"And it shall be a voice as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder, which shall break down the mountains, and the valleys shall not be found.
He shall command the great deep, and it shall be driven back into the north countries, and the islands shall become one land;
And the land of Jerusalem and the land of Zion shall be turned back into their own place, and the earth shall be like as it was in the days before it was divided.
And the Lord, even the Savior, shall stand in the midst of his people, and shall reign over all flesh."
Doctrine and Covenants 133:22-25
You know, it is December again... almost the end of it, and this year is the real ending of the millennium... you know, 00 is the end, and 01 is the beginning? :) So, I was thinking this morning while I was reading this... what if? What if, really, all these things started happening this weekend? What if most of us are slated to die? Are we ready for that? Or maybe we are all slated to live... are we ready for *that?*
If you knew for certain that you had three days to live, what would you do? How would your life change? If you knew you had three days before you met the Savior on the Earth, what would you do? And then, the peripheral questions like... what if there were no more mountains? What if the whole earth only had one giant land mass? What if the Lord were in charge of our government? (in a earthly, direct way... I know he already is in charge of everything...) :)
What would we do? What would we regret? Not learning to ski when we still had mountains to ski on? :) Or, more seriously, not getting some food storage? Not telling our families and friends that we love and care about them? Not being ready for our interview with God? :)
Three days... before we make our New Year's resolutions, if nothing else. :) Look back over the year... maybe even your entire life. Are you who you want to be? Are you going where you want to go? If there is anyone out there who can answer yes, that is amazing... but still... what can you do to build Zion? What can you do to get closer to God? If not, make a plan. What can you do differently (that is reasonable and within your power) to become closer to your ideal? And, today, this minute... are you faced the right direction?
He shall command the great deep, and it shall be driven back into the north countries, and the islands shall become one land;
And the land of Jerusalem and the land of Zion shall be turned back into their own place, and the earth shall be like as it was in the days before it was divided.
And the Lord, even the Savior, shall stand in the midst of his people, and shall reign over all flesh."
Doctrine and Covenants 133:22-25
You know, it is December again... almost the end of it, and this year is the real ending of the millennium... you know, 00 is the end, and 01 is the beginning? :) So, I was thinking this morning while I was reading this... what if? What if, really, all these things started happening this weekend? What if most of us are slated to die? Are we ready for that? Or maybe we are all slated to live... are we ready for *that?*
If you knew for certain that you had three days to live, what would you do? How would your life change? If you knew you had three days before you met the Savior on the Earth, what would you do? And then, the peripheral questions like... what if there were no more mountains? What if the whole earth only had one giant land mass? What if the Lord were in charge of our government? (in a earthly, direct way... I know he already is in charge of everything...) :)
What would we do? What would we regret? Not learning to ski when we still had mountains to ski on? :) Or, more seriously, not getting some food storage? Not telling our families and friends that we love and care about them? Not being ready for our interview with God? :)
Three days... before we make our New Year's resolutions, if nothing else. :) Look back over the year... maybe even your entire life. Are you who you want to be? Are you going where you want to go? If there is anyone out there who can answer yes, that is amazing... but still... what can you do to build Zion? What can you do to get closer to God? If not, make a plan. What can you do differently (that is reasonable and within your power) to become closer to your ideal? And, today, this minute... are you faced the right direction?
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