Skip to main content

Wheat & Tares

 Prophecy Fulfilled


Why is the world so incredibly wicked? Why do seemingly strong members of the Church abandon their faith in favor of the "soothsayers (2 Nephi 12:6)" and the smooth words of Satan? It seems like the "elect" are leaving in droves. You can probably name a handful of friends or family members who have left the Church, right?

What I have learned, and what makes sense to me, is that these are the last days. God is hastening His work and we are having to strengthen our testimonies for ourselves. We are not commanded in everything. We must turn to God in all our decisions and choices. The new "For the Strength of Youth" guide is evidence of this. 

As the wheat and tares grow together (D&C 86), harvest season approaches. I believe we are being tested to see how strong we are, to see what we are made of, to see if we will stay on the Lord's side no matter what is growing around us. This is what is supposed to happen. It has all been prophesied. 

So what do we do? What I wish we could do is seperate from the world and function as a church-run society somehow. However, in discussions with others and in turning to basic gospel doctrine, I have come to the conclusion that we are meant to be peculiar and we are meant to live together. We are meant to stay firmly planted and stand as a witness of God (Mosiah 18:9). We are to love our neighbors and above all, love God. 

We must never stop loving those who choose a new or different way to live. We must never stop standing up for what is right, either. We can do both. We can show love to our friends and family members and still proclaim the gospel of truth. 

There is a lot that could be said on this subject, but it all boils down to love- love for others, love for God, love for truth, for God is love, and God is truth. That is all that matters. All I know is that when the wheat is sifted, I want to remain in God's hands. 

Labels:

Comments

  1. JohnFranklinNovember 2, 2022 at 7:33 PM

    Wow, brilliant concept about love. Thank you for your thoughtful insights. Great job. I had a good read.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Service is Why

Lessons Learned : Learning about becoming a game-changer has been a game-changer for me this week. I soaked in all the talks and articles about the purpose of business. Of course, Elder Holland’s talk on the beggar in us all was fantastic to revisit, but since I’d never heard the talk by Elder Gay before, I was hit by his message particularly hard. The concept of “rag missions” got me thinking about why I’m even pursuing this degree in business. Elder Gay says that a person’s attitude toward wealth is “critical” in business. He was humble and grateful in delivering his message and seems to have always had a sense of his “why.”   Lessons Yet to Learn : I still need to figure out what the Lord wants me to do. Maybe it’s right in front of me and I just can’t see it yet, but I feel like I need Him to make it even more obvious. I also need to rethink my “why.” I’m probably too motivated by the dollar signs, even though I want to justify my business ideas as service. I’ve got to...
Post a Comment
Read more

Course Review and "Get Pumped" Speech

My Final Lecture             Just start. Let go of doubt and fear, put all your faith into what you believe you were made to do, and start. Decide now who you are and what you stand for. Decide what your purpose in pursuing entrepreneurship will be and go for it. Put your heart into it. Set your sights high on that star and reach it. You can do it. You have the potential. You know it’s right, so go for it. With the right purpose in mind, failures become stepping stones and boost you to the next step. It’s a lifelong process of becoming. It will not happen overnight. Look for people who share your vision, enthusiasm, and drive, but don’t depend on them for all your success. You oversee your business, and nobody will love it like you do. Though valuable relationships are forged along the way, it isn’t worth your life to sacrifice what you know to be true for someone else. In the same breath, trust those with experience. Be humbl...
Post a Comment
Read more