Totally agree. Plus, I like what John Pontius had to say about this subject:Jezebel wrote:I wouldn't say you've spoken too much. I think not talking about these things is detrimental to us spiritually. When they happen, people don't understand what is happening and they deal with it in all the wrong ways.
We should not take them lightly, by any means. I don't think we should be swapping these stories at night by firelight in order to get a thrill from them. But I do believe serious discussion and sharing of experiences would be helpful among those who desire to follow Christ. We should all know how to cast evil out of our lives. Why else would we be taught how to in the temple?
The whole article is good: https://unblogmysoul.wordpress.com/2010 ... ly-places/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;John Pontius wrote:Since that evening, which was many years ago, that particular batch of tormentors has not returned to her home. Her prayers and spirituality quickly returned to normal.
It takes a lot of pondering to understand experiences like this. I’ve had almost seventeen years now to think about this. I believe we are in a very dangerous war, and that we hardly realize it. I think we have a powerful weapon in the Priesthood, which we hardly invoke for that purpose. I think the reason Heavenly Father lets us “see” these things sometimes, is simply to awaken us to our perilous situation, and to teach us to resist evil while it is being held back by divine law.
I also think that as the times of Zion approach, as we grow more and more Zion-worthy, that opposition will increase. The power of evil will amplify, and this war will evolve from unseen, to very in-your-face. When we begin to build Zion, the balance of good and evil that exists will be tipped dramatically, and the bowels of hell will erupt all around us. Then, these small lessons in repelling evil will be invaluable. We will have already engaged the enemy, and we will be equipped both by our faith, and by our enlightened perception, to stand in places made holy by our presence, and not be moved.