Paul are you a human being or a mule?? just kidding don`t get offended{:>
Sandra
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From: "Paul Osborne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [ZION] The Rulers of Darkness> > Steve wrote: > >Below are six statements from President Ezra Taft Benson regarding a > world- > >wide conspiracy that is increasing its evil influence and control over > >America and the entire world. These warnings have come to us from God > >through His living prophet. All six statements came after his call in > 1985 > >to be President of the Church. They cannot be safely ignored. Without an > > >understanding of these prophetic warnings, we cannot correctly interpret > > >national and world events. > > > President Bensen only taught that secret combinations exists in the earth > and in the including the USA. He did NOT target individuals or call our > elected leaders "Gadiantons". I too admit that secret combinations exist > in the earth but as I said, "I'm NOT into conspiracy theories at all". > That means I don't want to know about them and I'm not going to do > anything about it either. Let the prophet go forth and root out the > Gadiantons. I'm not getting involved. He can call fire down from heaven > and destroy them. The First Presidency did not give the church > instructions on how to go out and get the Gadiantons. Generalizations > were made and we are reminded not to mix ourselves with Babylon. I feel > the prophets should protect the saints and if they are inclined to muster > a rebellion with the government--fine. Just count me out. > > > >President Benson's apostolic statements during > >the 42 years prior to his becoming President of the Church are also > helpful > >as we seek to understand his prophetic statements on this important > >subject. Many of these apostolic statements were "keynote" addresses > made > >with the full support, advice, and even explicit recommendation by > >President David O. McKay. Need two witnesses? Add David O. McKay as a > >second witness. During this time Elder Benson gave 15 General Conference > > >addresses > > > What have the prophets done to push a plan to get the Gadiantons? > Shouldn't they be killed? They are murderers! As I say--I feel that > President Bensen was making generalizations on how the saints should > avoid the evils of the world. There was no formal campaign put in place > to attack the Gadiantons as was done in the Book of Mormon. Today is a > whole new ball game. Things are done differently. > > > >and President McKay, over a dozen on freedom, free enterprise, fiscal > >responsibility, the Constitution, and agency. They invariably tied these > > >topics into showing the evils of secret combinations. (Sheri Dew, Ezra > Taft > >Benson: A Biography, Deseret Book, 1987, pp. 366,367.) Finally, God does > > >not call as Prophets men who teach false doctrine. > > > Great! I'm glad that our prophets are patriotic and recognize the evils > that exist in the world. Now--tell me which President of the USA was > called a Gadianton by a church President? They don't do it and neither > should you or John. It's bad form. And, Gary Smith said it's not right to > do so and he is as strait as an arrow. :-) > > Paul O > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
