Opposition in all things

Opposition in all things

We were driving home from Provo the other night with Clark and I saw a big, lighted billboard alongside the freeway.  It was advertising something about the story of the book of Mormon. I immediately got the impression that it was anti-Mormon.  I went to the site and it was more anti than I expected.  It was filled with innuendo and statements to tear down faith and to top it off wanted those who viewed it to donate to the cause and to post it on Facebook.. This is only the beginning. There will be more and more attacks on our faith until God can stand it no longer and the end of the world will come, which is the destruction of the wicked.

As more and more temples are being dedicated and more and more temple work is being done, the adversary will marshal all his forces to destroy faith and disrupt the growth of the saints and keep people from going to the temple (See Satan’s encounter with Marriner W. Merrill).  More people will be deceived and leave the church because of this.

If you read the scriptures carefully you will find that there has always been opposition to the truth and the prophets since the days of Adam and Eve. The angels taught them and they gave their children the message and the Satan came among them and said believe it not and they didn’t believe and followed Satan. 

The gospel is being spread all over the world and although the saints will always be in the minority and there will be even a greater effort from the adversary to lead people astray and try to get members of the church to abandon their beliefs. 

He now has the Internet, billboards and social media to help with his deception and not only rely on printed material and verbal slander as in the past. 

He plants the seeds of doubt into the minds of people and if possible he would deceive the very elect who are the elect according to the covenant. This means baptized members of the church.

Heber C. Kimball made the statement long ago that one would not be able to live on borrowed light in the last days. This means that each and every person will have to have their own testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel and the restoration of the church in these latter days. 

My testimony will not be your salvation. You will have to have your own strong testimony. I can promise you that if you seek diligently, the Holy Ghost will enlighten your mind and you will have the power to resist the efforts of Satan to lead you astray.  

These are times of testing for the members of the church. There will be many who will fail the test. If you have any questions or concerns you should ask me. Don’t get your information from someone who is not grounded and rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ. 

If I am not around you can ask your grandmother or your parents. We have taught them and they are grounded and rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Love,

Grandpa