I was reading in the book “The Triumph of Zion” and came across a section in chapter 3 where John illustrates three simple facts about Zion. I’m going to break these parts down.
NYNYS Mission June 17-22, 1996
So, a few things. I didn’t write about it, but I remember the baptism at Rockaway Beach. It was the only baptism I went to at the beach. I remember there being a dozen missionaries there and the beach was loaded with hundreds of people if not more, all in their swimming attire. After the person was baptized, everyone on the beach started clapping. Yes, we did have pagers. I had one. I thought I was cool beans.
Second Coming Timeline
YEAR EVENT & DETAILS SOURCE & SCRIPTURE 6 April 2000 OPENING OF THE SEVENTH SEALPalmyra Temple Dedication Palmyra New York Temple, Dedicatory Prayer (churchofjesuschrist.org) Revelation 7:9-10; Rev. 7:9–17; Joel 1:14-15 The dedication of the Palmyra Temple was 170 years from the organization of the church. At the Palmyra Temple dedication, […]
Unexpected Revelation
Then this sweet young sister missionary got up saying if she didn’t stand, she felt she would explode. Without going into too much detail she explained how she had been struggling and gone in to meet with the mission president. Her mission president asked her to read the following scripture:
A Bishop Thinks Celestial
At church today, the bishops got up to bear his testimony and said the prophet asked us to think spiritual. Toward the end of his testimony, he confesses that he received 5 text messages about his error. Then made the correction, the prophet asked us to think celestial.
NYNYS Mission June 12-16, 1996
Self-righteous what? Where are you? [You’re on a mission] Things [that] remind us of what we need to do to be blessed [are not self-righteous.] Some missionaries are prideful, and they call those who try to do their best self-righteous. […] I’ve noticed Nephi in my reading was so humble. He didn’t want to be that way to his brothers. But God commanded him and he followed. They thought he was self-righteous.
General Conference – October 2023 Evening Session
She is my sister; he is my brother.
General Conference – October 2023 Afternoon Session
The greatest lesson we can learn in mortality is that when God Speaks, we listen. I think I typed that up wrong. But I reminded me of what I tell my kids and primary kids (when I taught primary). The most important thing you can learn in your life is to learn to hear and recognize the Holy Ghost. That is so important. I cannot even say how much.
General Conference – October 2023 Morning Session
My wife asked me the other day, what do I want out of General Conference? I asked her, what do you mean? She said, I should ask for some questions I would like answered while listening. I hadn’t thought about that. It wasn’t hard to come up with something to ask for. I want to know what I need to do to be “Worthy of Zion”.
How did I do this week? Sept 17-23
It was my son’s birthday last weekend. We gave him an MP3 player for his birthday. He would rather have had a phone, but we haven’t gone that far yet. When his sister hit that age, we did buy a flip phone, then a Gabb phone. But she had a constant need and was super responsible. My son doesn’t do much that would require it. When we do, it will likely be as dumb as a brick.