on the rim

On this date, October 24 1841, the Apostle Orson Hyde one of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, climbed the Mount of Olives and by assignment from the Prophet Joseph Smith, dedicated the land for the return of the Jews.  That prayer can be found here: http://www.nyx.net/~cgibbons/orson_hyde_prayer.html Few in Nauvoo, where the Latter Day Saints resided understood the mission that Elder Hyde had been called to fulfill.  Even Elder Hyde's companion left him in England.  At the time, what is now Israel was part of the Ottoman Empire.  No nation of "Palestine" existed.  At the end of World War I, and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the British Protectorate of Palestine was created.  What was the intent of the British?  Before Hitler took over Germany and started his monstrous genocide of not just Jews, but of the undesirables as well, the British designated its protectorate as a homeland for the Jews.  ...

This has been an incredibly spiritual weekend.  Maybe the title would be nights to remember.  We haven't even hit General Conference.  This weekend, it is possible that there will be three men called to serve as Prophets, Seers, and Revelators.  If called, they will serve as members of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  As important as that is, equally important is the message that we will hear, as men and women, inspired by God, will teach, and continue their healing message to the world.  They bring the message of the Resurrected Christ, and God's Will to men in these very troubled times. This week, I picked up my Sarah from the airport in Salt Lake.   In the morning we rode the train to temple square, and took a tour of the Conference Center, where the conference will occur.  A beautiful building, with the original oil paintings that are near and dear to Latter Day Saints the world over.  B...