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		<title>AZ Tragedy: Pray for the Victims and Their Families and Our Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosabella Knightley</dc:creator>
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Saturday January 8, 2011. What a tragic and sad day for Arizona and America. The senseless deaths and injuries in the attack upon Congresswoman Gabby [...]]]></description>
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<p>Saturday January 8, 2011. What a tragic and sad day for Arizona and America. The senseless deaths and injuries in the attack upon Congresswoman Gabby Gifford&#8217;s are truly a horrifying reality of the mindset or insanity of the people of today in this wicked world. In Tucson, Arizona at least 18 people were shot, and among those who died were U.S. District Judge John Roll and 9-year-old Christina Green. 40 year old Congresswoman Gabby Gifford of AZ sustained a bullet wound to the head and is in critical condition. The survival rate of a gunshot to the head is approximately 5%. If she survives it will be months before they can tell the severity of the damage caused, though she is showing some ability to communicate which is a favorable sign.</p>
<p>Gabby Gifford is married to space shuttle astronaut Mark Kelly. Her wedding ring is inscribe with the message &#8220;&#8221;You&#8217;re the closest to heaven that I&#8217;ve ever been&#8221;.</p>
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<p>I am very saddened by this tragedy and my heart goes out to the many victims and their families of this horrible incident.  Many have died, others are at this moment struggling for life, others wounded physically or just emotionally in this tragedy. They deserve our prayers, empathy and support. This is truly a sad time that Americans should be treated as such, putting all politics aside. Many people lost their lives and others are still struggling for theirs. The killer has no justification for his actions no matter what they were. He has only shown that he is one of the wicked that will be cast in the fire. Any Christian person should only see sadness in this incident.</p>
<p><strong>A face of one of the innocent victims</strong></p>
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<p>Nine-year-old Christina Taylor Green was one of the victims of this tragedy she was fatally shot after her neighbors invited her to go along to this political advent. Her neighbor was reportedly shot 4 times and is fighting their life at this time. Christina had just been elected to the student council at her school. The event was an opportunity for constituents to meet Ms. Gifford. Christina, who was reportedly shot in the chest, had been featured in a book Faces of Hope: Babies born on 9/11. What an ironic mischance for this little girl to be born on such a tragic historic day as 911 and to die amidst another horrific American tragedy. Her little life was lived in between the bookends of these two such historic tragedies. She was the daughter of Dodgers scout John Greene, and granddaughter of former Phillies pitcher and manager Dallas Greene who was the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies when they won the World Series in 1980.</p>
<blockquote><p>Dodgers owner Frank McCourt released a statement:</p>
<p>&#8220;We lost a member of the Dodgers family today. The entire Dodgers organization is mourning the death of John&#8217;s daughter Christina, and will do everything we can to support John, his wife Roxana and their son Dallas in the aftermath of this senseless tragedy. I spoke with John earlier today and expressed condolences on behalf of the entire Dodgers organization.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>For more on the story of Christina Taylor Green you can go to <a href="http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_28c8e686-1ca6-5b3e-ab85-965bd22c68c0.html">LINK</a></p>
<p>Such a young life taken for what? One man&#8217;s hatred and inability to control his personal demons? There is no excuse for this hideous tragedy. I feel sorrow for his family and his soul.</p>
<p>Other victims include, approximately 20 people in total shot. Those that have passed away from their injuries at this time are John Roll age 63 a federal judge, Gabe Zimmeramn age 30 a staff member of Congresswoman Gabby Gifford and engaged to be married, Dorthy Morris age 76, Phyllis Scheck age 79, and Dorwin Stoddard age 76 who it is said was shot in the head when he threw himself on his wounded wife to try to protect her.</p>
<p>This situation no matter how you look at it is a tremendous tragedy and a total disgrace to any freedom-loving person. To kill others for speaking or attempting to live their personal pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness is evil. No glory, respect or understanding should be shown to such a horrific act in which violates such a serious commandment such as the Lord’s prohibition on murder.</p>
<p>This kind of pure evil is exactly what the Adversary wants, to inspire people to kill or have lack of empathy over a killing because someone is &#8220;marked&#8221; as an enemy. Anyone that has desires to kill our &#8220;enemy&#8221; is a friend and follower of the devil. We have been clearly told to love our enemies. Congress Woman Gabby Gifford and others were only doing what is within their rights to do as citizens of this country. People may not agree with someone&#8217;s political beliefs but they do have a God given right to have them, whether they be right or wrong. We as citizens are the ones responsible if we choose leaders that are not in line with the original intent of the Constitution, the person that is wrongly chosen is NOT where the blame lies. The blame lies within the people of this country that have turned away from God.</p>
<p>If one has the desire to protect the Constitution of the United States of America they will do it by non-violent means. If one is attempting to destroy America and its Constitution, violence is the way to achieve it. We are told that the people will flee to Zion for safety if they desire not to have to take up arms against their neighbor. As Latter-day Saints it is our duty to be the peacemakers, the ones that keep a Christ-like attitude and behavior as an example and light to the world, to guide people in the ways of God.</p>
<p>Saturday was a sad day for Freedom-loving people for a person took the Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness away from people on this tragic Saturday. Where is the justice in that? There is none.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Politicized Pundits and Politicians (PPPs) are on the air now analyzing the ramblings of Loughner, as if they are worthy of analysis. They are already starting to use him as a poster child for gun control or against the Tea Party, or for a Rodney King-style &#8220;can&#8217;t we all be friends&#8221; approach to political civility.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Whether the killer&#8217;s political views were Right, Left, Tea Party, Anarchic or just crazy, his actions are evil and inspired by the Devil. This is not the way to change politics or show ones disdain for others views. It only creates a state of fear and distrust that leads to more conflicts and freedoms being taken away.</p>
<p>Some may refer to certain political leaders or candidates as the enemy and use such words as proponents of One World Oder or Gadiantions, but who is the real Gadianton, considering that the gunman&#8217;s actions could lead to more curtailment of freedoms?</p>
<p>The ballet box not bullets is the correct means to reform a government, in a Christ-like manner, anything more or less is inspired and applauded by the Devil. For this country to get back on track it can only be accomplished through repentance and turning back to God.</p>
<p>This kind of evil horrific act only plays into the Devils hands no matter how you look at it. Any person that participates or desires to ignite the fires of a bloody violent revolution is not being inspired by God and has lost the Spirit of God, if they even ever had it in the first place. We should be praying for the victims and their families and for order and Christ-like thoughts to return to the hearts of any other persons that have this blood-lust rage that is inspired of the devil.</p>
<p>Please pray with me for those that have suffered through this horrible event and for those whose hearts have become so hardened that they can do such acts. Pray also for our country and its healing that can only come from turning to Christ. Pray that we can hold up the Constitution that is hanging by a thread by our example of Christ-like behavior and love.</p>
<p>Rosabella Knightley</p>
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		<title>The Secret by Rhonda Byrne</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 06:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosabella Knightley</dc:creator>
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My rating: 1 of 5 stars
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/137617203">1 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>This book is one of the top selling new age books. It is based on the long time occult law called &#8220;The law of attraction&#8221; which says that every good or bad thing that happens to us, we draw to ourselves, be it positive or negative. If you have a thought it is like ordering from the universe what you want. The universe will always bring it to you. You&#8217;re putting out orders&#8211;consciously and unconsciously. So if you think any positive or negative thought you just placed an order. It completely disregards any belief in a God and the insists that all blessings are of our own making. Therefore dismisses the belief in a Supreme Being &#8220;God&#8221; that blesses us. We become our own Gods, being able to bless ourselves or curse ourselves based on our own thought, wishes and desires. This law erases the belief of God and the need for Him because it says we have the power of god.<br />
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		<title>The Beautiful Side of Evil by Johanna Michaelsen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosabella Knightley</dc:creator>
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My rating: 4 of 5 stars
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/137272111">4 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>This book is about a young woman who became a personal assistant to a psychic surgeon in Mexico, and who, in answer to her prayers, discovered the true source behind the miraculous healings she witnessed. This is a very interesting story about Johanna&#8217;s involvement in the occult and how she learned to distinguish between the new age occult and the way of the Lord.<br/><br/>It is a good inside look at some aspects of the new age.<br />
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		<title>Book of Mormon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosabella Knightley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
&#8220;The Book of [...]]]></description>
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/137612717">5 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>&#8220;The Book of Mormon serves as another testament of Jesus Christ and confirms the truths found in the Holy Bible. The Book of Mormon does not replace the Bible; rather they are companion works that together teach about God and Jesus Christ.<br/><br/>Both volumes of scripture are a compilation of teachings as recorded by ancient prophets. While the Bible details events in the eastern hemisphere, the Book of Mormon documents the lives of the inhabitants of the Americas, primarily from approximately 600 B.C. through A.D. 421.<br/><br/>Since it was first published in English in 1830, the Book of Mormon has been fully translated into 72 languages, and printed copies have totaled nearly 120 million. It has been described as the “keystone” of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From the beginning, Church members have accepted it as scripture.&#8221;<br/><br/>I have been so blessed to have read and to continue to read the Book of Mormon on a daily basis. I have found such wonderful insights and spiritual witnesses of Christ and the truths of the Gospels. The Book of Mormon testifies of Jesus Christ and Him as our Savior and Redeemer and our need for His atoning sacrifice. I love the Bible and find the Book of Mormon just as uplifting and clearly the words of God.<br />
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		<title>Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow: The New Age Movement and Our Coming Age of Barbarism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosabella Knightley</dc:creator>
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My rating: 5 of 5 stars
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/137270370">5 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>Excellent overview of the New Age Movement. Constance Cumbey was the first to expose the New Age Movement for what it truly is, Lucifer&#8217;s spirituality. This book covers very detailed data on the movement and its agendas. It reflects years of in-depth and extensive research. The author claims the movement&#8217;s supreme purpose: is to subvert our Judeo-Christian foundation and create a one-world order through a complex network of occult organizations. Much of what she warns about in this book written in 1985 has come to pass. She is not a prophet merely a researcher that uncovered and exposed the plans of the new age movement by reading their own works. This is one of the most comprehensive overview of the new age movement.<br />
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		<title>Divine Purpose of Afflictions: A Personal Journey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosabella Knightley</dc:creator>
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<p>I have been asked what my trials and health issues are that I sometimes allude to. I would like to share just some of my recent life experience in hopes that by my openness it may possibly console someone else that may be afflicted with some similar trials and give them hope and peace knowing that the Lord is with us and never forsakes us.  </p>
<p>My husband and I got married and within two months of our wedding I went from a healthy strong woman to a bedridden invalid that can no longer even take care of myself. This is such a great change for me because I am used to taking care of others. I was the only care giver to my ailing mother. I was able to take care of her, take her to all her medical appointments and work 10-12 hours a day 5-6 days a week and still had the strength to do the everyday things of life, including meeting and dating my husband. When my health went dramatically downhill , my mother&#8217;s health deteriorated and she needed to be hospitalized. There was no connection between the two, except that if I had been better at the time I may have been able to prevent some of the bad care she received at a medical center that started her downward spiral. I know at the time I did all that I could humanly do, I just wish my illness and hers had not occurred at the same time. This left me helpless and at the mercy of the medical establishment to take care of my mother, which they did a very poor job of. </p>
<p>I lost my Mother who was my lifelong best friend about two years ago, to a heart-wrenching  year-long hospital stay. She was back and forth in critical condition and then in rehab, home with me for one week then to back to critical condition. She finally succumbed to a super bug she caught during her stay in the hospital. I lived in a constant state of crisis during this time. I practically lived, ate and slept at the hospital that whole year. I was on 24 hour call. Regardless of the time of day, I would be called to come back because of my mother&#8217;s emotional and physical needs. I was in charge of all the decisions regarding  her medical needs. I would either get a ride to the hospital or if not I would drive and the valets would park my car and wheel me up to my mother&#8217;s room in a wheel chair. </p>
<p>My mother was a very brilliant independent woman and it was  heartbreaking to watch her health slowly disintegrate in front of my eyes. It was a very trying and difficult time, as anyone knows that has gone though being a caregiver of a loved one as they die. Unfortunately during this time and after I found that I had a &#8220;Fairweather&#8221; family, from whom I was unable to receive any true help or emotional support. I am so thankful that I had my husband during this time of great stress and loss. Our whole first year of marriage was spent at the hospital. Due to the disinterest and lack empathy and support from my extended family, the only family member I now have contact with is my beloved father who lives across the US from me, to whom I wish I lived much closer, for he is aging and soon will need assistance . He has always been a loving supportive father and I wish I could be of aid to him as I was to my mother. Although he is still able to take care of himself at this time, I am concerned about the future.  </p>
<p>I did not realize how corrupt the medical profession has become until having  to deal with them in regards to my mother&#8217;s illness. I had to fight medical personnel attempting to euthanize my mother on various occasions against her will. They tried to force her to go off of dialysis and even came to the point they refused to give it to her even though she directly told them she wanted the life saving procedure. I had to fire her doctor and hire another one who was able to not only give her dialysis but get her off of it completely. I will be posting a more detailed story of my mother and the corruption of the medical profession. </p>
<p>The last three years have been extremely difficult. Outside of my health issues and the loss of my mother, I had other very close family and friends die young. I lost five loved ones in four short years.  </p>
<p>Due to the economy my husband has been laid off multiple times in the last three years. It seems every time we built up our savings and got out of debt we would be completely wiped out. We have been blessed with the ability to barely survive but that is all and unfortunately in the process we have accumulated huge medical debt. We have had to move 3 times in less than 4 years, not by choice, but by circumstances out of our control. One house we lived in had one of the worst cases of toxic mold. This is the home in which I became extremely ill. After moving I have improved, but have not regained anything near normal strength and still suffer with the same symptoms, just not as severely.</p>
<p>As for my health, I have some kind of health condition that none of the doctors so far have been able to diagnose.  I spend most of my time bedridden. I use a wheel chair if and when I get out of the house at all, for I do not have the strength to walk even short distances. At home I have to limit how far I walk or how long I stand. I need to use a cane or walker in some cases just to get around my home. I feel sorry for my family because there are just three of us. I cannot cook, do laundry or any kind of cleaning and housekeeping. It all has to be done by my overworked husband and child. </p>
<p>My daily weakness is indescribable.  It ranges from, at  best, feeling as you do when you&#8217;ve just overcome the flu and you are very weak from it and still unable to do things without at least some assistance. Then on the bad days it is like the feeling that someone has unplugged your entire source of energy, as if you were merely a machine receiving no electrical current anymore.  It feels as though the very core of your being drains all the energy needed from your body, just leaving enough to stay alive. At times it feels that breathing is using too much energy and that even it might stop functioning. It feels like my very life-force is being sucked out of me and I am left with barely enough to keep the normal organs working, but nothing left over to have the strength to even sit up, eat, drink or do anything else. It is a very humbling experience to have to be hand fed by the man you just married. I&#8217;ve gone from being the person that takes care of everyone around me to a person that is incapable of taking care even of my own basic needs for survival without the assistance of others.</p>
<p>I have been sent to at least six specialists, none of which could give me any real answers. I have been told that my symptoms appear to be Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, though they still wonder if it is MS. No doctor has been willing to give it a title for it does not fit anything perfectly. All of these specialists told me the same thing. &#8220;Sorry, I do not know for sure what it is or how to help you&#8221;.  </p>
<p>It has been an emotional struggle. Luckily, I have not suffered from clinical depression. I admit though it is very difficult not to slip into that. The loss of my mother and others dear to me was very hard to bear.  I tried through all of this to keep an eternal perspective. I feel that this is a test and a refiner&#8217;s fire from the Lord for His greater purpose. I am trying my best to endure to the end, even if that means I am to live out my life in this condition. I feel deeply sorry for my husband because he married a vibrant self-sufficient woman and has found himself married to only the remnants of her. He is a good man and has stood by me patiently and lovingly through all of this. Not many men would. I am so blessed to have found such a man that loves the soul of his wife more than what is manifested in this material world. </p>
<p>After the onslaught of my illness and after the death of my mother, I felt a strong need to try to do something. I needed to do something to feel that I still could do some kind of good in the world.  I had done 25 years of research with the intent to someday put it all together in written form, but I was not a writer and really had no idea where to begin. For many years I felt such a deep need to share with others the dangers of the new age spirituality that I was seeing engulfing us from every side. I prayed for understanding and to know what the Lord wanted me to do. I felt prompted to start blogging even though at the time I really did not know what blogging was. I just knew I had to put to words all the research and knowledge the Lord had shown me. I started with the a free blog service having absolutely no idea what I was doing. This experience  gave me a foundation on which to build a website. Luckily I have a friend who understands websites and forums and a husband who is a quick learner and had created prior websites. I know now, if it hadn&#8217;t been for my illness and death the death of my mother, this website would never had existed. If I had not prayed and asked the Lord what I could do for Him in the limited condition in which I was, I would not have created this site.  When one door closes another one opens as long as we are willing to be stay receptive to the promptings and the will of the Lord. There are reasons that we go through the things we do. That does not mean that we will always know the &#8220;whys&#8221; in this life, but there are reasons that serve a higher purpose, reasons we many not grasp at the time of our great trials and afflictions.</p>
<p>I always knew that my research would be controversial to non-LDS that believe in the New Age Movement. I was caught off guard by how much hate my website created from LDS that want to embrace New Age ideas. The most hateful, mean-spirited and cruel e-mails I receive are not from new agers. They are from fellow LDS members. It has truly has been an awakening for me to realize how many members of The Church Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints at this time embrace New-Age teachings and are willing to attack me in order to defend these ideas. It has saddened me to hear of the many stories of families being torn apart because one of the members has decided to embrace New-Age teachings and has rejected teachings of the Church. I have heard of so many heartbreaking situations where the mother in the family started down the new age path of enlightenment and broke up their eternal family. There are other stories where huge portions of wards have embraced these teaching and started leaving the Church. Stories of Mormon moms healing their children with wands or going to energy healers instead of going to the Priesthood for blessings. There are other stories of members coming to the belief that all their blessings come from themselves and that they no longer need God or the Temple. Many feel that the LDS Church was merely a stepping stone to true enlightenment and an awareness of  their true Godhood and divine nature and these have now fully embraced the new age spirituality.  So many souls are being lost and so many families destroyed by this counterfeit gospel. We all at some point have to choose for ourselves if we are willing to submit our will to Father or not, and at some point we all will have to choose between the Church of the Lamb and the Great Abominable Church of the Devil.</p>
<p>Many of the people that have lost their way have done so because they were searching for some kind of relief from their suffering or a means of somehow improving their life. We need to keep in mind what our priorities should be and remember that whatever we focus on the most is what we worship. If we focus our intention on things, money, success, health, power, mans admiration or even ourselves, then that is what we worship. There is a balance of do things in this material world that sustain us to be able to do the Lord&#8217;s work, but we should be focusing on the Lord&#8217;s work and not the things of the world. They are intended only as a means to help us build Zion. The gaining of wealth should be used to further the building of the Kingdom of God. Our health should be used enable us to serve others. All of our gifts and blessings are given to us to be used in the service of the Lord. They are not just for us to enjoy. I have found that is also true with our trials. They are given to us as opportunities for others to give us service and for us to learn to humbly and gratefully receive it, for if no one was afflicted there would be no one to serve. I found great blessings in serving my mother during her final years. My depth of love, empathy and understanding where magnified to a level I could never have reached without that experience. I have also learned the hard lesson of being the one who needs assistance and the humbling factor that brings. It is not easy for me to need help, or ask for help. It was easier to be the one helping, but through this process I have learned to accept assistance, as hard as it is for me to do that. I now realize that receiving service is actually blessing someone else and giving them the opportunity just as I was blessed by serving my mother. I have found that in whatever situation we find ourselves, we can turn it into a blessing and use it to build the Kingdom of God upon this earth. </p>
<p>The Lord gives us each our own unique experiences to refine us and sculpt us into what he knows we can become. Sometimes the trials of life seems so overwhelming that it is hard to believe that we can get through them to the next day. If anyone is suffering with such feelings, know the Lord is with you. He never leaves you. He completely understands what you&#8217;re going through. He will never leave you alone. He will never leave you without comfort. If we continually reach out to Him humbly, truly submitting our will to Him, He will help us endure the trials of our lives and the tests of our faith regardless of how difficult and overwhelming they may appear. Never give up. Never give in. Never stop believing and never lose your faith.</p>
<p>I feel that we all will be tested with an Abrahamic test, wherein we must choose to sacrifice something that is so special to us, that it will take great pain to submit it Fathers will. Choosing the right path does not mean it&#8217;s the easy path, but it is the right path and the only path that truly leads to joy. Sometimes Abrahamic moments are for us to give up something we love, forsake a sin, experience pain, or be  asked to endure trials, but regardless of exactly what it is, it is designed so that we are given the opportunity to really choose to submit to the Lord&#8217;s will or not, even if it is just enduring patiently nad faithfully through these trials until the end.</p>
<p>We were all sent here at just this time to fulfill a mission. The adversary does not want us to do that which we were sent here to do. He will make every attempt to thwart us in any manner he can. He is always waiting in the wings, waiting for that very moment, when we are at our weakest, when he can prey upon our greatest fears, our greatest hurts, our greatest weaknesses. It is in those moments that we must turn to the Lord. We cannot let doubt, fear, pain or any suffering turn us away from God, for in that moment Lucifer can step in and take what is a bad situation and turn it into our worst nightmare. The Lord may not take away all of our suffering, all of our pain, all of sorrow, because some of it serves a greater purpose, but He will lighten our burdens. If we try to carry these burdens on our own, we are playing into adversary&#8217;s hands, for he wants us to give up, give in and succumb to him. We cannot carry these heavy burdens by ourselves. To get through these trials of life we must have a will to go forward that is beyond that of our own. That added strength can only come from one source, our faith in God and willingness to submit to Him. The Lord is our only source of strength that can fortify us through the difficult trials of this life. There is no escape from these trials, but there is a place of respite from their pain. May the Lord be with you, strengthening you,  protecting you and guiding you through these difficult trials of life. Never forget He is there, and He loves you, for He loves each and every one of us more than we can ever comprehend.  At times it may feel falsely that we are left abandoned in our misery, but that is not true. Remember it is we who shut Him out and not the other way around. He is always there for us if we merely go to Him in humility and full submission to His will. He will strengthen us in our darkest hour and give us the peace that we desperately need, peace that can only come from Him and Him alone. We all search for peace in this life, for we know it is missing, because we lived with Him before embraced in His love and peace. This longing is our call to come back to Him. If we did not have it, we would not desire or remember our Heavenly home. The trials of our life are a catalyst that help us feel a hunger to return to our previous home and seek the respite we desperately need. If we never experience suffering we would not long for home and would not turn to Father for relief. This true relief and peace can only come from the Lord. There is nothing on earth that can give us what we truly need besides the Lord. We can have everything the world offers yet still feel the void and emptiness arising from our unconscious longing for our Heavenly home. If we could but see the eternal perspective all would be clear and we would be at peace. If we turn our wills over to the Father and give our lives to Him, He well bless us with a glimpse if of the eternal perspective and envelope us with His love. This will bring us the peace and comfort to endure this life and endure it well. </p>
<p>May God be with you.</p>
<p>Rosabella</p>
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		<title>Life Changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosabella Knightley</dc:creator>
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<p>Life always seems to have twists and turns on the path of life. Our life is taking a new path at this time. My husband has had a change in jobs that has required us to move. We are in the process of packing for a move and fixing up the house we are moving to. This will be quite the undertaking. Every move is always a huge task but for me at this time it is a bit more difficult due to my health limitations. I have found that the Lord has given me the extra strength during this time to be able to do the things I need to in order to accomplish all I need to. </p>
<p>During the month of June and part of July my amount of articles may not be as plentiful, but once the move is over I will be able to dedicate all my time to my websites and book projects. </p>
<p>I hope everyone is having a great Summer!</p>
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		<title>Request For Help (Volunteer Editor)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 04:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosabella Knightley</dc:creator>
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I am in need of a volunteer editor for my sites. I struggle with language mechanics. Writing is not something that comes naturally to me, [...]]]></description>
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<p>I am in need of a volunteer editor for my sites. I struggle with language mechanics. Writing is not something that comes naturally to me, it is an extremely difficult undertaking and sometimes quite emotionally draining. I am dyslexic and have a very hard time with editing my own writings. I read what I want it to say instead of what I actually wrote. If anyone is interested in assisting me on this it would be greatly appreciated. I have had requests from people to improve this area of my writing on these sites to give my information more credibility so they can print out and pass out the articles without being embarrassed by my errors. I wish I could do it myself but due to Dyslexia it is impossible for me no matter how hard I try. I know this is a lot to ask of someone, but possibly if there were a few people willing it would make the process far more easy.</p>
<p>Thank you for your assistance on this matter.</p>
<p>Rosabella Knightley</p>
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		<title>Renovation Of Sites</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 06:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosabella Knightley</dc:creator>
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We are creating some new sites therefore some of our sites are going through some renovations. Thank you for your patience.
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<p>We are creating some new sites therefore some of our sites are going through some renovations. Thank you for your patience.</p>
<p>The the new sites include:</p>
<p><strong>Rosabella&#8217;s Reflections</strong>: My personal blog where I will share aspects of my life and my thoughts that may not be worthy of a full article. It will be more of my day to day thoughts on matters that come up.</p>
<p><strong>Blake&#8217;s Epiphanies:</strong> My husband&#8217;s personal blog.</p>
<p><strong>The Church of the Lamb:</strong> This is an LDS focused site for basic doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Though it may cover the basic principles I hope to dig deeper for greater understandings on our doctrines. </p>
<p><strong>Great and Abominable Church: </strong> This site gives an overview of The Great and Abominable Church and its various different names, Babylon the Great, The Church of the Devil, The Whore of all the Earth etc. I will attempt to put the prophesied Great and Abominable Church into a historical and LDS perspective so we can better understand what this great force is that is fighting against the Saints and is prophesied to persecute us and show how it has and will cause us great difficulties, yet we know in the end Babylon the Great will fall and hard will be her fall! </p>
<p><strong>Divine Constitution:</strong> This site will focus on Our Divine Constitution, showing it is a inspired document from God. Discussing the Lord&#8217;s promise and warning of all nations that live on this promised land and how we are as a country in such a state of iniquity and godlessness are at the very verge of destruction.</p>
<p><strong>Becoming Zion: </strong> This site discusses the exciting times we live in as we are building Zion spiritually and physically in the years to come. It covers deeply the laws of consecration and unity needed to be worthy and able to create Zion.</p>
<p>There may be some technical glitches and some aesthetic issues during this time. We will be putting much more data up as soon as the sites are created and organized. Sorry for any inconvenience our restructuring may cause, but in the long run we feel it will only add to the sites’ usefulness. There may be small issues in linking and some articles missing temporally but overall the sites are still able to be used.</p>
<p>Our Forum <a href="http://www.UponTheWatchtower.com.">www.UponTheWatchtower.com.</a> Is not changing. It is a great location to find data that I have not put in articles yet. Some of my research will make it into articles but much will be posted on the forum. It will be the quickest way to find out the latest news regarding my research. I welcome you to post any findings and insights you have on our many topics listed. I hope you will utilize <a href="http://www.UponTheWatchtower.com.">www.UponTheWatchtower.com.</a>  as a location where all of us can share research, thoughts, questions and interact with like-minded individuals.</p>
<p>I also welcome articles for submission. If you have something you have written that is relevant to any of our sites and are interested in having it posted, please email it to  <a href="mailto:submit@FatherThyWill.com">submit@FatherThyWill.com</a> for evaluation. We will be happy to consider it and will post it under whatever name or pseudonym you desire.</p>
<p>Again, thank you for your patience. I hope these sites meet your needs. If you have topics you are looking for, feel free to email me and if I am familiar with the topic, I would be happy to assist in any way I can.</p>
<p>Rosabella Knightley</p>
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		<title>Writing Projects (Non-Fiction, Fiction Books and Pamphlet)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 05:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>I have received many requests for books and pamphlets so I am in the process of writing several of these. Some are novels, others are non-fiction and a quick overview pamphlet of the New Spirituality and the world oneness movement. </p>
<p>The primary novel I am working on is a series of books in which is recounted the  story line of how a family, due to their unique circumstances, is thrown into the midst of the power players that are attempting to create a new social structure of oneness in spirituality, sociology, science and technology. It  dealing with the movements and events that are plausible for the near future.</p>
<p>I also am working on a non-fiction book that will cover similar topic to those covered on my sites. The benefit is it will be laid out in a far more clear and concise manner. This truly cannot be done on a website but can be accomplished in book form. It will hold more data then I present on the websites and will be heavily footnoted.</p>
<p>There are some other book projects some novels and some non-fiction that I am writing as I have time.</p>
<p>If you are interested in being kept posted on the progress or possible publication dates as I they become clear, please feel free to email me and I will put you on an email list for updates and notification of publishing.</p>
<p>Thank you for your support and interest in the projects I am working on. Always feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns and I will try to assist if I can.</p>
<p>May God Be With You.</p>
<p>Rosabella Knightley</p>
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