What's Next?

My wife and I were talking last week about all the craziness that's been happening, along with the disregard for the rights and liberties of others, the defund the police movement, etc.

My answer was to pull out the scriptures. I first read 3 Nephi 7:1-2 which states:

And the people were divided one against another; and they did separate one from another into tribes, every man according to his family and his kindred and friends; and thus they did destroy the government of the land.

And how did the division happen? We're already becoming increasing divided into "tribes" across the nation. For the Nephites the collapse of their government had its final "nail in the coffin" at the end of 3 Nephi 6 in verses 27-30.

27 Now it came to pass that those judges had many friends and kindreds; and the remainder, yea, even almost all the lawyers and the high priests, did gather themselves together, and unite with the kindreds of those judges who were to be tried according to the law.

28 And they did enter into a covenant one with another, yea, even into that covenant which was given by them of old, which covenant was given and administered by the devil, to combine against all righteousness.

29 Therefore they did combine against the people of the Lord, and enter into a covenant to destroy them, and to deliver those who were guilty of murder from the grasp of justice, which was about to be administered according to the law.

30 And they did set at defiance the law and the rights of their country; and they did covenant one with another to destroy the governor, and to establish a king over the land, that the land should no more be at liberty but should be subject unto kings.

3 Nephi 7: 1 tells us:

Now behold, I will show unto you that they did not establish a king over the land; but in this same year, yea, the thirtieth year, they did destroy upon the judgment-seat, yea, did murder the chief judge of the land.

The pride of too many has grown into hatred. The hatred is ever increasing into flare-ups of anger. From my studies in the Book of Mormon (and as I've written in other posts) the destruction of the Nephite and Jaredite civilizations was really because of their anger.

A few verses in Moroni chapter 9 give is the clues.

5 For so exceedingly do they anger that it seemeth me that they have no fear of death; and they have lost their love, one towards another; and they thirst after blood and revenge continually.

18 O the depravity of my people! They are without order and without mercy. Behold, I am but a man, and I have but the strength of a man, and I cannot any longer enforce my commands.

19 And they have become strong in their perversion; and they are alike brutal, sparing none, neither old nor young; and they delight in everything save that which is good; and the suffering of our women and our children upon all the face of this land doth exceed everything; yea, tongue cannot tell, neither can it be written.

23 And if they perish it will be like unto the Jaredites, because of the wilfulness of their hearts, seeking for blood and revenge.

 There are too many "protesters" who are letting their emotions carry them away to act out in inappropriate ways. When protesters become a mob, mob mentality rules. All it takes is a spark to set off strung up emotions into negative actions. It's almost like many protesters are waiting for the excuse to be act out.

The Constitution gives us the right to peaceably assemble. But there are too many who are abusing this right and claiming it gives them the right to infringe on the rights of others. 

And there are politicians who are trying to leverage the coronavirus and economic recession as tools to increase their power and influence. They are using "public health" as the means to "set at defiance the law and the rights of their country."