What Are The Secret Combinations Of Today?

And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not.

Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain—and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be.

Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you; or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up.

For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning.

Wherefore, I, Moroni, am commanded to write these things that evil may be done away, and that the time may come that Satan may have no power upon the hearts of the children of men, but that they may be persuaded to do good continually, that they may come unto the fountain of all righteousness and be saved. (Ether 8:22-26)

What are today’s secret combinations?

The secret combinations discussed in this chapter involve secretly planning a coup to get gain. Remember, the story is about Jared who is plotting to kill his own father Omer. Jared’s daughter sees that her father wants to be king so she proposes dancing for another man, Akish. Akish then is told that he can only marry Jared’s daughter if he kills the king. Akish administers the oaths (secret combinations) to his friends. Omer escapes, Jared becomes king, but then Akish kills him so he can become king. What a mess.

To quote the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, secret combinations:

..seek to subvert public virtue and legally constituted authority. They defile, defraud, murder, deceive, and destroy the elements of good government, religious or secular. Their goal is to seize power and to rule over all the people (3 Nephi 6:27-30), which results in the destruction of human freedom and agency and the paralysis of peaceful and just communities.

What do you think of when you consider today’s secret combinations?

https://www.millennialstar.org/what-are-the-secret-combinations-of-today/

Unlocking Secret Combinations

A secret combination can be two people conspiring to get a recommend from the bishop to get into the temple unworthily.

Lucifer will introduce it to anyone who will give him a listening ear.

A lot of our enemies are former members of the Church.

They leave us, but can’t leave us alone.

From the beginning of time, secret combinations have plagued the world.

They’ve modernized, but everything they do is still the same.

Secret combinations will have secret covenants and signs to ensure the privacy of their society. 

Interestingly enough, many of these signs imitate, and mock, sacred temple occurrences.

When we see these secret combinations you’re going to find some parallel. 

The adversary takes things that we do that are sacred to us in the temple and he’ll imitate some things.

Similarly to this, secret combinations will make a mockery of the things we, as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, hold sacred.

The intention of most secret combinations: to murder, plunder and get gain.

Life doesn’t seem to mean much to terrorists. 

The Adversary didn’t get a life … if he can cut somebody’s life short it’s all the better.

Most of all, secret combinations want to take away freedom. 

With freedom, they justify, comes sin. Their idea of command, is similar to Satan’s.

Just think about terrorists today, they don’t like democracy. 

They don’t want freedom, they want control.

Luckily, there’s a way to avoid and, if enough are faithful, overthrow these secret combinations.

When things get really bad, people often feel threatened or concerned and so they begin to think more about religion. 

Isn’t that, in a way, sad that that’s what it takes to get there.

While secret combinations depend of principles of wickedness, having power over others, to survive, I urge you to follow principles of righteousness in your lives. 

This principle is power, not over man, but over the natural man.

These are being revealed … to get power over the devil and all the influences we face. 

That is done to help us to become like Christ so we can help lift others and be as he is.”

http://universe.byu.edu/2011/08/18/unlocking-secret-combinations/

Coming Soon

SALT LAKE CITY — (KUTV) A disturbing, concerning image is circulating online claiming that a group is targeting the LDS temple in San Deigo, California. The picture which was allegedly released by a pro-ISIS media group shows a burning temple with an alleged member of ISIS looking on and the bloody words “Coming Soon.”

The LDS church is not commenting on the photo and in a statement the FBI said to 2News:

At this time the FBI is not aware of any specific and credible threat to our community. The FBI regularly assesses intelligence regarding possible threats to the U.S. and its interests abroad. We urge law enforcement and the public to remain vigilant. Members of the public should maintain awareness of their surroundings and report any suspicious activity to law enforcement. The FBI will continue working with federal, state, and local partners should there be any potential threat to public safety.

But University of Utah law Professor Amos Guiora, who is a counter-terrorism expert, said it’s still an image you cannot ignore. Especially when you consider the climate across the world right now.

“I think it warrants attention,” Guiora said. “We have a tendency to dismiss things that seem this can’t happen. but I think what we’ve learned in the past period - literally anything can happen. Terrorists say what they mean and they mean what they say."

At the same time, Guiora said the last thing we want to do is stay home.

"You don’t want people to stay home, because if you stay home then terrorism wins,” he said.

http://kutv.com/news/local/image-with-lds-temple-terrorist-circulating-online