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WAR and KILLING and DEFENDING OUR HOMES
WAR and KILLING and DEFENDING OUR HOMES
During WWI and WWII, German members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints fought against American members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Both were doing what their governments ordered them to do, kill each other.
Latter Day Saints on both sides knew and understood the same thing. Each knew the teachings of the Book of Mormon and also the Articles of Faith. Each followed the directions of the Spirit.
Both were doing what their governments ordered them to do, kill each other.
Latter Day Saints on both sides knew and understood the same thing. Each knew the teachings of the Book of Mormon and also the Articles of Faith. Each followed the directions of the Spirit.
Some of the German soldiers of other faiths said; the Lord is on our side, and some Americans said the same.
Truth is, He is NOT on one side or the other.
Truth is, He is NOT on one side or the other.
We cannot expect the Lord to take sides.
He expects YOU, individually, to be on HIS SIDE.
He expects you to live a good, wholesome life, repent of your sins, and keep His commandments and to learn more of Him and why you are here on earth.
He has righteous sons and daughters on both sides.
He expects YOU, individually, to be on HIS SIDE.
He expects you to live a good, wholesome life, repent of your sins, and keep His commandments and to learn more of Him and why you are here on earth.
He has righteous sons and daughters on both sides.
Many did not want to kill, but it was kill or be killed. All soldiers wanted to see their families again and to live a full life, but they had to obey their governments.
There are many doctrines from the Lord telling us what we should do and how we should act, even against our enemies. For example:
There were two groups of people in the Book of Mormon.
Each group eventually grew into a nation of it's own.
In the beginning they were brothers, Laman, Lemuel, Nephi, and Sam. Troubles developed between Laman and Lemuel against Nephi and Sam.
Eventually they split and went their own way after their father Lehi died. Those that followed Laman and Lemuel called themselves LAMANITES.
Those that followed Nephi and Sam called themselves NEPHITES. The Nephites tried to live in peace and moved far away.
The Lamanites hated them and throughout the Book of Mormon, tried to destroy the Nephites. They rejected the words of the prophets. They did not have or want the scriptures that the Nephites had on Brass plates that they brought with the family from Jerusalem, where they all came from.
Each group eventually grew into a nation of it's own.
In the beginning they were brothers, Laman, Lemuel, Nephi, and Sam. Troubles developed between Laman and Lemuel against Nephi and Sam.
Eventually they split and went their own way after their father Lehi died. Those that followed Laman and Lemuel called themselves LAMANITES.
Those that followed Nephi and Sam called themselves NEPHITES. The Nephites tried to live in peace and moved far away.
The Lamanites hated them and throughout the Book of Mormon, tried to destroy the Nephites. They rejected the words of the prophets. They did not have or want the scriptures that the Nephites had on Brass plates that they brought with the family from Jerusalem, where they all came from.
Throughout the Book of Mormon there were many wars. The Nephites DID NOT want to fight, but had to so they could exist. The Lord gave their prophets His guiding word.
Alma 43: 45-47
45 Nevertheless, the Nephites were inspired by a better cause, for they were not fighting for monarchy nor power but they were fighting for their homes and their liberties, their wives and their children, and their all, yea, for their rites of worship and their church.
46 And they were doing that which they felt was the duty which they owed to their God; for the Lord had said unto them, and also unto their fathers, that: Inasmuch as ye are not guilty of the first offense, neither the second, ye shall not suffer yourselves to be slain by the hands of your enemies.
47 And again, the Lord has said that: Ye shall defend your families even unto bloodshed. Therefore for this cause were the Nephites contending with the Lamanites, to defend themselves, and their families, and their lands, their country, and their rights, and their religion.
This goes for us today. No one wants to fight. Many of the people in most countries are peaceful. They want to have families and see them grow up and have grand kids.
Most of the problems are caused by high government officials wanting more power thinking they know what is best for the people.
The people can think and act on their own.
They are smart enough to know what is right and what is wrong.
All of us are sons and daughters of God.
Each one of us will be held accountable for the decisions we make with our Free Agency.
This will be at the Great Judgement Bar when this earth test is over.
These three verses, 45, 46, and 47 are for us in our homes. We have to defend ourselves, and our families, and our lands, our country, and our rights, and our religion.
As long as we did not start the problem, in other words,
Inasmuch as ye are not guilty of the first offense, neither the second, ye shall not suffer yourselves to be slain by the hands of your enemies.
None of us want to hurt or kill. We just want to be left alone to enjoy life, our families and our freedoms.
Many time, the Lord gives us War as a Call from Him for US to REPENT. He also uses Earthquakes, Tornados and other disasters to awaken us.
Since we came from the Spirit World into these bodies to be tested, It is not a big event to the Lord when He brings us back, though to us dying seems so horrible because we do not remember the Spirit World we came from.
For this test, our memory of our former life in Heaven is held back to see what we would do on our own.
This is like a University test where the books are taken away until the test is over. We need to show the Lord, or our teachers, what we have learned and most of all RETAINED within us.
We need to live righteous lives and believe in Him, Repent of our Sins and Keep the Commandments He has given us.
Some are called to stand as a witness against wickedness, but if they are righteous and they are killed, those that killed them will be guilty of shedding of Innocent blood (which is not forgivable in this world or in the world to come), they will go directly to the Lord and will stand as a witness against the wicked at who killed them on Judgement Day and their Testimony will condemn them
We need to be on His side, doing what He told us to do. He said the He would be our Champion and fight our battles that we cannot handle. Trust in Him.
Read the last book in the Bible, the Book of Revelation. No matter what is done against Israel, even though many will be killed, and the two prophets who will be holding back this army of 200,000,000 with Miracles, will be killed (then rise from the dead in three days), the army that comes against them from all nations, will be destroyed by Jesus Christ, Not Israel. As the Lord said, he will be their Champion and wipe away their enemy. Have Faith.
The Lord said that CONTENTION IS OF THE DEVIL.
BEWARE!
For more information, go to www.lds.org and select Scriptures and check out the site.
This goes for us today. No one wants to fight. Many of the people in most countries are peaceful. They want to have families and see them grow up and have grand kids.
Most of the problems are caused by high government officials wanting more power thinking they know what is best for the people.
The people can think and act on their own.
They are smart enough to know what is right and what is wrong.
All of us are sons and daughters of God.
Each one of us will be held accountable for the decisions we make with our Free Agency.
This will be at the Great Judgement Bar when this earth test is over.
These three verses, 45, 46, and 47 are for us in our homes. We have to defend ourselves, and our families, and our lands, our country, and our rights, and our religion.
As long as we did not start the problem, in other words,
Inasmuch as ye are not guilty of the first offense, neither the second, ye shall not suffer yourselves to be slain by the hands of your enemies.
None of us want to hurt or kill. We just want to be left alone to enjoy life, our families and our freedoms.
Many time, the Lord gives us War as a Call from Him for US to REPENT. He also uses Earthquakes, Tornados and other disasters to awaken us.
Since we came from the Spirit World into these bodies to be tested, It is not a big event to the Lord when He brings us back, though to us dying seems so horrible because we do not remember the Spirit World we came from.
For this test, our memory of our former life in Heaven is held back to see what we would do on our own.
This is like a University test where the books are taken away until the test is over. We need to show the Lord, or our teachers, what we have learned and most of all RETAINED within us.
We need to live righteous lives and believe in Him, Repent of our Sins and Keep the Commandments He has given us.
Some are called to stand as a witness against wickedness, but if they are righteous and they are killed, those that killed them will be guilty of shedding of Innocent blood (which is not forgivable in this world or in the world to come), they will go directly to the Lord and will stand as a witness against the wicked at who killed them on Judgement Day and their Testimony will condemn them
We need to be on His side, doing what He told us to do. He said the He would be our Champion and fight our battles that we cannot handle. Trust in Him.
Read the last book in the Bible, the Book of Revelation. No matter what is done against Israel, even though many will be killed, and the two prophets who will be holding back this army of 200,000,000 with Miracles, will be killed (then rise from the dead in three days), the army that comes against them from all nations, will be destroyed by Jesus Christ, Not Israel. As the Lord said, he will be their Champion and wipe away their enemy. Have Faith.
The Lord said that CONTENTION IS OF THE DEVIL.
BEWARE!
For more information, go to www.lds.org and select Scriptures and check out the site.
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