Dhaarmik Khazaane

Us sundar sangeet ke liye dhanyevaad. Jab hum khade huwe us beech me gaane waale gaana ko gaawe ke liye, “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet,” hamaar mann me dui bahut shaktishaali khayaal aaye. Ek hai Profat Joseph Smith ke baare me, jo is yug ka profat tha. Unke liye mera pyaar aur saraahna har din badhta jaata hai. Dusra khayaal aaya jab maine apni patni, betiyon, naatiyon, aur par-naatiyon ki or dekha. Hamme laga ki hum mangta aap me se har koi ke apan pariwaar ke sadasye banawe.

Kai mahine pahele, ek mandir ki endowment seshan ke ant me, maine apni patni Wendy se kaha, “mujhe aasha hai ki bahanen us dhaarmik khazaane ko samjhengi jo unke hai mandir me.” Bahanon, mai aksar khud ko aapke baare me sochta paata hoon, jaise jab do mahine pahele Wendy aur mainne Harmony, Pennsylvania ka daura kiya tha.

Yeh hamara dusra yaatraa thi. Donon baar hum us pavitr bhoomi par chalte hue bahut bhavuk mehsoos kar rahe hai Yah Harmony ke paas tha ki John the Baptist ko dikhai diya aur Aaronic Purohiti ko punahsthaapit kiya.

Yah waha tha jab Devduton Peter, James aur John Melchizedek Purohiti ko punahsthaapit kiya.

Yah Harmony me tha jab Emma Hale Smith apni pati ki paheli munshi ki rup me sewa ki jabki Profat ne Mormon Dharamashaatra ko anuwaad kiya tha.

Yah bhi Harmony me tha ki Joseph ne Emma ko Prabhu ki ichcha ko prakat karte hue ek revelaishan praapt kiya. Prabhu ne Emma ko skripchas ko ujaagar karne, Girjaghar ka prachaar karne, Pavitra Aatma ko praapt karne, aur jitna ho sake apna samay “zyaada seekhne” me bitaaye. Emma ki kaunsiling ki gayi ki “is duniya ki cheezon se dur ho jaao, aur ek behtar duniya ki talaash kare” aur Parmeshwar ki vaachanon jo achchi hai usse pakadhe raho. Prabhu ne in sammohak shabdon ke saath apne nirdesh ka nishkarsh nikaala: “Yah meri aawaaz hai.”¹

Sabhi cheezo jo is ilaake me hua tha ne tumhare jiwan ke liye gahara prabhaao hai. Emma ke liye Prabhu ke kaunsal ke saath, purohiti ke punahsthaapit hona, aap me se pratyek ko maargdarshan aur aashirvaad de sakte hai. Ma aapko yah samajhne ke liye kaise utsuk hoon ki purohiti ki punahsthaapit ek mahila ke rup me aapke liye utni hi praasangik hai jitni kisi bhi purush ke liye. Kyunki Melchizedek Purohiti punahsthaapit hua, donon vaachan rakhne waale mahilaaon aur purushon ke paas “girjaghar ke sabhi aadhyaatmik aashirvaad ki pahunch hai”² ya, hum kah sakte hai, ki sabhi dhaarmik khazaane ke liye jo Prabhu Apne bachchon ke liye rakhta hai.

Har stri aur har purush jo Parmeshwar ke saath vachan badhata hai aur un vachanon ko rakhta hai, aur purohiti ki dharam vidhi jo yogye me bhaag leta hai Parmeshwar ki shakti ke liye sidhi pahunch hota hai. Jin logon ko Prabhu ke ghar me endowed kiya gaya hai unhen Parmeshwar ke purohiti ki shaakti milti hai unke vachan ke kaaran, uske saath gyaan ka uphaar ki woh jaane kaise us shakti ko paa sakte hai.

Swarg un mahilaaon ke liye utna hi khula hai jinme purohiti ki shakti hai unke endowment se jetna un purushon ke liye hai jo purohiti rakhte hai. Mai prathana karta hoon ki satye aapke dilon me se pratyek par likha hoga kyunki mujhe vishwaas hai ki yah aapke jiwaan ko badal dega. Bahanon, aap apne parivaar aur anye logon ke madad ke liye Uddhaarkarta ke shakti ki maang karne ka pura adhikaar rakhte hai.

Ab, aap saait khud se kah rahe honge, “Yah bahut achcha lag raha hai, lekin mai ise kaise karun? Mai apni jiwan me Uddhaarakarta ki shakti ka upayog kaise karun?

Aapko yah prakriya kisi bhi manual me nahin milegi. Pavitra Aatma aapka nijee tyootar hoga, jaisa ki aap yah samajhna chahate hai ki Prabhu ko kya pata hoga aur aap kya karenge. Unki prakriya na tho tvarit hai aur na hi aasaan hai, lekin yah aadhyaatmik rup se sphoortidaayak(energizing) hai. Purohiti shaakti—Parmeshwar ki shakti ko samajhane ke liye Aatma ke saath shram karne ki tulna me sambhavatah adhik romaanchak kya ho sakta hai?

Jo mai aapko bata sakta hoon wah yah hai ki aapke jiwaan me Parmeshwar ki shaakti tak pahunchane ke liye unhi cheezon ki aavashyakta hoti hai jo ki Prabhu ne Emma aur aap me se pratyek ko karne ka nirdesh diya tha.

Isliye, mai aapko Doctrine aur Covenants ka section 25 ka adhyayan karne ke liye aamantrit karta hoon aur pata lagao ki Pavitra Aatma aapkokya sikhaega. Aapka vyaktigat, aadhyaatmik prayaas aapko khushi pradaan karega jaisa ki aap laabh karte, samajhate hain aur us shaakti ka upayog karte hain jiske saath aap endow ho chuke hai.

Is prayaas ka ek hissa aapko is duniya ki kai cheejon ko alag rakhne ki aavashyakta hogi. Kabhi-Kabhi hum duniya se uske vivaad, vyaapak pralobhanon, aur jhoothe darshan se dur chalne ke baare me lagabhag laaparavaahi se bolte hai. Lekin sach me aisa karne se aapko apne jiwaan ki saaodhanipurvak aur niyamit rup se jaanch karne ki aavashyakta hoti hai. Jaisa ki aap aisa karte hai, Pavitra Aatma aapko is baare me sanket dega ki ab kya zaroorat nahin hai, jo aapke samay aur oorja ke yogy nahin hai.

Jaise-jaise aap apna dhyaan saansaarik vikarshanon se hataate hain, kuch cheezen jo aapyke lie mahatvapurn lagti hain, weh ab praathmikta me badal jaenge. Aapko kuch cheezon ko na kahane ki aavashyakata hogi, bhale hi weh ahaanikar lagen. Jaise-jaise aap apne jiwaan ko sanvaarte hai aur apne jiwaaan ko Prabhu ke liye aage badhte hain, vah aapke drshtikon, bhaavanaon me parivartan karta hai, aur aadhyaatmik shaakti aapko vismit kar degi!

Ab chetaavani ka ek chota sa shabd. Aise long hai jo Parmeshwar ki shaakti ko pukarne ki aapki chamta ko kam aankate hai. Kuch aise bhi hai, jin par aapko sandeh hoga aur ek dharmi mahila ke rup me apni aadhyaatmik chamta ko kam karna hoga.

Sabse nishchit rup se, virodhi yah nahin chahate hai ki aap baptisma par ki gai vaachan ko samjhe ya gahera endowment ki gyaan aur shaakti jo aap praapt kiya ya mandir me praapt kiya—Prabhu ke ghar me praapt hoga. Aur shaitaan nishchit rup se aapko yah nahin samajhana chahata hai ki har baar jab aap yogy rup se mandir me sewa aur puja karte hai, to aap Parmeshwar ki shaakti aur Unki swargduton ke saath “aapko” raksha karenga.³

Shaitaan aur uski mantri lagaataar aapko aadhyaatmik uphaaron ko samajhne se rokhne ke liye baadhaon ko niyantrit karenge, jinke saath aap rahe hai aur dhanye ho sakte hain. Durbhaagye se, kuch baadhaen dusre ke durvyavahaar ka parinaam ho sakti hai. Wah mujhe yah sochne ke liye dukhi karta hai ki aap me se kisi ne haashie par mehsoos kiya hai ya ek purohiti ke neta dwaara vishvaas nahin kiya gaya hai ya ek pati, pita, ya ek kathit dost dvaara durvyavahaar ya vishvaasaghaat kiya gaya hai. Mujhe gahara dukh hota hai ki aap me se kisi ne khud ko darkinaar, apmaanit ya galat samajha hai. Aise apraadhon ka Parmeshwar ke raajy me koi sthaan nahin hai.

Iski vipreet, yah mujhe romaanchit karta hai jab mai purohiti netaon se sikhata hoon jo utsukta se ward aur hissedari parishadon me mahilaaon ki bhaagidaari chahate hai. Mai pratyek pati se prerit hoon jo darshaata hai ki uski sabse mahatvapurn purohiti zimmedari uski patni ki dekhbhaal karna hai.⁴ Mai us vyakti ki prashansa karta hoon, jo apni patni ko samaan saathi ke rup me praktikaran praapt karne aur unki shaadi me uska yogdaan ko anmol samajhta hai.

Jab koi purush dhaarmikta praapt karne waale, dharm aadhikaari, endowed Antim-dinon Sant mahila aur shaakti ko samajhta hai, to kya yah aashchary ki baat hai ki woh kamre me pravesh karne par khada hone jaisa mehsoos karta hai?

Samay ki dahashat se, mahilaaon ko ek adviteey naitik kampaas ke saath aashirvaad diya gaya hai - galat se sahi bhed karne ki chamta. Yah uphaar un logon me badhaya jaata hai jo vaachan banate hai aur rakhte hai. Aur yah un logon me kam ho jaata hai jo Parmeshwar ki aagyaon ko jaanaboojhakar andekha karte hai.

Main yah jodne ki jaldabaajee karta hoon ki mai kisi bhi tarah se purushon ko Parmeshwar ki aavashyakta se anupasthit nahin karta, unke liye bhi sahi aur galat ke beech antar karna. Lekin meri pyaari bahanon, aapki naetikata se samaaj ke sanrakshak hone ke liye, truti se sachayi ko samajhne ki chamta, in baad ke dinon me mahatvapurn hai. Aur hum aap par nirbhar karte hai ki aap dusaron ko bhi sikhaen. Mujhe iske baare me bahut spasht hone dein: yadi duniya apni mahilaaon ki naitik sudh kho deti hai, to duniya kabhi ubhar nahin paengi.

Hum Antim-dinon Santo duniya ke nahin hain; hum vaachan kiye Israel ke hain. Hamein Prabhu ke Dusre aagaman ke liye logon ko taeyaar karne ke liye bulaaya jaata hai.

Ab, main mahilaaon aur purohiti ke sambandh me kai atirikt binduon ko spasht kar sakta hoon. Ab aap kisi koling me sewa karne ke liye set apart ho jaate hain ek pristhud ke chaabi rakhne waale ke zariye—jaise ki aapka bishap ya stek president—to aapko us koling me kaarye karne ke liye purohiti adhikaar diya jaata hai.

Isi tarah, pavitr mandir me aap har baar upasthit hone ke dauraan purohiti dharamvidhiyon me pradarshan aur kaarye karne ke liye adhikrt hote hain. Apka mandir bandobasti aapko aisa karne ke liye taiyaar karta hai.

Yadi aap sampann hain, lekin vartamaan me us vyakti se shaadi nahin ki hai, jo purohiti dhaaran karta hai aur koi aapse kahata hai, “Mujhe khed hai aapke ghar me purohiti nahin hai,” kripa samajhe ki woh kathan galat hai. Ho sakta hai ki aapke ghar me koi purohiti rakhnewaala na ho, lekin aap ko mandir mei purohiti shaakti mila hai aur banaye hai. Un vachanon se Uske purohiti ki shakti ka endowment aapko milta hai. Aur yaad rakhe, yadi aapke pati ki mrityu ho jaati hai, to aap apne ghar me prisaid karte hai.

Ek dharmi, dheeraj dharne waali Antim-dinon Sant mahilaa ke rup me, aap Parmeshwar se shaakti aur adhikaar ke saath bolte aur sikhte hain. Chaahe udbodhan se ho ya baacheet se, hamein aapki aavaaj ko Masih ke siddhaant ko padhaane ki zaroorat hai. Hamein parivaar, ward aur stek kaunsil mein aapke input ki aavashyakta hai. Apki bhaagidaari aavashyak hai aur kabhi bhi sajaavati nahin hai!

Meri pyaari bahanon, dusro ki sewa karte hi aapki shaakti badh jaegi. Aapki prathaana, upavaas, shaastron me samay, aur mandir me sewa, aur parivaar ke itihaas ke kaam me sewa aapke liye swarg khol degi.

Mai aapse prathaana karta hoon ki aap un sabhi sachchaiyon ka adhyayan karen jo aap purohiti shaakti ke baare me pa sakte hain. Aap Doctrine and Covenants sections 84 aur 107ke saath shuru kar sakte hain. Weh sekshan aapko anye maarg me le jaenge. Aadhunik bhavishyevaktaon, drashtaon, aur khulaase karne vaalon ke shaastr aur shikshaen in sachchaiyon se bhari hui hain. Jaise-jaise Prabhu aur Uske pristhud shakti me apne vishwaas ko amal me laaenge, aapki chamti is dhaarmik khazaane se haasil karne badhega jo Prabhu ne uplabdh kiya hai. Aisa ki aap aisa karte hain, aap apne aap ko anant parivaaron ko banaane me madad karne me behtar paenge jo ekjut hain, Prabhu ki mandir me seal hain, aur hamare Swarg ke Pita aur Ishu Masih ke liye pyaar se bhare hue hain.

Ek dusre ke liye dekhrekh karna, susamachaar ki ghoshna karte hain, Santon ko siddh karte hai, aur mrtakon ko pavitr mandir me ki or karte hain. Ab hamare paas duniya bhar me 166 mandir hain, aur adhik aa rahe hain.

Jaisa ki aap jaante hain, Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square, aur Church Office Building ke paas ke plaaja ka naveeneekaran is saal ke ant me shuru hone waale projekt me kiya jaega. Is pavitr mandir ko sanrakshit kiya jaana chahiye aur bhaavi peedhiyon ko prerit karne ke liye taeyaar kiya jaana chahiye, kyunki isne hamein is pidhi me prabhaavit kiya hai.

Jaise-jaise Girjaghar badhta hai, adhik mandiron ka nirmaan kiya jaega taaki adhik parivaaron ko us mahaanatam aashirvaad ki praapti ho, jo ki anant jivan hai.⁵ Hum Girjaghar me sabse pavitra sanrachna ke rup me ek mandir maante hain. Ab bhi ki nae mandir ke nirmaan ki yojna ki ghoshna ki jaati hai, to yah hamare itihaas ka ek mahatvapurn hissa ban jaata hai. Aisa ki hum ne aaj raat yaha charcha ki hai, aap bahanon mandir ke kaam ke liye mahatvapurn hain, aur mandir wah jagah hai jahaan aapko apne uchtam khajaane ki praapti hogi.

Kripya dhyaan se aur shardha se sune kyunki mai aath nae mandiron ke banne ke yojna ko bataunga. Agar koi mandir ki ghoshna ho jo aapke liye arthpurn hai, mera sujhaao hai ki aap sirf sar ko jhukaae dil me praathna karte huwe. Hum in jagahon par mandir banane ki yojna ki ghoshna khushi se karte hai: Freetown, Sierra Leone; Orem, Utah; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Bentonville, Arkansas; Bacolod, Philippines; McAllen, Texas; Cobán, Guatemala; aur Taylorsville, Utah. Dhanyevaad, priye bahano. Hum abhaari hai ki aapne in yojnaaon ko swikaar kiya aur sharadha purwak suna hai.

Ab, samaapti me, main aap par ek aashirvaad chhodna chahunga, ki aap purohiti shaakti ko samajh sakte hain jiske saath aap endowed hain aur aap us shaakti ko Prabhu me apne vishwaas ka upayog aur Unki shaakti ko badhaenge.

Pyaari bahanon, gahare sammaan aur krtagyata ke saath, main aapke liye apna pyaar vyakt karta hoon. Mai vinamrataa purvak ghoshna karta hoon ki Parmeshwar jiwit hai! Ishu hi Masih hain. Yeh Unka Girjaghar hai. Main yah gawahi Ishu Masih ke pavitra naam se deta hoon, amen.