Me too!!!

Amen to that!!!

I am so very glad that this has been a blessing for you. We are all so blessed by having Brother Skinner teaching us so willingly and so ably.

I agree. He has a gift for seeing and explaining.

I hope you continue to find all of this helpful! Bless you!!

Glad you liked it!

He is, isn't he?

Ah, those videos are old now, aren't they? Hopefully oldies but goodies.

@@TheScripturesAreReal Absolutely!!

I am glad you liked it!

This is just good, fun stuff, isn't it!?!

@The Scriptures Are Real Absolutely! I review the older roundtable discussions because of the scholars featured. I don't know the new ones and the discussion just feels different. When Brother Skinner gets excited about a subject, it's awesome! 🙏💜🙏

Thank you!

At the very least, we sure have fun together!!!

Agreed!!!!!

It seems clear that the time is getting nearer and nearer, and that the prophets are telling us all we need to know to prepare. If we follow the prophets, we will be prepared and need not fear.

Wow, that has been a while!

Thank you. Andy is so good, isn't he?

Thank you! It seems like it always is when Andy is on!

so glad!

So glad it was helpful!

You're very welcome!

you are welcome!

I am so glad you are finding it to be helpful!

We are so glad you found it helpful!

I think it is just good fun for both of us!

Thank you!

That is a great book!

Its a good one!

which text are you referring to?

So true. If we aren't begotten of Him, we won't be quite so excited when He comes again!

We are fortunate to live in a time that, despite great wickedness, there is also great righteousness!

Full quote “There are among us many loose writings predicting the calamities which are about to overtake us. Some of these have been publicized as though they were necessary to wake up the world to the horrors about to overtake us. Many of these are from sources upon which there cannot be unquestioned reliance. “Are you priesthood bearers aware of the fact that we need no such publications to be forewarned, if we were only conversant with what the scriptures have already spoken to us in plainness? “Let me give you the sure word of prophecy on which you should rely for your guide instead of these strange sources which may have great political implications. “Read the twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew-particularly that inspired version as contained in the Pearl of Great Price (Joseph Smith-Matthew). “Then read the forty-fifth section of the Doctrine and Covenants where the Lord, not man, has documented the signs of the times. “Now turn to section 101 and section 133 of the Doctrine and Covenants and hear the step-by-step recounting of events leading up to the coming of the Savior. “Finally, turn to the promises the Lord makes to those who keep the commandments when these judgments descend upon the wicked, as set forth in the Doctrine and Covenants, section 38. “Brethren, these are some of the writings with which you should concern yourselves, rather than commentaries that may come from those whose information may not be the most reliable and whose motives may be subject to question. And may I say, parenthetically, most of such writers are not handicapped by having any authentic information on their writings” (Teachings of Harold B. Lee, ed. Clyde J. Williams [1996],

Those are great sections to read for this topic!

Thanks! We can work on that.

I will have to work on that!

Such interesting stuff, isn't it?

"President Joseph Fielding Smith (1876-1972) stated, “The times of the Gentiles commenced shortly after the death of our Redeemer. The Jews soon rejected the Gospel and it was then taken to the Gentiles. The times of the Gentiles have continued from that time until now” (Church History and Modern Revelation, 2 vols. [1953], 1:196). President Smith spoke further about the fulfillment of the times of the Gentiles: “Jesus said the Jews would be scattered among all nations and Jerusalem would be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles were fulfilled. (Luke 21:24.) The prophecy in Section 45, verses 24-29, of the Doctrine and Covenants regarding the Jews was literally fulfilled. Jerusalem, which was trodden down by the Gentiles, is no longer trodden down but is made the home for the Jews. They are returning to Palestine, and by this we may know that the times of the Gentiles are near their close” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1966, 13)." Chapter 19: Luke 18-22 New Testament Student Manual Institute

@@Veevslav1 Thanks for the great share! The marked Generation that will see All things fulfilled concerning the 2nd coming Aka the marked Generation D&C 45 student manuel. D&C 45:24-30. What Are the “Times of the Gentiles” and When Are They Fulfilled? ...Jerusalem will no longer be “trodden down of the Gentiles” (Luke 21:24). Again President Smith explained: “When we consider the words of the Savior to his disciples, that the Jews should be scattered and ‘Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled,’ we have a fair understanding of the meaning of this … verse [D&C 45:30] in this revelation. Jerusalem was trodden down of the Gentiles from the day of its destruction until the close of the year 1917, when it was freed from Turkish rule by General Edmund H. Allenby of the British forces. After the war Palestine became a British mandate, and Great Britain by proclamation declared that country to be a refuge for the Jews, who were invited to return. … It is very significant, however, that Jerusalem is no longer trodden down by the Gentiles and the Jews are again gathering there. This is the sign given by our Lord, for the end of the times of the Gentiles. We are now in the transition period and shortly the day of the Jew will dawn and the Gospel will be taken to them and to the remnants on this land.” (Church History and Modern Revelation, 1:196-97.) When Joseph Fielding Smith wrote those words in 1947, Israel had not yet been made a state; they were still under the British mandate. But on 15 May 1948, Israel became an independent nation and declared Jerusalem to be her capital. In the war that followed this declaration, the Jews could maintain control of western Jerusalem only. East Jerusalem became part of the state of Jordan. In general conference in 1966, Elder Smith, now President of the Quorum of the Twelve, said: “Jesus said the Jews would be scattered among all nations and Jerusalem would be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles were fulfilled. (Luke 21:24.) The prophecy in Section 45, verses 24-29, of the Doctrine and Covenants regarding the Jews was literally fulfilled. Jerusalem, which was trodden down by the Gentiles, is no longer trodden down but is made the home for the Jews. They are returning to Palestine, and by this we may know that the times of the Gentiles are near their close.” (In Conference Report, Apr. 1966, p. 13.) 👉During the Six-Day War of 1967, Israel conquered the West Bank, including Jerusalem, and for the first time since the city fell to the legions of Titus in A.D. 70, Jerusalem came completely under the control of a Jewish government"👈 👆 Here it is THEE marked Generation☝️

@@Arkangeler Which leaves only one question... How is a Generation defined?

@@Veevslav1 Not only does the Savior himself tell us but we have JST corrections. Luke 21:25¶ And he answered them and said, 👉In the generation in which the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled,👈 there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations with perplexity, like the sea and the waves roaring. The earth also shall be troubled and the waters of the great deep, 32 Verily, I say unto you, 👉This generation, the generation when the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled, shall not pass away till all be fulfilled.👈 The spread between 1917-1967 👉God has saved for the ⚾final inning⚾ some of his strongest children, who will help bear off the kingdom triumphantly. And that is where you come in, for you are the generation that must be prepared to meet your God.👈 … Make no mistake about it-you are a marked generation. "Stalwart and Brave We Stand" Elder Marvin J. Ashton 👉1989👈 “In all ages, prophets have looked down through the corridors of time to our day. Billions of the deceased and those yet to be born have their eyes on us. Make no mistake about it-you are a marked generation. … Pres Monson quoted Elder Ashton Dare To Stand Alone 👉2011👈

I think it probably is referring to the great and glorious Second Coming!

Ha! We sure need some saving!

No the 10 lost tribes are just lost to their identity .

Who are you to say you do not know

@@cathyskelton5958 and do not forget what Joseph Smith was told in the doctrine and covenants . Until the sons of Levi do again offer up a offering in righteousness . And you ate the Sons of Levi who will offer up again the offering in righteousness . Baptism for the dead .

WhY happened to my first response to you ? Where did it go ?

I was wondering about that as well.

My podcast, websites, etc., are about bringing the scriptures to life for everyone. Out of the dust (see outofthedust.org) is the idea that those who have gone before us can still speak to us, and teach us and help us receive new life as a result. One of the things I do is direct an excavation. Before I was part of it, the excavation found a golden mummy. She had a scarab beetle on the back of her head, and we fashioned the logo of the excavation after that beetle. The dung, or scarab, beetle will end up laying its eggs in a ball of dung, and rolling it along in front of it, until the babies spring forth from it. Thus, the scarab beetle pushing the "sun" became a symbol of new life, or rebirth. Since my excavation is about bringing the life of ancient people to light, and since my scripture work is about bringing ancient people's lives and ideas to life, etc., I have made all of my logos reflect this scarab beetle somehow. The TSAR logo incorporates both the pyramid (also about regeneration) and the beetle. Thus it is doubly about bringing the ancients to life again in our lives today. This hopefully helps us be born again. I hope that helps the logo make sense.

@@TheScripturesAreReal Well, that’s pretty cool.

Truly none of us knows the day or hour of His coming!

Why not ? Could come in five or less years or way way less .

I agree that the way we prepare is to be Christlike. That is it, do what He would do, love like He would love. That way you are doing and loving as the Father does and loves.

@@TheScripturesAreReal Jesus made a whip and used it. "15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;" John 2:15 New Testament Scriptures

@@Veevslav1 true

What ever. He most likely just buried it around my scars them out .

@@lindamartinez7006 Go read the old Testament, then read the book of Revelation. He USED the whip and meant it.

Just keep trying ;)