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| The Parliment Building |
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| Morning fog over the Danube |
We have been in Budapest for the past three days meeting with two projects, 1) the head of the garden project to introduce her to the missionary couple from Slovakia and with the Red Cross’s family shelter. We had about 15 children surround us Friday night for a special evening of sharing Hungarian breaded desserts and Grandma Moser’s chocolate zucchini bread! They are so excited about getting a new playground.
In addition, we had two senior missionary couples here from Romania and Slovakia to spend time with them; discussing projects, the good and the bad and how to find new projects. It was good to meet and spend time with them. For the first time on our mission, we were able to spend a full day sightseeing and visiting the tourists’ attractions of Budapest! Found places for the family to see next year!
Each movement began as a small splitter group screaming for “rights”. We all know what was the result. “Rights” that were always there, but Satan knows how to create conflicts. How “caring” people allow the small vocal groups take control. Being PC is more important than being a human. Saying “No” in raising a family is important. Saying “No” in society is just as important. But in today’s world (including 1930's forward), the world views the Church as evil for not throwing out moral standards that have been around since Adam, all because such stands are now politically incorrect. But in whose eyes are they not correct? Not Gods!
Paul, while under house arrest in Rome wrote to the small branch in a town called Philippi, which is situated in the country of Macedonia, which is not too far from Hungary. In his letter he states, “Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.” Philippians 4:5. It should be noted that also included in this small part of the letter from Paul (chapter 4) is the basis of the Article of Faith 13, which is the standard on how we should act in public and toward all people.
“Moderation in all things.” Be careful in today’s world. We are in a situation where Europe was in the mid-1930's. Small little groups being organized demanding rights, demanding that the majority of the people make room for their cause. A small group in Austria became a world evil called the Nazis in a very short period of time. Here in Hungary, as Germany was months away from defeat, Hungarians assisted the Germans in a rush to send 500,000 Jews off to Auschwitz in just two months to be put into the gas chambers. Their payment for such crimes? Millions of Hungarians were taken to Russian to work and never returned, all due a small group of intellectuals preaching communism from Switzerland when they hadn’t lived in Russia for over 10 years. We are still feeling that evil Marxism through this part of the world.
Satan has plans, but most of the time he goes back to the same plan that has worked. The phrase, “history repeats itself” is simply Satan reusing the plan over and over again and it works!
Lehi’s dream of the Great and Spacious Building was a forewarning as to what was to come prior to Christ’s second coming. When people start to become focused on the “cause of the day” and allow it to become the focal point of their daily thinking, that is when society becomes corrupt. Here in Hungary, neighbors turned on neighbors knowing that so doing would result in the death of the neighbor. Why, because the cause of the day became so politically correct people actually were “forced” by societal demands to accept the dictates of the cause of the day, or worry that if they didn’t turn someone in that they themselves would be taken and killed for not accepting what is now the “popular” cause.
We hear a little about the scandal in Hollywood right now. It is my opinion that what is not being reported is what the majority of America is thinking, “We all knew that young men and women were choosing to throw away their morals in exchange for a promise of becoming a movie start. So why all the “surprise” and denial by the “stars” of Hollywood that such things are and were happening?” Being PC in the entertainment world if you, like the Hungarians, want to succeed, is to shut your mouth and ignore the evil taking place. The same can be said about America today dealing with all the “rights” movements.
I am not going to list all the “rights” movements that are currently in American news. I will simply say, follow the example of Lehi, Sarah, Sam and Nephi. Partake of the fruit of the Tree of Life, keep your eyes focused on Jesus Christ. Serve him by teaching your children and grandchildren the same. Each week do something for your neighbor, for the poor and the needy. Let people see by your actions that you have the image of Christ in your countenance.
Remember, regardless of the political party, regardless of what “appears” to be a good cause, when our daily lives are overtaken by a “cause” we have committed what Paul warned, not having “moderation.” Even inside the church, if our sole church experience is center on one cause, we lose focus of Jesus Christ. We partake of the fruit, then cast our eyes and look at that spacious building-the world, and its’ mocking of us. If we are not careful, we will become embarrassed to stand for what we have been taught, for what we know to be true and we lose grip of the Iron Rod and fall into the filthy water as seen by Nephi. We become just like that Hungarian neighbor who abandoned years of friendship and turned in the Jewish family for deportation. We become filthy just by association. Please, “let your light so shine for the world to see.”
Seeing the cruelty of society was not a warm and fuzzy experience. But seeing society today marching straight into the same pattern is even more unsettling. However, with all the foreboding of the revelations by John, Nephi, Jacob, Isaiah, et al, they all stated one mitigating fact, “Faith in and adherence to Jesus Christ’s teachings will give us the blessings of Eternal Life and “all that My Father hath”. Mom and I are here to help relieve some of the pain and suffering. Christ said that we will always have the poor among us. It is up to us individually how we personally treat the poor and the needy. Government plans will always fail to “fix” the problems of the poor.
I believe in Jesus Christ. I know that he is the creator of this earth. I know that he is in charge. I know that all mankind, especially those that are desirous to combine all their efforts to stop Christ’s plan for this earth, will fail. We must make sure that we hold on to that rod of iron, the Word of God. We must make sure that we teach our children and teach our neighbors (by example) that in Christ, we shall find eternal happiness. No one in the world can ever offer that.
These are my thoughts of the day. Mom and I love you dearly. We miss you, but know that we are where we are supposed to be at this point in our life. We know that we are making a difference in the lives of many of the poor and needy here in Hungary. We thank our Heavenly Father daily for allowing us the privilege of so doing this work.
All of our love,
Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad
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