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Waking Up Zion — The Book

Waking Up Zion --- The Book

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INTRODUCTION Not a Faith Crisis — A Truth Awakening This isn’t a book about walking away. It’s a book about walking deeper. Deeper into Jesus. Deeper into His voice, His light, and His truth. For years, I loved my faith. I still do. The Church gave me structure. It gave me good people. It taught me to honor prophets and scriptures. To seek the Holy Ghost. To follow Christ. But somewhere along the way, I started asking quiet questions— Not to tear down, but to understand more. Where is the power of the Book of Mormon? Where is the fire of the early Saints? Where is the Jesus who speaks face to face? This book isn’t here to fight the Church. It’s here to reach the hearts of those in it — Especially those who feel something is missing, but don’t yet have words for it. I believe God is still working. But I also believe He is calling many of His children out of comfort and into courage. Out of tradition and into truth. Out of a system and into a personal walk with His Son. If you love the C...
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🌸 Women: The Life-Givers and Protectors of Zion

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🌸 Women: The Life-Givers and Protectors of Zion 🌿 Eve’s Wisdom From the very beginning, women have carried the heart of God’s plan. Eve — our mother — made the choice that opened the way for life itself. “Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness.”  (1 Timothy 2:14–15) This was no mistake. Eve saw beyond the present moment into the future of her children. Wisdom, not weakness. Courage, not sin. 🌿 The Pure Power of Women Why have women so often been pushed down? Because they carry the purest gift God ever entrusted to mortals — life itself. They are the givers, the nurturers, the protectors. The Nemenhah Records testify: “The women did govern, and the women did decide matters of the city, for their eye was single to the children and the generations to come.”    (Tsihmlayi 1:7–9) The Book of Mormon honors righteous mothers: “They...
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🌿Light, Law, and the Invitation of Christ

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🌿 The Olive Leaf — Light, Law, and the Invitation of Christ Some revelations crash like thunder. Others burn like fire. But Section 88 feels like sunrise. Joseph called it the  Olive Leaf  — a message of peace given after a prophecy of war. It is God’s own invitation to step out of the noise, look up at His order, and see our place in it. 🌞 Light Cleaves to Light The Lord revealed that every grain of dust, every star, every breath of life is governed by eternal law . “That which is governed by law is preserved by law and perfected and sanctified by the same.” (D&C 88:34) Pure Revelations explained that this “light” is not symbolic—it is the very power of God that fills the immensity of space. The same light that makes the sun burn, the same light that quickens our thoughts, the same Spirit that holds atoms together in harmony. Anonymous put it this way: God’s law is not a checklist. It is like gravity—constant, unchanging. If you walk in it, it polishes you like a ston...
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👩 Women and Priesthood – The Nemenhah Witness

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👩 Women and Priesthood – The Nemenhah Witness (Day 6 of “Finding Joy and Peace in a World of Contention” Series) Yesterday, in Day 5, we walked through the Doctrine of Christ — heaven’s formula for peace in any storm. Today, we look at a truth that can both surprise and heal:  the Nemenhah Records’ testimony about women and priesthood. 🪶 The Nemenhah Perspective In the Nemenhah Records, priesthood is not primarily about offices, ordinations, or titles. It is about  stewardship  — the responsibility given by God to bless, guide, and protect according to His will. Here’s what it says: “The Mothers of our people hold stewardship in the Home, in the Land, and in the Heavens… For without the voice of the Mother, the Council is blind.”  (Book of Tsihmlayi) In their society: Women presided over councils when the matter involved the home, the raising of children, and the welfare of the people. This wasn’t a delegated “permission” from men — it was recognized as power given...
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🕊️ The Temple Written on Stone vs. The Temple Written on Hearts

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🕊️ The Temple Written on Stone vs. The Temple Written on Hearts There are moments when the deepest questions rise to the surface. Not in debate. Not in argument. But in quiet wondering:  What is the temple really for? Is it marble and chandeliers? Or is it the Spirit of the Lord dwelling in us? 💎 A House as Beautiful as a Temple The Lord has blessed many of us with homes that feel sacred. People walk in and say,  “It feels like a temple in here.” But what makes it so? Not the granite. Not the fixtures. It’s the Spirit. It’s the love between husband and wife. It’s the prayers whispered in the kitchen and the kindness shown to children. The Nemenhah Records say the temple is not a single place — it is wherever the Peacemaker is welcomed: “The temple is the heart of the home, where love is written, where ordinances are written not on tablets of stone but upon the flesh of the heart.”  (Tuhhuhl Nuhmehn 1)   📜 Joseph, Hyrum, and the Records One of the translators of th...
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🌸 Dear Sister Emi – A Missionary Letter from Grandpa

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🌸 Dear Sister Emi – A Missionary Letter from Grandpa When You Step into Japan, Remember Who You Are Soon, a young sister missionary will be looking out the airplane window into the land of the rising sun. A new land below. A heart full of hope and a little trembling. And a grandfather quietly whispering to the Lord: “What can I give her that will matter when it gets hard?” I wrote this for Emi. But it’s really for every daughter of Zion who goes out in His name. ✉️ A Letter to My Granddaughter, Emi Dear Sister Emi, I can still see you as a little girl, barefoot in the summer grass, running through the yard and helping to get ChaCha out of the pool. You lived with us for those summers, and you grew so close to Baba and me. Two weeks we spent together in Japan not long ago—and do you remember what our number one favorite thing was? Stopping at 7-Eleven! They had  everything , and it was like heaven for the stomach. Those little memories make me smile, because now you’re going back—n...
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✨ The Doctrine of Christ – Heaven’s Formula for Peace

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✨ The Doctrine of Christ – Heaven’s Formula for Peace (Day 5 of “Finding Joy and Peace in a World of Contention” Series) We’ve talked about the Lord’s warning, the rod in Lehi’s dream, the danger of borrowed light, and the coming modern test. Today we come to the heart of the matter — the  Doctrine of Christ . This is heaven’s formula for peace no matter how loud the world gets. 📜 Nephi’s Clear Teaching In  2 Nephi 31–32 , Nephi distills the gospel into four simple steps: Faith in Jesus Christ Repentance Baptism by water Receiving the Holy Ghost Not once. Not as a checklist. But as a way of life. 🕊️ Receiving the Holy Ghost “Receiving” the Holy Ghost isn’t a one-time ordinance where hands are laid on your head. It’s a continual process of: Learning to recognize His whisperings. Testing every impression against the Savior’s words. Obeying promptly when He speaks. Nephi says in  2 Nephi 32:5 : “If ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto ...
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🌩️ Faith Crisis or Culture Crisis? Or Something Deeper?

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🌩️ Faith Crisis or Culture Crisis? Or Something Deeper? 👔 Two Loyal Voices Clayton Christensen , before his passing, gave us a thoughtful way to think about  faith crisis . Jeff Strong , with his massive survey, gave us a thoughtful way to think about  culture crisis . Both men are faithful, devoted members of the LDS Church . Both are loyal to the institution. And both, in their own ways, try to soften the blows for members who are struggling. Christensen says:  “It’s a disruption—painful, yes, but you’ll rebuild stronger.” Strong says:  “It’s tension between tradition and change—uncomfortable, yes, but good soil for growth.” These are comforting words. But are they the  whole truth ? 📖 The Scriptural Verdict The Book of Mormon does not describe faith or culture crises as normal “growing pains.” It warns, again and again, that  when the people of God prosper and grow proud, they fall under condemnation. 2 Nephi 28  — “Wo be unto him that saith: Al...
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