“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5: 14-16 Accepting opportunities to grow This scripture was weighing very heavily on our minds this past spring as we considered accepting an opportunity that we never imagined would come to us. It took many months of prayer and consideration
We chose this week to postpone Sophie’s follow-up post until next week due to the anniversary date of a significant event we’d like to share with you. Today is a somewhat special day in Mormon Fundamentalism. Today is 132 years since an event that is known among our fellow Fundamentalists as the 1886 revelation. I’ll include the text of it below. It was a revelation written, it seems, in the hand of John Taylor, the third president of the LDS church. To sum it up, God has made His will concerning the New and Everlasting Covenant known. It’s an eternal law. He’s made His will plain on the matter.