Should we do it on our own?

Fellow Kolobians,

Would to God that I could open the eyes of your understanding to the eternal truths of that which is, was, and is to come. The Spirit of our Heavenly Father burns my bosom with the conviction that many of us are being led away from that holy Iron Rod by nothing other than the very brains we were endowed with as we began our mortal sojourn in this solar system. It is becoming more apparent each passing day that the very elect of God are not so elect after all.

Let us examine what we know of a surety. We know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the Book of Mormon is the word of God's prophets chiseled into plates of gold and buried in the Hill Cumorah. We know that this book was safe-guarded by the prophet Moroni and later given to the now exalted Joseph Smith. We know that Brother Joseph hid the plates away and through an inspired remote viewing strategy was able to translate them while in another room with his head in a hat. Because of this, we know that Joseph Smith was a prophet, that the Priesthood of God was restored to the earth through Him, and that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the only true Mormon sect on the face of the earth. All other Mormon sects are apostate and have no power or authority, regardless of how closely they adhere to the inspired words of the Doctrine & Covenants and Book of Commandments.

What else do we know, my fellow Kolobians? I'll tell you what we know. We know that we are gods-in-training. We know that Elohim was once a man like us. We know that he probably had a masturbation problem, too, at one time. Well, scratch that. We don't KNOW that. We only believe it. Ok, back to what we know.

We know, through the inspired words of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, and Bruce McKonkie that there isn't a god alive in the universe that wasn't once a mortal man. We know that there isn't a mortal man alive who wasn't at one time a spirit. We know that there isn't a spirit alive who wasn't at one time merely an intelligence. What does that tell us about the gods?

It tells us that ALL gods were once men. It tells us that ALL gods were once spirits. And most importantly, it tells us that ALL gods were once intelligences. Why is it so important to know this, my fellow Kolobians? I'll tell you why. Nay, the Spirit of our God will tell you why through me.

It's important because if ALL gods were once men, then that means there was necessarily a time when there were no gods.

Consider this for a moment. There was a time when no gods existed. This means that there was an intelligence of such diligence, such focus, that he was able to increase his power & dominion line upon line, precept upon precept until he could command the very elements himself. This god was the one. This god was amazing. This god has nothing to do with you or me.

Stop thinking about this god. Stop it. Do you not love your Heavenly Father? Are you not grateful for the many blessings he has bestowed upon you? Do you not appreciate that you were born into the true church in these Latter Days and that you are filled with such a portion of the Holy Spirit that you were led to this blog to read this post on this day?

Then stop asking yourselves abominable questions such as, "if that god was capable of becoming a god without the help of any other gods; without a savior; without an atonement; without a plan of salvation; without a temple; without covenants; and most importantly without priesthood; Why can't I?"

Stop it.

If you're asking yourself why it is necessary for us to follow Elohim's plan when the nameless god didn't have to, STOP IT!

Isn't it obvious, fellow Kolobians? Imagine to yourselves that your earthly father owned a grocery store and that's how he supported your family. Imagine now that you found out that you have the power to call food into existence simply by willing it. Now you're faced with a choice. Do you will food into existence and share that knowledge with others? By doing so you would surely be putting your father out of business.

Or do you keep your discovery a secret? By doing so you would ensure your father stays in business and has something to do with his time. Sure, YOU would know your father's business was a complete waste of time and completely unncessary, but isn't your father's happiness more important than the temporal salvation of your fellow man? Isn't this the lesson we learn in the building and adorning of temples?

If you're asking yourselves why it's better to keep your father's unnecessary business going when there are starving children everywhere who don't have money to pay for groceries, STOP IT!

These are damning questions, my fellow Kolobians. I pray to our Heavenly Father that you will be given difficult and tedious callings that will consume you and your time and keep you from pondering the mysteries of godliness that you're obviously not mature enough to contemplate.

In the name of Jesus, even the Christ. Amen.