Be Wise and Look Forward

Thursday’s take away from reading the Book of Mormon, Mosiah 28: Be wise and look forward. Did I ever hear those words as a teenager? Tom assures me frequently that I did. Man, I must have been deaf! 

Such simple things, yet if we would all do that as we are making decisions, what a difference that would make in our lives. Did I even consider the long-term ramifications of my poor choices? Not in a way that would have made any difference. I was young and foolish to say the least. Funny how that's the case when we make most of the decisions that will impact the rest of our lives, i.e. career choice, companion choice, friend choice, entertainment choice, etc. Be wise! What more is there to say? Consider these things and look forward.

Verse 19 - Do we have any idea what a blessing it is that the Lord "looked forward" to the hope that we would make righteous choices and that we COULD repent and move forward in righteousness? This is a powerful scripture that means so much to me. I will forever be grateful for the sacrifice of Jesus so I could change my path. What a blessing it has been from that day forward!

Verse 22: If ever there were a scripture that describes our current political situation, it would be this one. We have a president that is a loose cannon (Pres. Biden), and he has blood on his hands because of decisions he made regarding the 20-year war in Afghanistan. Billions of American dollars in military equipment have been left behind for the enemy to use against us and any other nation they decide to annihilate. It's a sad, sad thing going on because of a stupid president and a stupid majority of leaders. Heaven help us! Now add to that the carnage because of his ridiculous decisions concerning Covid. Ugh!

Verse 36: Easy to see in today's world. Our nation's leaders are corrupt and absolutely we are experiencing these things:

1. wars
2. contentions
3. bloodshed
4. stealing
5. plundering
6. whoredoms

 

To name just a few. It is a very sobering situation we are in - not only our nation but throughout the world!

I’m reading “Red Notice” by Bill Browder written in first person and his experience as an American who got into trading in Russia and one-by-one is taking down the oligarch’s who have illegally purchased the oil in Russia and are making billions of dollars that belong to the people. It’s a fascinating read and as he is discovering the corrupt tactics of these oligarchs, I can’t help but see these things are happening in our country. Chilling!  Verse 43 – I couldn’t help but wish we could only have presidents in our country like Alma!