In the days before Peleg (the great-grandson of Noah), the land was all one continent. The Garden of Eden was in what is now Jackson County Missouri. When Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, they went to Davies County to what is now called Adam Ondi Ahman which translated means land where Adam dwelt
The
people spread over the land and Enoch ended farther south. When his city was
taken up, it went up with the whole land, animals, and people. It left a hole
which is now called the Gulf of Mexico.
Joseph Young Sr. notes
that “Joseph Smith said . . . in the hearing of some of the saints still
surviving, that the City of Enoch would again take its place in the identical
spot from which it had been detached, now forming that chasm of the earth,
filled with water, called the Gulf of Mexico” (12; see also Widtsoe 365).
Widtsoe, John A. “Enoch.” Juvenile Instructor (June 1901) 36:365.
Noah built the ark in what is now the Carolinas.
The Carolinas are famous for the finest furniture because the wood that grows
there is better than anywhere else. Noah landed near Turkey in the mountains of
Ararat. As the waters receded, the lands drifted apart.
God made the United
States separate so it could be the Promised Land – a land apart from the world.
Genesis 49:26 mentions the Americas – the Everlasting Hills. Genesis 49:26 “The blessings of thy father have
prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the
everlasting hills...."
Isaiah 2:2 "And it shall come to pass in the
last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the
top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations
shall flow unto it."
Isaiah saw America and
called it the mountain of the Lord’s house (which refers to where the temple
is). Utah means top of mountains. The Church wanted to name Utah Deseret, but
the government required it be named Utah, and fulfilled prophesy of Isaiah.
The Book of Mormon referred
to all of the Americas as a choice land, where the gospel could be restored.
This is the place of the New Jerusalem. The B of M teaches over and over that
to keep this land free, people need to keep the commandments or they will be
cut off from God’s presence.
This is a covenant
land in that Jesus is the landlord; a land of sacred promise. Ether taught that
this land would be free from captivity as long as we serve the God of the land,
who is Jesus Christ.
The Jaredites are an
example of a people who would not keep the commandments and were completely
wiped off the land.
Nephi taught that
Columbus would be led here by the Lord. Christopher Columbus was of Jewish
descent and a follower of Christ. Orson Hyde said that Moroni guided C Columbus
he called Columbus the prince of America.
Moroni
is the Angel of America - Orson Hyde
It was by the agency of that same angel of God
that appeared unto Joseph Smith....This same angel presides over the destinies
of America, and feels a lively interest in all our doings. He was in the camp
of Washington; and, by an invisible hand, led on our fathers to conquest and
victory; and all this to open and prepare the way for the Church and kingdom of
God to be established on the western hemisphere, for the redemption of Israel
and the salvation of the world. This same angel was with Columbus, and gave him
deep impressions, by dreams and by visions, respecting this New World.
Trammeled by poverty and by an unpopular cause, yet his persevering and
unyielding heart would not allow an obstacle in his way too great for him to
overcome; and the angel of God helped him--was with him on the stormy deep,
calmed the troubled elements, and guided his frail vessel to the desired haven.
Under the guardianship of this same angel, or Prince of America, have the
United States grown, increased, and flourished, like the sturdy oak by the
rivers of water. Orson Hyde, JD 6:368
On several occasions Columbus gave credit to the
Almighty. In writing to the Spanish leaders, he said, “Our Lord unlocked my
mind, sent me upon the sea, and gave me fire for the deed. Who heard of my
enterprise, called it foolish, mocked me, and laughed. But who can doubt but
that the Holy Ghost inspired me?” (Jacob Wassermann, Columbus, Don Quixote of
the Seas, trans. Eric Sutton, Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1930, p. 20.)
He was a man of faith.
He didn’t allow swearing on the ships, and required that everyone worship on
Sundays.
The house of Israel is
3% of the population worldwide.
Washington was also
religious. He required his soldiers to fast once a month, no gambling, no drunkenness,
no whoredoms, and not taking of God’s name in vain, so the Lord guided the
American troops. The continental congress ordered 20,000 Bibles be given to all
the soldiers. They were called the Bibles of the Revolution. He taught that if
they read the Bible, they would be inspired.
God helped the
American soldiers. They were untrained farmers. Bad weather was God’s greatest
weapon. Many tines there was thick fog, hurricanes, and frozen roads that kept
the opposition from advancing or fighting. America started out as a faithful
nation.
George Washington was
6’3” and stood out in every crowd. He had strong hands and could crack a walnut
with one hand. He had great dignity. He didn’t boast, and refused to argue with
others. He was close to being a prophet to lead the people.
His father died when
he was 11. Lucy taught him to pray be honest, and be gentle. He married a widow
and adopted her children.
The Indians believed
he was protected by the Great Spirit and called him bulletproof.
He saw an angel. He was
called the Son of the Republic. He saw angels fighting with them and saw that
they would win. He saw how America would expand sea to shining sea. He saw
future greatness of this land.
After they won the
war, the colonists wanted to crown hi King George II. He teared up and refused.
He reminded them that was the reason they fought the war. He was a very prayerful
man.
18 years after they
ratified the Declaration of Independence, Joseph Smith was born.
The Constitution is an
inspired document. See the movie: A More Perfect Union. When they were writing
the Constitution, they could never agree on the wording or the purposes. Benjamin
Franklin said God governs in the affairs of men and made a motion that every
meeting begin with prayer. After that they were able to come to agreement and
write it.
"Men
may fail in this country, earthquakes may come, seas may heave beyond their
bounds, there may be great drought, disaster, and hardship, but this nation,
founded on principles laid down by men whom God raised up, will never fail.
This is the cradle of humanity, and the place of the new Jerusalem. This is the
place that the Lord said is favored above all other nations in all the world. I
have faith in America. It is the nation that will stand despite whatever trials
or crises it may yet have to pass through." (Benjamin Franklin, Source: Ye
Are the Light of the World 350-51 )
A
More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation
https://smile.amazon.com/More-
Defending
Our Divinely Inspired Constitution
By President Dallin H. Oaks First Counselor in the
First Presidency
https://www.
5 of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence were killed; 12 had their houses ransacked, 9
died in the war. When they appeared to W Woodruff, George Washington and 3
others were ready to be ordained high priests – John Wesley, Christopher
Columbus, and Benjamin Franklin.
The dollar bill says
In God We Trust – our nation is founded on it. In the schools, the children
used to be taught their abc’s with Bible verses. We used to have prayer in
school
In 1962 use of the
Bible was removed and prayer in school outlawed. Since that, pregnancy of unwed
mothers, abortion, alcohol consumption, all skyrocketed. ACT scores have
declined. There is little religious training in most homes, so without any at
school, it has caused more decline of society.
Read Does Constitution still matter? in Time Magazine 2011.
The prophesy says that in the last days
the constitution will hang by a brittle thread. That article sounds like it
really does.
Quote about "the constitution hanging by a thread"
in "Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith", reported by 3 different
witnesses:
1.
James Burgess: "Joseph Smith
stated that the time would come when the Constitution and government would hang
by a brittle thread and would be ready to fall into other hands, but this
people, the Latter-day Saints, will step forth and save it." (WJS
pg. 279)
2.
. Brigham Young: "As Joseph Smith
said, 'The time will come when the destiny of the nation will hang upon a
single thread. At that critical juncture, this people
will step forth and save it from the threatened destruction." (JD 7:15)
3. . Eliza R. Snow: "I heard the prophet Joseph say that the time would come when this nation would so far depart from its original purity, its glory and its love for freedom, and its protection of religious and civil rights, that the Constitution of our country would hang as it were by a thread. He said, also, that this people, the sons of Zion, would rise up and save the Constitution and bear it off triumphantly." (Deseret News Weekly, 19 Jan 1870)
6 members of congress
now are members of our Church.
Read This Nation will
Never Fail by Harold B Lee
President Hinckley gave
a copy of the Book of Mormon to President Reagan. He used quotes from it in
some of his speeches after that.
Read the Lincoln
Hypothesis – it says Lincoln checked out the B of M from the Library of
Congress and kept it 8 months. Soon after that he issued the Emancipation
Proclamation andhis speeches changed. Abraham
Lincoln, God's Humble Instrument
https://assets.ldscdn.org/81/
The
Lincoln Hypothesis: A Modern-day Abolitionist Investigates the Possible
Connection between Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and Abraham Lincoln - by
Timothy Ballard
https://smile.amazon.com/
There is a video on
the Church website called Insights of Lincoln’s Life.
and a Pilgrim
Hypothesis.
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