Last Days
The Root of Every Problem
Technology is at the root of every one of our problems.
I’m distressed at the way time is flying. I’ve discovered it’s the clocks. They’re in high gear.
The Tables Suddenly Turn
Daniel was an adviser and high official working under king Darius. The king’s other officials were jealous of his status, and were irritated by his steadiness and righteousness. They cunningly used his righteousness to bring an accusation against him which caused him to be cast into a den of lions. They then congratulated themselves on their success and cleverness in ridding themselves of their irritant and the man who they saw as their political competitor.
Read MoreCalamity
Yesterday I finished reading the Book of Mormon. In the past several days, I’ve, therefore, read the accounts of the destructions of two great nations—the Jaredites and the Nephites. There were actually other great destructions which took place earlier, such as in the days of Akish, when all but 30 people and the house of Omer were killed in a great civil war. (Ether 9:12). Before that, in the days of Heth, there was “a great dearth upon the land, and the inhabitants began to be destroyed exceedingly fast because of the dearth, for there was no rain upon the face of the earth.” (Ether 9:30).
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