Tuesday, October 10, 2006

   It's a bright shiny day!
2 Chronicles 34: 1-2, 29-32
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
[...]
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he aread in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.
And the king stood in his place, and made a acovenant before the LORD, to bwalk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.
And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 35: 3, 5, 16-18
And said unto the Levites that ataught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,
[...]
And astand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.
[...]
So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.
And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
And there was no apassover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Equus: Thanks, Refi-chan. Yep, wish you were here. And the symbolism in the scriptures is great. There are true and everlasting symbols, like the sun.

Xihuitl: And the valley is coming along, but we've hit a bit of a roadblock. Don't worry, though, we'll get it figured out. Love, and pocket hugs.

Equus: Remember, Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love you!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fact of the day:
Gold does not react with other substances quickly or easily, so it pretty much lasts forever. ^_^

"To teach our children the gospel of Jesus Christ and to protect them from the influences of a wicked world, love must abide in our homes. We should cherish and care for our children with unwavering dedication. . . . You young parents who are beginning your families must guard against seeking financial gain, worldly comforts, or achievement at the expense of your children. You must guard against being so anxious to get to work or to a meeting that you do not have time for your family, especially time to listen to anxious little voices. Always remember this timeless counsel from a prophet of God, President David O. McKay: 'No other success can compensate for failure in the home.' (Improvement Era, June 1964, p. 445.)
"We cannot and we must not allow the school, community, television, or even Church organizations to establish our children's values. The Lord has placed this duty with mothers and fathers. It is one from which we cannot escape and one that cannot be delegated. Others may help, but parents remain accountable. Therefore, we must guard the sanctity of our homes, because that is where children develop their values, attitudes, and habits for everyday living."
~ M. Russell Ballard, "Teach the Children," Ensign, May 1991, 79-80

"We are all bound together—19th- and 20th-century pioneers and more—in our great journey to follow the Lord Jesus Christ. "
~ Elder M. Russell Ballard, Ensign, May 1997, 61
Comments (3)