Monday Musings: Zion

Well, it's been a while since I was able to make a Monday posting. I really like this blogging stuff, but still not always regular about it, but since no one is reading it anyway it doesn't make a lot of difference.

My musings today come from reading Moses in the Pearl of Great Price during Sacrament meeting. I probably should have been paying attention to people sharing their testimonies of Christ, but I was sitting there with my son who was begging to use my iPod and I told him he could only read scriptures on it and shared with him the story of Enoch the Prophet.

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/moses/6
31 And when Enoch had heard these words, he ^abowed himself to the earth, before the Lord, and spake before the Lord, saying: ^bWhy is it that I have found favor in thy sight, and am but a lad, and all the people ^chate me; for I am ^dslow of speech; wherefore am I thy servant?

  32 And the Lord said unto Enoch: Go forth and do as I have commanded thee, and no man shall pierce thee. Open thy ^amouth, and it shall be filled, and I will give thee utterance, for all flesh is in my hands, and I will do as seemeth me good.

  33 Say unto this people: ^aChoose ye ^bthis day, to serve the Lord God who made you.

  34 Behold my ^aSpirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify; and the ^bmountains shall flee before you, and the ^crivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore ^dwalk with me.

  35 And the Lord spake unto Enoch, and said unto him: Anoint thine eyes with ^aclay, and wash them, and thou shalt see. And he did so.

  36 And he beheld the ^aspirits that God had created; and he beheld also things which were not visible to the ^bnatural eye; and from thenceforth came the saying abroad in the land: A ^cseer hath the Lord raised up unto his people. 

 

My wife and I were reading this and noticed the power of Enoch's personality.  He was humble and maybe more than humble he was reluctant because of his own self doubts, but God gave him courage and told him that he would justify his words.  Another point that was valuable to my wife and I was in verse 35 "and he did so."  Enoch obeyed.  He became a seer to his people and in the next chapter it confirms the power he recieved.  

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/moses/7

13 And so great was the ^afaith of Enoch that he led the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them; and he ^bspake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and the ^cmountains fled, even according to his command; and the ^drivers of water were turned out of their course; and the roar of the lions was heard out of the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly, so ^epowerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given him. 

 

So great was Enoch's faith and trust in God that he preached as he was called and he and his whole city 'walked with God' and were taken up to heaven.

Pretty weighty stuff for me.  If one good man could do that, what might I do as a father, friend and citizen in my community and world?   

I was looking at this partly with and for my son because he has been reading some books about the Dragonlance world.  He talks excitedly about how cool it would be to have magic or use a mystical staff.  Star Wars and 'The Force' also fascinate him.....who isn't fascinated at least a little by to possibility of amazing powers.  What I keep talking to my son about is the power of one good life and the faith we have.