Fulness of Times

Last week, on Thursday, a 6.4 earthquake shook the desert area not too far (202 km) from Los Angeles. Less than 2 days later, a 7.1 earthquake struck the same area...and rattled nerves in the LA area. This is just a small reminder that the faults are active, and the big ones are coming. Not just to California, but to other areas as well. A big factor that helped trigger this recent tremor was the heavy snow pack and subsequent melting of that snow. Imagine the weight of all the snow, across the mountain ranges, adding to the forces already pushing on the faults. As that weight is released, it affects the faults, and may trigger a greater release of pressure. This may not be the end of tremors for the California faults for this year as the snowpack continues to melt. I'm not convinced the Big Ones will strike this year along the San Andreas (LA area) or Hayward  (San Francisco area) faults, but the shifting weight and fault pressure releases on other faults will likely inc

This week is the 4th of July, Independence Day for those of us living in the United States of America. It is the day the colonists declared their independence from the rule of the British Empire, from the essential slavery and tyranny and lack of freedom that came with being colonies that were subject to the British rule. It was interesting that the primary classes talked about the Savior's atonement yesterday. We had a little discussion and comparison between the atonement and Independence Day. And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that he may redeem the children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from evil; to act for themselves and not to be acted upon, save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day, according to the commandments which God hath given.  Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And th