Comments on: The Vision of Geroge Washington http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/07/04/the-vision-of-geroge-washington/ A satirical look at TRUTH through the mote-free eyes of Elder Stephen Erastus Knudsen III Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:20:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Peter Goode http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/07/04/the-vision-of-geroge-washington/#comment-854 Peter Goode Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:31:45 +0000 http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/07/04/the-vision-of-geroge-washington/#comment-854 Thank you for sharing such an inspirational vision, Brother Stephen. It makes sense that George Washington would have visions of the last days, being raised up to found our nation under the direction of God. It's nice to see you balance out some of the nonsense on this website with a heavy dose of truth. Thank you for sharing such an inspirational vision, Brother Stephen.
It makes sense that George Washington would have visions of the last days, being raised up to found our nation under the direction of God. It’s nice to see you balance out some of the nonsense on this website with a heavy dose of truth.

]]> By: dude http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/07/04/the-vision-of-geroge-washington/#comment-963 dude Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:45:37 +0000 http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/07/04/the-vision-of-geroge-washington/#comment-963 If you read the prophecies of the Constitution hanging by a thread found in the Ensign, June 1976, pp. 64 found at http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=5eb1fd758096b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 you will notice that D. Michael Stewart who wrote the article for the Ensign says "Using Doctrine & Covenants 101 as a text" Joseph Smith "spoke about the redemption of Zion..." Clearly the quotations demonstrate that the parable found in Doctrine and Covenants 101 points to a future war in which invaders would devastate the United States because the leaders of the country bicker among themselves and lose sight of the fact that they were supposed to be defending the country, and when they let down their guard, the enemy came as a thief in the night. And in order to redeem Zion, the Elders of Israel would be called upon to militarily reject the invaders when the destiny of the nation would hang by a thread. While it is true that our constitution is being whittled away piece by piece, and is in danger, the time when the destiny of the Constitution and the country would hang by a brittle thread has not yet come. And the phrase "Constitution hanging by a thread" actually refers to the fact that the country itself would be in danger of an overthrow. The fact that the saints would redeem Zion clearly means that they will have to militarily reject the invaders before they can inherit the New Jerusalem in Missouri. These "legions of white spirits" saw by the father of our country are actually the Elders of Israel coming out to save the day. The war seen in vision by George Washington is the war that will take place when the Constitution hangs by a thread. Here is the Mosiah Lyman Hancock version of the prophecy: "There will be two great political parties in this country. One will be called the Republican, and the other the Democrat party. These two will go to war and out of these two parties will spring another party which will be the Independent American Party. The United States will spend her strength and means warring in foreign lands, until other nations will say, “Let’s divide up the lands of United States.” Then the people of the U.S. will unite and swear by the blood of their forefathers, that the land will not be divided. Then the country will go to war, and they will fight until one half of the U.S. army will give up, and the rest will continue to struggle. They will keep on until they are very ragged and discouraged, and almost ready to give up, when the boys from the mountains will rush forth in time to save the American Army from defeat and ruin. And they will say, “Brethren, we are glad you have come. Give us men, henceforth, who can talk with God.” Then you will have friends, but you will save the country when it’s liberty hangs by a hair, as it were." (Sources: The Journal of Mosiah Lyman Hancock, p. 19-20; Autobiography of Mosiah Hancock, typescript, BYU Library Special Collections, p. 29. Compiled by Amy E. Baird, Victoria H. Jackson, and Laura L. Wassell (daughters of Mosiah Hancock). http://www.math.byu.edu/~smithw/Lds/LDS/Early-Saints/Mhancock.html. See also Crowther, Duane S., Inspired Prophetic Warnings, Horizon Publishers, Bountiful, UT, 1987, pp. 186-187.) If you read the prophecies of the Constitution hanging by a thread found in the Ensign, June 1976, pp. 64 found at
http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=5eb1fd758096b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1
you will notice that D. Michael Stewart who wrote the article for the Ensign says “Using Doctrine & Covenants 101 as a text” Joseph Smith “spoke about the redemption of Zion…” Clearly the quotations demonstrate that the parable found in Doctrine and Covenants 101 points to a future war in which invaders would devastate the United States because the leaders of the country bicker among themselves and lose sight of the fact that they were supposed to be defending the country, and when they let down their guard, the enemy came as a thief in the night. And in order to redeem Zion, the Elders of Israel would be called upon to militarily reject the invaders when the destiny of the nation would hang by a thread.

While it is true that our constitution is being whittled away piece by piece, and is in danger, the time when the destiny of the Constitution and the country would hang by a brittle thread has not yet come. And the phrase “Constitution hanging by a thread” actually refers to the fact that the country itself would be in danger of an overthrow. The fact that the saints would redeem Zion clearly means that they will have to militarily reject the invaders before they can inherit the New Jerusalem in Missouri.

These “legions of white spirits” saw by the father of our country are actually the Elders of Israel coming out to save the day. The war seen in vision by George Washington is the war that will take place when the Constitution hangs by a thread. Here is the Mosiah Lyman Hancock version of the prophecy:

“There will be two great political parties in this country. One will be called the Republican, and the other the Democrat party. These two will go to war and out of these two parties will spring another party which will be the Independent American Party. The United States will spend her strength and means warring in foreign lands, until other nations will say, “Let’s divide up the lands of United States.” Then the people of the U.S. will unite and swear by the blood of their forefathers, that the land will not be divided. Then the country will go to war, and they will fight until one half of the U.S. army will give up, and the rest will continue to struggle. They will keep on until they are very ragged and discouraged, and almost ready to give up, when the boys from the mountains will rush forth in time to save the American Army from defeat and ruin. And they will say, “Brethren, we are glad you have come. Give us men, henceforth, who can talk with God.” Then you will have friends, but you will save the country when it’s liberty hangs by a hair, as it were.”

(Sources: The Journal of Mosiah Lyman Hancock, p. 19-20; Autobiography of Mosiah Hancock, typescript, BYU Library Special Collections, p. 29. Compiled by Amy E. Baird, Victoria H. Jackson, and Laura L. Wassell (daughters of Mosiah Hancock). http://www.math.byu.edu/~smithw/Lds/LDS/Early-Saints/Mhancock.html. See also Crowther, Duane S., Inspired Prophetic Warnings, Horizon Publishers, Bountiful, UT, 1987, pp. 186-187.)

]]> By: dude http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/07/04/the-vision-of-geroge-washington/#comment-964 dude Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:03:17 +0000 http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/07/04/the-vision-of-geroge-washington/#comment-964 Oh yeah, also, here is a link that further supports the this idea, that the country would be invaded, and the Elders of Israel would be called upon to reject the invaders: http://kokobim.googlepages.com/Constitution.html Oh yeah, also, here is a link that further supports the this idea, that the country would be invaded, and the Elders of Israel would be called upon to reject the invaders:

http://kokobim.googlepages.com/Constitution.html

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