- Alma 30:44…Don’t tempt God by asking for signs. You have a testimony of (1) all the brethren; (2) all the holy prophets; (3) the scriptures, denoting there is a God; (4) the earth, the things on it, it’s motion; (5) all the planets and their motion. These are your signs that God lives.
- Alma 14: 20, 24…Unbelievers don’t understand. They always ask “if ye have such great power why do ye not deliver yourselves?” Sign seekers
- D&C 63: 7-11…Seek Signs? No- need faith
- 1 Nephi 19: 13-14…Don’t reject signs and wonders (as Jews did) or punished
- Matt. 12: 39…Don’t seek signs (adulterous generation)
- 2 Nephi 15: 18-19…Don’t look for signs
- Matt. 16: 1-4…Those that look for signs are from the bad & adulterous generation
- “We should watch for the signs and read the meaning of the seasons, we should live as faithfully as we possibly can, and we should share the gospel with everyone so that blessings and protections will be available to all. But we cannot and must not be paralyzed just because that event and the events surrounding it are out there ahead of us somewhere. We cannot stop living life. Indeed, we should live life more fully than we have ever lived it before. After all, this is the dispensation of the fullness of times.” Broken Things to Mend (Jeffrey R. Holland) Kindle Loc. 774-78
- “I started to feel like I was getting in the way. I wasn’t contributing, and although I knew manager Nick Leyva was in my corner, I also knew he had to be taking heat about keeping me in the four hole. The focus of the team during that period was basically me—and my home run total. This was uncomfortable, and the losing only made the situation worse. I started looking for real signs, and I also prayed for direction, as this was a life decision that would affect a lot of people. My hitting slump continued. I went 2 for 21 on the road trip, which along with the losing was a sign in itself. Then, during the Sunday getaway game, came the epiphany. The Giants had men on first and second, and Robby Thompson hit a double-play ground ball right at me. It went through my legs and into left to load the bases. Another sign, this one that I was losing it defensively. It was almost like I didn’t want to be in the game, like I was afraid of the ball. In my prime, I would have taken a broken nose rather than let that ball go through me. The final sign came on the next pitch, a Will Clark grand slam. As he rounded the bases and ran in front of me at third base, I made my decision: This was my last game. Just recalling it puts a lump in my throat. I dreaded the announcement, the press conference, the cameras in my face, the interviews, a media circus, all that would go with it, but at the same time, and most of all, I felt relief. It was time. The weight would be off my shoulders. I saw a Phillies team free to rebuild, to move on without me as the ball and chain.” Clearing the Bases (Schmidt, Mike;Waggoner, Glen) Kindle Location 953-957
- March 28, 1996 – Friday – Ambato Ecuador…”We then had a successful appointment with Angel Palma (Ward Mission Leader Miraflores Ward). Man, we’d have a lot more success if all men were in their citas. Well, we then left with Angel Palma and we were going up a steep, dirt slope. We passed a gate going up & it started to shake, & I heard a deep growl. I just figured it was another clueless dog, that was until the earth started shaking like crazy. Man, we headed up that dirt slope as fast as possible. I slipped a few times, and luckily there wasn’t a land slide. We got up top and an electric wire sparked. We calmed down a lady, and then the earthquake wasn’t as jerky. It still rocked but not so violently. We looked across the valley and there were landslides all over the other mountain. Later on we found out that a 4 year old girl was buried alive in her house form a landslide. We waited a bit longer, Angel headed back down to his house to see if all was OK. During these moment’s God let’s us remember who’s in charge. I need to be more obedient and obey God’s commands. Tonight there was a pretty strong aftershock. They say that the 1st one was 5.7 on the richter scale, and centered near the Cotopaxi Volcano. Not too good! I’m sure there’ll be more aftershocks. Tonight the Sisters Gillespie and Reyes did a good training for the missionaries of Pradera. The work is advancing and the Lord is doing His part. Waking us up!” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal