Fearing man over God

In Doctrine and Covenants section 30 verses 1-4, David Whitmer is chastened for failure to serve diligently.

1 Behold, I say unto you, David, that you have ^afeared man and have not ^brelied on me for strength as you ought.

2 But your mind has been on the things of the ^aearth more than on the things of me, your Maker, and the ministry whereunto you have been called; and you have not given heed unto my ^bSpirit, and to those who were set over you, but have been persuaded by those whom I have not commanded.

3 Wherefore, you are left to inquire for yourself at my hand, and ^aponder upon the things which you have received.

4 And your home shall be at your ^afather’s house, until I give unto you further commandments. And you shall attend to the ^bministry in the church, and before the world, and in the regions round about. Amen.

I'm sure it was very difficult for David Whitmer to not fear man when the Church was brand new and there was a lot of mocking and persecution.

Today there are many who fear man over God. I too at times fear that I will be judged for what I believe. It seems silly when you think about it really. There is no need to fear man. The Lord knows what is best and is here to guide and help us. The Lord will not give us anything we cannot handle. D&C 122:7-9 is a great scripture about trials and tribulation and why we have them. They are for our good and so we can grow and learn from them.

I had an experience where I felt like I would be judged of my beliefs so I stayed quiet and tried not to talk about it. This was pretty stupid of me. I had a great opportunity to share the gospel and bless others with my knowledge of the truth but instead I dissapointed the Lord and let man get to me.

We need to focus on the Lord and remember that he loves us and wants the best for us. He has promised us blessings if we obey and follow the commandments he has given us. The Lord is more powerful than man. We need to fear God rather than man.

SNOW!!!!

It snowed all day today and guess what! I loved it!!!
I know I know. Who is this person?
It just looked so pretty outside. Wish it were Christmas already.
That would mean:
1. Christmas time duh!
2. School would be over= no homework!
3. Christmas break!
4. Baked goodies
5. Hot Cocoa
6. Cuddling with my hubby
 That is all I can think of right now.

Doctrine and Covenants 29

I found some pretty facinating truths about the Creation, the Fall, and the Atonement in section 29 of the Doctrine and Covenants.

Creation

D&C 29:30  But remember that all my judgements are not given unto men; and as the words have gone forth out of my mouth even so shall they be fulfilled, that the first shall be last, and that the last shall be first in all things whatsoever I have created by the word of my power, which is the power of my Spirit.

The world was created by the word of God. He is extremely powerful.

D&C 29:31-32  For by the power of my Spirit created I them; yea, all things both spiritual and temporal-
                         First spiritual, secondly temporal, which is the beginning of my work.

Everything was created both spiritually and temporally. Our spirits were created before our bodies.

Fall

D&C 29:40-41  Wherefore, it came to pass that the devil tempted Adam, and he partook of the forbidden fruit and transgressed the commandment, wherein he became subject to the will of the devil, because he yielded unto temptation.
                         Wherefore, I, the Lord God, caused that he should be cast out from the Garden of Eden, from my presence, because of his transgression, wherein he became spiritually dead, which is the first death, even that same death which is the last death, which is spritual, which shall be pronounced upon the wicked when I shall say: Depart, ye cursed.         

Adam became subject of the devil because he gave into the temptation. This explains that we too can become subjects of the devil if we give in to the temptation.

We can become spiritually dead if we fall into the devil's temptations.
             
Atonement

D&C 29:42  But, behold, I say unto you that I, the Lord God, gave unto Adam and unto his seed, that they should not die as to the temporal death, until I, the Lord God, should send forth angels to declare unto them repentence and redemption, through faith on the name of mine Only Begotten Son.

God gave us the opportunity to repent and prepare before we see him again.

D&C 29:50  And he that hath no understanding, it remaineth in me to do according as it is written. And now I declare no more unto you at this time. Amen.

If you do not have the chance to hear His word here on earth, you will not be judged like those who have.

Being a Saint in 1830 (LDS)

Being a member of the church in 1830 must have been difficult. It was a brand new church. I think it must have felt like being a convert today.
In Doctrine and Covenants section 20, explains how the Church was organized. It is very similar to today. We use the same sacrament prayers and baptim prayer. The principles are the same. It is still the same God (verse 12).
"The more things change, the more they stay the same". I feel like this quote could be related here. My dad would always say this quote. I agree with him. A lot of time has gone by and things have changed like technology, fashion, etc. Even with all that change in the world, the gospel has not. It will remain the same.
It amazes me so much that the saints in 1830 had such strong testimonies and did not let anything break that.
They had so much faith.