By their Fruits Ye shall Know Them (3 Nephi 14: 16-20)
The Priesthood Given to the Blacks according to Worthiness
Doctrine and Covenants-Declaration 2
June 8, 1978
… We declare with soberness that the Lord has now made known his will for the blessing of all his children throughout the earth who will hearken to the voice of his authorized servants, and prepare themselves to receive every blessing of the gospel.
He (the Lord) has heard our prayers, and by revelation has confirmed that the long-promised day has come when every faithful, worthy man in the Church may receive the holy priesthood, with power to exercise its divine authority, and enjoy with his loved ones every blessing that flows there-from, including the blessings of the temple. Accordingly, all worthy male members of the Church may be ordained to the priesthood without regard for race or color. …
Sincerely yours,
SPENCER W. KIMBALL
N. ELDON TANNER
MARION G. ROMNEY
The First Presidency
3 Nephi 14: 16-20
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
1 7 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt three bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
In 1986 Whitney was placed in our family for adoption. She is black-white by race. The adoption was finalized early in 1987 and she was sealed to us in the Salt Lake Temple at about 6 months of age.
Whitney is now 25 years old. She loves children. She is a kindergarten teacher of 26 five year old kids. She is always showing love especially to children. She was been a camp counselor for two summers in Massachusetts . This weekend as we were together as an extended family it was Whitney was on the playground picking up her two year old niece and nephew and pushing them on the swings; she was in the parking lot changing the dirty diaper; she was driving with her sister that needed help with two kids. Being Whitney’s mom I know she is full of love and goodness. I know Whitney by her daily good fruits.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Eternal Families--The role of Mothers
At the BYU Art museum there is a display of Altar Pieces done by Carl Block. One of these Altar Pieces is Jesus in Gethsemane dressed in red. There is a very bright angel kneeling by his side. Katie and I went together the first time I saw it. She was holding little Mindy 3 months old and Chase (5) was with us. It was first noticeable that the angel was beautiful, long curly blond hair, a beautiful face, full of love and compassion, bringing streams of light down around the darkness that encompasses Jesus. The question appears in my mind. Who is this beautiful angel? Immediately the answer flashes into my mind---HIS MOTHER. I ask Katie who do you think the angel is? She answers –HIS MOTHER.
Jesus is experiencing the longest, darkest, most difficult night of eternity and an angel is sent to strengthen him. Luke is the only one that writes of it. Luke 22: 43. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 44. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Heavenly Mother unnamed, mentioned just briefly in one verse. There to strengthen her son. Oh, to have his mother next to him through his literal Gethsemane, kneeing by him with her arms around him.
How many children do you think Heavenly Mother and Father chose or are now choosing to have? How many do they have room for? How Many do they have energy to care for? How many do they love?
Our Examples!
Jesus is experiencing the longest, darkest, most difficult night of eternity and an angel is sent to strengthen him. Luke is the only one that writes of it. Luke 22: 43. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 44. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Heavenly Mother unnamed, mentioned just briefly in one verse. There to strengthen her son. Oh, to have his mother next to him through his literal Gethsemane, kneeing by him with her arms around him.
How many children do you think Heavenly Mother and Father chose or are now choosing to have? How many do they have room for? How Many do they have energy to care for? How many do they love?
Our Examples!
Friday, March 4, 2011
"My burden is Light
3 March 2011
My Burden is Light
Matthew 11:28-30
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light
Light like sunshine. D&C 88 Light is intelligence, truth, comprehends all things, enlightenment. Photons have no weight. Light fills the immensity of space. God travels in ray of light we learn from Joseph Smith—Moroni travels in light but this traveling is faster than the speed of light. Jesus Christ is in the sun and the power by which the sun was made. We feel light increasing in our world bringing warmth, the first like spring time yellow flowers. Light bring new life. Light –sunlight and enlightment are both healing.
The DVD Family Man portrays a man who is given enlightenment because of a life- saving good deed that he does. The true greatest blessings of family that come with love are inacted against wealth and position and immorality. Family life is less sleep, work, caring for your children, not making near as much money, not having great respect and position at work, but somehow is so so much more than the emptiness of life without family. Light is given him-enlightment. Kate says “I don’t know why---You are just not supposed to get on that plane”. “I don’t know why” is the feeling of a greater truth-- love and family.
Jesus Christ’s burden being light is not about easy, less labor, less work. No the pioneers show that his burden is great effort because of the effort required to come to know God. ( Francis Higbee- The price we paid to know God).
Search for enlightment, for truth, for the bigger eternal picture is in keeping the laws of God. When we do labor, work, effort, families, love, service for God’s Eternal Principles the reasons for the labor and sweat and tears and exhaustion make it a small price to pay for the rewards.
D&C 88:11 “who enlighteneth your eyes; which is the same light which quickeneth your understand;
Light which comes from God gives life to all things, governs all things, is the law, the power of God.
Light is all about power. The sun is Hydrogen and Helium heated to extreme temperatures and under great pressure. Solar power in just the right amount with water and earth allows life on earth. Expect Celestial Life and Righteous Earth Life to require great energy, for outcomes that eye hath not seen nor ear heard, nor yet entered into the heart of man.
The reasons for expending energy past fatigue are higher when based on light from God. His burden is light.
D&C 88:67 And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light comprehendeth all things.
My Burden is Light
Matthew 11:28-30
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light
Light like sunshine. D&C 88 Light is intelligence, truth, comprehends all things, enlightenment. Photons have no weight. Light fills the immensity of space. God travels in ray of light we learn from Joseph Smith—Moroni travels in light but this traveling is faster than the speed of light. Jesus Christ is in the sun and the power by which the sun was made. We feel light increasing in our world bringing warmth, the first like spring time yellow flowers. Light bring new life. Light –sunlight and enlightment are both healing.
The DVD Family Man portrays a man who is given enlightenment because of a life- saving good deed that he does. The true greatest blessings of family that come with love are inacted against wealth and position and immorality. Family life is less sleep, work, caring for your children, not making near as much money, not having great respect and position at work, but somehow is so so much more than the emptiness of life without family. Light is given him-enlightment. Kate says “I don’t know why---You are just not supposed to get on that plane”. “I don’t know why” is the feeling of a greater truth-- love and family.
Jesus Christ’s burden being light is not about easy, less labor, less work. No the pioneers show that his burden is great effort because of the effort required to come to know God. ( Francis Higbee- The price we paid to know God).
Search for enlightment, for truth, for the bigger eternal picture is in keeping the laws of God. When we do labor, work, effort, families, love, service for God’s Eternal Principles the reasons for the labor and sweat and tears and exhaustion make it a small price to pay for the rewards.
D&C 88:11 “who enlighteneth your eyes; which is the same light which quickeneth your understand;
Light which comes from God gives life to all things, governs all things, is the law, the power of God.
Light is all about power. The sun is Hydrogen and Helium heated to extreme temperatures and under great pressure. Solar power in just the right amount with water and earth allows life on earth. Expect Celestial Life and Righteous Earth Life to require great energy, for outcomes that eye hath not seen nor ear heard, nor yet entered into the heart of man.
The reasons for expending energy past fatigue are higher when based on light from God. His burden is light.
D&C 88:67 And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light comprehendeth all things.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Wow What a team!
Marta and Brad have bought a building for Brad's law office. To do it right all the old walls have been taken out. I have been part of an incredible team. Everyone works and helps each other. We are on the fourth day of demolition and have had the dumpster emptied twice. Everyone helps each other.
marta found a note from Jed today. it said Successful people are willing to do what others won't. Well we are doing just that and thank you everyone of you Harr Kids for working and helping so willingly.
marta found a note from Jed today. it said Successful people are willing to do what others won't. Well we are doing just that and thank you everyone of you Harr Kids for working and helping so willingly.
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