Memo #137

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 1^st. 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