Being born again, comes by the Spirit of God through ordinances.

"The Prophet Joseph Smith taught, “Being born again, comes by the Spirit of God through ordinances” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], 95). 

What role did your baptism (being “born of water” [John 3:5]) and confirmation (being born “of the Spirit” [John 3:5]) play in being born again?" (Come, follow me)

Baptism represents death and a new life, when an individual is emerged in the water. Their sins are forgiven as they enter into the covenant. The Gift of the Holy Ghost endowed upon man at Confirmation allows an individual to have the spirit as a constant companion.

This is my understanding of the mind. Our minds are drawn to weaknesses and strengths, and people's minds get thoughts from two sources.

"Man could not act for himself save it should be that he was enticed by the one or the other." "For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, my firstborn in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad." (2 Nephi 2:16 & 11)

When man takes upon themselves the covenant of baptism, man have more consistent promptings of the Holy Ghost. They become more Godly. Confirmation, the ordinance, granting the Gift of the Holy Ghost, is key to being born again because God will guide his covenant people to a life where man can recognize in them that they have taken upon themselves the name of Christ, becoming a new person.

16 February 2019

The past two nights writing has kept me up late. I woke up this morning at 5 AM, having only 5 hours of sleep. I scheduled blog posts for the "Blogs of Single Adults of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" social media pages because it is hard to fit it in my day when I sleep in. My body and mind was wide awake, since I wake up at five every day; therefore, I chose to plan my CTR 5 lesson until I fell asleep. After preparing my lesson I woke up nearly 9:40. 

A couple days ago I wrote that I should continue to read the Book of Mormon daily, and I have. Writing a journal keeps me accountable.

My goal for the day was to start practicing writing weekly in Thai, a simple Thai journal. I have my learning material on my phone and I made sure that I would write the words physically rather than copy and paste. Grammar is simple. I had my mom review it. She said that my sentences were understandable, but my last sentence was too vague/casual, and one word did not translate well. I wrote this for my Thai relatives.

อาทิตย์อากาศฝน ผมขี่จักรติดขัดเเลยมาถึงที่งานเเลยบ้านเปียก

งานอาทิตย์เเล้วที่เกี่ยวข้องการตรวจสอบเเลยเอกสารปรับปรุง ผมนําสมัยโพยการควบคุมคุณภาพเเลยเอกสารการก่อสร้างเการตการตรวจสอบ

เวลาพ้นรวดเร็ว สองวันที่เเล้วทําให้ผมสายเขานอน

This week was rainy. I would ride my bike, arriving at work and home wet.

Work involved inspections and updating documents. I updated my QC logs and the exterior turnover verification form.

Time goes by quick. Writing has kept me up late the past two days.

เส้นทางแปลภาษาไทยของผม | ๑๖ กมภาพันธ์ ๒๕๖๔

อาทิตย์อากาศฝน ผมขี่จักรติดขัดเเลยมาถึงที่งานเเลยบ้านเปียก
งานอาทิตย์เเล้วที่เกี่ยวข้องการตรวจสอบเเลยเอกสารล่าสุด ผมนําสมัยโพยการควบคุมคุณภาพเเลยเอกสารการก่อสร้างเการตการตรวจสอบ
เวลาพ้นรวดเร็ว สองวันที่เเล้วทําให้ผมสายเขานอน

The following is the "literal" translation of my journal entry, trying to apply what I understand of Thai Grammar:

Week previous weather rain. I ride a bike and arrive at work and home wet.

My work involve inspections and document updating. I update document construction completion and list quality control.

Time passes quick. Two day previous writing kept me up late from going to sleep.

The following is my English translation:

This week was rainy. I would my bike, arriving at work and home wet.
Work involved inspections and updating documents. I updated my QC logs and the exterior turnover verification form.
Time goes by quick. Writing has kept me up late the past two days.

The following is the my mother's translation of my English translate of my journal entry:

อาทิตย์​นี้​ฝนตก​ ผมขี่จักรยาน​ไปทำงาน​และ​ขี่​จักรยาน​กลับ​บ้าน​ งานของผม​ ผม​มี​หน้า​ที่​ตรวจและ​รับ​ข้อมูล​ใหม่​ๆ​ ผม​รับข้อมูล​ใหม่​ สำหรับ​ตระรางการควบคุม​คุณภาพ​และ​การชี้แจง​ความไม่ประสบ​ความ​สำเร็จของ.

เวลาผ่าน​ไป​เร็ว​มาก​ สองคืนที่ผ่านมา​ ผมอยู่​ดืกเพื่อ​เขียน

Words that I learned in my first journal entry in Thai

เส้นทางแปลภาษาไทยของฉัน = My Thai Translation Journey

กุมภาพันธ์ = February

กุมภาพันธ์=February 

อาทิตย์ = Week

มาถึงที่= arrive at

งาน=work

เปียก=wet

ที่เกี่ยวข้อง= involved

เกี่ยวข้อง=concerned

แล้ว=last, already, previous

การตรวจสอบ=inspections

เอกสาร=document

ปรับปรุง=update adverb

นำสมัย= update verb

โพย=list record

การควบคุมคุณภาพ=quality control

การก่อสร้าง= construction

การตรวจสอบ = verification, check, exam

เวลา=Time

พ้น= elapse, pass

รวดเร็ว= quick

สองวันที่=two days

การเขียน=writing

เขียน=write

เขานอน=going to sleep

"there is no end to my works, neither to my words." (Moses 1:38)

One may ask. Why do members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have more scripture? Is not the Bible the complete word of God? 

There is no end to the word of God. The word of God is revealed through his prophets, and this is his eternal pattern. All prophets recorded their revelations as scripture, and there are a lot more records than the contents of the Bible. 

It seems that a qualification for a religion for the world's societies is that it has to remain in apostasy. I assert that the apostasy has closed on the Church of Jesus Christ with the opening the great and last dispensation. Apostasy comes when the people reject the prophets, and they have to be withdrawn until God sees fit to call a new prophet. Many of these prophets are martyred. "This generation shall have my word through you (Joseph)." (D&C 5:10) 

Joseph Smith Jr. recieved many gifts and revelations, including the priesthood and the keys of the kingdom. 

The focus of the Doctrine & Covenants is our relationship with God. Many sections of the Doctrine and Covenants is in response to reading scriptures. A passage in the introduction of the Doctrine & Covenants is the following:

"In the revelations, the doctrines of the gospel are set forth with explanations about such fundamental matters as the nature of the Godhead, the origin of man, the reality of Satan, the purpose of mortality, the necessity for obedience, the need for repentance, the workings of the Holy Spirit, the ordinances and performances that pertain to salvation, the destiny of the earth, the future conditions of man after the Resurrection and the Judgment, the eternity of the marriage relationship, and the eternal nature of the family."

 There is a Joseph Smith Translation Bible side by side. Over 3000 verses were revised by the inspiration of God in the book.    

The great and last dispensation will not end in apostasy. We live in the latter-days, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is led by Jesus Christ through a living prophet, who has all the priesthood keys to run the church and kingdom of God. 

"We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God." (The ninth Article of Faith)

15 February 2018

When Jessica and I arrived home from institute, Jessica let me start a yearly subscription to Drops, the language app. Drops is good to keep me consistent. I have a vocabulary of about three hundred words, but I can't review them. Drops just keeps on teaching me new words without letting me review the entire list. I am thinking of writing a simple journal in Thai with words. Drops had a 40% off Valentine's Day sale, and fifteen of the forty dollar subscription were from my passive income apps; S'more and Mobile Performance Meter. I plan to pay for the subscription next year with the money raised from those apps.

Jessica also put on the animated film 'The Pebble and the Penguin.' I really liked the film. It was good for Valentine's Day. I sent it to Trevor my little brother. He loves penguins.

This morning I was paralyzed by a possible scheduling meeting with Fusion that my project manager invited me to. I wanted to contribute, making it effective, since they haven't been in the past. Complete Fusion Welding's CEO came late, and the meeting was derailed. 

My project manager told me to prepare a new revision to the QC sequence manual about a week ago. I file my documentation by week, and I looked back through the files for material and content that I may have missed in my QC manual previously. I told my operation manager about my effort, and he did not understand the importance, warning me to not publish material concerning change orders that we have not been granted.

After lunch I went for a QC walk, I found that I need to make field deficiency reports to enforce quality control alerts, warnings of possible deficient situations.

On Monday, I asked Alex Meldrum if he and his wife would like to join us at Sweet Tomato for dinner tonight. The food and evening was delightful. I laughed a lot. We went to Salt & Straw after because Alex felt like it. I tried the roasted strawberry and coconut flavor. The strawberry and coconut had a wonderful balance. The flavor was not to sweet, and the ingredients, being roasted added a unique flavor. An interesting thing is that it was vegetarian, and I did not taste a lack of dairy.

14 February 2019

I found time to read the Book of Mormon this morning. I read Ammoron's response to Moroni's request to trade captive families for prisoners. I thought that it was odd that he claimed that he is a Lamanite, when he is a descendant of Zoram. I think that people need to be careful with the philosophy or tradition that they subscribe to. Many people don't act themselves because the world has developed a philosophy or tradition to wrap everyone up in. I was also inspired to listen to Mormon Channel talk radio this morning. They were talking about a timely 100 year old talk, saying science and religion are opposites. There is a concept of blind doubt; just as blind faith. People need to wake up from their blind doubt,  blind faith, worldly philosophy, and tradition. 

"Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose." (The Family: A Proclamation to the World)

Men do not define themselves. We have all been elected to a great role in the Kingdom of God, but we have to choose and seize our life eternal by faith in Christ, repentance, and beginning the covenant path with baptism.

I ran into the cycling girl in the elevator. She said is Arpenia, and interestingly enough it is of Armenia.

At work, I updated my QC log that I started with Complete Fusion Welding, adding most of the Columbia Stone QC items to keep us more accountable.

Before institute Jessica & I went to WinCo and ate out for Valentine's Day. I took the following notes at Institute:

In the revelations, the doctrines of the gospel are set forth with explanations about such fundamental matters as the nature of the Godhead, the origin of man, the reality of Satan, the purpose of mortality, the necessity for obedience, the need for repentance, the workings of the Holy Spirit, the ordinances and performances that pertain to salvation, the destiny of the earth, the future conditions of man after the Resurrection and the Judgment, the eternity of the marriage relationship, and the eternal nature of the family.   

Heaven's weeped as an angel in authority fell.   

"this generation shall have my word through you" (Joseph). D&C 5

The focus of the Doctrine & Covenants is our relationship with God.   

Why do members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have more scripture is not the Bible the complete word of God?   

There is no end to the word of God. The word of God is revealed through his prophets, and this is his eternal pattern. All prophets recorded their revelations as scripture, and there are a lot more records than the contents of the Bible.       

There is a Joseph Smith Translation Bible side by side. Over 3000 verses were revised by the inspiration of God in the book.

Many sections of the Doctrine and Covenants is in response to reading scriptures.

Are you acting according to your true identity?

I found time to read the Book of Mormon this morning. I read Ammoron's response to Moroni's request to trade captive families for prisoners. I thought that it was odd that he claimed that he is a Lamanite, when he is a descendant of Zoram. I think that people need to be careful with the philosophy or tradition that they subscribe to. Many people don't act themselves because the world has developed a philosophy or tradition to wrap everyone up in. I was also inspired to listen to Mormon Channel talk radio this morning. They were talking about a timely 100 year old talk, saying science and religion are opposites. There is a concept of blind doubt; just as blind faith. People need to wake up from their blind doubt,  blind faith, worldly philosophy, and tradition. 

"Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose." (The Family: A Proclamation to the World)

Men do not define themselves. We have all been elected to a great role in the church and Kingdom of God, but we have to choose and seize our life eternal by faith in Christ, repentance, and beginning the covenant path with baptism.

13 February 2019

I revealed to my project manager that I feel that Quality Control is slowing down. He told me that we have shifted our focus to insulating and waterproofing the building. We will have to QC the exterior in preparation for stone installation. I have learned so much about welding, inspecting, insulation, framing, and waterproofing that I don't feel like I work at a stone company. I recreated our exterior turnover  form. My interior turnover form was implemented for the first time today.

I have caught up on inspections. I accidentally sent the inspector to look at things that were not ready. 

Our welder is not performing according to the needs of the project, and my operations manager had me gather their deficiencies to help ourselves keep on top of the documentation.

I wrote the following article in my other blog: 

The famine, which is prophesied by Amos, is over. The truth of Christ's Gospel is restored. 

"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst." (Amos 8:11-13)

One may relate looking 'to and fro to seek the word of the Lord,' not finding the answers of the soul's questions. A great gift from God that will answer a lot of life's questions is the Book of Mormon. Heavenly Father had this prophets write the records abridged in the Book of Mormon for the latter-days. 

Jesus Christ and his gospel is known as the Bread of Life and the Living Water. The gospel fills us with the Holy Ghost. 

"What might Jesus have meant when He told the Samaritan woman that whoever drinks the water He offers will never thirst? How is the gospel like living water?" (Come, follow me.)

"Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." (John 4:13-14)

Imagine that you are full of the love of God, and all of your necessary questions are answered. There are questions that arise by doubt that can never be satisfied. It is not that the truth does not answer them, but doubt can never be satisfied. Faith fills our soul with hope for the perfect day. Faith requires many revelations. I said previously that the faith and belief of Jesus Christ is formal, and the Gift of the Holy Ghost ordinance by God's priesthood authority requires a interview with a church leader.

"And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. 

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money." (Acts 8:18-20)

The priesthood authority is the power that man works on behalf of God. The power of God is manifested in the performance of ordinances. There is structure in the Kingdom of God. The priesthood authority of God is in his "only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth." (D&C 1:30) 

Please read the Book of Mormon. I need to get back to reading it daily. It will be the source of all life's answers, and one may never thirst by embracing the revelations in the Book. I am a witness of the power of the Priesthood authority and the Book of Mormon.

The famine, which is prophesied by Amos, is over.

The famine, which is prophesied by Amos, is over. The truth of Christ's Gospel is restored. 

"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst." (Amos 8:11-13)

One may relate looking 'to and fro to seek the word of the Lord,' not finding the answers of the soul's questions. A great gift from God that will answer a lot of life's questions is the Book of Mormon. Heavenly Father had this prophets write the records abridged in the Book of Mormon for the latter-days. 

Jesus Christ and his gospel is known as the Bread of Life and the Living Water. The gospel fills us with the Holy Ghost. 

"What might Jesus have meant when He told the Samaritan woman that whoever drinks the water He offers will never thirst? How is the gospel like living water?" (Come, follow me.)

"Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." (John 4:13-14)

Imagine that you are full of the love of God, and all of your necessary questions are answered. There are questions that arise by doubt that can never be satisfied. It is not that the truth does not answer them, but doubt can never be satisfied. Faith fills our soul with hope for the perfect day. Faith requires many revelations. I said previously that the faith and belief of Jesus Christ is formal, and the Gift of the Holy Ghost ordinance by God's priesthood authority requires a interview with a church leader.

"And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. 

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money." (Acts 8:18-20)

The priesthood authority is the power that man works on behalf of God. The power of God is manifested in the performance of ordinances. There is structure in the Kingdom of God. The priesthood authority of God is in his "only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth." (D&C 1:30) 

Please read the Book of Mormon. I need to get back to reading it daily. It will be the source of all life's answers, and one may never thirst by embracing the revelations in the Book. I am a witness of the power of the Priesthood authority and the Book of Mormon.

Nicodemus found the Light in darkness.

Nicodemus came to counsel with Jesus Christ at night, but he actually came to the Light of the World.

Last night Jessica & I discussed the following precept: "Savior used everyday things—birth, wind, water, and food—to teach spiritual truths." (Come, follow me)

"What teachings do you find in John 3:1–21 that might have inspired Nicodemus to follow Jesus and be born again?" (Come, follow me)

"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." (John 3:19-21)

Nicodemus was a Pharisee, witnessing first hand the hatred of the light; however, he truly sought after living truth. I have pondered pride, emnity, the natural man, the world, and other precepts; concerning this topic. Nicodemus is a man of prominence, and he understood the depth of the Jewish society, balancing his standing with man with the precepts that I mentioned. He publicly defended Jesus in the verses of John 7:45–52. Nicodemus recognized the light, and he embraced it.

We need to use social skills to balance our interactions with the world and Zion, the pure in heart. The people in the world are our spirit siblings. They don't know what to believe. They don't know where to find truth, not knowing who to trust. Share the love of God with the world, and they will learn of his true nature by seeing it in you.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

This verse of scripture is one of the greatest summaries of the plan of Salvation. All mankind would have perished, if Christ failed. His intellectent is unlike any Earthly man. He is the literal son of Heavenly Father; born of a virgin. The atonement of Jesus Christ provides the way for man's progress, forgiveness, happiness, wisdom, and providence. 

The belief in him is formal, and it is called the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Faith requires revelation. God has restored revelation and his communication with man. The truth has been restored that man may know the true understanding of scriptures and the word of God. This knowledge brings them to repentance and the covenants like baptism. This is the path to everlasting life that Christ may advocate for you to the Father at judgement day. The church and kingdom of God has been restored on Earth in his pattern from the beginning. That is through prophets. All of this is part of faith in Christ, and there is much more. Belief requires a practice of all of these things to be on the eternal life. Prayer is the key.