What are the ten most significant signs you feel the Lord is giving his Saints in this revelation? Please explain, describe, and reference these signs in section 45. Feel free to share any personal thoughts about these signs as you describe them.
1. D&C 45:26 There will be wars and rumors of wars.
a. I feel like we see this happening every day. There are wars between many different countries. Some we don’t hear about as often, but they are still there, still happening.
2. D&C 45:27 The love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity shall abound.
a. I really feel that this is significant because it is so obvious. The people in the world draw farther away from important values every day. The value secular things, such as money, instead of valuing what is truly important.
3. D&C 45:29 They will turn their hearts from God because of the precepts of men.
a. Precepts means the rules that regulate behaviors and thoughts. When we allow the precepts of men to rule what we think, they have the power to turn us against our Heavenly Father and the things we need to know.
4. D&C 45:32 His disciples will stand in holy places and not be moved.
a. As student’s of BYU-I, we are members of a ‘Discipleship Preparation Center’. (http://www.byui.edu/presentations/transcripts/devotionals/2004_08_31_bednardavid.htm) We have a responsibility as His disciples to uphold His work and stand for what we know to be true.
5. D&C 45:33 There will be earthquakes and many desolations.
a. We hear of catastrophes happening so often. I feel like every day there is a new disaster, natural or otherwise. I feel that this sign is a very obvious one for us to see.
6. D&C 45:33 Men will kill one another.
a. Murder happens so often in the world we live in. Coldblooded, heartless murder. It is not getting better, and unfortunately it sounds like it won’t get better. We will have to just stick it out until Jesus Christ comes again.
7. D&C 45:24-25 Many will be scattered, but they will be gathered again.
a. This is a huge sign! There are so many missionaries right now who are working to gather people. They are being sent all throughout the world to help. My stake has 35 missionaries. That averages about 6 missionaries in each ward, who are all serving to bring others to the Lord.
8. D&C 45:45 The saints who have died will be resurrected and meet Jesus Christ.
a. I think that this is a wonderful sign. How great it is for those righteous saints to have the ability to see Jesus Christ after they are resurrected. It is such a blessing and I really like reading this sign.
9. D&C 45:42 The sun will be darkened.
a. This sign is kind of scary and intimidating to me, but I know that I should not be worried. It seems like it will be one of the very last signs, and we will know without a doubt that the Lord is coming.
10. D&C 45:26 The whole earth will be in commotion.
a. I feel like this is a huge sign right now. It goes along with the wars and rumors of wars of course, but I feel that there’s even smaller, simpler examples. I think that there is commotion in families, states, countries, and the world. The institution of marriage is not as sacred as it should be and families fall apart every day.
What three main principles of the gospel does God emphasize and associate with these Second Coming signs that a disciple living during such turbulent times would be wise to give heed to?
I feel that one point the Lord emphasizes is the gathering. It is important that we get as many people to hear the gospel message as we possibly can. We must be active participants in the gathering, even if we aren’t full time missionaries. There are so many ways that we can help, even if it’s simply inviting a nonmember friend to an FHE.
Another point the Lord emphasizes is preparation. We must be prepared. I feel like this is stressed. We cannot afford to not be prepared. I think that we must find out what we need to do to be prepared, then do it.
The last point I feel He emphasizes is to keep His commandments and follow Him. We know that we must do our best in order to be saved, and the Lord reminds us of that quite a few times in this section of scripture.
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