Mother's Day
Another wonderful week. We had the Spirit in the Temple as we served. Thursday we invited as many of the other 6 month missionaries as wanted to join us to come with with us to Ganondaga, a Seneca village of historical significance in Victor. There is a visitor's center with many artifacts and a movie about their creation story. The fact that these were once cherished and blessed members of Israel who have lost the full truth easily came through. They still had glimpses of the truth, but it was lost and buried.
One of the key customs of the Iroquois Confederacy was that when a peace conference was called, they buried their weapons of war just as the Anti-Nefi-Lehis. The Seneca and others created a political structure in some respects like the US Constitution that came later. Unfortunately they were under condemnation for the unrighteousness of their fathers (and their own), and they suffered many atrocities, especially from the French.
Another interesting thing was that when the French attacked Ganondaigua, the Seneca marked themselves with red on their foreheads. There was also a reconstructed longhouse which was long on community and very short on privacy, only a blanket dropped around your sleeping area when you wanted to be alone.
We feel the Spirit constantly at the Temple, but cannot discuss much out of the Temple. We ate after church in Oneida at a "linger-longer" for Mother's Day. It was quite fun. Several of the brethren have my sense of humor, so that makes it better. (For me, anyway, if not Mom.)
One of the key customs of the Iroquois Confederacy was that when a peace conference was called, they buried their weapons of war just as the Anti-Nefi-Lehis. The Seneca and others created a political structure in some respects like the US Constitution that came later. Unfortunately they were under condemnation for the unrighteousness of their fathers (and their own), and they suffered many atrocities, especially from the French.
Another interesting thing was that when the French attacked Ganondaigua, the Seneca marked themselves with red on their foreheads. There was also a reconstructed longhouse which was long on community and very short on privacy, only a blanket dropped around your sleeping area when you wanted to be alone.
We feel the Spirit constantly at the Temple, but cannot discuss much out of the Temple. We ate after church in Oneida at a "linger-longer" for Mother's Day. It was quite fun. Several of the brethren have my sense of humor, so that makes it better. (For me, anyway, if not Mom.)
How painful to have more than just Dad. Sorry, Mom!
ReplyDeleteYour branch sounds awesome! Fascinating facts about the Iroqouis and Seneca. Love, the Hickens.
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