6 And it shall come to pass that I will send forth ahailamong them, and it shall smite them; and they shall also be smitten with the beast wind; and cinsects shall pester their land also, and devour their grain.
7 And they shall be smitten with a great pestilence—and all this will I do because of their ainiquities and abominations.
8 And it shall come to pass that except they repent I will utterly adestroy them from off the face of the earth; yet they shall leave a brecord behind them, and I will preserve them for other nations which shall possess the land; yea, even this will I do that I may discover the abominations of this people to other nations. And many things did Abinadi prophesy against this people.
9 And it came to pass that they were angry with him; and they took him and carried him bound before the king, and said unto the king: Behold, we have brought a man before thee who has prophesied evil concerning thy people, and saith that God will destroy them.
As I read my scriptures, I have been trying to read them with the question,
"why did the Lord preserve these words for me to read today?"
I am finding that I feel the spirit much stronger when I keep that in mind. As I was reading this chapter about King Noah meeting the Prophet Abinadi, I couldn't help but think of how our world is being flooded with Gay Marriage rights.
A long time ago when I was probably 12 or 13 I went to some sort of leadership convention. I don't really remember what it was but I do remember in one of the classes we were in there was a girl who shared her opinion very openly and strongly that we need to support Gay marriage and that it is wrong to be against it. Being from Utah, that was the very first time I ever heard someone declare their opinion that was strongly against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I was so confused by it and honestly just thought to myself she was wrong but I didn't argue with her or anything. I remember she seemed so angry and while declaring her opinion about not judging she was in return judging and angry towards everyone who thought differently.
Since then, I have watched more and more people like her come out and once again fight against The Church of Jesus Christ. Now as I write this, I am of course not saying Gay tendencies don't exist, in fact I am sure they do. But what I am saying is I stand with God and His Church. Buy why???
I know the reason why God established families the way he did when he put Adam and Eve on the earth. He didn't do it that way so He could find reasons to discipline anyone who didn't choose that, He did it that way because He knows best. He know that when we create families with a Man and Woman, we will be filled with happiness, joy, and fulfillment.
So what is my why for standing with The Church of Jesus Christ instead of against it? Happiness.
For those of you who struggle with any kind of tendency whether it be same sex attraction, drugs, alcohol, stealing, or even jealousy...except you repent, your spirit will be destroyed. Stay away from those things and you will find happiness.
Love,
Becky joy
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| Beautiful pale pink roses from my husband on Mother's day. Love him. |
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