Posted by rayww on December 16, 2004, at 23:12:56
In reply to Faith of My Fathers, posted by MKB on December 16, 2004, at 16:28:42
No one has ever written about the faith of their fathers on this forum before. Isn't there a scripture that says what we do with our lives will have an effect on our children for something like four generations?
http://scriptures.lds.org/query?words=four+generation&search.x=29&search.y=9
Perhaps if we were to look back a few, as you have, we would unlock mysteries about ourselves and understand why we are so locked into certain behaviors. For many, we are the "turn around" generation. It takes one in every family to turn it around, and it's not always easy. I hope you will continue to write here and not be freaked by the anti Christ people who would try to discourage you. It would be great if others would join and write about the faith of their fathers. Everyone in America came from somewhere. I wonder if other families have stories where God led them here for religious freedom. I thought there was scripture that said everyone who comes to america has been led by God, but that's not what it says. It says that this can be a land of promise for all who God leads, inferring that there will be a mixture of all people here, including those who have been directed by the Lord, as your family was. http://scriptures.lds.org/query?words=2+ne+1%3A5&search.x=31&search.y=10
I hope you're not offended by my use of scripture here.
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