April 6, 2017 Excommunication

God works through covenants established through a law and a commandment. Through His grace, He gives men and women the opportunity to establish a covenant with Him, so covenant blessings can follow. The Book of Mormon is a law and commandment and a covenant. This law and the covenant was given to Joseph Smith by the last record keeper of the Nephite dispensation, Moroni. Like all the record keepers before, Moroni was given charge of the records. Moroni took and preserved the record as his people were getting destroyed. Moroni then hid the scriptures in a sacred box in the hill Cumorah.

When the Church of Christ was organized on April 6, 1830, the law and commandment used was the Book of Mormon. This enabled the opportunity to receive a covenant. In April, 1830 the following was communicated to the Church of Christ.

“The rise of the Church of Christ in these last days, being one thousand eight hundred and thirty years since the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the flesh, it being regularly organized and established agreeable to the laws of our country, by the will and commandments of God, in the fourth month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April—

Which commandments were given to Joseph Smith, Jun., who was called of God, and ordained an apostle of Jesus Christ, to be the first elder of this church;

And to Oliver Cowdery, who was also called of God, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to be the second elder of this church, and ordained under his hand;

And this according to the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory, both now and forever. Amen.

After it was truly manifested unto this first elder that he had received a remission of his sins, he was entangled again in the vanities of the world;

But after repenting, and humbling himself sincerely, through faith, God ministered unto him by an holy angel, whose countenance was as lightning, and whose garments were pure and white above all other whiteness;

And gave unto him commandments which inspired him;

And gave him power from on high, by the means which were before prepared, to translate the Book of Mormon;

Which contains a record of a fallen people, and the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles and to the Jews also;

Which was given by inspiration, and is confirmed to others by the ministering of angels, and is declared unto the world by them—

Proving to the world that the holy scriptures are true, and that God does inspire men and call them to his holy work in this age and generation, as well as in generations of old;

Thereby showing that he is the same God yesterday, today, and forever. Amen.

Therefore, having so great witnesses, by them shall the world be judged, even as many as shall hereafter come to a knowledge of this work.

And those who receive it [Book of Mormon]in faith, and work righteousness, shall receive a crown of eternal life;

But those who harden their hearts in unbelief, and reject it, it shall turn to their own condemnation—

For the Lord God has spoken it; and we, the elders of the church, have heard and bear witness to the words of the glorious Majesty on high, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.” D&C 20: 1-16

The counsel and admonition to the church was to receive the witnesses provided by God. The Book of Mormon is a law and a commandment, and a witness to the LDS church. It contains the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the fullness of God’s blessings and priesthood, even the ability to become a King and a Priest, a Queen and a Priestess and receive a crown of eternal life. Using this ascension text, the LDS church had the opportunity to receive these blessings. The church ended up hardening their hearts, and because of unbelief, did not receive this witness, which put them under condemnation. On September 22, 1832, the Lord declared the following to church about their standing in relation to the new covenant offered.   

“And your minds in times past have been darkened because of unbelief, and because you have treated lightly the things you have received—

Which vanity and unbelief have brought the whole church under condemnation.

And this condemnation resteth upon the children of Zion, even all.

And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon and the former commandments which I have given them, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written—

That they may bring forth fruit meet for their Father’s kingdom; otherwise there remaineth a scourge and judgment to be poured out upon the children of Zion.

For shall the children of the kingdom pollute my holy land? Verily, I say unto you, Nay.” D&C 84: 54-59

The LDS church was given an opportunity to remove the condemnation declared on them since 1832. They were admonished to produce fruit for “their Father’s kingdom.” To remove this condemnation and establish a covenant, they needed to receive the witness and message contained in the Book of Mormon, and then not just say, but do. They needed to act on the message and then produce fruit. This then would remove their condemnation.

On September 10, 2016, at the top of the mountain on a sunrise hike in Boise, the Lord directed the creation of videos about the true message of the Book of Mormon. Upon returning from Boise in September, a project to create these videos was immediately started. The Lord outlined the first five topics for the first five videos.

Within a month, the first video was completed. Being an active member of the LDS church, the desire was to post the videos anonymously. The first video was recorded by someone else, was filled with animation, and was more concerned with style than content.

After finishing the first video, the Lord required the video to be redone. He required the use of my voice, focus on content, and submit it publicly. The first five videos were all finished a few days before Christmas.

The reason for the videos was to communicate the true message of the Book of Mormon and allow the LDS church the ability to accept the message, and then not just say but do, to produce fruit meet for the Father’s kingdom. It was to give the LDS church a chance to remove the condemnation placed on them in 1832.

The true message of the Book of Mormon is the message of the Second Comforter, and the message of repentance for the readers, especially the LDS church. The book begins with two witnesses, Lehi and Nephi, ascending into the presence of God. The book continues with the stories of Jacob, Isaiah, Enos, King Benjamin, Alma the Younger, King Lamoni, King Laman, Lehi and Nephi the sons of Helaman, the people at the temple in Bountiful, the Brother of Jared, Mormon and Moroni all experiencing the ascent up to the presence of God.

The message is to do the same walk as Lehi and Nephi and others. This is the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Book of Mormon communicates a covenant temple endowment and is designed to prepare an individual and people for the Second Coming of Christ. This is the fruit necessary for the establishment of Zion.

Mormon also organized the book to communicate a direct message of repentance to the readers of the book, especially the LDS church. It is a message for those seeking a law and a covenant from the book. His direct message to the readers, especially the LDS church, is not particularly complementary. It includes a repeated message about pride (Alma 5), vanity (Alma 31), neglect (Jacob 5), and unbelief (Mosiah12-16). It is a message about not just saying, but doing.

The true message of the Book of Mormon contains the message of the Second Comforter and the fullness of the gospel and a message of repentance for the readers of the book, specifically the LDS church.

In January, after receiving further guidance from the Lord, the content for the last two required videos was given. In total, there were seven videos asked by the Lord. He then required all the videos to be shared publicly.

The LDS church has had a chance from September 22, 1832 to remove the condemnation placed on them for neglecting the Book of Mormon. The videos required by God, provided one more chance for the LDS church to remove this condemnation, if they accepted the message of the Second Comforter and the message of repentance. The LDS church already has had many other chances including all the books written by Denver Snuffer and others.  If the LDS church accepted the message of the Book of Mormon, not only to say but to do, they could take this law and commandment, remove condemnation, and have an opportunity to establish a covenant based on it. They were offered a chance on April 6, 1830. They were under condemnation by September 22, 1832. After giving a number of chances since September 22, 1832, it was the desire of the Lord to give them one more chance before the chance was lost to the LDS church.  

On April 6, 2017, my wife and I were excommunicated from the LDS church. We were excommunicated for apostasy because of the True Message of the Book of Mormon videos. As a result, the LDS church lost an opportunity to remove their condemnation and establish a covenant based on the law and commandment of the Book of Mormon.

This has paved the way for a clean covenant to be established this fall based on the law and commandment of the Book of Mormon.  

If a covenant is established this fall, based on the Book of Mormon and other scriptures, remembering the true message of the Second Comforter and repentance; then the condemnation placed by the Lord has the opportunity to be removed. The condemnation will be removed, if those who enter a covenant don’t just say, but do, and produce fruit meet for the Father’s kingdom.

The opportunity for the LDS church to receive a covenant based on the Book of Mormon began on April 6. The opportunity for the LDS church was taken away on April 6.

May the Lord grant grace to those seeking to establish a covenant this fall. May condemnation be removed so a covenant can be established and power and blessings follow.  

Below are the videos which communicate the true message of the Book of Mormon.

·  The True Message of the Book of Mormon (6 min): https://youtu.be/lSM6rBvLch8

·  Who the Book is Written to (5:30 min): https://youtu.be/z_J1d7wBQic

·  Mormon’s Message to Us (6 min): https://youtu.be/xnCAoMn7_zA

·  Nephi’s Message to Us (6:30 min): https://youtu.be/psOy901apgw

·  The Doctrine of Christ (6:30 min): https://youtu.be/oKy-HTF6PHM

·  The Message of the Temple (8 min): https://youtu.be/C5qr5xas7Rw

·  The Message of the Latter-day Apostasy (8 min): https://youtu.be/aByVQfUcrZQ