Monday, August 28, 2006

   Hi-za!
"The decision to change one's life and come unto Christ is, perhaps, the most important decision of mortality."
~ President Thomas S. Monson, Ensign, May 1997, 44

Alma 39:12-19
And now the Spirit of the Lord doth say unto me: Command thy children to do good, lest they lead away the hearts of many people to destruction; therefore I command you, my son, in the fear [reverence] of God, that ye refrain from your iniquities;
That ye turn to the Lord with all your mind, might, and strength; that ye lead away the hearts of no more to do wickedly; but rather return unto them, and acknowledge your faults and that wrong which ye have done.
Seek not after riches nor the vain things of this world; for behold, you cannot carry them with you.
And now, my son, I would say somewhat unto you concerning the coming of Christ. Behold, I say unto you, that it is he that surely shall come to take away the sins of the world; yea, he cometh to declare glad tidings of salvation unto his people.
And now, my son, this was the ministry unto which ye were called, to declare these glad tidings unto this people, to prepare their minds; or rather that salvation might come unto them, that they may prepare the minds of their children to hear the word at the time of his coming.
And now I will ease your mind somewhat on this subject. Behold, you marvel why these things should be known so long beforehand. Behold, I say unto you, is not a soul at this time as precious unto God as a soul will be at the time of his coming?
Is it not as necessary that the plan of redemption should be made known unto this people as well as unto their children?
Is it not as easy at this time for the Lord to send his angel to declare these glad tidings unto us as unto our children, or as after the time of his coming?

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Hope you got to read the scripture. It's a good one, even if long. No word from the bank yet. Oh, well. But another job sent a form letter saying they got my resume and will contact me if interested. ^_^

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Fact of the day: Arabic, English, the Latin-based languages, and probably more are all descended from the same Indo-European language ancestor. This becomes apparent in some things like the alphabet. For example, alpha and beta are the first letters of the Greek alphabet. (I think it's Greek.) 'aalif and baa' (?) are the first letters of the Arabic alphabet. And when you look at certain words, you can also see the roots. It's either milk (also spelled milch, I think, in the Old Testament) or kine (cattle) that shows this in various languages.

(Provided by my new Arabic book and accumulated knowledge from college, especially one English class.

God and Jesus Christ love you. May you feel that and follow Their Holy Spirit. Remember, if it comes to your mind and is not against God's commandments, chances are it's the Holy Spirit. Follow it. Love and God be with you. Hugs and pocket glomps!
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