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 I have decided to take the advice to leave this blog up until the natural course of things removes it (internet goes defunct, blogger/Google disappears or changes their rules about how long blogs can stay up, etc.). Below is the address of where I will be posting from now on.


https://ljns-voice.blogspot.com/  aka La Jin's Voice

Sayonara

I have decided to stop posting about religious things. Specifically, the restorationist movement (called by some the "remnant" movement even though the majority of those believers are not descendants of Lehi) and, in general, all things pertaining to religion. I intend to start a different blog about other interests I have. I will make this blog private instead of deleting it. I'll leave this post up for a few days before I change things. It has been an interesting journey. Thanks for sharing the ride with me.

One Heart, One Mind, United in All Things

The real meaning of these words had never sunk in before. Lehi is talking to Laman and Lemuel, and he says:
. . . be determined in one mind and in one heart, united in all things that ye may not come down into captivity, that ye may not be cursed with a sore cursing.
RE 2 Nephi 1, chapter 1, paragraph 3
LDS version 2 Nephi 1 14:21

It appears to me that this verse verifies that in each generation it is God's wish that we avoid captivity and cursing by being of one mind and one heart, united in all things, even if we disagree on some things.

Final Post About the Guide

I received a very good forwarded email in which the scripture committee explained more about the Guiding Principles. This was my reply to the friend who forwarded it to me: 

I am fully willing to accept the original. I wish we had been told, plainly, from the beginning that it was an assignment from the Lord to the committee.

I am also willing to accept the one that got 91% of the votes.

I have been willing to accept over and over again. Finally, I was prompted to back off and let the others fight it out. God knows my willingness to accept even something I view as imperfect. I think our repentance will not be complete unless we accept the original document, but I do not see that happening unless a major miracle occurs.

I posted my pleas on my blog and now I have stepped back. I am powerless to stop the confusion or to make anyone calm down enough (be fearless enough) to trust God enough to accept what we already have. The mass of confusion seems to be based on, "Me! Me! Choose mine! I will stop the process. I will put a cog in the works and prevent mutual agreement by my interpretation of the term "mutual agreement" and/or by my insistance that if you don't choose ME, I will refuse to cooperate, and thus keep a Guide from happening until we start being raped, murdered, robbed, and destroyed like those in Nauvoo." 

Yet we forget that by the current definition of mutual consent, God failed, for 1/3 of the hosts of heaven did not consent. Yet, the plan was still implemented, by the mutual consent of those who DID consent.