Friday, January 1, 2021

Noah was a conspiracy theorist...until it started to rain


 

The Spirit has been weighing a lot of thoughts in my mind recently, so here is another post. In Genesis 3: 22 it says, “And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil…”

Though Adam and Eve had transgressed, this step was a vital part of the plan. Without knowing the difference between good and evil, there would be no point in us having to prove ourselves to God. We also had to have opposites. In Doctrine and Covenants 29:39 it says, “And it must needs be that the devil should tempt the children of men, or they could not be agents unto themselves; for if they never should have bitter they could not know the sweet –”

If evil was never introduced to Adam and Eve, they would not fully understand good because there was nothing to compare it to. Likewise, they would not fully appreciate God and the good that He is without knowing the devil and the evil that he is.

Now let’s think for a moment why freedom of speech is so important. If what we say is censored and we are only allowed to hear one side of an argument, then it removes the ability we have to “be agents unto” ourselves. And do you see how the evil side could take advantage of that? If we only heard evil, then we would not hear the good, know it's contrast to evil, and be able to stand up against it.

And what if evil could force their narrative, and censor out good to the point that we started to believe that evil was good – good for us, for our families, and for our country? And that lies were actually truth?

In Isaiah 5:20 Isaiah warns us that in the last days we will start to confuse good and evil, “ Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.”

What if we didn’t even know it was happening, because evil gained our trust, and then began to feed us lies instead of truth and facts? Is it our responsibility to actively be seeking truth and good? Even if our information and facts are being censored removing truth and good from everything we are told?

Absolutely.

Moroni 7: 12-19 says, “Wherefore, all things which are good cometh of God; and that which is evil cometh of the devil; for the devil is an enemy unto God, and fighteth against him continually, and inviteth and enticeth to sin, and to do that which is evil continually. But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him, is inspired of God. Wherefore, take heed, my beloved brethren, that ye do not judge that which is evil to be of God, or that which is good and of God to be of the devil. For behold, my brethren, it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil; and the way to judge is as plain, that ye may know with a perfect knowledge, as the daylight is from the dark night. For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God. But whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do evil, and believe not in Christ, and deny him, and serve not God, then ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of the devil; for after this manner doth the devil work, for he persuadeth no man to do good, no, not one; neither do his angels; neither do they who subject themselves unto him. And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same judgment which ye judge ye shall also be judged. Wherefore, I beseech of you, brethren, that ye should search diligently in the light of Christ that ye may know good from evil; and if ye will lay hold upon every good thing, and condemn it not, ye certainly will be a child of Christ.”

God knew that the side of evil would try to confuse us. That is why he has given every one of us the Light of Christ and the Holy Spirit, which helps us to discern truth from falsehood and good from evil.

So if we are just accepting what is happening in the world around us without actively asking and seeking and truly trying to find out what is truth and what is good, then we are not utilizing these precious gifts that God has given us to be able to know that we are truly following Him. And the alternative is evil. Are we willing to risk our ignorance which could lead to following evil?

Why does this matter right now? Have you heard of fake news? Journalism was once founded on the telling of facts to inform the people. But have you noticed recently that only one side of the story is being told and it always seems biased? I used to be an opinion columnist. There is a big difference between facts and opinion, what is biased and unbiased. But people are still trusting the news as if they are telling facts. Are you unsure? Then I invite you to use those precious gifts that God has given us.

And what about “Fact Checkers”? They wouldn’t lead us astray, right?

What if fact checking organizations were created to emphasize the narrative being told by the media, and those doing the “fact checking” are biased as well?

For some, this sounds ridiculous, and I would have said that a year ago too. But once you start seeking truth – really seeking truth – you can’t unsee the falsehoods all around you. And it pains you to know that so many people are idly and blindly following that false narrative because the knowledge of what is really going on is too brutal for them to accept. We don’t want to know or see how bad things have gotten. We don’t want to accept that the organizations that we have trusted for so long are actually deceiving us. But could it happen? That is where we need to use our own critical thinking skills. Could you say beyond a shadow of a doubt, the media could not have been paid-off by large companies and political agendas to say what they want you to hear? I can’t. Which is what led me down this path of seeking my own knowledge and finding out for myself what is true. It seems so simple, but it was a long lonely path. And you can’t just talk about it openly amongst friends because most people are so blindsided that they would call you a conspiracy theorist, or worse. And if you get vocal enough, the powerful other side could even shut you down by publicly slandering you, “proving” that it is truth with their paid “fact checkers”, preventing you from being able to find a job to provide for your family, or even murdering you and making it seem like a suicide. It seems extreme, but when the devil’s plan is to indoctrinate the entire human race with lies, hatred, and confusion to lead us astray, is any tactic too extreme against those that fight back? Have millions across the world been slaughtered for their beliefs and faith?

In my first of these series of posts I talked about the Gadianton Robbers, and how we read about them in ancient times. These individuals worshiped the devil and plotted against everything right and good, and infiltrated top levels of government and society. And eventually brought the downfall of the Nephite and Jaredite nations. If the devil can have so much power over other generations, do you think he would stop there and not continue to build back up his own kingdom with his schemes and power struggles, corruption and lies through the same channels? Through the elite, wealthy, entitled, power-hungry, politicians? Of course not. If anything, knowing that we are in the Last Days and quickly approaching the time that our Savior will return and overcome him, he would of course be stepping up his game. Of course the devil will be building his army by whatever means he has available to him. And of course they would involve secret societies and secret combinations – because if the general God-fearing public were aware of his schemes and could see them out in the open, they would rise up against it. Wouldn’t they?

So if the wealthy and power-hungry are at the center of these evil secret combinations, you know, the ones who have money and are in powerful and influential places, then why would they not pay-off the media and social media companies to censor out what is truth and get us to fight and disagree with each other in regards to what is true and what is really happening in our country and all around us?

We live in a day and age where information spreads like wildfire. And we also live in an age where Photoshop and video editing software is ever present and available. It is so easy to create something false or manipulate something that is true into something that is false and make it still look true, and then sharing it on whatever platform is available to share it. Anyone can create a website and put statistics on it, and hackers can change and manipulate those statistics on those websites. It really isn’t a jump from knowing that these tactics are possible, to knowing that if they are possible, in this climate, that they are probably being used. And with everything we have learned and know about psychology, is it possible that we have been “trained” to believe every single thing without ever doubting that something could be amiss?

Aren’t you glad we have a God-given remedy to help us seek out and know what is truth? In Moroni we are reminded, “seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same judgment which ye judge ye shall also be judged.”

Can you say with a clear conscience that you did everything in your power to seek out truth and light? Or did you accept what you were told because it was easier? I am also guilty, for years it was easier to let everyone else find and deliver the information to me, even though it could have been false. Even though it could be supporting an evil agenda or narrative.

The great thing about this post is that I’m not telling you what is going on around us is good or evil. I’m not telling you what to believe and what not to believe. I’m reminding you that you have a God-given right to find out for yourself what is true and what is false. And it doesn’t matter if the media or social media is censoring truth. We don’t have to accept what we see or read at face value. We have the Light of Christ and the Holy Spirit, who’s charge it is to validate truth. You don’t have to take my word for it, or anyone else’s. You don’t have to accept what you hear and see without question. You have the power within yourself to know what is true or not. The only scary part is that we will be held accountable for our own truth-seeking actions. If we fail to seek out and follow good, then by our inactions we are actively seeking out and following evil.

In Matthew 7:7 we are promised, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”

And in John 14:18 we are promised, “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”

And in Romans 15:13, “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”

And in Doctrine and Covenants 11:12, “And now, verily, verily, I say unto thee, put your trust in that Spirit which leadeth to do good – yea, to do justly, to walk humbly, to judge righteously; and this is my Spirit.”

I personally don’t watch the news anymore, or search on web browsers or social media sites that censor information. I don’t fall for the “fear mongering” of the media and their calls to action by giving up my freedoms. I will fight for truth, for honor, for my family and for my God. I’m doing my best to receive information from unbiased sources (because both sides are there – good and evil – but at least both sides are there so that I can learn and know for myself) so that then I can ask the Holy Spirit if it is in fact truth or not and if it does in fact require my attention or action and how to respond. Because now that my eyes have been opened, I can’t unsee the deception and lies all around us. I’ve also realized that the news in other countries are reporting more truth about what is happening in our country than ours is. We’ve been lied to and conditioned to believe what we are told, and the world is watching us, shouting at us to wake up and see what is REALLY happening around us. Because what happens in America will affect the world, and they know that. I can share with you the unbiased and uncensored sites that I have been using if you are interested. But again, you are responsible for your own journey toward truth. I am happy to help and give suggestions along the way, but I can’t make anyone see what they have to eventually see for themselves, especially anyone who is not even ready to seek it out yet. The same goes for our own testimonies of Jesus Christ. People don’t convert people, the Spirit converts people.

I know that God lives and that we are living in the Last Days, preparing the world for the Second Coming of our Savior Jesus Christ. I know that there seems to be a lot of scary things going on in the world, and knowing now that what we have been told may not be exactly how it is can be confusing and fear inciting. But God has given us tools and we can trust in him.

Are you willing to watch a video with an open heart and mind? Are you willing to do your own research? Are you willing to understand the risk that not finding out the truth will be on ourselves, our families and our country? I’m not suggesting you believe it, but I’m hoping it will encourage you to think for yourself and to start questioning what is happening right in front of our eyes.  

 

https://www.bitchute.com/video/KKxCuKtGyYZh/

 

If you want to learn more about the Gadianton Robbers you can find more information here:  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/gadianton-robbers?lang=eng

Daniel C. Peterson, a professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic at Brigham Young University in an article called “The Book of Mormon and the Descent into Dissent” said, “The Book of Mormon testifies “that Jesus is the Christ” (title page). But it also offers case studies in how dissension arises and how it damages the Church and individuals. It was written “unto the confounding of false doctrines and laying down of contentions, and establishing peace” (2 Nephi 3:12). It doesn’t merely describe the foibles and foolishness of previous generations. It is for our day. We can, therefore, read it as a commentary on our time, a guide and a warning to us.”  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2020/09/the-book-of-mormon-and-the-descent-into-dissent?lang=eng

The future is ours, but we can only “be agents unto” ourselves if we are given both good information and evil information to judge from – which is the whole point of our existence. Now, what we do with that information is up to each one of us. However, like always, we can’t choose the consequences that will come because of our actions or inactions. But through our faith and trust in God, we can know that He will deliver on His promises.

It makes freedom of speech have a whole new meaning, doesn’t it?

 

 

 

 

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Unalienable rights

 

Is my right to breath and unalienable right?

 I’m currently in graduate school and the most recent class I completed was all about evidence-based practice. What is evidence-based practice? It combines the needs of the patient/client, clinician expertise, and proven research on the efficacy of the technique you want to use in therapy. It is part of my code of ethics to make sure that what I am doing with a patient/client is not only responsible, but effective. I learned a lot in this class about finding research, reading research articles, and being able to interpret if the information in the article was a highly effective and responsible study giving accurate and statistically significant and clinically significant results or not. And the whole time during this class I was thinking, where is all the double blind, randomized controlled trials with a level 1 or level 2 hierarchy of efficacy surrounding the effectiveness of wearing masks to help prevent the spread of disease? And not the good masks, like gas masks that we know are effective, but thin t-shirt like cloth masks? Or even a clear face-shield type mask that just pushes what you exhale out and around the sides of it?

There isn’t any. Not a single study that says beyond a shadow of a doubt or at least with any kind of accuracy, that wearing masks and/or face shields will protect us or those around us from contracting the virus. Yet the government of our states and even other states and countries throughout the world have mandated wearing a mask in public – and even in some cases in your own home. How is it that the government can mandate cloth mask use when there is no evidence-based research that supports it, when if I did the same thing in my practice, I could be in violation of my code of ethics?

Even our own Dr. Faucci has retracted what he originally stated on national TV and has said that mask wearing and social distancing will not prevent the spread of COVID-19. What? Then why are we still wearing masks, social distancing, and closing businesses and schools, parks and medical institutions that perform medical procedures year round? Misinformation? Mass media fear-mongering?

https://youtu.be/NUHsEmlIoE4


I’m a pretty simple gal. And all it takes is a little thinking about the logistics and efficacy of all of this. First of all, when in a grocery store, how many people touch a produce item to look for blemishes and then put it down only to pick up a different one and then do the same thing? How many people pick up one can of olives only to realize it is the wrong one and put it back to pick up another one. Are we going to assume everyone washed their hands with soap and water before they came to the store? And then used hand sanitizer before and after they touched anything? Including the bagger and the cashier that slides our food choices toward the bagger? What about those that touch those itchy masks, and then touch something, including children who can’t tolerate wearing a mask and have the audacity to use their God-given right to breathe in that store? The same goes for grocery delivery services – someone is picking out your food for you, touching it, and delivering it. It only takes one person who wipes their itchy nose, smudging their mask down a bit, and then doesn’t use hand sanitizer, right? When you look at it that way, it seems like whatever could be airborne is just one piece of the puzzle – especially when there is no proof that wearing thin cotton or polyester masks are actually doing anything to prevent the spread of the virus. How small is the virus? How small are the holes between the mask fibers? I can tell you that I can see the holes between the cloth mask fibers, and I can’t see the virus, so I’m pretty sure my logic right there means that the virus is not being held back by a simple cloth mask. But that isn’t the point, is it?

But don’t forget about social distancing. Doesn’t that help with reducing the virus? If we can’t get close enough for them to breathe on us, then that will keep us safe, right? FIRST of all, if social distancing worked, why do we have to wear masks? And if masks worked, why would we have to social distance? And are we social distancing when we meet with our doctor in a confined space? Are we ignoring the fact that they have been in that same confined space with over 20 other individuals that day alone? Are we ignoring the fact that the flu kills people every year? Tuberculosis? Cancer? Why don’t we just wear ineffective masks year round to protect everyone that may have a weak immune system? Why don’t we close down small businesses so that large companies can take over the market and become monopolies? Why don’t we kick hard working Americans while they are down and only trying to provide for their families? Because we might protect them? Or because we are pretending that these ridiculous measures are actually helping anything?

I’m confused. People are being forced to wear masks to protect the health of everyone else? Since when has my personal safety and health been everyone else’s job? If everyone cared about my health so much, then why did I have to go for years without going to a doctor because I couldn’t afford outrageously priced health insurance AND life-saving and quality-of-life saving medication that my son and I needed for our medical conditions? Why didn’t anyone demand that the major pharmaceutical companies involved make a lower-priced generic product so that my health was protected? Where was the public rallying around me when one of my surgeries went wrong and the doctor that performed it was not held liable? Why did no one stand up for my health and well-being when I was in so much pain I couldn’t work or take care of my own family? Why is no one standing up for the mental health of all of the people who are dying by suicide in isolation because they lost their job and can’t socialize with others? Why weren’t they there? Because it wasn’t their job to be there. I am responsible for my own health and safety – we all are. Do we have a moral obligation to help if we can? Sure. But my moral obligation to someone else does not come at the expense of my own rights. That kind of defeats the purpose of the constitution. And the fact that the government is the one forcing us to do this is also suspect, isn’t it? And not only because they have forced ineffective methods on us.

So their argument is that if I choose to not wear a mask, I am selfish? When I wear a mask that reduces MY oxygen levels and ability to think properly, that is not proven to protect myself or others, why is that selfish? I can think of a whole lot of other things that sound “selfish” but we aren’t being forced to do them. Do you still think it is only about public health? Or could it be about compliance?

You’ve all heard of Pavlov and operant conditioning, right? People (and animals) can be trained into believing and reacting to something that isn’t even what they originally thought they were reacting to. All it takes is trained compliance. So why does the government want us to be compliant? That is a good question, and I hope each of you have asked yourself that. Why did Nazi Germany require all Jews to wear a red Star of David on their clothing? Why did they require good and law abiding citizens to report when Jews didn’t wear one? Because they were TOLD it was for the good of their state. And the general public believed it. Is it possible that we are falling for something similar? Citizens of Germany truly thought that they were protecting the health and well-being of their country, when instead they were essentially sentencing millions of Jews (and their fellow citizens – Jew or not) to death. It started with something small – like mandatory Star of David wearing on clothing. And slowly they built up those mandates until it was too late. After they train us to comply and wear a mask, isolate ourselves away from loved ones and others that may be free thinkers, force businesses to close and jobs to be lost, schools to close, will they force compliance on a vaccine that is nowhere near ready for mass production and deliverance? Again – evidence-based practice? It is not about COVID-19. Have you figured that out yet? The government is not looking out for everyone’s health right now, and if masks worked, they would provide us with heavy duty gas masks, right? Have you figured out that it is not about our health yet? If it were, they would be using sound science and research that everyone else has to live up to except them. I’m training to become a speech therapist, not a medical doctor, yet my code of ethics is higher than what they are mandating. And before you say that desperate times call for desperate measures, I’m not sure a virus that has a 97% recovery rate for the majority of individuals that contract it is desperate times. In fact, I’m not even sure that constitutes as a technical “pandemic,” at least not without calling the common cold, childhood cancer, autism and other medical diagnosis a pandemic as well. Seriously. Please tell me that you have considered all these things already.

But the numbers!! The numbers are going up, right? I’d say that is hard to say. Who is reporting the numbers? The mass media? Please refer to my previous posts for that. If a person has cancer and is already in the hospital dying of cancer and then gets COVID-19, did he die of cancer, or COVID-19? If a person with COVID-19 falls off of a 10 ft ladder and dies, did he die from the fall, or COVID-19? These are real cases!! Please look them up. If a person can get tested 4 times at different testing centers on the same day and two of those tests come back positive and two come back negative, which test result is correct? And are they counting both of those positive tests for the same person as one result? Or two? Or did we forget the evidence-based practice when creating coronavirus testing kits as well? OH, you mean the majority of rushed testing kits that test for any of 30+ strains of coronavirus that have been around forever and cause the common cold? You mean those tests can’t always decipher if it is regular coronavirus or COVID-19 that you are testing positive for? Is that why some who test positive have NO symptoms, and others have life-threatening complications? I’m just trying to ask the questions we should all be asking instead of just complying with something that has not been based on any kind of sound research or clinical evidence. And we are falling for it! Is there at least a little bit of doubt that something is not right in this situation? In a court of law we have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt… and as far as I’m concerned there are a lot of doubts stacking up here. Could there be a different agenda? Could there be a reason why compliance is the goal and not public health and safety? Of course. Have you learned anything from our history?

I’ve mentioned this in a previous post, but where is the pro-choice movement on this issue? As a woman especially, I have the right to choose what I do with my body, right? Even if it harms the health or even kills an unborn human baby. Right? It is my choice to decide what I do with my body and when. Then why do I not have the right to choose if I wear a mask or not? Especially if it has not been proven to increase the health of those around me? And who is fighting for all of those living unborn babies and their health and safety?

And if it is my responsibility to protect the health and safety of everyone else around me, then I choose to keep a firearm on me at all times. Why? Because you might need to be saved from certain death when someone tries to harm or kill you. That is my responsibility, right?

And why isn’t everyone taking in homeless people who have no protections against COVID-19? If everyone else’s health is the priority and the motive behind wearing masks, then why aren’t government officials requiring we wear masks taking homeless people into their own homes and providing them an opportunity to bathe and sanitize and stay out of the elements so they don’t contract COVID-19 or give it to anyone else?

And do you ever wonder if we would know that we are in a pandemic if the media hadn’t told us? Are people dropping dead around us left and right? Are 90% of its victims losing their battle? Or is there a 97% recovery rate?

I’m just saying that we need to look closer at the motives and the reason they want us to comply. We need to demand that science back up their claims, and NOT science from the companies that are profiting the most from COVID-19 (that is called BIAS). We need to understand that there is definitely reasonable doubt and according to our own justice system, their argument would not hold up in court.

So why are we still complying? Why are we telling on those that aren’t complying? Why are we acting like our freedoms aren’t in the balance, and our way of life has not already been threatened and taken over? We are doing this willingly. What next? Concentration camps for the vulnerable to “protect” them? When will we decide that enough is enough? Again, have we learned nothing from our history?

I haven’t been posting proof, because I feel that people are more likely to learn and understand if they do their own research and find out for themselves. But we are weary and I fear we are running out of time. But please, at least read the following segments of what make up the freedoms in our nation:

Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”

Constitutional Amendment 14 section 1: “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

So again I ask, is my right to breathe an unalienable right? What about my right to provide for my family? I think so, otherwise, what is the point?

Please don’t give up. Please don’t blindly follow. We are not sheeple, but rather individuals that have unalienable rights. If you have a lot of questions and want to learn more, please watch here: https://www.bitchute.com/video/bZ2yliCyu373/