Date: February 1, 2012 (written April 2008) share at: http://www.prattmemos.blogspot.com
To: My beloved family
From: Dad, Grandpa etc. Richard Marden Pratt
Re: Prophetic warnings cont.
We learn some startling things from
Moses chapter 7. In it the Lord says to the prophet Enoch ( Adam was still
alive on the earth) after Enoch asks, “How is it that thou canst weep, seeing
thou art holy, and from all eternity to all eternity? and were it possible that man could number
the particles of the earth, yea, millions of earths like this, it would not be
a beginning to the number of thy creations; and thy curtains are stretched out
still; and yet thou art there, and thy bosom is there; and also thou art just;
thou art merciful and kind forever; and thou hast taken Zion to thine own
bosom, from all thy creations, from all eternity to all eternity; and naught
but peace, justice, and truth is the habitation of thy throne; and mercy shall
go before thy face and have no ends; HOW IS IT THOU CANST WEEP?” Moses
7:28-31
Please read the above and try to
comprehend that our Father has created countless numbers of worlds, peopled
them and redeemed them and then perhaps you can wonder as Enoch did. The
Lord said unto Enoch: “Behold these thy brethern; they are the workmanship of
mine own hands, and I gave unto them their knowledge, in the day I created
them; and in the Garden of Eden, gave I unto man his agency. And unto thy
brethern have I said, and also given commandment, that they should love
one another, and that they should choose me, their Father; but behold,
they are without affection, and they hate their own blood...I will send in the
floods upon them, for my fierce anger is kindled against them...wherefore, I
can stretch forth mine hands and hold all the creations which I have made; and
mine eye can pierce them also, and among all the workmanship of mine hands
there has not been so great wickedness as among thy brethern...Wherefore should
not the heavens weep, SEEING THESE SHALL SUFFER?”.... wherefore, the Lord
suffereth for their sins; in as much as they will repent in the day that my
Chosen shall return unto me, and until that day they shall be in torment.
Wherefore, for this shall the heavens weep, yea, and all the workmanship of
mine hands.” Moses 7:33-49
We learn several things from
this scripture:
1. His worlds are beyond number yet he has created them, all
peopled them and saved them.
2. All he asks is that his children where ever they are, are
to love each other. And CHOOSE Him as their Father. (Love God)
3. But they on this world, hate their own blood.
4. Therefore when he sends in the flood they will not be
saved there from, remember no one needed to drown.
5. Of all these countless creations this world is the most
wicked. In fact it is the only one wicked enough to crucify their own God. And
the Prophet has said that our current world is wicked enough that were Christ
to appear on earth today as he did 2000 years ago this modern world would also
crucify him. This also tells us something about ourselves. IN ORDER TO
SAVE OUR WORLD, THE CHOICEST OF SPIRITS HAD TO BE SELECTED TO COME TO THE
EARTH, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME. And we repeatedly hear from the General
Authorities that the current generation of Saints are the choicest Spirits God
has, and have been sent to earth at this time to save all that will be saved
and not see the creation of this world utterly wasted because their would be no
one to survive the holocaust that is
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currently sweeping the wicked to destruction.
So rejoice and bear your afflictions PATIENTLY! We
will survive, we will win and great will be the rewards thereof!
6. The Heavens weep, God weeps, all the righteous weep that
the wicked spurn the great plan of love and hate their own flesh. The one and
half million yearly abortions in the United States alone is evidence of this.
7. And the Lord will still save them after they have paid
for their own sins they will be cleansed by their own suffering and finally
released there from and ushered into the glorious Telestial Kingdom. Moses
7:33-39
“Wherefore Enoch saw that Noah
built an ark; and that the Lord smiled upon it. And held it in his own hands;
but upon the residue of the wicked the floods came and swallowed them up.
And as Enoch saw this, he had bitterness of soul, and wept over his brethern, and
said unto the heavens: “I will refuse to be comforted;” but the lord said unto
Enoch: “Lift up your heart, and be glad; and look.....
And behold Enoch saw the day of the
coming of the Son of Man, even in the flesh; and his soul rejoiced, saying the
righteous is lifted up, and the Lamb is slain from the foundation of the world;
(It was planned) ....and the Lord said unto Enoch; as I live, even so will I
come in the last days, in the days of wickedness and vengeance, to fulfill the
oath which I have made unto you concerning the children of Noah;
And the day shall come that the
earth shall rest, but before that day the heavens shall be darkened, and a veil
of darkness shall cover the earth; and the heavens shall shake, and also the
earth; and great tribulations shall be among the children of men, BUT MY
PEOPLE WILL I PRESERVE....AND RIGHTEOUSNESS AND TRUTH WILL I CAUSE TO SWEEP THE
EARTH AS WITH A FLOOD, to gather out mine elect from the four
quarters fo the earth, unto a place which I shall prepare, an Holy City, that
my people may be looking forth for the time of my coming...and it shall be
called Zion, a New Jerusalem.
And the Lord said unto Enoch; then
shalt thou and all thy city meet them there, and we will receive them into our
bosom, and they shall see us; (that’s US) and we will fall upon their necks,
and will kiss each other. (Of course we will remember them from our association
in the Spirit World before this earth was created!) Vs.61-65.
And the voice of warning shall be
unto all people, by the mouths of my disciples (us) whom I have chosen in these last days. And they shall go forth and none
shall stay them, for I the Lord have commanded them. Behold this is mine
authority, and the authority of my servants, and my preface unto the book of my
commandments, which I have given them to publish unto you, o inhabitants of the
earth.
Wherefore, fear and tremble, O ye
people, for what I the Lord have decreed in them shall be fulfilled. And verily
I say unto you, that they who go forth, bearing these tidings unto the
inhabitants of the earth, to them is power given to seal both on earth and in
heaven, the unbelieving and rebellious.
Yea, verily, to seal them up unto
the day when the wrath of God shall be poured out upon the wicked without
measure...
And the anger of the Lord is
kindled, and his sword is bathed in heaven, and it shall fall upon the
inhabitants of the earth. And the arm of the Lord shall be revealed; and the
day cometh that they who will not hear the voice of the Lord, neither the voice
of His servants, neither give
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heed to the words of the prophets and apostles, shall be cut
off from among the people.....
Wherefore I
the Lord, knowing the calamity which should come upon the inhabitants of the
earth, called upon my servant, Joseph Smith Jr. And spake unto him from heaven,
and gave him commandments.....
And again, verily I say unto you O
inhabitants of the earth; I the Lord am willing to make these things known unto
all flesh. For I am no respecter of persons, and will that all men shall know
that the day speedily cometh; the hour is not yet, but is it nigh at hand, when
peace shall be taken from the earth, and the devil shall have power over his
own dominion.
And also the Lord shall have power
over his saints, and shall reign in their midst, and shall come down in
judgement unto Idumea, (or the world.)
SEARCH THESE COMMANDMENTS, FOR THEY ARE TRUE AND FAITHFUL
AND THE PROPHECIES AND PROMISES WHICH ARE IN THEM SHALL ALL BE FULFILLED.
What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and tho
the heavens and the earth pass away, but shall all be fulfilled whether by mine
own voice or by the voice of my servants (us), it is the same.” Doctrine and
Covenants section 1
Now notice the following:
“after your testimony cometh wrath and indignation upon the people. For after
your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes, that shall cause groanings
in the midst of her and men shall fall upon the ground and shall not be able to
stand. And also cometh the testimony of the voice of tempests, and the voice of
the waves of the sea heaving themselves beyond their bounds. And all things
shall be in commotion; and surely, men’s hearts shall fail them; for fear shall
come upon all people.” D&C 88:88-91
Note: is there a day goes by
that one of these phenomena is not reported someplace in the world? I think
not. Also notice our part in warning the people and we don’t need to be on a
formal mission. That mother who is at home, tending her babies and living
the gospel, is a living witness to her own children and the neighbors just as
much as the elders in the mission fields are witnessing to the inhabitants of
the earth.
“For I the Almighty, have laid my
hands upon the nations, to scourge them for wickedness. And plagues shall go
forth and they shall not be taken from the earth until I have completed my
work, which shall be cut short in righteousness. Until all shall know me, who
remain, even from the least unto the greatest, and shall be filled with
the knowledge of the Lord, and shall see eye to eye, and shall lift up their
voice, and with the voice together sing the new song.” D&C 84:96-98
“for the hour is nigh and the day
soon at hand when the earth is ripe; and all the proud and they that do
wickedly shall be as stubble; and I will burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts,
that wickedness shall not be upon the earth.” D&C 29:9
And my own Patriarchal blessing
says; “Whether in the flesh or out of the flesh thou shalt go forth to meet
the lord at His coming. I bless thee with faith to have power with the Lord to
save thyself, thy loved ones, and the Saints that are with thee at the great
and dreadful day of the coming of the Lord. Thou shalt witness the destruction
of the wicked as they are consumed with fire. Thy heart shall cry out in
lamentations over them.”
So PLEASE, PLEASE READ WHAT I WRITE AND FOLLOW ME AND TOGETHER WE WILL
RISE ON THAT GLORIOUS DAY TO MEET THE LORD AT HIS COMING!
Whether we are in the mortal flesh or in the spirit world
will not hinder us.
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“And now we can behold the decrees of God concerning this
land, that it is a land of promise, and whatsoever nation shall possess it
shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when
the fullness of his wrath shall come upon them. And the
fulness of his wrath cometh upon them
when they are ripened in iniquity.
For behold, this is a land which is
choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God
or shall be swept off; for it is the everlasting decree of God. And it is not
until the fulness of iniquity among the children of the land that they are
swept off. This is a choice land and whatsoever nation shall possess it
shall be free if they will but serve God.”
Either 2:8-12
To this I testify with all
my love!
Dad, Grandpa, Richard Marden Pratt
It’s interesting to me that the note books with Dad’s memos
he gave to me in a very specific order to type. Does anyone else notice how
pertinent these are with what is being said by our prophets? Wow he left such a
wonderful legacy!
Dad said these would go at least 3 years after his death. He
will have been gone 3 years April 1st. And I have only 5 left to
type! A few of you have asked if we will be putting the earlier ones on the
blog site. If you want them please add your input. You can comment on the blog
itself or email me at: randrflower@gmai.com or
call me at (801)377-9487
I love putting these out for Dad and Mom for they were a
mighty team in this life and I know they are a team now. They are not far from
us and still have our best interests at heart. I’m sure they pray for us and
want us to be encouraged to do what is right. Like our Father in Heaven they
too want us to be successful and we can if we listen and align ourselves with
Jesus Christ and the plan of happiness.
A couple of quotes from
memo #55 February / March 2005
In as much as February is
known as “lovers” month I thought it appropriate to write of a Father’s love
for his children and their MOTHER . The love of an earthly Father
and that of a Heavenly Father should parallel. However our Divine Father, being
the very source of all love, can only be appreciated and in a minuscule way be
emulated by earthly Fathers in direct proportion to how closely associated they
are with the Father of us all.
First
a Father’s love for the mother of his children should be supreme. She has
offered her life after many months of misery to deliver each of his children.
He owes it to her to put her on a pedestal and adore her. Especially shall
their children know that this is so. And never will he allow a child to in any
way be rude or disrespectful to their Mother....I am the first born and love
them as our Father does. I also have six children, My Carolyn, My Kay, My
Stephen, My Dawn, My Rose and My Sheryl. They are so precious. I must include
the love I have for their eternal companions too, Bob, Vern, Belva Gae, Nelson,
Roger and Gibb. They have given me 37 grandchildren still heavy to sweet
daughters for there are 23 of them and 14 grandsons. These wonderful 37 have
already given me 95 great grandchildren and now a great, great grandson! How
glorious and I would that all 139 of these and the myriads that will follow
will believe me and so live that they will secure their eternal seat at that
Celestial reunion when this life is over.
My
love forever
Your
Father ~ Richard Pratt
