacation. He loved to fish. He had a 30' Cabin Cruiser that he stored there beside his cabana. The cabana had 6 bunk beds, a kitchen and dinning room with an ice-box, propane stove, and a bath with a shower. We brought our own water and food from home. My Dad was friendly with the native Mexicans and often brought them gifts of bicycles, chairs, and special gifts that they requested. For his friendship they would gut and clean the fish he caught and pack them in ice for transport back to Tucson. They would also be sure that the water truck was available for the water tank on top of the roof, right away. We used the water for showers and flushing the toilet. One evening I went down to the main restaurant. They had just caught a big sea-turtle and were cooking it over a fire pit. I was invited to sample the meat. Yes, it had many flavors of meat - not just chicken flavor. It is illegal to catch these beautiful reptiles. I remember one time we kids bought fire-crackers and ran around lighting them and tossing them to hear them crack. Sid threw one on the roof, by accident, and it blew a hole in the Cabana roof. Dad was not pleased.

My Dad was also a hunter. He loved animals. He would hunt for filling the freezer with meat for the year. He often took my brothers with him on the hunt. My Mom even went, but I was never invited. Whenever he saw small animals he would set traps and catch them. Our yard was filled with wild animals that he had caught. He fed them daily and brought many people over to view them. When the Arizona Senora Desert Museum was finally completed they took all his animals and put them into their facility. My Dad continued to hunt and catch wild animals and he would continue to donate them to the Museum (you might call it a zoo). I remember having a wild Havalena Hog in our house. We would stomp our feet on the floor and it would follow us around the house.

The back yard Ramada was wire-caged in and a Lynx Bob Cat was added. Dad would play with the cat every night when he got home. The water had to be changed daily as the cat used it to urinate in. Dad fed it raw horse meat. The bobcat was not declawed and anyone without tough hands, like my Dad from cement and lime residue from bricklaying, would not have survived. It even bit through my right arm once. This cat was the mascot for the University of Arizona.

Out back behind the house, I remember 7 red fox, a badger, a porcupine, several skunks and many snakes. He kept one skunk for us to play with. There were pigeons, owls, raccoons, and even an elephant. He always said he was going to put alligators underneath my clothesline. Dad built a one-bedroom apartment out behind the main house for the teenage boys or for guests. Dad added to that apartment several rooms and a carport. He also dug a bomb-shelter under it. Later in life, he and Mom moved in, renting out the big house out front.

My parents were also involved with the yearly February Rodeo at the Fair grounds. Mom was the Usher Manager and Dad was the Grounds Manager. He loved to walk past the Brahama bulls and wild mustangs. My parents were always the best workers, showing up early and leaving late.

The Jaycees also worked the Fireworks at the University of Arizona. Dad learned how to make those beautiful bursting fireworks and the interesting ground works, which moved and entertained all those inside the paid seats. I was just a girl and although asked often was never allowed to learn any of those neat things.

THE TABERNACLE CHOIR

THE AMERICAN CHOIR -- THE LDS CHURCH TABERNACLE CHOIR
The choir sings during the two conference's each year, April and October.
A two-day conference, with the pleasure of me sitting at home with my TV turned on.
Watching the talks researched and given by persons chosen by the Priesthood Quorum. The speeches may be by the Apostles, the Seventies, the Women's Organizations Relief Society and Primary), or just ordinary persons, who are members.

I could have gone by Trax-train to Salt Lake City and walked about a block to the main Conference Center, by getting off a the "Temple Square" stop. The Center Houses over 25,000 seats in several levels. There are two huge screens to show you the speakers -- just like you are in the front row. These screens televise the words to the songs that the choir and congregation are to sing.

The choir has 350 members. The ladies have costumes with selected jewelry in several colors. Everyone is dressed the same. When the ladies have on a certain color of dress or skirt and top, the men have on their black or grey suits with a matching tie -- the same color as the women's dresses.

The choir practices several times per week, before the conference or other event where they will sing. They also travel world-wide and sing for dignitaries, countries, and educational places. I heard that they pay for their own travel fees.

Each person wanting to be a member of the choir has to send-in a video and if selected also sing in front of judges. They only want professional voices in the choir. Singing in a choir during church does not count. They mentioned last week that student at BYU University in their choir may be professional enough to try-out for the Tabernacle Choir. The American Choir. Their voices meld together so beautifully with power and softness that is lacking in other choirs.

They are fantastic! When the have a soloist, the voice is trained and beautiful!

ACTION vs SPIRITUAL GROWTH

I was watching an old recording on TV of Women's Conference. It was very good. My eyes were opened with a few of their comments. I will share a few with you.

Going to church, saying prayers, reading scriptures daily, wanting to be good and do all the right things, even getting baptized and having a Temple recommend IS NOT what you are here for. OK- so you know you were sent to earth [after the great war in heaven against satan] to receive a body and grow spiritually. Now there is the rub. In getting your body, you did nothing. In growing your Spirit - it is all up to you!

Growing spiritually is so vague. What it really means is to become like Christ. To know Him. To make decisions like He would. To love others because He does. Of course, we remember that ANYONE can change and repent--therefore, all can be cleansed of all their mistakes and return to Heavenly Father (without our judgments or permission).

During sacrament weekly, we bow and pray for the Love of God and redeeming grace of Jesus Christ. Oh--you forgot to remember Christ in your prayer? You were just praying for your self or family? You were praying about a problem? You were praying for something you desire? Worst case - you were fighting with another or talking.

So have you got the message? The Sacramental prayer is meant to remember Christ! To be thankful for Christ and his sacrifice--not only in the Garden of Gethsemane, death on the Cross, in the Tomb for three days, and for the resurrection (which breaks the bands of death - for us earth-living beings to be resurrected) --we are to become LIKE Him, to think like Him, to live like Him, to love like Him! We have been told that we cannot become perfect in this life, because none of us is perfect. What does that mean?

First -- we sin [big or little, it doesn't matter for this writing], therefore, we cannot return to God. That means we failed the first part - not Celestial Kingdom. Even if we try real hard and are very good. OK, we make it to the Terrestial Kingdom. There the really good go. Yet, they wanted to be perfect! Their testimony was lacking, maybe not valiant. What was missing?

The body is made of materials found on the earth. The spirit is inside the body - not part of the body. The spirit gives us warnings when we are exposed to bad things in this world -- like, swearing, rated R or X movies, magazines or Internet that have pornography in them, incorrect or pre-marriage sex experiences, bad manners, bad moods, bad thoughts...all of these things are connected to the BODY. Christ died on the cross - his body was spent for us -- because we ALL fail to be perfect on earth. We all sin. We all broke our promise. We all need Christ!

The Resurrection allows us ALL to have the opportunity to be resurrected and receive the Judgement of Christ. If it were not for Jesus, we could not be resurrected. The body would decay in the grave (as it does now) and the Spirit would be lost-- Always separated from the body and not being able to return to Heavenly Father. This is, in fact, what happened to Satan. He lost his body and opportunity to come to earth and to have Christ forgive sins. He cannot return to God. He is cast out!

The Spirit is waiting for our growth - spiritually. When we pray to God, we do so through the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit resides with us constantly WHEN we are baptized, then receive the Laying on of Hands for receiving the Holy Ghost. Only then, is the Holy Ghost with us always, unless we sin, or go forward with bad things, bad thoughts, bad actions. Then we lose the Spirit [Holy ghost] until we repent.

Second - The Sacrament allows us to receive the Blood and Water which represent Jesus Christ. His body was shed for us, His blood was spilled for us. All of this for US to have the chance to return to Heavenly Father. This is our ONLY CHANCE! Jesus Christ!

If Jesus were on the earth today, He would break the bread at our Sacrament table and say that same prayer. The difference is that we would see Him. A few of the words would be different because He would be speaking for Himself to us. We are to take the Sacrament and give thanks to Jesus for all that He has done for us. Our lives then will be centered around God and Christ, and our thoughts would be toward them.

This makes marriage a triangle shape. Christ at the top with the man and woman across each other at the bottom of the triangle. This means that the couple pray together for everything in their lives. They grow with Christ into a solid and happy marriage couple. Children are the joy of marriage - the scriptures tell us. Happy is the man who has a quiver full of children. I must add - and can afford to house and to support them, the wife and himself. Note: even during consecration and plural marriage -- only those who could afford to work for the large family got the experience.

Our lives must be centered around Christ. He was perfect! He did it ALL for us because He loves US! The ultimate for us to become - here on earth - is to become like Him, to love as He loves, to forgive others and ourselves. To know that no matter what we do, Christ has paid the price for our sins. We can be forgiven and have the sins wiped out and never remembered again - when we repent and ask for forgiveness. Occasionally, we must talk with our Bishop when the sin is big. We must overcome unrighteousness in ourselves. We must work toward being perfect, so that when we see Christ, we will know Him, we will be like Him, and we will want to be with Him forever in the Celestial Kingdom - with a continuation of the family and having a growing family. To continue to give all the glory to God! Christ did!
For without the PLAN we would all be lost forever.

I love you! Choose the right! Continue to grow to become like Christ! I'll see you again!

BE CAREFUL AND BE PRAYERFUL

I was watching TV and the Internet yesterday.
I noticed some announcements about the end of days. I said to myself, Revelations should be re-read. The things that are happening now are foretold in Revelations.

Yes, it is the last days. I don't know how long these 'last' ones will take, but we need to be aware and prepared.

The announcement was about a person who calls himself Christ - claiming he came down from the mountains after much preparation. He has been appearing here and there and performing great miracles. OK - revelations tells us that in the last days, persons will appear that will preach Satan's gospel and will perform great revelations. So It has started!

Next, you will remember in Moses' time period that God gave him the staff that he could throw down and it became a serpent. Remember the Magicians could also throw down their staff's and they became snakes, too. Then remember that Moses serpent swallowed up all of their snakes.
Pharaoh was a descendant of Ham and was denied the right to the priesthood.

SOME of the predicted events to come -- have already been happening.
Knowledge to increase. Great inventions. Wars and rumors of war. Secret group saps Americas strength. Constitution to hand by a thread (upheld by the Elders of the church) - the Patriot Act now rules America. US to spend her strength warring in foreign lands - Afghanistan and Iraq. Wickedness to increase. Truce breakers. Un-thankful people full of pride, no natural affection, abortions, homosexual's, traitors, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. Persecution of righteous people. Followers of Christ hated. World divided into two camps- righteous and wicked. Europe to be laid waste. Oil fields to be opened in Utah. Salt lake to become wickedier than New York. People to flee to the mountains with saints isolated in mountains from rest of nation. [JD 5:10] Gospel taught in Russia. Lamanities to rise. False christs and false prophets. Temple to be built in Jerusalem. Return of the 10 tribes. Other religious books to come forth.
A "David" to lead God's people in the Last Days.

Nature Signs:
Earthquakes, whirlwinds, oceans heaving beyond bounds and tidal waves. Ocean going to the North (for return of 10 tribes). Earth joined together by all continents. Mountains to be leveled. Ice caps to melt. Earth to rock to and fro. Dead Sea to be healed and become fresh water. Deserts to blossom as a rose. Rainbows to cease. Stars to fall from heavens. Sun and moon changes. Cities and crops to be destroyed by nature-earthquakes, fire, wormwood. Flies cause flesh to fall from bones with a desolating sickness. Destruction of wicked by fire. City of Enoch to return. Plagues. Grand sign of His coming in the heavens.

ALWAYS REMEMBER: The highest order a man can obtain on this earth involves his receiving the fullness of the Melchizedek priesthood. To that end, he must keep the whole law of the new and everlasting covenant. His role as a righteous proxy may then go beyond securing temporal salvation for others - in the temple, as a proxy or savior on Mt. Zion. Remember that Alma the Elder, through divine protection and intervention for Alma the Younger, brought him to repentance and full fellowship, with the Lord's assistance. Those who make sure their calling and election fulfill a higher proxy function in the Melchizedek Priesthood.

D&C 128:8-14 What Elijah binds on earth is bound in heaven, and what he looses on earth is loosed in heaven. Temporal salvation, spiritual salvation, and celestial exaltation are each associated with a covenant, and are at the heart of the revealed gospel. We honor our Savior by keeping the commandments. The scriptures admonish us, and Jesus invites us to "come unto him and be saved".

It is predicted that many marvelous and deadly events will take place before Christ returns with all his angels to take us [who are living] with Him. When you read Revelations you will read about them in sevens, or 3 1/2 years plus 3 1/2 years.

The 3rd Anti-Christ will lead or reign during the foretold periods. In the beginning the world will think he is great and then the last half, every being will think he is rotten or satanic. We shall see - most likely in our own lives.
Rev 13: The devil works wonders and deceives many. He causes all to receive a mark in the right hand or in their foreheads - to buy or sell. Yes, Rev 15 tells us that there are those who overcome satan and do not get the marks.

Revelations 3:21-22 To him (and her) that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear let him hear what the spirit saith unto the churches.

Chapter 6 has already been fulfilled until you come to vs 9. this tells us of the apostasy of the gospel and then the restoration of the gospel -- Joseph Smith Jr. translated the book of Mormon from the gold plates into English for us to read and learn. Ch 8 is the opening of the 7th seal.
1. Hail and brimstone falls from heaven. 2. a great mountain burns with fir. 3.1/3 of creatures in the sea die and 1/3 of ships are destroyed, then wormwood star falls from heaven burning a a lamp which poisons the water and men die. 4. 1/3 of the sun is smitten and 1/3 part of the moon and stars are darkened and the day shines only 1/3 of the time. 5. Another star falls from heaven and is given the key to the bottomless pit to open. Smoke arises and darkens the sun and air. Then scorpions-like creatures fly to hurt those who do not have the seal of God in their foreheads. The king over them is from the bottomless pit -named Abaddon or Apollyon or satan.

The sixth angel releases four to slay 1/3 part of men. Then two prophets are sent to Israel/Jerusalem to prophesy 3 1/2 years. They have the power to shut heaven, that it rain not, power over the water, and to smite the earth with plagues. The beast from the bottomless pit makes war against them and will kill them. Their bodies will lie in the street for 3 1/2 days. The evil people celebrate. Then the prophets ascended unto heaven in a cloud and their enemies behold them Rev 11: 12 The same hour there is a great earthquake and a 1/10 part of the city falls and 7,000 men fall dead.

The seventh angel sounds with great voices in heaven, saying "The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever".

Upon those who have the mark of the beast the following happens: Rev Ch 16 and 17
A grievous sore on men, the sea dies, the rivers and fountains of water become blood, then men are scorched with fire and they repented not, the beats groups are filled with darkness and they gnawed their tongues for pain, and they repented not. The water was dried up, then unclean spirits came out of the beast mouth to be devils which go forth and work miracles on the whole world to gather an army into a place called Armageddon. Then the voice from heaven said,"It is done". Rev 19:19 and I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. Christ was upon the horse. Christ was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood, and his name is called "the Word of God". All those who were deceived and the false prophets were cast into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. The remnant were slain and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Rev 20. An angel came down from heaven with the key of the bottomless pit. He laid hold on the dragon - which is satan the devil - and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit. Rev 20: 7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth. Gog and Magog, to gather then together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. vs 9 And the went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. Then the devil and his followers are cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Rev 20: 12-15 The dead small and great stand before God and the book was opened and another book was opened. All were judged from these books. The sea gave up her dead and they were judged. And they were judged according to their works. And whosoever was not found in these books was cast into the Lake of Fire.

Rev 21: 7 He (and she) that overcometh shall inherit all things: and I will be his God, and he shall be my son (and daughter). The earth obtains its celestial glory. There is no more sea.
the land mass is joined.

Rev 21 Describes the great city of Enoch descending out of heaven from God. It appears to be like a mountain a hundred and forty-four cubits, 1200 furlongs - (1500 miles high, wide and broad).

Rev 22 The saints shall reign in Celestial splendor - Christ shall come and blessed are they who do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

President and Prophet Howard Hunter said, "Let us be a temple-attending people. Attend the temple as frequently as personal circumstances allow. Keep a picture of a temple in your home that your children may see it. Teach your children about the purposes of the house of the Lord. Have them plan from their earliest years to go there and to remain worthy of that blessing.

No success will compensate for failure in the home!
Study and pray for your family, homes, extended family and bear our testimonies.