Miracles at Capernaum

Jesus had come down from the mountain as recorded in the 8th chapter of Matthew and blessed the people there with miracles. He healed the leper. At Capernaum, He healed the centurion's servant at home with was palsy. He went to Peter's home and healed his wife's mother who laid sick with fever. In the evening he cast out evil spirits. Later they entered a ship where He calmed the Tempest. He came to the country of Gergesenes, and met two men coming out of the tombs who were possed with devils. He commanded them to leave and they entered to bodies of swine and they stampeded down a steep slope where they downed in the sea.

What is the significance of the of this incident. Jewish people would not be eating the flesh of pigs. They may have been raising the pigs for the Gentile Market. They may belonged to the gentile farmers that would be there. Irregardless the herders went back to the village and reported the loss of the pigs. All the people came back and got Jesus to leave.

Joseph Smith and the Saints run into problems that had similar results. For various reasons, their neighbors neighbors forced the Mormons to leave.

It may have something to do with where their hearts are. Their heart is on material things.

Eliminating the Nuclear Bomb

There is much talk now days about eliminating nuclear bombs. The United States government is constantly working at arms reduction with Russia. It sounds like a nice thing to have a world without the bomb. But. how does a country of 300 million people defend itself form a country of 3 billion. The is no way. When I was in elementary school about 60 years ago, at the end of World War II, my teacher spoke about the Russians and what part they played in the defeat of Germany. He went on to say that the Chinese had such a big population that they could march soldiers eight abreast into the ocean night and day and never run out of soldiers. Nuclear weapons would even the playing field. Both side may have them, but would not use them because of the treat of retaliation. Take a way the bomb, it would be hard to defend your country.

If the nuclear bomb was taken away, all soldier would have to be taken away. Training of soldiers would have to be discontinued. That will never happen. The nuclear weapon is what keeps America safe.