The beginnings of a beautiful day!
Alma 46:11-28
What is the significance of the title of liberty?
11 - Moroni becomes angry with Amalickiah.
12 - He rent his coat and wrote: "In memory of our God, ur religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children - and he fastened it upon the end of a pole.
13 - He put on his armor and he took his title of liberty and he bowed himself to the earth and he prayed mightily unto God for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his brethren, so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land.
15 - Those who belonged to the Church were faithful and took upon them the name of Christ.
16 - Moroni prayed that the cause of Christians and the freedom of the land might be favored.
17 - The north and south of the land Desolation Moroni called a choice land.
18 - God surely will not allow the Christians to be destroyed unless we bring it upon ourselves.
19 - Moroni goes among the people waving the title of liberty saying:
20 - Behold, whosoever will maintain this title upon the land, let them come forth in the strength of the Lord, and enter into a covenant that they will maintain their rights, and their religion, that the Lord God may bless them.
21 - The people came running with their armor on rending their garments in token, or as a covenant that they would not forsake the Lord their God, or, if they should transgress the commandments or fall into transgression, and be ashamed to take upon them the name of Christ, the Lord should rend them even as they had rent their garments.
22 - They cast their garments at the feet of Moroni saying: We covenant with our God, that we shall be destroyed, even as our brethren in the land northward, if we shall fall into transgression; yea, he may cast us at the feet of our enemies, even as we have cast our garments at thy feet to be trodden under foot, if we shall fall into transgression.
23 - Moroni said unto them: Behold, we are a remnant of the seed of Jacob; yea, we are a remnant of the seed of Joseph, whose coat was rent by his brethren into many pieces; yea, and now behold, let us remember to keep the commandments of God, or our garments shall be rent by our brethren, and we be cast into prison, or be sold, or be slain.
24 - Let us preserve our liberty as a remnant of Joseph; yea, let us remember the words of Jacob, before his death, for behold, he saw that a part of the remnant of the coat of Joseph was preserved and had not decayed. And he said - Even as this remnant of garment of my son hath been preserved, so shall a remnant of the seed of my son be preserved by the hand of God, and be taken unto himself, while the remainder of the seed of Joseph shall perish, even as the remnant of his garment.
25 - Now behold, this giveth my soul sorrow; nevertheless, my soul hath joy in my son, because of that part of his seed which shall be taken unto God.
26 - Now behold, this was the language of Jacob.
27 - And now who knoweth but what the remnant of the seed of Joseph, which shall perish as his garment, are those who have dissented from us? Yea, and even it shall be ourselves if we do not stand fast in the faith of Christ.
28 - Moroni continues to gather people seeking liberty to stand against Amalickiah and the dissenters.
What can we do today? Be an active citizen and promote liberty and freedom. President Ezra Taft Benson said:
"Improve your community by active participation and service."
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
The struggle for liberty is a continuing one.
The torn coat of Moroni - "The Title of Liberty was a reminder of the preserved remnant of the coat of Joseph of Egypt. That remnant now found among the Lamanites shall eventually partake of the blessings of the Gospel. They shall unite with the remnant which is being gathered from among the nations and they shall be blessed of the Lord forever." - Pres. Joseph Fielding Smith
Saturday James and I usually get up and drive to the Snowflake temple for the 8 a.m. endowment session. This morning I decided I wanted to spend time with Jared and his kids because I don't know when I will see them again. The kids are moving to San Antonio with Tricia this next week. James stayed home and kept Alex and Seth busy. Adam slept in and acted like he was not feeling well.
It was a beautiful day to be outside. The high was around 65-70 and there were big fluffy clouds in the gorgeous blue sky. Here are some of the activities the kids participated in:
I think this is James. He just jumped off
a 45 foot tower onto a huge air mattress.
The first step is the longest.
This is Molly coming down the slide in a tube.
Molly and Emmy.
You know it's hard when Emmy doesn't make it to the top.
Riding the lift to the top of the mountain is a must!
So relaxing and peaceful and the scenery is beautiful!
What's at the top of the mountain?
Delicious Navajo tacos,
made by the Apache tribe.
Anna and her friend, Joe.
Even Emmy had to slow down for a bite.
Of course we had to take pictures.
It was the perfect day.
I am so glad I came.
When we returned home it was time for dinner and Molly's party.
James and I were going to start our fast this afternoon but Jared tempted us with ribs. They were delicious!
After dinner it was time to party! Kim and Brian arrived while we were gone to Sunrise. They are always a nice edition to any party. Molly was especially happy to see Kim and Anna loves Brian.
The perfect cake, pink and purple on the outside
and rainbow blast inside.
Go Molly!
It looks like she got them all.
A nice art kit from dad.
Checking it out.
A sketch book. Molly was surprised that it
didn't have any pictures to color.
We gave her a pretty CTR necklace with pink jewels around the outside. Her birthday celebration was a good one. She will be 7 on Monday.
