Zion ki Bahanein

Meri pyaari bahanon, main duniya ke itihaas mein is adbhut samay ke dauraan bolne ke lie dhanye hoon. Har din, ham us shaandar samay ke kareeb aa rahe hain jab Rakshak, Ishu Masih phir se dhartee par aaenge. Ham jaaante hai ki Unke aane se pahale kuch bhayanak ghatanaon hogee, phir bhee hamare dil khushi aur vishvaas ke saath aur un shaanadaar vaadon ke baare mein bhi jaante hain jo Unke vaapas aane se pahale pure ho jaenge.

Swarg Pita kee pyaari betiyon ke roop mein, aur Unke raajye mein Prabhu Ishu Masih ki betiyon ke roop mein, ¹ aap aage ke bhavye samay mein ek mahatvapurn bhumika nibhaenge. Ham jaante hain ki Rakshak un logon ke paas aaenge jo Enoch shahar mein kie gae logon ke roop mein ikattha hone aur rahane ke lie taeyaar hain. Waha ke log Ishu Masih mein vishwaas mein ekjut hue the aur poore tarah se shuddh ho gae the ki unhen swarg tak le jaaya gaya tha.

Yaha Enoch ke logon ka kya hoga aur is baar ke poorn vivaran ke antim yeh (dispensation) mein kya hoga, yeh Prabhu ke varnan hai:

Aur woh din aaega ki prithvee vishraam karegi, lekin us din se pahale aakaash ko kaala kar diya jaega, aur andhere ka parda prithvee ko dhank dega; aur aakaash hil jaega, aur prithvee bhi; aur mahaan khasht purushon ke bachchon ke beech hoga, lekin main Apne logon ka sanrakshan karunga;

Aur dhaarmikta main swarg se baahar bhejunga; aur satye main prithvee se baahar bhej dunga meri hee Ek Lauta ki gawahi dene ke lie; mare huon mein se uska punarutthaan; haan, aur sabhi purushon ka punarutthaan bhee; aur dhaarmikta aur sachchai ke kaaran main prithvee ko baadh ke roop mein jhaadoo lagaunga, aur prithvee ke chaar timaahiyon se khadaan ka chunaav karunga, ek aisee jagah, jise main taeyaar karunga, ek Pavitra Shahar, ki mere log apni kamar kas len; aur mere aane ke samay ki talaash mein raho; kyunki mera nivaas; sthaan hoga, aur waha Zion, ek Nawa Jerasalem kaha jaega.

“Aur Prabhu ne Enoch se kaha: Tab tu aur sab tera shahar unhen milenge, aur ham unhen hamare ghar mein praapt karenge, aur weh hamen dekhenge; aur ham apni gardan par gir jaegi, aur woh hamare gardan par gir jaega, aur ham ek dusre ko choom jaega;

“Aur wahamera nivaas hoga, aur yah Zion hoga, jo un sabhi krtiyon se baahar nikalega jo mainne banai hain; aur ek hajaar varsh ke lie prithvee par vishraam hoga.” ²

Aap bahanon, apni betiyon, apni potiyon, aur jin mahilaon ka pal-poshan aapne kiya hai, un logon ke samaaj ko banane ka dil mein hoga jo Rakshak ke saath shaandar judaav mein shaamil honge. Aap Israel kee sabha mein aur ek Zion logon ke nirmaan mein ek anivaary bal honge jo Nae Jersusalem mein shaanti se nivaas karenge.

Prabhu, ne Apne ne prophet ke maadhyam se, aapse ek vaada kiya hai. Relief Society ke shuruaati dinon mein, Profat Joseph Smith ne bahanon se kaha, “Agar aap apne saobhaagye par rahate hain, swardut ko aapke sahayogi hone se nahin roka ja sakta hai.” ³

Waha adbhut sambhavi aapke bheetar nihit hai, aur aap iske lie taeyaar ho rahe hain.

President Gordon B. Hinckley ne kaha:

“Aap bahanen … hamare Pita ki yojna mein dusra sthaan na rakhen shaashvat khushi aur Unke bachchon ki bhalaee ke lie. Aap us yojna ka ek aavashayak hissa hain.

“Aapke bina yojna kaarye nahin kar sakti thee. Aapke bina poora kaaryakram niraasha ho jaata. …

Aap mein se pratyek Parmeshwar ki ek beti hai, jo ek divye janmasiddh adhikaar se sampann hai.” ⁴

Hamare vartamaan prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, ne Rakshak ke aane ki taeyaari mein aapke dwara nibhae gae bhaag ka vivaran diya hai:

“Namumkin rahi mahilaaon ke uh prabhaao ke naapo jon uh log … na sirf apan parivaar par apan Prabhu ke Church pe bhi rakhe, patniyon, maataaon, aur aaji/nani, bahano aur mausi/chaachiyon, aur khaas kar ke vishwaas ke uddhaarak aur mazboot rakshak.

“Yah Adam aur Eve ke dinon ke baad se har susamaachaar mein sach hai. Phir bhi is dispensation(yug) ki mahilaen kisi anye ki mahilaon se alag hain kyunki yah yug kisi anye se alag hai. Yah bhed visheshaadhikaaron aur jimmedaariyon donon ko laata hai.” ⁵

Ih yug is maayane mein alag hai ki Prabhu hamen Enoch shahar ki tarah banane ke lie taeyaar karega. Usne Aapne devdut aur prophet ke maadhyam se varnan kiya hai ki Zion logon ke lie kya parivartan aaega.

Elder Bruce R. McConkie ne sikhayaa:

[Enoch ki] dushtta aur buraee ka din, andhkaar aur vidroh ka din, yuddh aur veeraanee ka din, paani se prithvee ki safai ke lie ek din tha.

“Haalaanki, Enoch wafaadaar tha. Woh ‘Prabhu ko dekhta hai,’ aur uske saath aamane-saamane baat karta hai ’kyunki ek aadmi dusre ke saath bolta hai.. (Moses 7:4.) Prabhu ne use duniya mein pashchaataap sikhaane ke lie bheja, aur use Pita aur Putr ke naam par baptisma dene ke lie kamishan diya, jo anugrah aur sachchai se bhara hai, aur Pavitra Aatma ka, jo Pita aur Putr ka saakshi karta hai.’ (Moses 7:11.) Enoch ne vaachan baandhee aur sachche vish‍vaasiyon kee ek mandlee ikatthi kee, jo sabhee itne vafaadaar ho gae ki Prabhu aae aur apne logon ke saath rahane lage, aur weh dhaarmikta mein rahe gae,’ aur weh uchch se dhanye ho gae. ‘Aur Prabhu ne apne logon ko Zion pukara, kyonki weh ek hi dil aur mann ke the, aur sacchai me jeeete the; aur unke beech koi gareeb nahi tha.’ (Moses 7:18.) …

“Jab Prabhu ne apne logon ko Zion kaha, tab shaastr kahata hai ki Enoch ne ek ‘shahar banaaya, jise Pavitrata ka Shahar kaha jaata tha, yahaan tak ki Zion;’Zion ‘ko swarg mein le jaaya gaya tha jahaan Parmeshwar ne use apane bhesh mein praapt kiya tha; aur “yah kahate hue ki, Zion bhaag gaya hai.’ (Moses 7:19, 21, 69.) …

“Yah wahi Zion jise swarg mein le jaaya gaya the laut aaega … jab Prabhu phir se Zion ko laega, aur usake nivaasee nae Jerusalem ke saath judenge, jo tab sthaapit hoga” ⁶

Yadi ateet ka prastaavana kiya jaata hai, to Rakshak ke aane ke samay, betiyaan jo Parmeshwar ke saath apni vaachan ke prati gaharee pratibaddh hain, unke aadhe se adhik log honge jo unke aane par Unka swaagat karne ke lie taeyaar hain. Lekin jo bhi sankhya ho, us Zion ke lie taeyaar logon mein ekta banaane mein aapka yogdaan aadhe se kahi adhik hoga.

Main aapko bataunga ki mujhe vishwaas hai ki aisa kyon hoga. Mormon ki Pustak ek Zion logon ka ek hissab deta hai. Aapko yaad hai ki punarjeevit Rakshak dwaara sikhae jaane, unhen pyaar karne, aur aashirvaad dene ke baad yah hua: “Parmeshwar ke prem ke kaaran bhoomi mein koi vivaad nahin tha, jo logon ke dilon mein basata tha.” ⁷

Mere anubhav ne mujhe sikhaaya hai ki Swarg Pita ki betiyon ko sabhi vivaadon se bachne aur Parmeshwar ke apne pyaar ke saath dhaarmikta ko badhaava dene ke lie ek uphaar hai aur Parmeshwar ke pyaar ke saath weh un logon mein sanlagn hain jo weh sewa karte hain.

Mainne ise apni yuvaavastha mein dekha tha jab hamari choti shaakha mere bachpan ke ghar mein milti thee. Mera bhaai aur main kewal Aaronic Priesthood holdar the, mere pita Melchizedek Priesthood holdar the. Branch Relief Society ke adhyaksh ek convert the jinke pati unki Church sewa se dukhi the. Sadasye apne gharon mein priesthood holder ke bina sabhi badee bahanen thee. Mainne apni maa aur un bahanon ko pyaar se dekha, utha, aur ek dusre ki dekhabhaal karne laga. Mujhe ab ehsaas hua ki mujhe Zion ki shuruaati jhalak dee gai thee.

Vishwaasi mahilaon ke prabhaav mein mera Albuquerque, New Mexico mein Girjaghar ki ek chotee shaakha mein jaaree raha. Mainne shaakha adhyaksh ki patni, jila adhyaksh ki patni, aur Relief Society ke adhyaksh ne pratyek ajnaabee aur convert ko unhe khush mehsoos karein. Ravivaar ko mainne Albuquerque ko chhod diya, do saal baad vahaan ki bahanon ke prabhaav ko dekhte hue, pahali hissedaari banai gai. Ab Prabhu ne waha ek mandir rakha hai.

Main Boston mein chala gaya, jahaan mainne jila presidency mein sewa ki jo do states mein phailee chotee shaakhaon ki adhyakshata karta tha. Aisi vivad thee jo ek se adhik baar mahilaon ko pyaar karne aur chama karne se hal ho gai thee jo dil ko naram karne mein madad karte the. Raviwaar ko mainne Boston chhod diya, First Presidency ke ek sadasye ne Massachusetts mein pahali hissedaari ka aayojan kiya. Ab waha ek mandir hai, jaha kabhi district adhyaksh rahate the. Unhen Girjaghar gatividhi mein laaya gaya tha aur baad mein ek stake president ke roop mein sewa karne aur phir ek mission president, ke roop mein sewa karne ke lie bulaaya gaya.

Bahanon, aapko vishesh uphaaron ke saath Parmeshwar ki betiyaan hone ka aashirvaad diya gaya tha. Aap apane saath mortal jeevan mein dusron ko poshit karne ke lie aur unhen ek prem aur pavitrata ki or uncha uthaane ke lie lae jo unhen Zion samaaj mein ek saath rahne ke lie yogy banaegi. Yah sanyog se nahin hai ki Relief Society, pahala Church sangathan jo vishesh roop se Swarg Pita kee betiyon ke lie hai, iska aadarsh vaaky “dayaluta kabhi asafal nahi” hai.

Dayaluta Ishu Masih ka sachcha prem hai. Aur yah us par vishwaas hai aur Uske anant Praeshchit ke poorn prabhaav hain jo aapko yogye honge, aur jinhen aap pyaar karte hain aur sewa karte hain, ek lambe-samay se-dikhne vaale aur vaada kie gae Zion ki us saamaajikta mein rahane ke lie aasmaani uphaar. Waha aap Zion mein bahanen hongi, jo Prabhu se prem karti hain aur jinhen aapne aashirvaad diya hai.

Main gawahi deta hoon ki aap prithvee par Prabhu ke raajye ke naagarik hain. Aap ek pyaar karne vaale Swarg Pita ki betiyaan hain, jinhonne aapko duniya mein anokhe uphaaron ke saath bheja jise aaane dusaron ko aashirvaad dene ke lie upayog karne ka vaada kiya tha. Main aapse vaada karta hoon ki Prabhu aapko Pavitra Aatma ke maadhyam se haath se le jaega. Woh un cheejon ko taeyaar karega jo aapke lie aasaan hain kyunki aap apane logon ko unka vaada kiya gaya Zion taeyaar karne mein madad karte hain. Main yah gawahi Ishu Masih ke pavitra naam se deta hoon, amen.