Bev Psalm 71: The Pure Love of Christ

 Upon this blog I write the things of my soul.

My soul delighteth in the scriptures and I like

   Nephi, pondereth them in my heart.

Perhaps my readers will profit from them like

   bee pollen is carried from bloom to bloom.

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote:

   “Every book is a quotation and every

   house is a quotation out of all the forests and

   and mines and stone quarries; and every

   man is a quotation from all his ancestors.”

Nephi wrote a psalm in which he revels in the

   goodness of the Lord and His marvelous works

   and all the things he’s seen and heard.

He, as I, grieve because of this mortal flesh.

We are circled about with temptations and the sins

   which so easily attack us from many directions.

President D. Todd Christopherson warned us 

   Recently about gambling.

Fortunately, that one has never tempted me.

But others such as delicious food shown on TV, in

   ads on YouTube or within emails besiege my life.

Trusting always in God’s support, I fast and He has

   Heard my cry and angels have ministered unto me.

I have experienced again the pure love of Christ as

   I once had in my epiphany of 1978.

As if upon a high mountain, even higher, where the

   stars shone brightly, I saw my eternal companion,

   past, present and future.

Oh, how grand and overwhelming was that pure love of

   Christ for him. I felt it.

Last Sunday, I felt it again; for me and my ministering

   elder.

His love comes often now as I draw closer to my Savior.

So, I as Nephi did, question, “Why should I yield because 

   Of my flesh’s weakness?”

Awake, my soul!

Rejoice, O my heart.

I will praise the Lord and walk the covenant path

   and trust Thee forever.

My life is a book being read on this blog.

Come with me as I share Christ’s love for you.

It is individual and intimate. It is eternal and infinite.

The Ascension of BEE

 

The Ascension of BEE

PROLOGUE

God said, “We will go down, for there is space there, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell; and we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them.” (Abraham 3:24-25)

I am Beverly Elaine Eckles and was born into the world through worthy parentage. I am of the seed of Joseph through the loins of Ephraim, and unto Ephraim and his descendants the Lord has given great promises of blessings and many opportunities of service.

Through the blessings of the Priesthood, I have had the privilege of joining hands with Robert Eugene Field, Sr. in the house of the Lord.

ASCENSION

In the eighth month of the year 1978 while talking with Robert for the second time, (having just been introduced to him, he in Tennessee and me in California) I was carried away in the spirit to a place high above the earth where I beheld the works of God’s hands and the majesty of the stars and galaxies. Mine eyes beheld these great things and I saw Robert as God saw him. Past, present and future were before me all at once.

Now I had not supposed that he was so great a spirit in the pre-existence, but he was one of the great and valiant ones. God showed me that Robert had agreed to all the circumstances and trials that he was to face in this life and that he would keep his second estate. I saw Robert in the life beyond the veil and his works were one with God.

CONCLUSIONS

God says, “There is no God beside me, and all things are present with me.” I know this is so because I have seen as God sees. All things were present to me in that moment of time and space in 1978.

After many years have passed away and my body grows old, I have come to realize that I have been chosen as a helpmeet to Robert. I, too, was valiant in the pre-existence. I, too, come trailing clouds of glory.

My great work and assignment here on earth is to support Robert and to prepare to create worlds without end, to participate in the great work of bringing about the salvation of our combined families and seeing that their work is done for them in the temple. This is the work of Ephraim and in obedience and will carry out God’s work and glory to bring about the eternal life of man.

Together Robert and I will become saviors upon Mount Zion and how beautiful will become our feet as we publish great tidings for our dead ancestors.

(I came upon this testimony written May 2009. Robert died 2012 and now I share this sacred experience with all who read my blog. I am now 82 years of age and look forward to continuing to do the Lord’s work he has asked of me. Writing Bev Psalms was His commandment to me in December 2025.)

Bev Psalm 70: Joseph O Joseph

Joseph of old sold into Egypt, the youngest son

   yet he saved his brethren from famine.

Lehi descended from Joseph and named his

   youngest son born in the wilderness, Joseph.

This Joseph was promised that his seed

   should never perish.

We know that his descendants are Native

   Americans, one was even named Chief Joseph.

They were here to welcome the pilgrims.

They fought on both sides of the Revolutionary War.

Joseph Smith, Jr. who was named after his father,

   Joseph Smith, bridges these generations of Joseph.

He was chosen by God and Jesus Christ as the

   prophet to head this last dispensation;

   to restore Christ’s church founded in former days.

Now over 18 million people worldwide belong to the

   Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

By their works, ye shall know them.

The missionaries found me.

My father’s name was Joseph.

My mother descended from an early Cherokee

   lineage, unproven and torn, a part of the

   Trail of Tears.

If I had had a son, would I have named him Joseph?

Joseph and Ruthe, my parents

Bev Psalm 69: Agency is Key

The Savior Jesus Christ’s atonement is both

   intimate and infinite.

He died for me; He died for you.

We are God’s children.

The world was created for us to learn and to be

   tested to see if we will obey.

Agency to choose is key to God’s plan for us.

As it was in the pre-existence, we were taught

   Through eons with God as our Master teacher.

But there we learned only theory.

Then we had a choice.

If we have a body in our second estate, we chose

   the right: to follow Jesus.

Now we, with two thirds of God’s spirit children,

   live in our mortal laboratory.

Here there is an opposition in all things;

   bitter or sweet; liberty or captivity.

Here we may act or be acted upon.

These are the days of our probation.

God is omniscient, He knows all things,

   therefore, He must see all things at once.

As a loving parent, He knows us intimately.

Yet He lets us choose.

Even if we choose wrongly, He still loves us

   and continually places before us numerous

   opportunities to get back on the covenant path.

Ponder, if you will, what future duties we will be

   given in the worlds to come by an omniscient

   God in order to show us proof of our ability to

   “get it right,” let us know we’ve earned esteem.

He and His Son saw our day and the trials and

   tribulations we are passing through.

Their promise to us is that it will be but for a small moment.

The eternal perspective reminds us that

   this is God’s purpose:

To bring to pass the eternal life of man.

Men are that they might have joy.

Key Chains of Truth

Bev Psalm 68: Opposition in All Things

Lehi now in the promised land blesses his people

   saying: be men, and be determined in one mind

   and in one heart, united in all things.

Awake and put on the armor of righteousness.

Then he gives each of his sons a patriarchal blessing.

He testifies that the Holy Messiah offers Himself as

   a sacrifice for sin. Why?

Because no flesh can dwell in the presence of God the

   Father except upon the Savior’s merit and mercy.

As God’s only begotten son, He came to earth to make

   intercession for us, the Holy One through His

   resurrection paid the punishment. For each of us.

Only He, half mortal as Mary’s child and a god from

   His Heavenly Father can be our Advocate when

   He stands with us before the Judgement seat.

Lehi concludes: There must be opposition in all things

We must choose between light and dark, good and

   evil, holiness or wickedness.

Let us put on that whole armor of God and

   be found standing in holy places at the last day.

Bev Psalm 67: What the Devil

Isaiah foretells of the Lord’s second coming

How is this relevant for us today?

It is clearly portrayed as a day when

   Christ’s arm will be made bare to all

   the nations of the earth.

Having brought His covenants out of

   darkness and obscurity

The gospel burst forth and His scattered

   sheep are brought into one fold.

They are numbered to Him.

His sheep hear His voice and know Him.

The righteous need not fear when the

   fulness of the wrath of God falls upon

   His enemies with fire.

The very fire that burns the wicked is the

   Glory of the Lord.

His fire protects the righteous at that day.

Liken it to Shadrack, Meshac and Abednigo

   in their furnace of fire where another visage

   was seen to be accompanying them.

The Lord was with them because of their righteousness.

Those who are found living by the commandments,

   covenants and will of the Lord, shall not be

   consumed at His coming.

There is a funny picture portraying me as

   our high school mascot, the Red Devil.

As I focus now on Christ, the picture blends

   symbolically my choices.

I choose to be a disciple of our Savior, the

   Redeemer of the World, the Messiah.

Bev Psalm 66: Highly Favored

My eyes are opened and my

   understanding increased.

This is because of my diligent, consistent

   seeking;

The Lord has seen my righteousness.

His voice I’ve heard.

He commanded, write psalms and ten

   months later I’m doing it daily.

The Spirit invites, entices and leads me

   To pray more and testify more.

There is comfort knowing that the power

   of covenants does not take a day off.

The promises of Isaiah are being fulfilled

   today; I see it!

I am highly favored of the Lord.

All righteous covenant keeping men and

   women are highly favored.

The Lord knows the beginning and the end.

He proclaims hope in my end and in yours, too.

May we bring the light of the gospel to a

   scattered Israel and others, highly favored.

Likening scriptures to myself will help

   others to see and hear His voice.

Modern words for ancient patterns and promises.

The Lord is doing a marvelous work.

He has lifted up His hand upon the Saints and

   set them up for the world to see:

A beacon upon the hill, in a mighty nation

   where freedom of religion reigns, and is maintained

   by the votes of many righteous men and women.

We have been nourished by the good word of God

   preserved for over 4,000 years.

Our daughters have been carried upon those

   shoulders of a priesthood restored.