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Mormons (a nickname for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) often use the term “fulness of the gospel.” Mormons refer to modern times as the dispensation of the fulness of times, referring to the fact that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored in full. Mormon beliefs teach that Adam and Eve, the first people to live on the earth, were given the full gospel. They shared it with their children. However, people often found it difficult to live the full gospel, and so, periodically, the fulness of the gospel was replaced with preparatory laws, such as the Law of Moses, to help people progress to a point where they could live the full gospel. In addition, truths were sometimes lost. There have almost always been those who wanted God to change truth to something more pleasing to them, and periodically, those false beliefs became widespread among the people. During these times, God often took away the prophets, which also removed access to God’s word. This... Read the rest of this entry »

I have a deep personal interest in the anticipated social response to the upcoming movie, 2012.  While it looks to be great entertainment from the fertile mind of Roland Emmerich, I am fascinated by the idea of how our society will react to some sort of a major catastrophic cataclysmic event like that depicted in the film. I don’t go in for conspiracy theories that the government of the United States has a secret plan for the survival of the race.  I am certain that we have plans in place to ensure the continuity of the government in event of nuclear war or some other disaster, but the survival of the citizens of this country is a whole different matter. A wise investment As I get older, I take the idea of having a usable stockpile of food and water much more seriously than when I was younger.  We have dipped into our food storage several times over the past few years as the grip of a tight economy has reached into our personal finances.  But I value my food storage for a different... Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, it may be freaky. Yes, it may be spreading all over the world. But, yes, my family and me are doing fine. People also tend to exaggerate a little. For one thing, it’s the FLU. A few hundred people die from other flus every year. Just that this one doesn’t have a cure,…yet. In the whole state where I live in, Zacatecas, there hasn’t been one reported case. So, we aren’t freaking out too much. On the positive side:•No school from April 27th until May 6th! On the negative side:•We had exams.•There was a competition with all the schools in our city April 30th.•We had girls camp this weekend, and it was canceled.•No mutual.•No church activities.•My mom is having us do home-school. Not the best thing in the world, but it isn’t the end of the world here. Besides, a ton of stuff has to happen before the Second Coming, so stay calm. See you guys later!! Em  Read More →

Sacrament Meeting Talk given September 28, 2008 My husband Ben came home last Sunday and told me we had been asked to speak in sacrament and the topic was to be “The Second Coming and the Millennium.” Right away I thought about how I never get a topic I feel confident and knowledgeable in like “Procrastinating Your Scripture Study” or “Perfecting One-Minute Prayers”. Honestly, I haven’t studied this topic much at all so it has been great opportunity for me to study the scriptures and the words of the living prophets. I read a fictional book series in high school about the rapture and end times. That’s pretty much the extent of my knowledge on the subject so first I decided to ask, “What is going to happen in the second coming?” I found an answer in D&C 88:87, 91-92, 95-97, 110. These scriptures read: “For not many days hence and the earth shall tremble and reel to and fro as a drunken man; and the sun shall hide his face, and shall refuse to give light; and the... Read the rest of this entry »