English Readers, this post is followed by translations in several languages.
I felt that the message was too important to not share it with more of the world.
This is a re-posting of the original.
Lion laying down with the Lamb
(If you looked at this post before you may have noticed that I added to the Lion's Mane.)
This has to do with the quote: "An artist doesn't complete a work of art, we just abandon it."
I realized that I abandoned this lion and lamb drawing too soon.
So I went back and fixed the mane on the lion and the leg on the lamb.)
The Lion laying down with the Lamb. That is today's drawing. It has been a while since I did a religious drawing. This image is what we are promised the world will be like in the great Millenial Day when Jesus has returned to Earth. He will dwell here with the righteous people for a thousand years. The lion will lie down with the lamb etc.
Of course, at the start of the Millenium, is when Jesus will return to Earth and all the dead who died in Christ will be resurrected. That means that they will get their bodies back. Their resurrected bodies will be glorified and perfected.
After the Millenium of Peace then comes the final judgment. The wicked people, who had to wait in the Spirit Prison part of the Spirit World will finally be resurrected. Then we all will be given our final judgment. We will be assigned to one of three kingdoms, because Jesus said, "In my father's house are many mansions." The very very wicked will be going to outer darkness at that time.
But the righteous will be able to dwell forever with their righteous loved ones in the Celestial Kingdom of God. We also believe that those who have been sealed in the Temple of God will be able to maintain their marriage for time and all eternity.
So even though times are rough right now, with the COVID 19 virus haunting us all, there is still a hope for a bright future. In fact, I want to share with you all that my wife and I both have felt the calming assurance of the Holy Ghost telling us that God is still in charge. We don't know if we will escape the virus. If we do get it then it probably will mean that our time on Earth is done. If that is God's will then so be it. But we don't WANT to leave mortality. We are enjoying life and watching our children (who are all adults) continue to grow and mature. Plus we LOVE being grandparents.
So like many many people on Earth right now, we are sheltering in place in our home. Our prophet has told us to have our church meetings at home. So I blessed and passed the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and my wife and I partook of it together. Today we were out of bread so we used flour tortillas instead of bread. (My wife will be making more bread this week.) We are looking forward to the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The conference will be next weekend. Our prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, and the 12 Apostles and other leaders of our church will surely give inspiring messages. This weekend our prophet asked us all to fast for relief from this terrible virus that is causing so much grief worldwide.
I want to encourage you all to turn to the Lord at this time. Maybe this world crisis is the build-up to the Second Coming of Christ, or maybe it is just a practice run. But still, I believe it is a time when we can learn to reconnect with our loved ones we live with. And we can make phone calls or video chat with our loved ones who we can't visit in person. I am remembering to call my siblings who mostly live far away.
I hope you enjoy the drawing. I will be posting it in multiple languages. The drawing is found, in printable form, by clicking on one of the correct category buttons up at the top of the page. Scroll down to the bottom of the list for the new drawing. Those correct buttons are. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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This is President and Sister Nelson. He is the Prophet.
Temple with Family
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