28.10.17

Can/Does man see one member of the Godhead simultaeoisly or at the same time?


Sure, in cases like John the baptist at Christ's baptism or with Joseph Smith in the Sacred Grove...  Or in verse 1 Nephi 11:27 where Nephi sees Christ and the Holy Ghost (with the Father recognizing the Son--which is exactly like John the Baptist...).  But what about 1 Nephi 11:12 (where the Holy Ghost had gone before Nephi's presence when the Virgin was with child...) or how the disciples aren't given the Holy Ghost till after Christ is no longer with them!  --  in the economy of God, I just don't think that man needs more than one member of the Godhead there at once (redundant?)!  Just as scriptures are not re-translated if it's possible to get your hands on the already-existing copy!

JPS

18.10.17

Escape Velocity


Another scientific concept that conceptually is very similar to “event horizon”, that I have already written about here and here.  You could say that the concept that I have tried to analogize to this celestial concept--doing the sort of things and being the sort of person that will call down the blessings of heaven into your life--to an event horizon, but you might also think, "Don't you mean to compare it to 'escape velocity'?"  Wikipedia defines it as: "In physics, escape velocity is the minimum speed needed for an object to escape from the gravitational influence of a massive body. "  Let me explain why the idea of an event horizon lends itself "better" than of idea escape velocity...

Simply put: We are continuously and constantly being called HOME to our Heavenly Father's kingdom--where our intelligences were given spirit bodies and where we originally all shouted for joy as we accepted our Elder Brother's presentation of our Father in Heaven's Plan of Salvation!  We all do all we can to return to Him and our Heavenly Family (some of us are taking a long detour, but our wanted destination is the same...).  We aren't wanting to escape His love and blessings.  We all feel the tug and pull back to our Heavenly Home.

Thus, we are returning to God or being "sucked home", as an event horizon, and not trying to escape our home.

JPS

7.10.17

Calvin Stott's baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and becoming a newest member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints


He did it.  On 10:30 this day, October 7th, 2017--he was baptized!

Pianist: Quentin Carney (older brother -- in vivo)

Opening prayer: Samantha Stott (little sis)

Talk on Baptism: Brenda Stott (paternal grandmother)

Baptism: Josh Stott (father) & Calvin Stott (in se)

Talk on the Holy Ghost: Addison Stott (older brother -- from Solinas, CA; video uploaded to YouTube)

Confirmation: Josh Stott (father) & Paul Stott (paternal grandfather), Brian Larson (maternal grandfather), Jeff Larson (uncle), Rory Brooks (4th ward [homeward] bishopric representative)