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Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (All brands)
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on 12/11/2011 8:50:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
COCONUT OIL CAN DO NO WRONG. No, seriously. Well, except for those few people with sensitivities or easily clogged pores ... :(
Otherwise! This stuff [and sunshine] is what life is made of! No wonder places in the world with heavily coconut-based diets seem to do so well, health and vitality wise.
I have had coconut oil for a few months, along with shea butter, which I decided to transition to from all my chemical-laden products [okay, I wasn't that bad, but in the past year and a half or so my skin went from perfect to pizza ... donno why]. But every time I tried to use EVCO [and yes, that distinction is important] on my skin [after a shower when it would still be warm and damp], it would do no more than simply sit on top of dry, stretched skin. Even worse on my lips. But for my hair -- amazing! My mom used to put lots of oils in my hair when I was young, so I'm no stranger to the idea. If only I hadn't become a stupid teenager that scoffed at the practice in the middle. Oh my, believe me, have I ever learned the error of my ways! I don't usually coat the whole head with EVCO, though that would be ideal, since it is one of the three oils [olive and avocado being the other two] that can actually penetrate the hair shaft; rather, I smear a pea-sized amount through most of the length, focusing on the ends, wet or dry, to soften it up, give it some shine, and most importantly, remove tangles. Works like a CHARM. Better than any silicone-based serum, better than CHI silk, definitely better than heat protectants. [I wouldn't suggest using it as one though]
However ... for all the rave reviews, it had been relegated to a corner of my drawer, solely used for hair, in my belief that it simply didn't agree with my skin. Because of its highly comedogenic properties, I was deathly afraid to use it on my face. But I started to get annoyed at how shea butter was so hard and waxy [yes, sufficiently warmed up and melted and used on a damp face] and tugged at my face, made me into a greaseball, and mostly sat on top of my skin, to rub off during the night and leave it dry again in the morning. NOT ideal and not what I was expecting. So I decided to go for broke and try EVCO as my moisturizer ..and lo and behold!! One application later, my skin tone was evening out [I have paler, pinker cheeks than the rest of my skin], bumpiness [which randomly appeared recently -- are those clogged pores?] seemed to be smoothing out, redness was going down, current pimples coming to a head ... and skin soft and supple!
I gave it another few days to make sure I didn't break out -- and so far, so good! Even when I get slightly too lasvicious and free-handed with my application [no such thing as too much of a good thing, is my EVCO motto]. I decided to whip the rest of my shea butter [its doing no good in its current, pure form ... simply too heavy for any use] with coconut oil, and I discovered yet ANOTHER amazing product! Silky, smooth, scrumptious mousse which now moisturizes all of my skin wonderfully and was SO much fun to make and mess with. Absorbs fairly quickly and doesn't leave me greasy for too long - and nowhere near as greasy as either oil was alone. Still only EVCO on my face, as I want to see how that goes.
It was even better tonight with a sugar/avocado oil scrub, followed by ACV toner and EVCO moisturizer. I'm normally afraid of avocado oil, as it broke me out the one time I used it on my face. But I digress.
All hail coconut oil! Good to eat, good to smell, good to taste, good to feel, good for your skin, good for your body, good for hair, good for infections, dryness, eczema/psoriasis, yeast, lube, etc etc etc. The all around Wonder Product, hard little multitasker and true love all in one. I want to take it out on a date and show it a good time. I'm sooo sorry for the essay, but ... is there anything it CAN'T do?
It's only too bad that in dry, cold Canada, it's so much harder and more expensive to get my hands on any. It's soo cheaaappp on Amazon *cry*
update March 28, 2012
Not as great as I thought it was. In order to absorb, has to be applied to damp skin, otherwise sits on top of the skin; won't absorb into my lips at all. Recently it seems as though oils actually do clog my pores [I can't pinpoint coconut though as I hadn't used it for a while at the point of figuring this out] -- it is GREAT for hair, however, and I still love how creamy it is added to lotions. And so so good for making the skin soft, at least temporarily, applied after a shower. Not my miracle oil though, still looking for that!
ps refined coconut oil Sucks. With a capital 'S.' Lumpy, oily, disgusting. Still absorbs nicely, but whats the point without all the nutrients and benefits and that gorgeous smell that lets you know its REAL? I still use it for my hair though, as I feel like it can soak through the shaft but the nutrients of organic unrefined coconut oil are wasted on dead cells. sigh
alsooo...one of the uses I've found for coconut oil beyond hair/skin is to clean my makeup brushes. We all know some makeup is harder to clean than others ... If I have something on them that just won't come out with my normal brush cleanser [CV soaps ... brush shampoo, baby/cat shampoo ... none of them cut it], I coat it fully in coconut oil, then I can 'squeeze' out the pigments and wash with my regular brush cleanser and it gets rid of EVERY last trace of makeup. Works like a charm every time!
on 12/10/2011 10:17:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
Putting Nutiva Certified Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil on my face & whole body everyday and drinking Smart Basics Organic Certified Mangosteen 100% Pure Juice everyday (I get from vitacost) have been miraculous for my skin! These are the only things that I have found that moisturize my skin (& hair!)! (and my Treat Soft Candy Lip Balm! Yummy! :D The best!! It's also mostly coconut oil! :D) They have gotten rid of all my wrinkles, fixed the appearance of my scars, and they make me feel young! :D Also, I put CO on my feet at night while sleeping in bed and it makes my feet not have pain from wearing high heels all day! :D All of my prayers answered!! Thank you Jesus and thank you MUA Beauties! :D I tried CO b/c of here! xoxo Thank you also for listing your experiences and all of the positives and negatives about it! I got acne on my face, upper chest and some on my neck and it itched when I 1st used it but I loved what it did for my skin too much to give up on it so I put Desitin original on my upper chest and neck to clear up the acne immediately and I put extra strength evening primrose oil (applying it with the back of a spoon) on my face and then put the Desitin original on top of the evening primrose oil (which deep cleans/clears out my pores and left in on my face while I slept overnight and wiped it off in the morning) and after the acne was gone, I retried the CO again and when my skin got used to the CO, it would give it all of the benefits without making my skin get acne! :D My skin is fussy! lol (A MD told me about Desitin original being good for skin because they said zinc oxide and cod liver oil are good for skin.)
(Also, the Spectrum Refined Organic Coconut Oil and Garden of Life Extra Virgin Organic Coconut Oil didn't improve or work for my skin or hair at all.)
on 12/9/2011 7:09:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Dark, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I just got some virgin coconut oil from the health food store and I'm in love. I take the time to rub virgin coconut oil on my entire body after every shower and am really getting rewarded for it. My skin feels so soft and dewy and it is so much softer and just lovely.
Now also at night after my face scrub I was noticing my face was really dry and my night time lotion was cutting it, so I grabbed some virgin coconut oil and it the morning there was no dry spots, and makeup goes on so smooth.
I cant live without virgin coconut oil. I put it in my hair before I blow dry and it's just something everyone has to try once.
It's a solid so you have to get some out with your fingers and it melts into your palms and apply liberally . The virgin coconut oil will go on really oily and you might hate it at first but with a minute or two is all absorbed and leaves your skin glowing!!
on 12/9/2011 8:47:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
goodbye coco butter, hello coconut oil. Great for many uses. If you have bad dandruff, this is great for a scalp treatment. Before showers, take a tblspn or two of coconut oil and massage onto scalp,can be use for rest of hair.for deep conditioning also, leave on for 10 mins. Then wash off and almost instantly your dandruff is gone !
Also a great way to fade stretch marks and prevent new stretch marks from appearing. You can use in a sauna, which I recommend indulging your body with coconut oil before entering the sauna. I used this product almost all day everyday while pregnant and you can barely even see my stretch marks, little or if none at all !!
It is also a great alternative to vegatable oil for cooking. Much healthier and gives your food a hint of coconut, but without it being too over powering.
So a great conditioner, moisturizer, and cooking oil ? I think so :)
on 12/5/2011 12:01:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Okay I have used every skin care products known. I never have written a review on anything before, but I just couldn't resist. I have oily, acne prone skin and have had a hard time finding a moisturizer that works. Well I have found it!! Organic virgin coconut oil ! I have been using this at night as a moisturizer and it it amazing! My skin looks clearer and softer than ever. My acne scars are fading, my pores look smaller and my complexion is much better. I have been using this all over my body to help with dry skin during the dry winter months in Minnesota. My husband has been using this as well and loves it. Give it a try!
on 11/26/2011 12:23:00 PM
Age: Unknown
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
Wow! I can't believe I didn't start using this sooner! I've been using virgin coconut oil from the health food store for about 3 months now, since reading the reviews, to remove makeup, moisturize, smooth down my hair, etc. Wow!
As a facial product, this stuff is wonderful. I've tried other oils- olive, safflower, avocado, mineral, etc.- for OCM and moisturizing. The coconut works the best, hands down. It melts into a liquid and is so easy to remove. It has lots of slip, takes everything off and leaves my skin clean, clear, moisturized and glowing. As an added bonus? It appears to be clearing my skin of loads of impurities I didn't even know I had. My skin hasn't been bad, but the oil seems to be dissolving small blackheads, plugs, etc. My skin looks great and I haven't had to use all kinds of other face products, like before, to moisturize, hydrate, etc. My skin is also quite oily at times, and regular use of the coconut oil has improved this significantly and regulated any oilies.
I've also been using it on my body and hair as a moisturizer and pre-shampoo treatment, and again- great results. I have mild KP on the tops of my arms, and using coconut oil has pretty much cleared it all up with regular use. Too bad I didn't clue into this years ago. I'd have saved myself a ton of money on beauty products, cleansing oils, body butters, and what have you. As it is, I have a whole pile of beauty products that are now sitting unused and lonely.
Try this for yourself. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with how effective and multipurpose this stuff is.
on 11/24/2011 1:57:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Oily, Dark, Warm
Hair: Black, Kinky, Coarse
Eyes: Brown
I use this everywhere!
For my face and hair!
It reduces breakage and enhances shine .
My skin is smooth and glowing a lot more.
My hair was never better without this!
on 11/24/2011 1:24:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I was intrigued by coconut oil after vacationing with my brother and SIL in Hawaii. They always had a jar of it around. They used it for cooking and skin care for the whole family. Now I trust them because my brother is in holistic medicine and my SIL is a personal trainer. Both are very into health and fitness.
So when I got home I bought some. I LOVED how when applied it made my skin just glow. I used it for a wedding I was in and my legs gleamed.
I have to admit I was a bit skeptical about eating it. I was raised in the normal American FAT IS EVIL fashion and coconut oil is not only fat but saturated fat. But my brother and SIL are both in such awesome shape that I figured it's a good thing to at least try.
I did my research too. I had my cholesterol checked previously and I just had it rechecked yesterday.
All I can say is WHOA!!! My total cholesterol is improved, my ratios are excellent and my get this....my triglycerides went from 149 to 58!!! Holy crap!
So....I definately recommend this stuff. I used it to saute my veggies and I've added it to very lean ground turkey to keep it from being so dry and sometimes a tsp or so in my coffee. I get any EVCO that I see at whole foods. I prefer unrefined because I like the coconutty flavor.
I use it on my feet(it's a natural anti-fungal and anti-bacterial). It has so many good qualities. I urge you to do some research for yourself. You will find out not all fat is created equal.
I cannot use this on my face. It does break me out a bit. But I have oily, acne prone skin that isn't good with anything.
Try it!!!
on 11/22/2011 7:36:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
I use an unrefined one from Fiji, it claims to be 'organic' but ho hum, who can really be sure anyway? A couple of points about coconut oil and particularly unrefined ones. Unrefined coconut oils are a cream rather than white oil, they are soft to liquid at room temperature having a melting point of only 24 C. If yours is hard as a rock and white at room temp you've got a refined one. At least one brand in Australia sells a 'virgin organic' coconut oil thats refined. The refining process bleaches it and also gives it a higher melting point. The health industry has adopted the title 'extra virgin' for coconut oil they want to market as being special. But all unrefined coconut oils are the same. I get mine for about $18 kg at the local vitamin store. You could possibly find it in an ethnic food store as well, although I've yet to find an unrefined one there.
Now onto the oil itself. I use this topically for hair and skin and also as a food. Hence the reason why I buy it by the bucketful. Coconut is a silky oil that melts rapidly on skin contact and doesn't take much time to soak in as long as you're not putting it on like you're basting a turkey. It leaves your skin very soft and is one of the faster absorbing oils for skin use. I've been using it daily for about a year and haven't noticed an real miracles beyond it moisturizing. But I like it's feel and versatility of it above any other oil so I use it daily from head to toe after a shower. I live in a hard
water area which tends to dry out the skin.
Things I can truthfully attribute to unrefined coconut oil.....
It is in deed antimicrobial. I had a skin infection on my leg which no amount of chemist creams could contain. Plain old coconut oil though kicked it's ass I'm about a week. After just one application the fungal infection dried up and then quickly healed.
Good skin softener and excellent after shower lotion. I'd always failed to apply lotion or oils religiously after a daily shower. The texture and slip was always wrong and I spent the next hour walking around in an oil slick. Coconut oil has a lot of slip making it easy to spread over the skin very thinly. It soaks in fast and it's easy to use. If you live in a cold weather country pour melted coconut oil into a silicone muffin pan then pop out your solid bars of it. Store it where it won't melt then rub onto the skin for perfect application. If you live in a hot climate just store your bars in the fridge. Easy. Whether or not I like it as a hair oil is still to be debated.
Makes excellent face creams. Unlike other oils coconut oil produces a fluffy but very creamy consistency of cream that's fast soaking in. It's the best alround carrier oil for making lotions and creams due to ease of use and the way the finished product acts and feels. Of course just applied neat to the skin is also very good if you can't be bothered making something out of it. Most commercial face creams and eye creams are made from coconut oil. MCT & Capric\caprylic triglyceride are coconut oil.
Excellent makeup remover that's easy steamed off or washed off with another cleanser. I have normal to dry skin so I just use a warm face cloth to wipe it off and leave it.
It's cheap enough to slather anytime your skin feels dry. It will cost you a lot less than a boutique body butter, which is mostly coconut oil anyway. I have cracked heels and very tough skin on the soles of my feet. Nothing I have ever used has made a spec of difference, until now. Since I've been rubbing my body down with it daily my cracked heels have healed and my soles are a lot softer. Certainly one of the better moisturizers for this purpose.
When I first started using it, I found the sweet scent a bit nauseating to be honest. But now I've gotten used to it it doesn't bother me at all.
on 11/16/2011 7:50:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I just repurchased after using up a 20oz container. I use NOW brand, organic virgin unrefined. I originally bought for my hair, but am lazy about using it for such... However, I use it on my face everday. If I get a zit, I apply this religiously, when it comes to head, I pop it (yeah yeah I know I know) apply the Coconut Oil directly to the area, and it just disappears after a day or so without fail. As a moisturizer, keeps my face from feeling tight and really helps stop flakiness. My BF uses it, too, hes hooked! He puts it on everything from face to his head (shaves with clippers, not a razor) and when he gets a "boo boo" haha, his words... he applies it to the cut or scrape and it heals very quickly. He also eats it on his steamed veggies and loves it. I saute onions and the like in it, very good and light tasting, slightly sweet, but not exactly "coconutty". I will always use this.
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Provides for distribution to the public, over the internet, of information regarding credit card rates, charges, terms and other conditions; further provides for dissemination of information over the internet regarding types of bank accounts available, requirements for opening an account, and all fees charged the customer, including monthly fees and transaction fees.
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An act to amend the general business law and the banking law, in relation to providing information to the public on the internet
To enable New York State consumers to access information about bank account and credit card account requirements and fees directly from an Internet website.
Section 1 would add a new subdivision 1-a to §52-c of the General Business law to direct the banking board to establish and maintain a website on the Internet for persons to obtain the same basic credit card account information currently made available by toll-free telephone number. Information on how to access such website would be printed and distributed in the same manner as the telephone number information described in subdivision one of the section and on credit card promotional material distributed by issuers of such cards. This information is currently required to be compiled and made available to the public.
§ 2 would amend the Banking law by adding a new § 14-g which would authorize and direct the banking board to establish and maintain an Internet web site in order to provide up-to-date basic bank account information to current and potential banking customers. Such information would include a toll-free telephone number, the types of accounts available at each bank in the state, requirements of opening an account at each bank, and all fees charged to the customer. In addition, the banking board would promulgate rules and regulations necessary to obtain current information from banking institutions.
Banking and credit card accounts and associated fees have become increasingly expensive in New York State, and choosing the right account can be very complex and time consuming. When choosing a bank, the consumer must compare fees and surcharges applied to ATM card transactions, writing checks, failure to maintain a certain monthly average or daily balance, and to bounced checks. The "right" choice varies by the needs of each individual consumer. In order to make comparisons between bank accounts, consumers currently must gather information from each individual bank in their area, to choose the account that best fits their needs.
As an aid to consumers, the Banking Department is already required by regulation to compile information regarding consumer accounts and make that information available to the public. This measure, which would require posting of a website with fee and account information for the public, would give consumers an additional source to make educated choices regarding their banking.
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A very minimal cost to post the information on the website.
December 1 following enactment.
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3960 2011-2012 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 10, 2011 ___________Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law and the banking law, in relation to providing information to the public on the internet THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 520-c of the general business law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 1-A. THE BANKING DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET FOR PERSONS TO OBTAIN THE SAME INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE BY TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS SUCH WEBSITE SHALL BE PRINTED AND DISTRIB- UTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE TELEPHONE NUMBER INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND ON CREDIT CARD PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL DISTRIBUTED BY ISSUERS OF SUCH CARDS. S 2. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 14-g to read as follows: S 14-G. POWERS OF THE BANKING BOARD WITH REGARD TO PROVIDING CURRENT BANKING INFORMATION. 1. THE BANKING BOARD IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET IN ORDER TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION TO CURRENT AND POTENTIAL BANKING CUSTOM- ERS. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOW- ING: A. A TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER WHERE A CUSTOMER MAY CALL TO GET ADDI- TIONAL INFORMATION. B. THE TYPES OF ACCOUNTS AVAILABLE AT EACH BANK IN THIS STATE. C. REQUIREMENTS FOR OPENING AN ACCOUNT AT EACH BANK, INCLUDING MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM BALANCES, IF ANY. D. ALL FEES CHARGED THE CUSTOMER, INCLUDING MONTHLY FEES AND TRANS- ACTION FEES.EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00362-01-1 S. 3960 2
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Suqqu is a high-end Japanese department store brand. Suqqu has counters nationwide, and in Thailand and the UK. Suqqu products are actually cheaper in the UK than they are in Japan. These lipsticks retail for £27 and can be bought internationally from DollyLeo.
For a review of the Creamy Glow formula itself, I want to direct you to two reviews: Jess' (Ohh…Pretty!) and Kate's (Drivel about Frivol). They sum up the lipsticks perfectly, and I'd just end up repeating them if I wrote a full review.
Now for my personal impressions…
Things I like
- Pigment: I have never known a lipstick to be so pigmented, the swatch below is just one, soft swipe from the bullet – it is insane.
- Lasting Power: You guys know how I like my lip stains, and the lasting power of the Suqqu Creamy Glow Lipstick rivals that of a stain. As you'll see, this colour is pretty full on, but often I'll just dab it on my lips to give them some colour that lasts all day.
- Formula: It's just so…smooth! I love it, it glides onto lips and although it's very opaque it's still forgiving.
Things I don't like so much
- If you want the full colour of Ichijiku (ie. you're not just dabbing it on as a stain), you have to use a lip brush. This isn't a big deal for most people, in fact I think it's more of a personal issue: first: my precision is terrible, so so terrible – I CANNOT COLOUR WITHIN THE LINES! Second: my lips are so unpigmented that I can't actually tell where my lip line ends and skin begins. Seriously.
The shade
Ichijiku is a warm, brick red.
Here it is applied for full effect with a lip brush.
My lips tend to pull things blue, so when I usually apply Ichijiku it's more of a true red. Here I've tried to apply more so it's truer to its bullet colour.
Here it is applied as a stain (I dab the bullet once in the centre of my lips, then pat it out with my finger.)
As you can see, not much brick-tone here because I've sheered it out so much.
L-R: Sheered out Suqqu Ichijiku (achieved by swiping the remainders from the lip-brush), one swipe (!) of Suqqu Ichijiku, MAC Viva Glam I
L-R: Suqqu Ichijiku, MAC Viva Glam I
Things to note:
Can you see opaque just one swipe of Suqqu Ichijiku is?!
By chance, I found out that Ichijiku is very similar to MAC Viva Glam I (in terms of colour, in terms of formula they are night and day – the MAC is like a crayon in comparison!). Ichijiku is a tad warmer, and also, somehow, more vibrant? It seems redder than the MAC VG.
For swatches of all the Creamy Glow Lipsticks, check out Cinnamongal's post.
The Bottom Line
The Suqqu Creamy Glow formula is amazing; I have yet to read a bad review about it, and the consensus of most reviews is that it is the best lipstick formula ever. As for the shade, Ichijiku is lovely; I wear it a lot because it's so versatile: a light stain one morning, a more definite the red the next, and full-on glamour the next. Yes, MAC Viva Glam I is very similar, but the formulas are so so different that it could never be considered a dupe…ever. However, if you are ordering online it might be helpful to take a look at the MAC as a colour guide…
Related Links
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- Suqqu Creamy Glow Lipstick #12 Hiwada (external: Messy Wands)
- Suqqu Creamy Glow Paper Swatches (external: Drivel about Frivol)


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The Office of Financial Aid is a resource center for families of all current and prospective students. Our staff offers counseling and assistance to help make it financially possible for students to attend Wagner College.
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We are on chapter 12 of Mosiah where he [Abinadi] comes among them. He gains entrance in disguise, and once in the midst of them, he throws off the disguise. That is a common device of the prophets, and angels do it. We are told that men have often entertained angels unawares. And the Lord himself was not recognized. It's a way to get an audience.
We have a very interesting thing here. This is an important element that we need to mention here right now. Verse 2: "And the Lord said unto me: Stretch forth thy hand and prophesy, saying [this is what's going to happen; this is the picture]: Thus saith the Lord, it shall come to pass that this generation, because of their iniquities, shall be brought into bondage; they shall be smitten on the cheek; yea, and shall be driven by men, and shall be slain; and the vultures of the air, and the dogs, yea, and the wild beasts, shall devour their flesh." This is resumed when somebody reports to the king later on, in verses 11 and 12, the things that will happen.
Then in verse 4 it says, "I will smite this my people with sore afflictions, yea, with famine and with pestilence; and I will cause that they shall howl all the day long. Yea, and I will cause that they shall have burdens lashed upon their backs; and they shall be driven before like a dumb ass." They are really pouring it on. That is a very characteristic element, as you know, in Meso-American art. I have a recent (October 1988) National Geographic that depicts that. This is typical of a scene. Pictures like this number in the hundreds. This is the way they are treating their enemies and their prisoners in this particular one. You notice the violence and ferocity, the unmitigated savagery, of these people—it's absolutely deliberate. This is from a very rich tomb down in Peru, and you will find the same thing up in Mexico and in Central America. But why this dedicated viciousness in these things? Things aren't done halfway, and this is rather characteristic of [these people]—this going to extremes. They have illustrated what's going on in this one here. You notice the lavishness and the wealth, etc. This is the wealthiest tomb yet discovered in Peru. But you notice the thatched roof. It isn't the sort of thing that Arnold Friberg imagines, although they were fabulously rich. There's marvelous stuff in this tomb. Notice the deliberate hideousness of things. Why? They make such gorgeous things and make them as hideous as they can. It's an interesting psychological study, isn't it?
We have some more here. Here's the richness of the tomb the way they found it. Again, it's the viel zu viel; they just pour it on. (You don't recognize much there; that's the way they found the guy.) But there's this costly apparel, the feathers, the beads, the jewelry, and the clinking and the flapping. These people were just walking Christmas trees. This is a thing that is often reflected in the Book of Mormon, this excess, and especially this treatment of the enemy the way it is described here. There are many pictures of this; it's a favorite theme. Here they are cutting people's throats, etc. They show lots of pictures with vultures and dogs eating people. That's what it says here. The [Lamanites] will smite them and cause burdens to be lashed upon their backs. There are some famous pictures with one [group of] people bearing the burdens and the others driving them, etc. "Yea, and shall be driven by men, and shall be slain; and the vultures of the air, and the dogs, yea, and the wild beasts, shall devour their flesh." We have pictures all over, as if they gloated on that sort of thing. It's a most interesting aspect of the Book of Mormon, this savagery.
Then we come to the east wind and the insects and the pestilence, which follows the war. And verse 8 tells us, "Except they repent I will utterly destroy them from off the face of the earth; yet they shall leave a record behind them, and I will preserve them for other nations which shall possess the land; yea, even this will I do that I may discover the abominations of this people to other nations." Well, why worry about the abominations? Why go out of your way to show how abominable they were? Why keep the record just to show that these people were destructive and wicked and this is what happened to them? This seems to be a very negative approach to history, doesn't it? Well, this is for a definite reason and purpose. We should know that today.
Civilizations and cultures do not have to be destroyed. There are cycles; you get those in Spengler and Thomas Henry Buckle. In the cyclical theory of civilizations, they have a youth, a maturity, and an old age. Then they collapse. It has routinely happened to many of them. That goes with civilization. They become acquisitive and expansive, and you can't do that forever. You'll always collapse if you have an acquisitive and expansive civilization. We seem to think that unless the GNP goes up every year we are in trouble. If it stands still, then nothing's going to happen. But we could talk about the stable civilizations that have been there for thousands of years and are still doing very well—on this continent, too, as far as that goes. There are such permanent societies. You can see them on these documentaries; they misname them "savages" in New Guinea and places like that. They say, "Since the Stone Age, they have been living like this for millions of years." It's not necessarily that, but they have a stable form of existence. Their food supply is regular.
There is a lot of lamentation now about the destruction of the jungle and all resources, and about the destruction of the ozone. It can't go on, you see; you can't expand that way. It always shows us that if we would just leave these things alone, where the balance of nature is established, and wouldn't try to prey on each other and to get richer and richer, people could go on indefinitely. They can enjoy themselves and have a good time. It's much better than our miserable rat race that everybody complains about; we're always under pressure. There are these "noble savages." The sixteenth- and seventeenth-century explorers and the Jesuits and others were impressed by what they called "noble savages," the first people that Columbus met, etc. They had no weapons; they didn't fight at all. It's a very interesting thing that lots of people like that have been found. The "noble savage" wasn't all a myth; there's something to it. We know more about it now. We see these people who seem to be very happy.
This time Abinadi expected to be caught, of course. He threw off the disguise and said who he was. He wanted an audience with the king, and he got it. They took him to the king. Then they accused him of this prophecy. Now this is a very interesting study in textual criticism because this is what he said. Verse 3: "The life of king Noah shall be valued even as a garment in a hot furnace; for he shall know that I am the Lord . . . [verse 11] And again, he saith that thou shalt be as a stalk, even as a dry stalk of the field, which is run over by the beasts and trodden under foot. And again, he saith thou shalt be as the blossoms of a thistle, which, when it is fully ripe, if the wind bloweth, it is driven forth upon the face of the land."
These passages are very interesting because they are found [in another place]. I was talking last time about a parallel case of the Teacher of Righteousness in the Dead Sea Scrolls, who goes through the same routine—the same persecution, the same hiding, and everything else—as Abinadi. And it happened about the same time, but it was in the Old World. He prophesied, too, and he used the same expressions. We see that these expressions come from a common source. There are references in chapter 50 of Isaiah. This is what it comes down to. First, put down Isaiah 50:9–11. This is the prophet speaking, just as Abinadi is speaking, just as the Teacher of Righteousness is speaking. They both quote Isaiah, and they quote it in a very interesting way from an older text. We find the parallel texts not in Joseph Smith and the Bible, which he could have used, but in Joseph Smith and the Dead Sea Scrolls, which he couldn't have used because they are a recent discovery. They quote it in the same way that Joseph Smith quotes it. If you can keep this straight, it is a neat example of textual criticism. So Isaiah says, "Who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment [he is not talking about the garment being burned]; the moth shall eat them up [that's what happens to garments]. . . . Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled," you people that play with fire. These irresponsible priests in their wickedness are playing with fire, and they will be burned up by it.
Bearing that in mind, what does the Dead Sea Scrolls man say? "For those who stubbornly oppose God, there shall be violence and overpowering and a flame of fire. They are playing with fire and throwing sparks around." I suppose he got that from Isaiah. This is from the Damascus Covenant 5:13. Then the next verse is interesting. "Their weaving is a flimsy thing, the weaving of spiders." Notice how Abinadi combined them. If you play around with flimsy old garments and put them in the fire, they will be burned in a hurry. Here he says they are playing with sparks and throwing fire around, and their weaving (their arguments, etc.) is flimsy, as the weaving of spiders. Then he says another thing, "Thou scatterest the remnant of the men who fight against me, like chaff before the wind." Now Abinadi "saith that thy life shall be as a garment in a furnace of fire. . . . And again, he saith that thou shalt be as the blossoms of a thistle, which, when it is fully ripe, if the wind bloweth, it is driven forth upon the face of the land." Well, I guess they got that from the first psalm about the wicked man. He shall be "like chaff which the wind driveth away." But the thing is that Abinadi put them in the same combination that the Teacher of Righteousness did in the Old World. They both used the same old text is the point. It's an older text. Remember, we have the Isaiah text from the Dead Sea Scrolls, which is a thousand years older than our Old Testament Isaiah. Ours comes from the ninth century, and this is the first century B.C. This is the older text, and Abinadi cites the older text.
Abinadi is the most interesting character from the point of view of literature of any writer in the Book of Mormon because he is very subtle and clever. In his long speech here he uses puns, and a bitter humor comes through. And he knows the scriptures and sticks to them. He chides these people for not knowing the scriptures, for their ignorance. They claim to know them and he says, you're ignorant; you don't know anything about them. "The life of king Noah shall be valued even as a garment in a hot furnace." And [the king's] servants report to him, "And he also prophesieth evil concerning thy life, and saith that thy life shall be as a garment in a furnace of fire. . . . And again, he saith that thou shalt be as blossoms of thistle, which . . . the wind bloweth."
At the same time the Teacher of Righteousness was saying, "For those who oppose God there shall be violence and flame. They are playing with fire and throwing sparks. Their weaving is a flimsy thing, the weaving of spiders." The other is the likeness of thistles, and they are "scattered like chaff before the wind." They play with these ideas and bring them in. This is a neat literary problem in the Book of Mormon.
We proceed then after he tells them about that. What do we have here? Verse 13: "And now, O king, what great evil hast thou done, or what great sins have thy people committed, that we should be condemned of God or judged of this man. And now, O king, behold, we are guiltless, and thou, O king, hast not sinned; therefore, this man has lied concerning you, and he has prophesied in vain [How do we know we are righteous? Because we have prospered, they said]. And behold, we are strong, we shall not come into bondage, or be taken captive by our enemies; yea, and thou hast prospered in the land, and thou shalt also prosper." They are talking about the king. They are pretty nice, and this is an important thing. The message here is we are good because we are strong and prosperous.
A special concern of the prophets, and especially in the Book of Mormon, is the self-image. This is a big thing in the Book of Mormon, as you know. The more corrupt and wicked people are, the more they insist on their respectable, proper, decent, upright self-image. After all, who dresses flawlessly in the height of style? The mafioso, of course. You've seen plenty of TV dramas; you know the oil fellows on Dynasty, etc. The most ultra-respectable people are those who are up to the nastiest business on all fronts. They have to have this front of respectability and righteousness, and they work on it awfully hard. This has something to say about our times, too, as you can easily see. But this is a necessary fiction if they are to meet the charges and put the prophets in the wrong.
I'm sorely tempted, and I'm going to yield to temptation this time and read something I wrote thirty-six years ago in a journal on this subject. "And thus Western Civilization was nursed in the schools on a legend of Western goodness [this is the fourth century], the Western world of clean, fresh, simple, unspoiled pioneers [America's image abroad, you see]. This fiction became the very cornerstone of the official Virgilian doctrine of Romanitas. 'Rome was great because Rome was good. The emperors, who after the second century took the name of Pius and Felix, were giving expression, we are told, to the old Roman belief in the close association between piety and success' while indulging in the ingrained Roman vice, blatantly paraded throughout the whole of Latin literature, of dwelling with a kind of morbid fascination on one's own simple goodness [like Horace describing his puritas, or the famous ode—tell me how pure I am]. School boys have been told for centuries that the Romans were simple, severe, and virtuous folk with a near monopoly on pietas and fides, piety and faith, because forsooth, the Romans themselves always said so, though almost every page of their record contradicts the claim. What better demonstration for the effectiveness of the official propaganda? Teachers and orators drilled the essentials of Western goodness into their pupils and auditors until by the fourth century, when hardly a speck of ancient virtue remained, men could talk of nothing but that virtue."
Salvian was a Christian who made a grand tour through all of Europe in the fourth century and reported on moral conditions in the church there. And what a report! "They go right on sinning," Salvian reports, "in the sublime conviction that no matter how vilely they may act, or how nobly the barbarians behave, God must necessarily bless them and curse the barbarians for being what they are." Yet Salvian himself shows how well the lesson has been taught when he stoutly affirms that, "after all, no barbarian can be really virtuous."
"To the lessons of the schools, carefully supervised by the government, was added the more aggressive policy of deliberately widening the gulf between the two worlds [the Asiatic world was the world of the Persian Empire at that time]. For centuries, barbarian and Roman, East and West, had been mingling on terms of greatest intimacy, producing a borderline culture where it was quite impossible to draw the line between one culture and the other. Priscus mentions [he visited in the fifth century] quite casually the presence of people from the West visiting relatives in the camps of the Asiatics. He notes the busy coming and going of merchants between the two worlds and describes the kind hospitality shown to him, a complete stranger, in the homes of the easterners. But with this he gives us the other side of the picture, the official side—the ubiquitous activity of spies and agents in Roman pay, the infusion into the very court of Attila [he was a contemporary who visited the court of Attila and described it], large sums of money to corrupt and divide [they wanted to destabilize them, you see]. The insane and mounting conviction of the rulers of the two halves of the world [both barbarians; the other one was Theodosius] was that his was the divine calling to liberate the human race from the intolerable ambition of the other.
"The official attitude of the barbarians was set forth a few years after this in Synesius' instruction to the feeble emperor Arcadius." Synesius was a flashy character. He was a bishop in Libya in North Africa. He was a fox hunting cleric who loved to hunt and enjoy life. He told an amusing story. After a session in Italy, he was going back to his bishopric in Africa on a Jewish boat. The Jews had a navy and were great sailors; we forget that. As they approached the African shore, a terrible storm came up and started blowing them toward the rocks on the shore. The crew worked like fury until the sun went down, and then it was Sabbath. Not a member of the crew would raise a finger after that. They dashed on the rocks, and there was nothing he could do about it. He described the wreck and what he was able to save. They were really observant Jews. As soon as the sun went down, suicide it must be—here she goes! No one would lift a finger or pull a rope as long as it was the Sabbath. That is what you call Pharisaical.
"He admits that they surpassed the Romans in energy, honesty, reliability, and perseverance. 'Yet for all that they are still barbarians and as liable to murder citizens in their beds as were ever any savage ancestors [security becomes the name of the game]. Your father has made allies of these Scythians,' he tells the young and idiotic emperor. 'He should have known that there is no virtue in a barbarian. From that day to this, they have simply laughed at us. Lacking the heroic qualities of their fathers, they are slaves, for they are a people without a land of their own.' Hence the proverb 'the empty waste of the Scythians' for they are always running away from settled life."
See they didn't understand the significance of nomadic life at all; it didn't mean anything. It sounds like what Nixon said, "There's no such word in Russian as liberty or freedom." That's the silliest thing in the world. It's swoboda. "Plainly Synesius thinks that the primordial ways of the nomads are some new sign of degeneracy. So far was one of the most learned men of the day, an expert adviser on foreign affairs, from comprehending the Asiatic way of life, which was impinging upon the Roman world at a thousand points." Then the barbarians just ran over them—that's all. Well, it goes on and on. It's quite an article. It has been used in a lot of law schools, etc. It was required reading in the Yale Law School years ago.
Now we go on here [in the Book of Mormon]. Verse 15: "And behold, we are strong, we shall not come into bondage, or be taken captive by our enemies." This was a very religious, sacral society governed by priests. Like in Thebes, they were priest kings. Then King Noah caused that the priests should gather to consult. The king summoning his wise men together to consult about things is a standard theme in ancient literature, of course. Not only [the priests of Pharaoh trying] to baffle Moses or the priests of Baal trying to baffle Elijah, but especially in the life of Abraham, as a child or a grown man. Every time Abraham threatened the king, the king immediately called his wise men, and then there was a contest between them. Moses' staff [turned into a serpent and] ate the other seven serpents. And actually from the Old Kingdom there is in the Pyramid Texts mention of that—the staff serpent that eats the seven other serpents. It's a very old story.
So we have this competition between the [prophets] and the king with his official wise men. He calls his counselors or wise men. This is a theme in the scriptures; we get it all through the prophets. We get it in Revelation where they call together the wisest people they have, and all their wisdom comes to nothing. They put their heads together and have no counsel at all; they are absolutely paralyzed. We reach that stage. Just by adding more men to the committee, you're not going to make it any smarter. You might add up their total IQ and get a good hundred [laughter], but that won't do it. Verse 17: "And he commanded that the priests should gather themselves together that he might hold a council with them what he should do with him."
The king is worried. He is a very interesting character. He's a playboy and has made himself very popular. He's not entirely bad. He had a good father, but his father showed bad judgment in making him king, etc. But he has his problems, and he is going to have more of them, too. Verse 18: "And it came to pass they said unto the king: Bring him hither that we may question him; and the king commanded that he should be brought before them." They are going to question him, so here we have a disputatio. It's like Luther in Worms, where they brought all the councils together to face him. Or like Giordano Bruno in Rome before Clement VIII. He tried to convert Clement and failed, so Clement burned him. There are lots of these. We have the trial of St. Joan; you know Shaw's play, where she has to stand before the council, and they all take turns asking her questions. That's the routine way for a king to get rid of somebody who has made himself very obnoxious. They show the way the person stands up to it, etc. It's a theme—the Scopes trial and things like that—in which we try to make heroes.
Notice the one question they ask him. Verse 19: "And they began to question him, that they might cross him, that thereby they might have wherewith to accuse him; but he answered them boldly, and withstood all their questions, yea, to their astonishment; for he did withstand them in all their questions, and did confound them in all their words." Again, we go back to our Teacher of Righteousness, back in Palestine. The same thing happened, and it's worded almost the very same way. [We just read verse 19 the Book of Mormon], and this is from the Hodayot Scroll, which is the Thanksgiving Hymn of this prophet after he has been delivered by the Lord from their clutches. "They spread a net to catch me, but it caught their own foot. Thou deliverest me from the spite of the manipulators, the rhetoricians of lies [see, this is the same situation]. From the counsel of those who seek smooth things, thou hast rescued the soul of the poor one whom they desire to destroy because of his service to thee. I was zealous against the deceitful men, for all who are near to thee resist not thy mouth or change thy words."
Verse 25: "And now Abinadi said unto them: Are you priests, and pretend to teach this people, and to understand the spirit of prophesying, and yet desire to know of me what these things mean? . . . For if ye understand these things ye have not taught them; therefore, ye have perverted the ways of the Lord."
In the Hodayot Scroll the Teacher of Righteousness says, "I became an accusing spirit against all who taught smooth things, and all the men of false teaching, deception, illusion, stormed against me. They profess to be in the covenant of repentance."
In verse 27 Abinadi says, "Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding." They hadn't really made an effort to understand; we will see that in a minute. Verse 28: "And they said: We teach the law of Moses. And again he said unto them: If ye teach the law of Moses why do ye not keep it? Why do ye set your hearts upon riches? [see, he hits that first] Why do ye commit whoredoms and spend your strength with harlots?"
Then from the Dead Sea Scrolls, "They profess to be in the covenant of repentance, but they have not departed from the ways of the apostates. They have wallowed in the ways of whoredoms and godlessness." Abinadi said, "Why do ye commit whoredoms and spend your strength with harlots?" And the [text from] the Old World says, "They have wallowed in the ways of whoredoms and godlessness. Everyone has deserted his family for immoral practices, zealous in the acquisition of wealth [he brings that in] and property—every man doing what is right in his own eyes, confirming the people in their own sins." It's as if these passages from the Dead Sea Scrolls had been lifted from the Doctrine and Covenants or the Book of Mormon. How valuable they are! And the Dead Sea Scrolls are in discredit. Nobody likes them because they say the wrong things; it's very interesting.
He goes on in verse 33: "I know if ye keep the commandments of God ye shall be saved; yea, if ye keep the commandments which the Lord delivered unto Moses in the mount of Sinai . . . Have ye done all this? I say unto you, Nay, ye have not."
Back to the Hodayoth Thanksgiving Hymn: "The preachers of lies and the seers of illusions contrived devil's tricks against me to make me exchange the law, which Thou has engraved in my heart, for the smooth things they teach to the people—they who shut up the drink of knowledge from the thirsting ones [the Lord said this] to give them vinegar, to turn them to false teachings that they fall into your nets."
Abinadi said [Mosiah 13:27], "I say unto you that it is expedient that you should keep the law of Moses as yet; but I say unto you that the time shall come when it shall no more be expedient to keep the law of Moses."
The 1QS says: "From no precept of the Torah shall they depart until there shall come a prophet and Messiah of Aaron and Israel." There's even that idea that the law was absolute; this was the last word as far as the Jews were concerned. Here we have this Jewish scroll saying, "From no precept of the Torah shall they depart until . . . [the] Messiah of Aaron and Israel [comes]." That's exactly what Abinadi taught them.
Abinadi goes on [in Mosiah 13:30]: "Therefore there was a law given them, yea, a law of performances and of ordinances." You have to go through the forms as a drill, keeping yourself on the road. It's a discipline. However well you might understand it, it prepares you for serious things. They were to observe this "strictly from day to day," but they didn't pay attention to that. "But behold, I say unto you, that all these things were types of things to come. [They did not understand the law] and this because of the hardness of their hearts."
Well, back to the Damascus Covenant: "And according to this rule they shall walk, even the seed of Israel, and in this way of living for the camp. This is the way they shall walk [again it says] in the time of the wicked until the Anointed One, the Messiah of Aaron, arises."
Verse 33: "For behold, did not Moses prophesy unto them concerning the coming of the Messiah, and that God should redeem his people? Yea, and even all the prophets who have prophesied ever since the world began—have they not spoken more or less concerning these things?" It has all been about the Messiah, he says.
Then the 1QS says, "As commanded by the hand of Moses and by the hands of the servants, his prophets, to atone for the sins, to please God in the land more than the flesh of burned offerings [this was the atonement which goes beyond the old law of Moses] and the fat of sacrifices—the heave offerings of the lips for a mishpat, like the sacrificial odor offering acceptable to Him."
It goes on and on here with very interesting parallels. (I didn't realize this was so interesting; I'll have to read it more.)
Question: Is the fate of the Teacher of Righteousness mentioned in the Damascus text?
Answer: Yes, he was put to death all right.
Question: [Not audible]
Answer: Now that's interpreted differently. When you say "a man of possessions," you mean a rich man. But îsh ḥokmāh means "a man of wisdom, a wise man." But a "man of righteousness" means a righteous teacher. The Teacher of Righteousness means "the teacher who had the quality of righteousness." It is usually read today as "the righteous teacher." Sometimes they call him the Star; he goes by different names. But there were different groups under teachers like that. They were only twenty-eight miles from Jerusalem when they were driven out by Herod's soldiers. Most of the company went north and settled at Damascus. They kept the record there, and then the fragment was found in the genizah of a wall in an old deserted synagogue in Cairo, that had been converted to a mosque. Solomon Schechter found it and took it up to Cambridge, and it rested there for twenty-seven years. Nobody paid any attention to it at all. Then they found the Dead Sea Scrolls and said, "Ah ha, this is a Dead Sea Scroll." But everybody thought it was a fake. Solomon Zeitlin, the old editor of the Jewish Quarterly Review, believed it was just a medieval forgery, just a joke. He would never change his mind, although hundreds of documents came forth to attest to it. Stubborn people we are dealing with here.
Now, why do they ask this question? Well, it's obvious why they ask it. Mosiah 12:20: "And it came to pass that one of them said unto him: What meaneth the words which are written, and which have been taught by our fathers, saying: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings; that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good; that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth . . . Break forth into joy; sing together ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem." What he is asking is this: If you are a true prophet, why don't you bring us this good news. Why don't you teach us to rejoice; that's what prophets teach. This is the kind of message you should deliver—good tidings that publisheth good and salvation, that bring joy and comfort to the people. Why aren't you bringing comfort and joy if you are a real prophet? That was a logical thing to ask because they believed that we should enjoy ourselves and teach people what they want to hear. If you were a prophet like this, you would bring us good news.
"The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God." Well, that's a cheerful promise. Notice that it was the corrupt priests of Noah who were quoting these comforting words. They knew the scriptures, too, but they used them to back themselves up. We reinterpret things today very comfortably for ourselves, also.
"And now Abinadi said unto them: Are you priests, and pretend to teach this people, and to understand the spirit of prophesying, and yet desire to know of me what these things mean? I say unto you, wo be unto you for perverting the ways of the Lord! [they were twisting the words, as Abraham said] For if ye understand these things ye have not taught them; therefore, ye have perverted the ways of the Lord. Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding [it's a lawyer's interest you have, how you can manipulate and interpret the words; you haven't applied your hearts to understanding this at all]; therefore, ye have not been wise [what are you teaching this people?] . . . And they said: We teach the law of Moses [they insist that's it, and then again:]. If ye teach the law of Moses why do ye not keep it? Why do ye set your hearts upon riches? Why do ye commit whoredoms and spend your strength with harlots, yea, and cause this people to commit sin, that the Lord has cause to send me to prophesy against this people, yea, even a great evil against this people? . . . ye know that I speak the truth [that's why you feel bad] . . . And what know ye concerning the law of Moses? Doth salvation come by the law of Moses?"
That's the old law, the law of forms and observances. Salvation is Atonement—the center and climax of all the laws in the Day of Atonement, when we become one with everything. Atonement is the "universal field" that brings everything in. John 13–17 deals with that—how the Father and the son are one, the Apostles will be one with them, they to whom they preach will be one "even as we are one." We will all be one. We will all be joined together hereafter in the world to come, when the world is as it should be. There will be the Great At-one-ment, the bringing together. This we don't have here, but the law of Moses prepares us for that.
Verse 33: "I know if ye keep the commandments of God ye shall be saved." The law of Moses will lead you on the way. Then he gives the Ten Commandments, but notice the thing he plays up here is that there shall not be any images. He talks about that here. Notice verses 12 and 13 in the next chapter. What about the graven images? Why bow down to them and serve them? Because see what was happening—there was a strong tendency at this time in the religion to go to idols. Idols became the big thing with these people, along with this lush, overdone sort of art, etc. The images, idols, and the visible display became a big thing. So he emphasized idols first of all because that was the way the religion was going, and that's the way it went all the way. The first thing about the idols is that you should not bow down to them. Then he recited the Ten Commandments, and he said "And have ye taught this people that they should do all these things? I say unto you, Nay, ye have not. In Mosiah 13:27 he says, "I say unto you that it is expedient that ye should keep the law of Moses as yet; but I say unto you, that the time shall come when it shall no more be expedient to keep the law of Moses." But it was certainly not now; that's what he talks about here.
If this were an Old Testament class, we'd go through Deuteronomy especially, but also Leviticus and Exodus. The law of Moses is far more humane, broad-minded, and just than the law we live by today in this country. It's amazing how humane and generous and kind it is. Yet we talk about the old, savage, tribal law of an "eye for an eye." etc. What a lot of nonsense! As Abinadi says, we don't really study; we don't want to find out what it really says. It's like these people who criticize the Book of Mormon. They ask good searching questions that should stump anybody. But then they don't wait for an answer. They stomp out of the room on a triumphant note, "We've won." You can't answer them if they don't stay. They never wait for an answer. This is the only way they can maintain their ground. It's a very common procedure in argument; it's one of the ways lawyers win, etc.
Verse 28: "And moreover, I say unto you, that salvation doth not come by the law alone [this is the point here]; and were it not for the atonement [That's the key; salvation isn't the law, it's the atonement, the arrangement that the Lord Jesus Christ made by which we are all going to be brought together again and become one with the Father. Without that] they must unavoidably perish, notwithstanding the law of Moses." The law of Moses doesn't take care of the law of entropy. The Book of Mormon tells us very clearly that the Atonement does.
Then he talks about their being a stiffnecked people. Even with a very strict law "they were a stiffnecked people, quick to do iniquity," so the law was adapted to them. Is this the best the Lord could do with the chosen people? Nobody seems to be willing to accept it, and that's true. No one has accepted it; no one keeps the law of Moses today. Are we ready for the higher law? He gave them the law of Moses, which they did not keep. Why do we have lawyers? Why do we need the Word of Wisdom? It shouldn't even exist [for us] because we shouldn't be able to break it. That's a lower law which is preparatory. But you have to keep it; you're not going to be saved without keeping the Word of Wisdom. So you say, "See, saved by the Word of Wisdom." Nobody said anything like that. Remember, the introduction in Doctrine and Covenants 89 says, "Given for a principle with promise, adapted to the capacity of the weak and the weakest of all saints, who are or can be called saints." This is a step you have to go through before you can expect the other things. So keep these preparatory laws like that. You do certain things and carry out certain instructions, which they were to "observe strictly." Is there virtue in that? Yes, there is. But in nothing else than that? No, as the prophet said, that just prepares you; then you go on. Verse 30 states it beautifully: "Therefore there was a law given them, yea, a law of performances and of ordinances, a law which they were to observe strictly from day to day, to keep them in remembrance of God and their duty towards him."
That's why we have the sacrament; it's in remembrance. It's about the only set ritual we have outside of the temple, isn't it? The same words always have to be repeated, and repeated in exactly the same way. The bread and water have to be passed the same way, etc. We have a rite there, and we say it is in remembrance, to keep our minds on track, to keep ourselves concentrated on that. It's an act of duty and obedience. "Why do you do this?" the [angel asked Adam]. "I know not save the Lord commanded me." Then [the angel] told him why, but first he requires that you do it—the law of sacrifice.
Verse 31: "But behold, I say unto you, that all these things were types of things to come [they are similitudes]. And now, did they understand the law?" They didn't understand the law in the Old Testament, and they didn't understand it in the New Testament, as the Lord makes very clear. They don't understand it in the Book of Mormon. We don't understand it in the Pearl of Great Price; we pay practically no attention to it. And we don't understand it in the Doctrine and Covenants. We slide over these things. He says here, "Nay, they did not all understand the law; and this because of the hardness of their hearts; for they understood not that there could not any man be saved except it were through the redemption of God." As Mosiah said, Always keep in remembrance your own nothingness and the greatness and goodness of God; then you can always manage to be happy [paraphrased]. But that's the thing you have to do.
Abinadi said, "Did not Moses prophesy unto them concerning the coming of the Messiah, and that God should redeem his people? Yea, and even all the prophets who have prophesied ever since the world began—have they not spoken more or less concerning these things?" (This is an important verse in the Book of Mormon.) Well, they could ask, Where does Moses speak of these things? Where do the prophets tell us about the Messiah? The Jews still ask that. They say, "We don't see any Messiah there." Well, in the next chapter he proceeds to recite chapter 53 of Isaiah, which is the source of much of Handel's Messiah. That's the very thing he was talking about; this describes the coming of the Lord. This says that he shall come forth in the form of a man and go forth in mighty power—that "God himself shall come down among the children of men. . . . Yea, and have they not said also that he should bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, and that he, himself, should be oppressed and afflicted."
Well, all that is in the Old Testament, but, as I said, you don't have to see it there. The Jews don't see it there at all. In Mosiah 12:21–24, he talks about the same thing. Verse 24: "The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God? [verse 23]: Break forth into joy; sing together ye waste places of Jerusalem . . ." This was a passage that they themselves quoted, which prophesies the coming of the Messiah.
Then he quoted these wonderful words from Isaiah 53. Most people find this impossible to believe, so naturally it starts out, "Who hath believed our report, and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?" As I said, most people find it impossible to believe; they say that John and all the rest can't possibly have meant this literally. It's out of the question—this is in a spiritual sense. They forget that if Christ had spoken spiritually, he never would have had any trouble with the scribes, Pharisees, or anybody else because spiritual was the thing in that day. Everybody had gone hermetic, you see. A spiritual Father? Fine, no objection whatever. Spiritual sacrifice? Fine, no objection whatever. It was because it was real that they were sorely offended; they couldn't take that. So [Abinadi] talked about it.
We all know these immortal lines: "He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief . . . Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. . . . He was wounded for our transgressions [this is the Atonement—the price that was paid to bring about an atonement, the reconciliation]. . . . All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way [Section 1 of the Doctrine and Covenants says, 'Every man walketh in his own way, and after the image of his own god, . . . whose substance is that of an idol, which waxeth old and shall perish in Babylon, even Babylon the great, which shall fall]. . . . He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter [that's the sacrifice]. . . . For the transgressions of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked [as low as you can get], and with the rich in his death; because he had done no evil, neither was any deceit in his mouth. . . . When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied; by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities . . . and he bore the sins of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."
Well, what does all this mean? Now we come to chapter 15. Did I mention chapter 13? (How could I get so lost here?) This is too good to miss, talking about the sharpness of Abinadi. The character of the man stands out very sharply. Let's go back to the text in chapter 13: "And now when the king had heard these words, he said unto his priests: Away with this fellow, . . . for he is mad." That's the great solution. That's the Stalinist solution—a nice way to handle your enemy. You don't have to be responsible for him. You don't have to give any answer or explain if a person is mad. This is an alien mentally; there's nothing in common between you. There's no fault or sin or anything like that; you can do what you want and just put him out of the way. By calling him mad, the king won't have the pain of putting a prophet to death. Just treat him like he's mad and lock him up. He [the king] won't be under any responsibility to believe him or anything like that, so that takes care of it. The "alien mentality argument" exonerates both opponents and solves your problem.
They used it for Enoch (Abinadi is an Enoch character), John the Baptist, and Elijah. They are wild men [people said]. "There's a strange thing in the land; a wild man has come among us." He scared them; it was a culture shock. If they went his way, it would be an awful jolt. They had to assume that he was mad because they were frightened. That's a beautiful expression in the Book of Moses, "There's a strange thing in the land; a wild man has come among us." Let's go up in the mountains and see this strange guy and listen to what he has to say, his ravings, etc. They treated John the Baptist the same way. Remember, he was "the mad mullah of the desert." He dressed in camel skin and lived on wild locusts and honey. The people flocked out to see him, etc. Josephus said an interesting thing about him. When people asked him who [John the Baptist] was, Josephus didn't know his name. He knew all about him, but he didn't know his name was John because he never told anybody his name was John. He said he was Enoch, a very interesting thing, and they took him for Enoch Redivivus, "the returned Enoch." And, of course, Enoch is going to return with Elijah, another one who was treated the same way. So this Abinadi character, the wild man prophet, is a masterful invention of Joseph Smith, if you want to put it that way. That Joseph Smith could do almost anything!
Abinadi said, You are angry with me because I tell you the truth [paraphrased]. "Touch me not . . . for I have not delivered the message which the Lord sent me to deliver; neither have I told you that which ye requested that I should tell." He said, You asked for a message; don't throw me away now. You know darn well I'm not mad [paraphrased]. Then his face shone. He was something special, and they were overawed. They "durst not lay their hands on him, for the Spirit of the Lord was upon him; and his face shone with exceeding luster, even as Moses' did while in the mount of Sinai, while speaking with the Lord." And Joseph's in Liberty Jail. We have an Enoch figure, something very special here. "Yea, and I perceive that it cuts you to your hearts [see, they were overwhelmed] because I tell you the truth concerning your iniquities. Yea, and my words fill you with wonder and amazement, and with anger." The establishment had drifted so far.
Here is another very interesting statement in verse 10: "But this much I tell you, what you do with me, after this, shall be as a type and a shadow of things which are to come." The choice is up to you, he says; you will do according to your nature. The Arabs say "a man will do according his nature." Or, as the immortal Heraclitus said, "A man's character is his fate." What you will do is determined by what you are. Of course, that's the tragedy—not what happens to you, not what becomes of you, but what you become. It's finished, as far as that goes; the Book of Mormon makes that wonderfully clear. Long before the Nephites were exterminated, they had ceased to be a civilized people. They were finished because of their character; they couldn't do anything but lose. So he said, I tell you what you do with me shall be a type and shadow of what will happen to you. You will do according to your nature and suffer accordingly [paraphrased]. Your character prescribes the role you play and all its consequences.
You have the stock characters in the new comedy of Plautus, Terence, etc., in Rome. You have an old miser, a clever servant, and the son who wants to marry [the miser's] daughter, etc. You know what's going to happen. The miser is going to withhold his money; the clever servant is going to steal the money by a ruse, and the daughter will get married. They were stock plays, and each character had a wig. The saucy servant had a red wig. The girl had to be blond, of course, and the man had to have a long beard. And he had a miserly old friend to make more comedy. But your character will determine the role you will play. You'll do those things because it is your nature. "You will do only according to your nature."
Here is some of his bitter humor in verse 11. They are the great scholars who have been asking him questions about the scriptures. "And now I read unto you the remainder of the commandments of God, for I perceive that they are not written in your hearts." I have to read them to you now because they are not written in your hearts. Oh, you have studied all your lives, and you are great students of what? Iniquity—you have studied and taught iniquity all your lives. He commends their study and their knowledge, but he is going to read a simple thing to them because they don't understand it. It is not written in their hearts. Then he says, "I perceive that ye have studied and taught iniquity the most part of your lives." They are great students, but students of iniquity. He gets some dirty digs in here.
Then he refers to the graven image again because, as I said, graven images were getting to be the thing—to bow down and worship them. Then he goes through the Ten Commandments. Well, the time is up now; we'll have to resume later with all these things.


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This time it isn't my deadness of brain that is making posting something here difficult but all the work I have to do with emails concerned with yesterday's announcement. So I'm again grabbing something by Marton Koppany to take care of an entry. It's called "Seer":
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Lawton, Midwest City: Of all the teams from the bottom 16 of the class, these two have competed with the best on a regular basis over the last decade. Now, the powerhouse programs of the smaller division will have an easier road to compete for a title — which is one of the biggest reasons this change is happening to begin with.
Fans: No matter which 6A school you follow, the number of competitive games is likely to increase, regular season and playoffs.
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority: The 16-team divisions will lead to more long road trips with teams spread between Lawton, Oklahoma City or Tulsa — and lots of fans hitting the road to watch those games.
Big schools in Tulsa area: Based on current attendance numbers, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Union, Jenks and Owasso are the only schools in the top 16 not located in the Oklahoma City metro area. Since those four teams would likely be split evenly between the two districts, they'll all be looking at multiple trips to OKC each season.
Moore, Putnam City: These two programs, working hard to re-establish themselves as regular playoff teams, will see their strength of schedule increase instantly in the large-school division, making their rebuilding jobs even tougher.
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The Pirelli Calendar, the high-end dates-and-babes annual that's only available to a secret society of movers and shakers, continued its epic legacy of style and imagery with the unveiling of its 40th edition at a soiree in Rio de Janeiro (naturally).
The 2013 edition, when it was first shown to a hotel banquet hall full of international press and VIPs, shocked, but not for reasons one would expect. Instead of NSFW images like 2010's calendar shot by Terry Richardson, also in Brazil, Pirelli infused social and humanitarian issues into the theme for 2013.
Photography legend Steve McCurry, whose famous 1985 National Geographic cover image of Sharbat Gula, the young Afghan girl refugee, helped engineer the Pirelli project to fit his unique outlook. McCurry specifically asked for models directly involved with charitable causes and organizations and, likely to disappoint some calendar fans, wanted them clothed.
No better example of Pirelli and McCurry's vision is Summer Rayne Oakes, a statuesque and confident author, entrepreneur, public speaker, videographer and eco-activist who studied environmental science and entomology (yum, insects!) before trying out modeling. Of course, you wouldn't know any of this just by looking at her.
"Most of my work, really to date, has really been through starting businesses that are just more socially responsible," Oakes explains. One company she joined forces with eight years ago is the Mezimbite Forest Centre, a sustainable development and design brand focused on people whose lives and livelihoods depend on the forest, especially after war or upheaval.
For supermodel Petra Nemcova, charity also comes first. After barely surviving the 2004 Asian tsunami, she looked at life and her role differently, replacing a workaholic modeling career with what she says is two-thirds of her time going to her non-profit.
Nemcova describes Happy Hearts Fund's mission as, "filling a gap which happens when first responders are leaving and communities and children are forgotten," by building schools in post-disaster communities like Haiti. "The ripple effect of schools goes to children, families, communities and future generations," she adds.
In many ways, the 2013 Pirelli Calendar is a sign of our more social consumerism. Nothing wrong with topless supermodels — really, nothing -- but the tire maker's layer of consciousness in godess-like packaging should win new fans. Nemcova, Oakes and the others I spoke to, were both disarming and inspiring, dispelling any notions I had about pin-up doll activism or forced goodwill. Pirelli hopes that its 20,000 calendar recipients will find that just as sexy as bare skin.
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