Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom

Zion and Jerusalem, October 20, 2013

Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

(New Testament | Luke 21:14 - 15)

Today is a day of rest for me, a day of praise towards the Most High GOD.  I praise him and honor him greatly for his greatness, for his kindness and for his long suffering love towards the children of men.   It has been a troublesome week for me, in which as some you have seen, I have had heated encounters with the adversaries of truth and virtue.  The devil snared very closely and sough much opportunity to entrap me to then devour me with intent to make me miserable and vanish away the hope that is in me.  It has been as if I have been surrounded by ravenous wolves and the persecution thereof raged day and night; and it has been fierce and relentless.  Temptations from all sources have surrounded me, and abated me, but with the Help of the LORD I gave no heed.  But today, I feel as calm as a summers morning on the vast savannah prairie, even as the peace of still waters.  The LORD is faithful and his scriptures speak no vain thing. Submit to GOD and resist the devil the Good word says and he will flee from you, for the LORD resist the proud and gives grace to the humble. Behold the law and the testimony:

Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

(New Testament | James 4:6 - 7)

Behind the Mormon Curtain said to me:

Ok Miguel this conversation is over. Unfortunately you have descended into madness. I was looking forward to an intelligent debate but I see now that we will never have one. 

Goodbye.

This was no small enterprise. I now have to wait about a thousand years for the same opportunity.  The above man, whose name is Sidney whom I surnamed Sidney Australia was once a member of our church for some twenty years, according to his word, but he let doubt of apostates and calumnies grow in his heart and it stripped him away of his testimony, truth and light among other things.  Now, he is a bitter antagonist of Christ. He does not believe in the any o the Holy Scriptures for they are all lies to him. The very day I charged him, girded with the whole amour of GOD and with the sword at hand, I asked to him if he believed in GOD or if he denied the existence of GOD as Alma and Jacob did with the antichrists of their day. He immediately capitulated from the mortal combat contest that as in the days of David and Goliath, we had agreed to fight to the death.  As all warriors of Jesus Christ, our King, I was hoping for a worthy adversary, one that could offer me a beautiful death. I even smiled at the prospect to return with honor to my GOD. And then, I was disappointed even before we had started. I merely recited to him the protocols of war or rules of engagement when the said to me what you have read above. 

My name is Miguel Angel; I am a messenger of Jesus Christ, the son of the Living GOD. I am the least among my brethren and the chief sinner among my fellows. I am here to fight battles, not because I like war, bloodshed or destruction, neither do I take pleasure in the destruction of the wicked, but because I have been washed and anointed at the door of the tabernacle in the temple of our GOD to wheel the sword of Justice in defense of truth and virtue.  And I had covenanted that as Jesus gave his life for us, the least I could do is to die for him in sustaining and defending the kingdom of GOD.  Nonetheless I am grieved, because I was willing to laid my soul like a mat to be trampled over, if the chance was give me to help rescue somebody back to Christ.  This man had previously written both about him and about me:

 

Behind the Mormon Curtain also said;

February 9

Leaving the LDS cult left me 'homeless' and lost for many years until I learnt through my own research and questioning that I could never go back and that I was at home within myself.

I looked into plenty of other religions and practices seeking to replace what I had left and never found it.

But of course I wouldn't. And I'm glad I didn't because what I have now is better than that ever was; I was going to try and describe it but I can't.

It's pretty exciting giving up the Christ mythology, it feels so naughty and bad at first, and then it's just a relief and a coming back to ones self.

....just some thoughts I felt like sharing

SB

Behind the Mormon Curtain said publicly 

October 17

I almost had an interesting debate with a Mormon.

When I say almost, I mean it had the potential for it and I was almost convinced that he was genuinely interested in a healthy conversation/debate. And then it all went horribly insane as he showed his true colours as a fanatic preacher hell bent on saving my soul and accusing me of trying to bring down the church ( if only that were true! ).

His comments are unfortunately too long and boring and full of scriptural passages to quote to you as an interesting example of madness, otherwise I would have shared them. But he was convinced of his divinely appointed role as an emissary of christ.

Kind of scary, and very disappointing.

 

But in all truth, the disappointed was all me and I lie not. I almost fell into a snare of eternal proportions.  My only resource was Faith and trust in Christ. I had not researched well who this man was. But I learned tree important lesson. First, when you are at war, do not hesitate, Shoot to kill; which I did. Second, that the devil is always a liar, that there is no truth in him, and third, that you should not for a moment call anyone under heaven good, no, not even the prophet of the living GOD unless you are certain that the spirit of GOD is in him, because all sooner or later will disappoint us regardless or despite their good intentions. And how would we knot if he speaks for GOD unless we keep his commandments and the are faithful to our covenants?  That is how I know that we truly have living prophets both in the general and the local church.  I do not even trust myself or put my trust in the arm of flesh. I mean no offense to anyone much less any disrespect, nor am I sorry to dethrone anyone’s idols. It is the truth, for there is no one that does good, no,  not one but our Father who is in heaven who works thru us by the power of the Holy Ghost.  The scriptures are undeniable clear and accursed is the man that contends against the word of GOD. Behold the Law and the Testimony:

Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

(Old Testament | Jeremiah 17:5)

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good?  there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

(New Testament | Matthew 19:16 - 17)

O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever.  I will not put my trust in the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth his trust in the arm of flesh.  Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or maketh flesh his arm.

(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 4:34)

Cursed is he that putteth his trust in man, or maketh flesh his arm, or shall hearken unto the precepts of men, save their precepts shall be given by the power of the Holy Ghost.

(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 28:31)

They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

(Old Testament | Psalms 14:3)

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge?  who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

(Old Testament | Psalms 53:3 - 4)

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

(New Testament | Romans 3:10 - 11)

And now I speak unto all the ends of the earth—that if the day cometh that the power and gifts of God shall be done away among you, it shall be because of unbelief. And wo be unto the children of men if this be the case; for there shall be none that doeth good among you, no not one.  For if there be one among you that doeth good, he shall work by the power and gifts of God.

(Book of Mormon | Moroni 10:24 - 25)

 

NOW. This experience  I had with this apostate antichrist reminded me of the prophet Lorenzo Snow, when as a missionary he had a minimum interaction with the president of the quorum of the twelve apostles at that time. It was a time of turmoil and great speculation in the world and in the church. There was no quorum of the church that was not infected with this devilish spirit of speculation and apostasy.  Elder Lorenzo snow in a brief interaction overheard or noticed the then President of the Quorum of the twelve apostles, Thomas B Marsh, was siding with the apostates and in contradiction to the prophet Joseph Smith, for he was him speaking favorably against some of the populace, even the enemies of the church. I do not remember the reference but the principle. Thomas B. Marsh was saying for instance, that those that criticized the church did not know better; that they were good people; that what evil can they do to us?  And Elder Lorenzo Snow, though young in the affairs of the church, observed, that the president of the quorum of the twelve apostles was himself indulging in a spirit of apostasy; and which ultimately resulted in the excommunication from the church. In my sharp interaction with them, for I have preached to more apostates on one on one conversations than any other servant of GOD in this church, no one of apostates, from this church, then or now from generation to generation from the beginning, starting with Cain and then with Nimrod, the mighty hunter, had intention to leave us and let us be in peace or alone.  The devil uses them as devices to attach the church and they should be regarded as RED, that is RETIRED or CAST OFF, and EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  That is why they are called devils, because no good can come from them. They are very audacious in the schemes of the Devil, their father,  who has tried, is trying and continue to try to makes us miserable, destroy the world and the perfect order of the church. 

 

As I have read thru the pages of the scriptures, with very rare exceptions, such as those of Alma and his fellows, and Amulek and Cesrom, those who apostatized and returned, most others, were enemies to the death of the church of GOD.  And they caused the destruction of their people even to the last man standing.  Likewise, it is in our day, we are commanded to go to the rescue of our brethren who are inactive, less active and even those who have apostatized, and we should, but not for a moment laid down your guard before any, because they are infected with doubt and they will shoot to kill your faith and your testimony, for they, the apostates and willful dissenters,  are worst than in the day they knew first about the gospel.   They will not openly attack us, but with respectful tones and phrases they will try to deceive us. They are not interested in our testimony, nor in our reasons for hoping n Christ, and they hate the truth as spoken in the Holy Scriptures as if the words thereof were poisonous reptiles. They are as dangerous as those anti mormons who cherry pick the scriptures no to reinforce good doctrine, but to destroy our church if they only could.  And as the en-samples above, there are a great many within and without the gates of the kingdom of GOD on earth who want us to consider their sin with allowance.  You know what they say about sin, first, we hate it, then pity them, then we embrace it.  And first and foremost, the devil is more devilish when respectable, when he occupies a good post in society and has authority in the secular or even religious affairs of the world.    As the King’s Lear play, act 3 in which the fool says:

Mad is the man that trusts in the tameness of a wolf, in the love of youth and in the oath of a whore.  

 It is not possible in our days, to serve GOD without offending the devil. As president Faust and others before him have said, the devil gets offended, not because we revile against him, but when we do what we are supposed to do such as going to church, testifying of Joseph Smith, of the Book of Mormon and of the church, of attending the temple and using oft our temple recommends among other things.  If you want to serve the LORD, but are afraid of offending the devil, you are not yet fit for the kingdom and glory of GOD to shine upon you.

Trying to Serve the Lord Without
Offending the Devil

James E. Faust

 

James E. Faust was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when this devotional address was given at Brigham Young University on 15 November 1994.

http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=407

 And thus we can plainly discern, between the righteous and the wicked. That after the people have been once enlightened by the Spirit of GOD, and have had great knowledge of his condescension and of things pertaining to truth and righteousness; and have apostatized or fallen away in sin and transgression, they become more hardened and they become twice as children of hell than if they had never known these things. So did speak the prophet Alma.  And I have received a witness of heaven that the words he said or wrote are true.  But the truth of GOD must roll on forwards, and even though some are left behind to be desolated and trodden under foot or to die ominous deaths as Kohor and Korihor the antichrists of the book of Mormon, there are many more that learn from these tragedies and mistakes and exercise faith to repent and are brought to the knowledge and redemption of GOD.  I do, but I may not necessarily need know how exactly we got the book of Mormon, or how our GOD physically created the heavens and he earth and all things therein, and what instruments of the priesthood he used, but I know that he did because we have a heave that we can see and a world where we now live. We have a Bible and we have a Book of Mormon and I am exceedingly thankful that we have them and for those who wrote and made it possible for us to have them.  The only way I know of the truth thereof is by asking GOD in faith to give me a testimony or to practice the precepts we find there. I did the experiment. When I asked GOD, by other experiences I knew that the book of Mormon and the church are true.  I come from the people of the book of Mormon and it speaks my language. And also, the testimony of the prophets and other heavenly experiences made this truth known unto me. SO, when I asked GOD, he graciously rebuked me and said, why do you ask what you already know. Then by living the principles thereof and the result on my live and in the lives of other is the more sure word of prophecy and evidence that the book of Mormon and the rest of the scriptures are true because the things thereof happened, then, they happen now and they will continue to happen tomorrow, at least until all is said, it is done. 

And thus we can plainly discern, that after a people have been once enlightened by the Spirit of God, and have had great knowledge of things pertaining to righteousness, and then have fallen away into sin and transgression, they become more hardened, and thus their state becomes worse than though they had never known these things.

(Book of Mormon | Alma 24:30)

I now wish to praise the LORD.

I was astonished at church today, because I have been half deaf since childhood and my voice to sing did not develop normally or as expected. I either speak in a too low or two high a tone.  And when I sing hymns unto the LORD I often whisper them because if I raise my voice, the pitch oft sounds as if somebody was strangling a wild cat.  But today I had a uniform and angelic voice that I never knew it was in me.  I had a voice to sing marvelous prophetic hymns and praises to my GOD along with my brethren.  As in general conference the saints often say, it was the most inspiring church and sacrament meeting I have ever attended. 

I also has the privilege to teach with power and authority from on high and/or with the voice of angels bearing witness of the truth of the restored gospel, of the prophets, of the priesthood and of the truthfulness of the church to young people in the church.  I also feasted upon the speech of my teachers in the priesthood and at the pulpit.  You never know what from whom you can learn until you faithfully attend church.  I heard GOD and prophets speak thru the voice of my brethren in real time.  The spirit of God overflowed like streams of living water thru my face that made me bow my countenance to the spirit that overshadowed the congregation.  If there is one thing in which I trust not GOD, as a broken vessel I can tell you this, that, I know not when his spirit will be poured and I make a mess of myself when I forsake to take a hanker ship.  This is why I almost always carry one. You never know when you are going to need it.

Because to me personally, it was as if I were receiving revelation in the presence of prophets of old and the presence of the living GOD was not far distant.  And for this I praise and glorify my GOD with songs of everlasting joy for he has not despised nor hated the affliction of the afflicted, but when I cried, he heard me.  And I paid my vows before my high counselor, even him that fear him.  Lavanda  Williams was my messenger. His name I will confess before my father on high, for he exhorted me to fast often and to pray with the very voice of Samuel the Lamanite and I saw Amoron in his countenance.  In his voice I hear the words of my savior and my estranged prophets that is often search.  Today I saw the kingdom come, the Kingdom is the LORD’s and he is governor among all nations.  I ate and was satisfied; I drank and my thirst was quenched, selah.  Therefore:

Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations. All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.

(Old Testament | Psalms 22:23 - 31)

 

Today, I received a strong testimony that the LORD is faithful, that he is bound when we do what he says, for I had for days resisted the devil, and he fled from me.  Behold, wars are born from lusts, the friends of the world are the enemies of GOD and sin is failure to walk in the light we have received.  Think not that the scripture is in vain, it is interactive living advice when activated by the faith of the chosen seed, praise the LORD oh house of Israel. But if we submit to GOD and resist the Devil, the LORD is faithful in saying that he will flee and depart from us.  For it is written behold I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolfs.  Be ye therefore wise as serpents but meek and harmless as doves.  Draw nigh to GOD in humble prayer in every need, in every hour and he will draw near to you. 

How many times have I sinned after I was baptized?  One is to many times a multitude.  I repent in dust and ashes and forsake, and the LORD hasten to succor me. I now walk the peaceful valley with strong clean garments.  I am happy that I can go to the door of the tabernacle to clean up my hands of filth and blood and to leave old dust behind; and with holy oil by Aaron’s side with his kindred be numbered, renamed and anointed.  I am happy, very happy I am this day that I live near the temple of our GOD. 

I humbled myself before my LORD and he lifted me up. For what is life but a vapor that appears for a little while and then it passes swiftly away.  I was ready to be offered; I left me home today with no expectation to return.  I dressed like one who was ready to be buried, but in the LORD I have lived, he has prolonged my days.    When I left my home, in his hands I commended my darling; if it be thy will, oh LORD, said I, I will return and finish the errand you gave me.  

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

(New Testament | Matthew 10:16)

FROM whence come wars and fightings among you?  come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?  whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace.  Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.  Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. Speak not evil one of another, brethren.  He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.  For what is your life?  It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

(New Testament | James 4:Heading - 17)

It was a few minutes past three am, this morning when the LORD woke me up and prompted me to read Luke 9 Chapter three or and to sing as a song Matthew ten verse three; and then to jump down to read verses 22 and 23 if if Matthew or Look I can't tell so I read them both.  I extended my hands and grabbed my smart phone and Lo I did.  In Luke 9: three it says:

Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.

(New Testament | Luke 10:3)

All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:

(New Testament | Luke 10:22 - 23)

Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus, whose surname was Thaddæus;

(New Testament | Matthew 10:3)

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

(New Testament | Matthew 10:22 - 23)

Then the living prophets words I diligently sought and found comfort in his word and message to the world, and counsel galore.  HE says the world needs Pioneers today and with his message I close my errand today. Oh, I know we can all hear. Oh, I know we can, he says, how the world needs Eliases today.

Come, come, ye Saints, no toil nor labor fear;

But with joy wend your way.

Though hard to you this journey may appear,

Grace shall be as your day. …

All is well! All is well!¹

First Presidency Message

The World Needs Pioneers Today

By President Thomas S. Monson

“Some find it difficult to withstand the mocking and unsavory remarks of foolish ones who ridicule chastity, honesty, and obedience to God’s commands. But the world has ever belittled adherence to principle. When Noah was instructed to build an ark, the foolish populace looked at the cloudless sky and then scoffed and jeered—until the rain came.

Must we learn such costly lessons over and over again? Times change, but truth persists. When we fail to profit from the experiences of the past, we are doomed to repeat them with all their heartache, suffering, and anguish. Haven’t we the wisdom to obey Him who knows the beginning from the end—our Lord, who designed the plan of salvation—rather than that serpent, who despised its beauty?

A dictionary defines a pioneer as “one who goes before to prepare or open up the way for others to follow.”³ Can we somehow muster the courage and steadfastness of purpose that characterized the pioneers of a former generation? Can you and I, in actual fact, be pioneers?

I know we can be. Oh, how the world needs pioneers today!”

http://www.lds.org/ensign/2013/07/the-world-needs-pioneers-today

By this and much more, I know that GOD speaks thru prophets today. And of this I solemnly testify and sing, despite how ridiculous it may sound to some, I know we can be, Oh, how the world needs Eliases today! In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Attentively yours from your attentive and unweary servant

Miguel Angel Tinoco Rodriguez