Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Abortion: Secret Murder of the Innocent

 

In the bustling heart of the city, where the rhythms of life pulse through its streets, a small group gathers every Saturday morning in front of an abortion clinic. Their mission is profound yet simple: to offer hope and support to those facing a critical choice. Armed not with judgment but with compassion, they stand outside concerned for the babies who don’t get the chance at life and to touch the hearts of those inside the clinic ready to end this life. 

Their thoughts turn to reconsideration. A chance to help a pregnant woman know the possibilities. This is her real choice. Not what the world tells her but the facts to understand how she can save a life and her own.

When the decision to abort is made, the stark reality of its impact is undeniable. Statistics paint a grim picture, revealing the profound loss of life and potential. Each year, millions of pregnancies end in abortion worldwide, with approximately 1 in 4 pregnancies in the United States alone ending in abortion. These numbers represent not just statistics, but individual lives—babies who will never laugh, never play, never have the chance to fulfill their potential. Behind each number is a story cut short, a future that will never be. The weight of these statistics underscores the urgency of the mission to save babies from abortion, to offer alternatives, support, and hope to those facing this difficult decision.


The question needs to be asked; How can we stop the madness of killing our own children? 

Enter Amberli Peterson. Author of Ripened: Why The Book of Mormon Dams America for Abortion.  Amberli Peterson has sounded the call!  We can learn the importance of encouraging women to let their babies live. When we read the headlines:  ABORTION HURTS WOMEN: 1 IN 25 WOMEN WHO TAKE THE ABORTION PILL WILL WIND UP IN THE ER, or ABORTIONS RISE UNEXPECTEDLY FOLLOWING THE OVERTURNING OF ROE VS WADE, we must learn to  stop the madness.

In her book, Mrs. Peterson answers the questions of how The Book of Mormon can show the downfall of our beautiful United States of America. The Book of Mormon, an important book to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, talks of secret murders. These secret murders which according to Mrs. Peterson has been described not only as those who  murder others in secret places and at secret times but also shows abortion as a secret murder itself.

Think about it. Abortions are done in secret to someone who can never tell another soul that they were lost. Not only is the act secret itself but it is done in a secret place: the womb. I can only scratch the surface in a few sentences here of what “Ripened” explains to the rest of the world and how we should teach the sacredness of life but also this book might give those babies a chance at life.

 "Ripened" is thorough in explaining the journey to answer the question "Why the Book of Mormon Damns American for Abortion". It is well written explaining the topic we all need to understand: abortion and changing the hearts of the many women who take the life of their own babies.  It will motivate all of us to help our communities to lovingly spread the message of life.

Is there hope to save these precious children from death? Yes, there is!

Enter Preborn!!  PreBorn.com is an organization founded by Dan Steiner who asked himself  in 2008 how can we save the 800,000 babies being slaughtered each week at the hands of abortionists. Seventeen years later, Preborn is saving lives.  The assistance is never forced on a women to give birth, only a chance to see an ultrasound of their baby and decide on their own whether to keep their child.

Last year there were 67,556 babies saved and 77,092 abortion minded-women served alone just in donations and the service of those certified in maternity care. Donations for ultrasound  machines continue to rise to the cause. Funding goes directly to the clinics for those trained to help all who are pregnant make a thoughtful CHOICE of whether they want to keep their child or not.  No one is ever forced not to have an abortion but given the opportunity if they want to save their baby with two years of counseling, infant supplies and hope for a better future if they do choose to give birth.

I love PreBorn and donate to it regularly. Their message of love and compassion is needed in our world of the “get rid of it” mentality. For more information to help other women please see: https://preborn.com/  You can make a positive impact in a woman's life.


Sunday, June 29, 2025

Thoughts for our Independence Day

 

1776

By Ralph Hughes

Two hundred and forty-nine years ago, a group of 56 prominent American Colonials at that time were fed up with the tyranny imposed on them by King George of England.

England was the most powerful nation on the planet which led this group of 56 to sign a written notice to the king that they were absolved from any further allegiance to him. Well, King George was not about to let them Yankies (as they were known) get away with that. 

I would like to call attention to something that the ancient prophet Nephi, son of Lehi, foresaw and wrote about and what came of that disagreement. (If anyone ever needs a good example of fulfillment of prophecy, it does not come much better  than this.) (1 Nephi 13:16-19)

I testify that these events were inspired by God and were a prologue to the establishment of a new nation. The government of which the Lord, Jesus the Christ wanted us to have and keep. These events being a major prologue to the establishment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints, to do what we can to restore and preserve the freedoms and liberty that He wants us to have and keep.

1 Nephi 13:16-19

16 “And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the gentiles who had gone forth out of captivity did humble themselves before the Lord, and the power of the Lord was with them.”

17 “And I beheld that their mother gentile were gathered together upon the water and upon the land also to battle against them.”

18 “And I beheld that the power of God was with them. And also that the wrath of God was upon all those that were gathered together against them to battle.”

19 “And I Nephi beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of captivity were delivered by the power of God out of the hand of all other nations.”

Explanatory Introduction:

The Doctrine and Covenants is a collection of divine revelation and inspired declarations which were given for the establishment and regulation of the Kingdom of God on the earth in the last days. Although most of the sections are directed to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the message, warning and exhortations are for the benefit of all mankind and contains an invitation to all people everywhere to hear the voice of the Lord, Jesus Christ speaking to them for their temporal well-being and their everlasting salvation. Most of the revelations in this compilation were received through Joseph Smith Junior, the first prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Other revelations were issued through some of his successors in the presidency. (See the headings to section 135, 136 138 and Official Declaration 1 and 2.)

The book, Doctrine and Covenants is one of the standard works of the Church in company with the Holy Bible, The Book of Mormon and The Pearl of Great Price. However, the Doctrine and Covenants is unique because it is not a translation of an ancient document, but is of modern origin and was given of God through his chosen prophets for the restoration of His holy works and the establishment of the kingdom of God on earth in these days.

In these revelations, one hears the tender but firm voice of the Lord Jesus Christ speaking in answer to the dispensation of the Fullness of Time and the work that is initiated here in preparation to His Second Coming in fulfillment of and in concert with the words of the Holy Prophets since the world began.

Doctrine and Covenants 98: 4-7

“4 And now verily I say unto you concerning the laws of the land, it is my will that my people should observe to do all things whatso ever I command them.

5 And that the law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges. it is justifiable before me.

6 Therefore I, the Lord justify you and your brethren of my church in befriending that law which is the constitutional law of the land.

7 And as pertaining to the law of man, whatsoever is more or less than this cometh of evil.”

Doctrine and Covenants 101:79-80

“79 Therefore it is not right that anymore should be in bondage one to another.”

 “80 And for this purpose have I established the Constitution of this land by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose and redeemed the Lord by the shedding of the blood.”

D&C 109:54

54 “…may these principles which were so honorably and nobly defended, namely the Constitution of our land, by our fathers be established forever.”

“We must learn the principles of the Constitution in the tradition of the Founding Fathers.” President Ezra Taft Benson, Octo 1987 – General Conference.

“We should learn and advocate the inspired principles of the Constitution.”

                              Dallin H. Oaks, April  2021