Conference

I am so excited that this weekend is General Conference ! This to those of you that are not of my faith , is a chance for us Latter-Day Saint and the rest of the world if there willing with an open mind, to listen to A Prophet of God in this day and age , the very same as those from olden days , to share the message of God to the people . Also it is a great opportunity to listen to the Twelve Apostles of Christ of this dispensation as they address the general public and share the message that Our Father in Heaven has for us . Like those great Spiritual giants of today we are also blessed to be able to hear from other General Authorities and members of the Seventy and General Bishopric . It is a wonderful opportunity to learn of the lesson's that Christ has for us in the modern day.

If you look at the format of how we will be given inspiration during this General Conference , I would like to point out a very important point. That each of the titles given to those of whom I have listed are not something that Mormons have made up for our leaders but more importantly they are the very names by which Christ Himself had labeled His devoted servants. Commonly miss-conceptualized as a Church that founded itself on its own principles , the Mormon faith is truly in fact, based upon the very format of how Christ had set up His Church when He walked the earth and taught us His Law and His Commandments. This Church , His true Christian Church ( yes I say True ) is founded on His teachings not man's , it is not corrupted by the world nor does it base its decision on what is comfortable to popular opinion . We as Latter-Day Saints read from the King James version of the Holy Bible because it as close to the original writings as we can get in the English language , and it is one of the only copies of the Holy Bible in this day and and age that has not been interpreted a hundred different ways to make people more comfortable about what and how they read it .....In essence we as human have taken the words of God and have changed them so that we have them more befitting to this day and age , so that we can interpret what we think we are reading.

We have the Book of Mormon..Another Testimony of Jesus Christ , miss understood by most as the Mormon Bible , not the case at all . Yes it is a cannon of scripture , and yes it is included in all of are teachings, not because it is to be separate from the Bible but to go hand in hand with the very same teachings of the Gospels of Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John , to edify the very position that The Apostle Paul was preaching , to emphasize the ministry of Peter and most important to build up the Kingdom of God and testify of His Son , Jesus Christ .

I was told as a child and even as an adult ,when I began to investigate this Church, that what was being taught was wrong and that the Mormon teachings was a cult and not of God. That Satan had his hand in it all and they were trying to lead God's good Christians away . Well I have to say that is not true at all! I believe that it is Satan telling people not to follow the Mormon faith because he knows the true identity of Christ's true Church and he can't afford to loose anymore souls than he already has. Satan has the ability to tempt not only the weak but especially the righteous , So to those out there thinking your protected from his influence just because you show up to church on Sunday morning and feel good about praying once or twice a week , I say beware !

If you really need to ask yourself how does one know of a true Church , I say unto you pray , pray that the Spirit of the Lord will testify to your heart the truth of all things and remember that the feelings of the Spirit are listed in Galatians 5:22 , if you pray to know and don't have those feelings ....good chance it wasn't God giving those feelings to you, pray again this time with real intent to know and an open heart.

I look forward to the chance to listen to The Prophet Thomas S. Monson give talks this weekend and to the Twelve and the rest of the General Authority's ,for I know that in my heart and by the Power of God and His Holy Spirit , that as I listen as do so many others , we will blessed to Hear from God himself speaking to us through His Ordained Prophet and Holy Priesthood. To better be prepared for the second coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ . To be armed with the Spirit of righteousness and be empowered to spread the good news of Christ.

God bless all of us ,and may we find peace and happiness in our fellow man , and learn to love one another and strive to be more like Jesus , I leave you with this and say this in the name of Jesus Christ , Amen.