Sunday Lesson

I taught Relief Society today. The lesson was about the signs of the Second Coming and also the Second Coming ( 2 lessons combined into one). This was a really fun lesson for me because I love learning about all the signs that are/have/will happen before Christ comes again. Some of them are major huge, make no mistake about it, like the building of the New Jerusalem,  and others seem to be happening all around us and we hardly even notice anymore because its so common like wars and rumors of wars.  Wikipedia has a page that shows all the wars that are currently going on now and also all the countries that are "near war". Sooo many of the countries are "near war" its not even funny. That is definitely a rumor of war if you ask me.  We discussed several other signs of the times as a class with lots of scriptures as well. Like the Book of Mormon coming forth. E.B. Grandin was commissioned to print 5000 copies of the Book of Mormon in 1830. Today we are almost at 150 million copies! That is some major growth! We talked about the constitution hanging by a thread. I read a quote from Brigham Young who said it would be the Mormon Elders who would save the constitution. I tried to keep it as unpolitical as possible, but healthcare reform was brought up, as was gay marriage.  We briefly talked about, mostly in regards to healthcare, that those kind of ideas take away our freedom to choose for ourself, the very freedom that this country was preserved for and founded on. Mitt Romney was also mentioned. Regardless of if he wins this election or not, anyone can see that he is laying some ground work for the "Mormon Elders" to save the constitution. Many other signs were discussed...these woman are smart and they know their stuff! Ultimately at the end of the lesson I realized that the signs we are given are not there to scare us. Although they may seem scary and even life threatening, God doesn't give us signs to make us afraid. Instead He gives us signs to remind us to prepare our selves.  "No man knoweth" when Christ will come again, only Heavenly Father and because He knows, He us just giving us little warning signs along the way because he loves us and wants us to succeed in our life mission and be prepared for anything that may come our way.