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"There is no such thing as immaterial matter. All spirit is matter but it is more fine or pure and can only be discerned by purer eyes. We cannot see it but when our bodies are purified, we shall see that it is all matter."
Doctrines and Covenants 131:7-8 {Revelations given to a prophet of God, Joseph Smith} Betty Eadie "after death experience" reveals so much about the spirit world. She mentioned the "core" experience that others who have had an after death experience, have mentioned. She felt a calmness, peacefulness, tranquility, security as loved filled the darkness. There was a process of healing. She was attracted to a light. Betty Eadie describes more than the usual experience that is mentioned by others who have been attracted to the light. She described the figure of a man radiating this light, a brilliant light, more brilliant than the sun. His light blends with the degree of light we possess. She felt a part of Him and He a part of her. This happens when we emulate His principles. She decribes more... His light fills your mind {consciousness}. His light is knowledge. It permeates you with all truth and answers questions immediately as you ask them and the answers are complete. You are able to understand in an instant as truth build on each other and connect together, unifying truths into whole truth. Ability is provided to comprehend by reflection. You can know more about history as it really happened in a pure way, knowing what people did and why they did it and how it affected others, knowing the events from every angle {perspective}. She learned that the man who radiated the brilliant light was the creator of this earth. He created the earth through the natural laws of creation, the laws of nature. He created other planets in the universe, other universes. He controls the elements, energy and matter and universal power. He has authority over the laws that govern them. Matter can be reorganized with other elements to create something else. The Creator is the Son of God, who created with Heavenly Father's design. Genesis 1:26 "And God said, let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness." Romans 1:25-26 "who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature more than the creator. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections, for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature." She also learned that He, the Light {knowledge, Truth}, the Creator, is the Savior. He is full of truth and grace. He is perfect. He is the way. As we learn the laws of creation {natural laws}, we learn how to use these laws for our own good. As we practice these laws, we live in harmony with the creation around us, the environment and others. There are spiritual laws as well as physical laws and universal laws. These laws complement each other and serve a purpose. When we live these laws we receive wisdom. Not living the laws {transgressing them or disfregarding them} weakens us and sometimes destroys what we have achieved. Drug addiction, alcoholism and gambling are habits that are destructive and punishing, if you have them you eventually punish yourselves with them,in a viscious cycle. On a larger scale, polluting the earth reaps air and water that is harmful to us. An example of this is the depletion of the ozone layer, global warming which has been linked to the recent hurricanes. When we transgress laws we reap havoc or some negative effect.. Within the universe is negative and postive energy. They are in opposition to each other. Negative energy is produced by lies, deception and hatred. Positive energy is produced by truth, goodness and love. Negative attracts negative and postive attracts postive. Thinking, speaking or doing postive attracts positive energy. There is a cause and effect relationship to our behavior. Bad produces bad and good produces good. Those who do harm to others, produce a negative effect, {suffering}. People suffer because of their bad behavior and this bad behavior eventually, produces bad effect {negative effect} in the life of the person who inflicts suffering on another. Good behavior, kindness towards others has the opposite effect. It brings comfort and joy to others and this has a ripple effect. People are more inclined to pass kindness on to others. God has given to each one of us , Talents or gifts. As we practice these talents, we improve them. Some talents help us to work with the laws of nature and overcome the limitations of this life.Edison who created the light bulb and Alevander Graham Bell, who created the telephone and the Wright Brothers who invented the airplane, etc, had these talents. When we understand the laws of nature we are better able to serve others such as vaccineds and hearing aides, etc... These talents are given to help others or bring joy such as the gift of laughter. I think of Shirley Temple {the child actress} who brought so much entertainment during the 1930's,at a time the world was experienceing war and the "Depression". I also thing of Lucy Arnaz {Ball} who brought so much laughter to those who may have been experiencing personal depression. As we serve others {help others}, we progress spiritually. All that we need is already on earth. What we don't have, another person has, and if we shared with others what we have in abundance, every person's needs would be met. If each person who has much, shared, we all would have what we need. Thoughts are a source of creation. All creation begins in the mind. Therefore we need to gain inspiration and God is a source of inspiration. Gifted people are able to use their inspiration to create new things. Some use their talents to produce bad things, harmful things, others use their talents to produce things that improve our lives. We have the potential to create joy with what we create in art, music, stories, etc. We can create experiences for ourselves or others that produce joy. When we create love, we create joy. Love is Joy! Love is Supreme!!! We are to care for each other, to serve, help each other because we are all related to adam and therefore we all are in the family of God, we are brothers and sisters in that respect. We should try to know and understand those that are different, different shapes and colors. We should care for them as well as those that are like us, friends. Each person has some degree of intelligence. Will Rogers said "everyone is ignorant, just on different subjects." Each person has potential to be good that can be developed and added upon. We have a limited view of others sometimes, because we lack pure knowledge. Love should govern our lives because showing love is worthwhile, a smile, a complement, providing what a person needs or creating a joyful experience. "For ye have the poor with you, always and whensoever you will, you can do them good. The poor are worthy of our love." Another quote from Betty Eadie's book. She learned from her experience that love is most important. Love is Supreme. Jesus the Christ's mission encompassed teaching love to others. "I am come that they might have life and they might have it more abundantly" John 10:10 {in bible} Prayers God wants us to prayer to Him to receive all that we are prepared to receive. He is a source of positive energy, truth, peace, strength but we must tune Him in. We can pray for those who have passed on for their benefit if we feel their transition may be difficult {earth bound}. Some are earth bound because of a desire for something on earth or an attachment to a person or commitment. Some don't believe in God and that is why they don't move towards the light. They don't recognize it as God. We can enlist spiritual help that will guide them toward the light. Prayers can benefit those on earth as well. We can pray for those who are sick in need of healing and for those whose faith is weak. We pray with the strength of our faith. In humilty we should ask, with gratitude for what He has already given to us, {blessed us with}. In gratitude we should receive. It is important to thank Heavenly Father. It opens the way for future blessings. Pray with intensity of Faith. There are guardian angels that protect us and other angels that battle the adversary and his angels when they oppose us. We need special protection when we are doing good. Therefore we need to pray for it. Only God can judge the heart of man. He knows our spirits. That is how He can judge accurately. He can give the gift of discernment as one of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. She also learned in the spirit world that she lived in the spirit world before she was born on earth. She as all of us lived as spirit before we were conceived. Then when we were conceived our spirits entered the body forming inside the womb. In this preexistence we gained knowledge and talents that we would use while on earth. Some came to earth with their talents already developed such as Mozart. He is a prime example as other choild prodigies of a preexistent life in which talents were developed. We came to earth with our own individual feelings {reactions, tendencies, inclinations, desires} founded on what we value and our priorities which are founded on what we've learned and how we feel about it. We have our own agendas. This introduces God's Plan, why He placed us on this earth, away from Him. It is a bit like sending us, His children, to school for awhile, to learn and to choose what we will do with the education we have, whether to do bad or good with it. This part will be entitled "God's Plan" or somthing to that effect. Stay tuned for Part 2 that I will Post sometime soon. |
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