This episode is about journals, how the spirit feels and how it testifies to us, and about standing in holy places.
From the manual:
Christmas Day is usually a time to ponder messages like “peace on earth” and “good will toward men” (see Luke 2:14). But on December 25, 1832, Joseph Smith’s mind was occupied with the threat of war. South Carolina had just defied the United States government and was preparing for battle. And the Lord revealed to Joseph that this was only the beginning: “War,” He declared, “will be poured out upon all nations” (Doctrine and Covenants 87:2). It seemed like this prophecy would be fulfilled very soon.
But then it wasn’t. Within just a few weeks, South Carolina and the U.S. government reached a compromise, and war was averted. But revelation is not always fulfilled at the time or in the way we expect. Nearly 30 years later, long after Joseph S mith was martyred and the Saints had moved west, South Carolina did rebel and civil war followed. Since then, war throughout the world has caused “the earth [to] mourn” (Doctrine and Covenants 87:6). While the prophecy was ultimately fulfilled, the value of this revelation is less in predicting when calamity will come and more in teaching what to do when it does. The counsel is the same in 1831, 1861, and 2021: “Stand ye in holy places, and be not moved” (verse 8).
Some of the apps I talked about were:
Chatbooks for printing your Instagram accounts
Happy Feed daily gratitude posts
StoryWorth website sends email prompts that you fill out and return and they make it into a book.
I just wanted to say thank you for letting us feel your testimony through this podcast. I have been a listener for years. I have purchased your book for myself and have purchased several to give as gifts.
As I was listening to this weeks podcast, a thought hit me. I’ve been reading the Book of Mormon on my phone which is very convenient. But, I have my mother’s triple combination. I picked it up and started to read. Her thoughts were written along the edges of the pages. It was as if she was saying, “hey Jean, did you think of this”, a gift from my mom! Now I have my mother with me when I study. So thank you for saying something that made me pick up her book!
I love listening to you, and you have inspired me many times. I rarely write a review or comment. However, when you mentioned crying and how hard that is. I am also a crier, can’t speak or bear testimony without crying. When I was in the Relief Society presidency many years ago and we had to take turns on fast Sunday bearing our testimony, I would dread my turn because I knew I was gonna stand up there and ball. Then I had a sister come up to me and tell me to never apologize for crying. That meant I was filled with the spirit and that I also might touch somebody that I otherwise I would not reach reach, if it hadn’t been through my tears. So as as hard as it is, I still don’t like crying, but I have a different perspective on it