I’m so grateful for truth. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. I’m grateful He appears to men and women and gives them truth that they share with others. I’m grateful that He invites those He shares with to share openly that He has spoken to them and commanded them to share.
This is what Joseph Smith shared. He openly shared that He knew the Lord and then laid out the path to come to Christ and know Him in this life too.
“We have heard men who hold the priesthood remark that they would do anything they were told to do by those who preside over them (even) if they knew it was wrong; but such obedience as this is worse than folly to us; it is slavery in the extreme; and the man who would thus willingly degrade himself, should not claim a rank among intelligent beings, until he turns from his folly. A man of God would despise the idea. Others, in the extreme exercise of their almighty authority have taught that such obedience was necessary, and that no matter what the saints were told to do by their presidents, they should do it without any questions. When the Elders of Israel will so far indulge in these extreme notions of obedience as to teach them to the people, it is generally because they have it in their hearts to do wrong themselves.” Joseph Smith, Millennial Star, vol.14 #38, pp. 593-95
It is recorded in the Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith that, “President Joseph Smith read the 14th chapter of Ezekiel—said the Lord had declared by the Prophet, that the people should each one stand for himself, and depend on no man or men in that state of corruption of the Jewish church—that righteous persons could only deliver their own souls—applied it to the present state of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—said if the people departed from the Lord, they must fall—that they were depending on the Prophet, hence were darkened in their minds, in consequence of neglecting the duties devolving upon themselves, envious towards the innocent, while they afflict the virtuous with their shafts of envy” (TPJS p. 237-8).
The reason these truths are on my mind and heart is we live in a day when those we want to trust are not telling us the will of the Lord. There are presidents, rulers, priests and kings who act as if they have authority from God. They think that because they sit in the chief seats that they are equal to God. We must be in tune with the Spirit of the Lord and rise up and commune with God that we might know the way for ourselves.
Joseph Smith said these great words, “I know for myself…”. We must do the same. We must come to know for ourselves the truth, that no man may lead us astray.
In our current situation these truths are of the utmost importance. We have ample evidence that men and women of power, money and influence are supporting foundations that are vaccinating the population with the intent to depopulate the world. They now have us in a position where they can, and I believe they will, start placing restrictions upon us that we may not fly, enter businesses to buy or sell etc without identification stating that you are free from such and such a disease or that you’ve been vaccinated. The vaccine will not be as innocent and wonderful as those who promote it say it is.
I believe the scriptures, “ye are the temple of God.” We must be wise stewards over what is put into our bodies. We cannot give our agency to anyone who tells us what to do with or take into our bodies. It doesn’t matter who recommends a particular vaccine, we must go directly to the Lord to know for ourselves what we should do.
