October 12, 2012

"This I Know to be True!"

This is my response to someone who continues to email his rhetorical material – wherein some of it may make sense and if of interest – it’s all tied up in man’s wisdom and not a whit to do with what Father and His Son our Savior want us to know or do. When some feel they can change, add or delete to the teachings without proper authority then they are deceived. This is not a contest of wills or of words – this indeed is no contest at all – one needs to share truth as testified by the Spirit of the Holy Ghost and have read the Scriptures (all of them) and have prayed and studied them by themselves and with their loved ones – finding the promises of the Father and the Son fulfilled as in James 1:5 (read the verses before and after) – to know where and what to look for to find the Savior’s Church on this earth. The simple fact most do not want to change or accept what others tell them is a lie (because it benefits them to do so) – will not get anyone into the Celestial Kingdom for Life Eternal if they’ve not the sealing’s which need to be performed on this earth and during their mortality if they could’ve done so.

I’m sure many who read this will ask, “Why doesn’t Chuck let it go?” Chuck won’t let it go because he loves his family and his friends so much that not to share these truths would be devastating to him. These are the most important truths I know: The Gospel of Jesus Christ is true – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Savior’s only Church on this earth and he organized it and called those to lead it in these latter-days. That because of this restoration – a husband and wife can be married for time and all eternity – and have their families sealed to them in the sealing ordinance and covenant – to be binding for time and all eternity if they live to the worthiness to which they’ve covenanted and are found in strict obedience to the Commandments of God! Further I know this to be true – there’s no other way to return to live in the presence of the Father and the Son with our families with a physical body of flesh and bones (which all of the Scriptures testify of) for us living today and have heard or could hear or have learned and discerned these truths. (Again note – little children who’ve died before the age of eight years old or those unable to comprehend or make decisions due to mental inabilities). And finally – this truth as found in Malachi 4:
1. For behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven, and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly shall burn as stubble; for they that come shall burn them, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
3. And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.
4. Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
5. Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
6. And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers. If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.


My Reply:

You know you keep sending these to me – and for the life of me I cannot figure out why. The Church of Jesus Christ has been restored to this earth in these latter-days – is led by a Prophet of God and 12 (twelve) Apostles. It was restored by the Father and the Son – who visited a 14 year old in answer to his prayers – with the Restored Church came the visit of Angels and Prophets who held the Keys of the Restoration from times gone before. In addition, there’s a second witness to the divinity of our Lord and Savior – Jesus Christ – the Son of the Father who sent him and introduced him to the 14 year old boy.

We’ve the Holy Bible (Old and New Testaments) – The Book of Mormon (the 2nd Testimony) – The Doctrine and Covenants (today’s revelations) and the Pearl of Great Price (the records of Moses and Abraham and the Testimony of Joseph Smith, Jr. – the 14 year old boy). Further there’s irrefutable witnesses to all of these scriptures and revelations – numbering far more than 100 with firsthand knowledge and over thousands with second and third hand knowledge.

We’re all veterans of the military – in one way or another – and Heavenly Father would never hinder man from doing right and testifying of His Only Begotten – however, one has to have the Priesthood Keys and Authority through the laying on of hands by one having this authority (which is nowhere found in world except in His Son’s Restored Church). One cannot take a live branch from a dead tree – the apostasy which occurred in the Church as established by the Savior in the meridian of time are those who apostatized within 150 years or by the middle of the 2nd Century (and those who didn’t apostatize were killed off by the so-called churches which followed or reformed the ‘teachings’ mixed with Greek Philosophy and Rhetoric starting with the Gnostics and continuing through St. Augustine and Origen of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Century. Religion as the world knew during the days until the early 1800’s were and all but one continue this day to be the works of men. Yes some – maybe even most do some good – however they’ve neither keys nor authority other than what man has given and taken – and is paid or paid for.

Suffice to say – all men/women are saved through the Atonement of the Savior on our behalf (with the exception of those who deny the Holy Ghost and/or commit murder which is to shed innocent blood). But being saved is just that – one won’t go into eternal torment with Satan and his followers – but will not have life eternal, which is to return to the presence of Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ – with a physical body of flesh and bone as they both have – and dwell with them and their families.

Thus someone coming to any church which requires them to pay the wages of those who Preach, Minister, or otherwise lead their organization whether the Catholic Church or a corner ministry will not get them Life Eternal. The Plan of Salvation was to come here to receive a physical body and to exercise our agency to choose right or wrong! (Note: those who died before the age of eight – which was much of the world’s population until relative recent history or those who are mentally unable to make decisions – autistic, etc. will and have already returned to the Father and the Son because of the Atonement.)

In any event most of this will fall on deaf ears as it has when I’ve responded to you in the past – however, so you’ll be able to deny you heard it again from me – I testify in the name of Jesus Christ – our Lord and Savior – that the above is true – that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true Church upon the face of this earth – and it’s led today by a Prophet of God – Thomas S. Monson and I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ amen – Charles J. Ingerson



“This I Know to be True!”

cji
1/12/10

That my Savior lives
that he love me too
thus through it all
peace and happiness
finding warmth within
sharing as I can all
this I know to be true
that my Savior lives!

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