Energy Healing: When True Principles Get Inverted

[@joshuagentry3118]

Many people in my mom's family are into energy healing. I dabbled in it for a while too. After going on my mission, I concluded that we need to be very careful. The devil can use the natural laws in an evil way. With that said, I've always loved Alma 46:40. "40 And there were some who died with fevers, which at some seasons of the year were very frequent in the land-but not so much so with fevers, because of the excellent qualities of the many plants and roots which God had prepared to remove the cause of diseases, to which men were subject by the nature of the climate." If we follow the Word of Wisdom, we can certainly use what God has given us in wisdom. We always need to be sure of the source. Thank you Jared for bringing up this subject.

[@nataliecook1677]

Wait a second I’m reading all these comments and people are saying that energy healers say that we don’t need the priesthood we can heal everything ourselves. I’m an energy healer and I’ve never said anything like that. We have to be careful when we put a bunch of people all in the same category. In the same breath, doctors do that as well. They don’t ever suggest to somebody that comes in for a problem to get a blessing. They just diagnose it and sometimes they’re right and sometimes they’re wrong and they try to fix it with drugs and sometimes they fix it and sometimes they don’t and then they charge you for it. I think that if we’re going to bag on healers, don’t forget to put all your doctors in the same bag!

[@sandraanastacio5695]

Agree

[@gingermcgovern5682]

My little sister is into all of that and has left the church. She spends a lot of time with my ex sister in law and her daughters that have been doing it for years and they are all out of the church now. It’s a huge problem in Utah but has spread everywhere. My mother in law took my son when he was 18 to see a lady for “therapy” without telling me several years ago before his mission. When my son told me I was pretty upset!

[@whazthatusay]

i want to hear the rest of this story :(

[@ab87184]

Was that lady’s name Marlene? (The “therapist”)

[@denisealvaradolott2350]

I seen in Utah a lot of these business tuning out like “ALL US WELL”

[@Latterdaysaintcrunchymom]

The 'inner circle knowledge' temptation is so real.

[@tamichristiansen387]

With any healing process/object/concoction there are 3 important things to consider: -Where does the power come from? -How does one receive the authority to use that power? -Who receives the glory for the outcome? If the honest answer to any of these questions is in opposition to God's revealed truth and order, run away!

[@annewandering]

Do you ask yourself this about doctors and medicine?

[@tamichristiansen387]

@annewandering yes.

[@annewandering]

@@glennparks9406 And of course we should not run from modern medicine but I agree it is important to clarify that now everything comes directly from the priesthood! I do believe all knowledge does come from God though!

[@emjames9865]

I *really* appreciate you doing this one. I've lost several friends to that garbage. It's very appealing to the natural man. "I can heal/fix everything myself; I don't need a priesthood holder." Or, like my son's current companion, "It's a parallel to the priesthood." 😑 There is a huge draw to feeling special and having a special knowledge or ability, feeling like *you* are powerful. It's an incredibly clever counterfeit. It's setting oneself up as a light, rather that sharing and reflecting the light of Christ. Also, we are promised discernment in the temple of we hold fast to our covenants.

[@Latterdaysaintcrunchymom]

OH NO!!! Are you for real about his companion??? Calling immediately. lol

[@ChapinaUSA]

Your son needs to speak up to the mission president. This nonsense needs to stop.

[@emjames9865]

​@@ChapinaUSA he did. His mp said he knows lots of good, faithful people who are energy workers and that there's nothing wrong with it.

[@Nassaldromus]

Amen to discernment through the Temple. One time, after not having been to the temple for years (no temple available where I was from) I managed to travel to the temple and attended two days in a row. The people I was staying with wanted to take me around, so right after I came out of the Temple, they took me to a large restaurant/museum that I'll leave unnamed, and there was such darkness there, such lack of the spirit, that I could only discern because of the light and the spirit that I had just experienced just a short time before in the House of the Lord. The thought came to me: "This is also a temple, but not to the right God."

[@ChapinaUSA]

@@emjames9865 I’m not one for escalating things but this needs to go higher up.

[@shelllines]

I myself had been deceived by energy healing years ago. The spirit taught me during an endowment session about the nature of Satan and how he uses the energies of the earth to imitate the power of the priesthood. It was such a powerful experience and I’m certain it saved my marriage. I have since seen many friends and family members leave the church and their marriages because of energy healing. 😢

[@sinisterchin1592]

Some of my family members have removed their names from the church because of it. It start out as “this doesn’t replace the gospel. I even start it with a prayer”. Well, it definitely has now. I sure hope they find their way back.

[@eveadame1059]

LUKE 8:46 says, "But JESUS said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me”".

[@naofumi5616]

@@eveadame1059Not the proper wording and it was the faith in the Savior that healed the woman.

[@shelllines]

@@naofumi5616 it is absolutely our faith in Jesus Christ that heals through proper priesthood keys. ❤️

[@shelllines]

@@eveadame1059 energy is very real, but satan knows how to manipulate earth’s energies to deceive.

[@ChapinaUSA]

Thank you for this. So important to be informed about spiritual deception going rampant among the saints.

[@7LightWarrior7]

My sister began by becoming convinced by a woman in her ward that told her she could speak to my mother, who had passed away. Next thing I knew she was speaking to the dearly departed, too. This sister was always searching for the “goose pimple doctrines” Instead of sticking to, and digging deeper into, the basic core doctrines of the church for the purpose of learning to become what Our Heavenly Father wants us to be. My sister was into all the new age stuff. Reiki healing, transcendental meditation, etc…. She believed she could still stay true to the church and dabble. It didn’t work. She not only left the Church she is now actively fighting against it. It’s very difficult for me to have a relationship with her. She proselytizes her views more faithfully than any zealot.

[@Latterdaysaintcrunchymom]

Mormon Doctrine actually talks about mediums. I've had supposed mediums tell me that evil is all around me feeding off me. That I can't be trusted because I have darkness all around me. And this is someone that "channels" spirits or allows herself to become temporarily possessed in the name of her medium work.

[@DrDonkeyBurgers]

10+ years ago I did a deep dive into new age theology from a channel here on KZbin that I recently rediscovered. I came away from the video series with this exact thought, “I did not know you could be right in so many wrong ways.” There are so many things that people who are hyper spiritual but not religious get much closer to the truths of the gospel than most outside the church, but they take those principles in all kinds of wrong directions. It’s a testament of how the Devil uses truths to deceive… uses teachings of men mixed with gospel.

[@michellecrowe6142]

The real energy healing happens in the temple

[@rutht2023]

I really appreciate the comment about new scripture coming forth. Currently there is a guy promoting himself as someone bringing forth some ancient Native American scripture. The thought was interesting and I wanted to learn more. He has been talking to a lot of LDS people who have youtube channels. He has basically been saying 'You can trust me. I am a church member. I have been through the temple. I have the priesthood.' But now, since he isn't getting something he wants from the church, he is threatening to sue the church for some alleged wrong done or said by someone. That threat tells me everything! This guy is incredibly manipulative. He speaks of peace and brotherhood, and love for the church in one minute, then within the next few minutes, condemns the church at large, threatening lawsuits, constantly saying he has been wronged.

[@slbagwell]

I have never felt good about that guy ever since I first heard of him.

[@nathangreer8219]

Bingo. Major red flag from the start

[@c.l.888]

I never trusted him either. What is he saying he wants to sue the church for ? I heard he wanted to build his own temple or something.

[@germanslice]

If someone is gonna build a temple for the Lord and do ordinances thereof then it has to come from the Prophet of the Lord,

[@gingermcgovern5682]

Yep he’s seeking for gain and $ and attention just like the devil. I looked up the birch scrolls he’s talking about and they were purchased by a group in January. They date around 1900 but contain a history of ancestors who migrated from Nova Scotia in 1000 AD. You can Google bitch bark grills and find the article on a few dif newspaper sites in Minnesota. He does not have them himself.

[@perfectday777]

Jared, thank you so much for talking about this! It is becoming so much more prevalent. Energy healing is very deceptive and should be avoided like the plague. We need to pray for greater discernment through the Holy Ghost so as not to be deceived by false spirits. It cannot be overstated how important it is to stay with the true Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, the standard works of the holy scriptures that we have, the sacred ordinances, and increase our purposeful attendance in the Temple. We need to keep our covenants with the Lord and to draw ever closer to Him, and avoid anything that would distract us and lead away into strange paths. We are very literally seeing Lehi's dream in our day. Let's stay on the path that leads us back to our Savior and our Heavenly Father. Thank you, again, for sharing these things, because it is so incredibly important! ❤

[@DanielleVanfleet]

Makes me think of Chad Daybell he did fire sides at churches and had a publishing company and he went crazy and the spirit of perdition that got him.

[@Latterdaysaintcrunchymom]

THIS IS WHAT MY WHOLE CHANNEL IS ABOUT!!!! But you put it more nicely of course.

[@emjames9865]

💕😊

[@mountainghoti1671]

Keep trying. Exposing wrong paths is still the right thing to do.

[@itsHeatherKay]

Energy healing seems to be making a resurgence online. It has always given me really uncomfortable vibes. If there was something to it, we would’ve heard about it over the pulpit at General conference. I think energy healers bring a lot of attention to themselves when we should be only using the priesthood spiritually to heal people. And even though they constantly say it’s not about them, the healer’s actions make it all about them. I’ve known some narcissistic people very well, and I get the same feeling from them as I get from listening to “healers”.

[@eveadame1059]

😇 LUKE 8:46 says, "But JESUS said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me”".

[@rican8316]

That first quote reminds me of those searching or looking for more scripture the lost 116 pages or the “sealed portion”. Do we even use what we have now?

[@lisapeterson1549]

President Ballard said "Stay in the boat no matter what. " especially when things are hard.. I decided after my husband got sick I have decided to stay in the boat, no need to jump ship when things get hard.

[@Thehaystack7999]

I have a brother lost to energy healing.

[@tristaraab655]

I’ve seen this in my family too. They had asked me if they can send healing power my way and I knew it was an evil imitation of prayer or the priesthood, which he held at one point. I dropped to my knees in prayer after. It’s so sad and the feeling I get when he talks to me about it is like being dunked in oil.

[@sandraanastacio5695]

My question is why are people given the gift of seeing energy then? Because there are a good number I know that can see energy. Gifts are for our use. I have a good friend who does massage and she has stuck to prayer and never giving direct direction to people but following the Spirit and informing people what she sees and directing them to pray and let go of hate or trauma they are holding onto with the help of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and preisthood blessings. Because she can see the energy inside of them and it is causing them pain. But I like that she always speaks about the great healer our Savior.

[@ouchymytoe]

The "fluid" may be the ether (or "aether") that permeates space as theorized by Nikola Tesla; the nearest analog of which is a superfluid. This is a vast oversimplification, and it has little bearing on our salvation, but everything down to sub-atomic "particles" can me modeled by localized vortices in an ether. An ether model can also model how light could gather around the angel Moroni before he ascended through a heavenly conduit-light being a geometric perturbation in the ether. Electricity is modeled as another perturbation in the ether-which helps explain why voltage and current behave as a fluid's pressure and volume, respectively, in a pipe. It also reconciles how the sun can "borrow its light from Kolob through the medium of Kae-e-vanrash, which is the grand Key, or, in other words, the governing power". Is Kae-e-vanrash the ether? I don't know. But these ideas remind us that, in spite of all the work of physicists and astronomers, we still don't understand the majestic ways of God nor the means by which He operates. Satan usually mingles his lies with truth (i.e., scripture); so called "energy healing" is such a philosophy.

[@Latterdaysaintcrunchymom]

Agreed. To know all those things and to also just call it science is a lie. It is the trying to manipulate without authority that is what is so bad.

[@mikemahana6542]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true, not because of Joseph Smith or Brigham Young, but because it is the Lord's Church, with Jesus Christ at its head. Prophets, including Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, are human and subject to frailty, but their imperfections do not diminish the truthfulness of the Church or the gospel they were called to restore. Some people mistakenly believe that pointing out Joseph Smith's or Brigham Young's flaws undermines the Church's validity. This is simply not the case. Joseph Smith was a prophet, but he is not the Church itself. The Church was restored through him, but its foundation is Jesus Christ. I firmly believe that Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were prophets of God and have received many personal witnesses of this truth. Still, the focus should remain on Christ and His gospel, not on the imperfections of His servants. The truthfulness of the Church stands independent of the shortcomings of its leaders, past or present.

[@gemelindacjp7976]

I disagree. That seems like a slippery slope. We need to sustain all the faithful servants of God. That does not mean that we worship them or think they were perfect. But Joseph and Brigham both held the keys to the doctrines and ordinances that are necessary for our exaltation. If they did not pass those on as we believe, then that would be a problem.

[@mikemahana6542]

​@@gemelindacjp7976slippery slope? Because I'm recognizing the truthfulness of the Gospel and putting Jesus Christ at the center of it and not Joseph Smith? Joseph Smith did everything in his power to help us come unto Christ. The church is true regardless of what Joseph Smith did or Brigham Young. They were men subject to failings but Christ is perfect.

[@mikemahana6542]

@gemelindacjp7976 It seems like a slippery slope to base your testimony Of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ on whether Joseph Smith fell or not. That seems like putting your foundation on Joseph Smith not on Jesus Christ.

[@Jeanie-nv7lo]

@@gemelindacjp7976 - yes it's a slippery slope. Who are we to point out what WE THINK the prophet got wrong. We just let the Lord do his thing through his prophets and we'll work out the rest on the other side. Mike here is ignoring scriptures which say the Lord's pattern is prophets... the Lord's pattern is not giving us a prophet for us to tell him what he's got wrong.

[@beverlygarvin3906]

Oh my goodness… I’ve never even thought about this .But I just heard that someone who was a friend and moved away was into Reiki… they had been married in the temple and was a good member . They are divorced now and that person has been in a hospital for a long time now. Of course, they fell away from the gospel and it breaks my heart. 😢

[@Latterdaysaintcrunchymom]

Reiki is so evil, their body probably can't handle it anymore.

[@rican8316]

Reminds me of standup comedian Brian Regan about the reiki massage 😆 classic

[@chh6128]

I was surprised when two of my well meaning friends became fascinated with energy healing. One night as one friend was explaining her beliefs to me. I heard an actual voice say “it’s her new god”. It IS a false God. And she was passionate about it. So many alternative gods…. So heart breaking. End of world survivalism has overtaken another friend

[@CryptoCliffnotes411]

“Live” inverted or backwards is “Evil”.

[@AllisonDunlap-m2f]

My sister was a firm believer in energy healing and when they moved away from Utah, convinced her naive new Bishop that she needed this type of "healing" and got his seal of approval. So because of openly talking to him about it, she felt completely justified in continuing. She always talked that her healers were getting out all the "gunk" out of her. ?? I got crossways with her when I commented that they make a lot of money keeping her sick . They charged exhorbitant amounts of money for this practice all in the name of "truth and light". To me it smacks of priestcraft. Sadly, my sister passed away even while she was in the midst of this practice at at the age of 68 so instead of it prolonging her life, I feel it was a huge deception in her life.

[@gretchenr2307]

My grandmother's second husband was a clairvoyant and an astrologer. He was a creepy kind of guy. When we were kids and we would go visit my grandma in southern Missouri. He would appear from his darkened room where he 'saw' people- he would read their stars, etc. He would shake our hands ( my 4 brothers and myself)., no hugs. I remember his hands as they were always cold, not welcoming.. they felt slimy and he had a real darkness about him. I was glad to get away from him. ( just a child's observation mind you). He was totally creepy and had a very noticeable darkness .. i never saw him smile or even interact with my grandma. I'm hesitant to seal my grandma to him.. but who am i? Maybe he and she will embrace the gospel on the other side!

[@traciwavra7346]

Jared I so appreciate this. I have heard and seen things in the last 3 months that I’m sure are well intentioned, but the things that are being promoted as “new scripture” are not that. We as members should recognise that new scripture would come down through the prophet. I’m sure the records found of ancient peoples are histories and very interesting, but absolutely not scripture until the prophet would deem it such.

[@Jeanie-nv7lo]

Agreed. Self proclaimed prophet that thinks he can have his own temple and that he has the full truth and doesn't need the church.

[@gemelindacjp7976]

"We conclude from this that the Lord will eventually cause the inspired teachings He has given to His children in various nations to be brought forth for the benefit of all people. This will include accounts of the visit of the resurrected Lord to what we call the lost tribes of Israel and His revelations to all the seed of Abraham. The finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls shows one way this can occur." Dallin H. Oaks, "All Men Everywhere," April 2006

[@privietchik]

Does energy work include muscle testing?

[@gingermcgovern5682]

Thanks Jared this was much needed for our day! If we only knew a small portion of what member participate in we would be blown away! I’ve heard crazy stories of real witchcraft in the woods that members go do! Yikes!

[@leevosika3725]

Energy healing was stopped by Joseph smith himself when the early women in the church including Emma were participating in this process .

[@TheLittleHomesteadCo]

What are you referring to? Can you please provide a reference? I've never come across anything like that, and I research a lot.

[@sandraanastacio5695]

I want to know the reference as well please?

[@BettyHorn]

I find the whole thing sad. So much is set up to pit husbands and wives against one another. And of course, the adversary's whole aim is to destroy us and anything that is good, especially those things wherein we gain more power over him, i.e. the priesthood. We often hear that God wants us to be well. But really? Sometimes there are lessons we can only learn through the experience of being/remaining sick.

[@emjames9865]

It really does pit husbands and wives against each other. It's terrible. 😣

[@kathleent5942]

Astrology (horoscopes) & other nonsense is not of God - but, astronomy is of God - He put all those heavenly things up there for us to observe to understand seasons and signs from Him. The Mazzaroth, biblical astronomy is worth a look. The constellations around the horizon at sunset and all their stars spell out the entire plan of salvation from creation to the second coming.

[@camilleberry-rejoiceinHIM]

I've felt like the major danger with energy healing is putting all your trust in something that is from a man or woman. I like that you call it true principles inverted, because there is so much good in different types of education, but there is such importance of keeping our focus on Christ and His gospel. I think turning to Him has kept me continually on the right path as I have questioned yoga (I am an instructor) and other ways that I spend my time. Ultimately if the church has not had any official stance on something, and I have received my answer, I will continue on in what I feel He is leading me to do, and just keep reading scriptures, going to the temple etc. Also humility for me is being willing to be wrong and corrected at any moment. I try to keep that attitude.

[@camilleberry-rejoiceinHIM]

"I call evil and inverted good, or a correct principle made evil use of."

[@katrinakoch6468]

Thanks for sharing. Love is very powerful. I have a very dangerous addictive and distracting personality. Even as See-ers we still love our neighbors and pray for them no matter what.

[@denisealvaradolott2350]

I expected more detailed info 😁

[@reagan9213]

I’d love for you to have a discussion with Allie duzette she is a faithful member who has quite a unique experience with this

[@emjames9865]

Except she promotes those things.

[@ChristianHomesteader]

I don't think that's needed. I've already heard from a faithful prophet (in this video) who said that this is wrong and also the source from which it comes. We also have the church handbook and other leaders of the church who have already spoken on this.

[@cindlou7335]

Use discernment with her

[@heatherwynn5221]

I will be brave and say what is in my heart because I cannot deny. I have done work encouraged and offered from Allie. I have done all the free offerings. I have paid for a few. When I was faced with what has yet been the toughest trial in life I found myself going to the temple about 3 times a week, doing hours and hours of genealogy a day, praying with the most fervent prayers I ever had… and yet I was stuck. I reached out to Allie and asked her for suggestions based on what I was ‘feeling’ and how I felt stuck. Instead of just writing a list of classes she gifted me the ones she felt might help, classes normally paid for. I found that to be very heartfelt and generous. I completely agree with most people’s hesitant nature regarding this topic as we have seen many negative examples of those who fell off the path. I can attest that I have done energy healing on myself and have grown closer to God while doing so. It was not the only thing I have done to better myself, or find healing, but it is a part. I do not believe you can blanket statement this subject, as all your quotes and talks refer to the truth… energy is real, healing is real… yet YES, Satan will have his mimic, so we ABSOLUTELY must keep the spirit as our companion and guide before stepping any direction. I attended the trial of Chad Daybell in person and state boldly he was deceived… but I too stand and state boldly that I am proof energy healing does not lead all to drive God and all His truths away - my favorite saying from the temple is “within the bounds the Lord has set”! I find myself today more mentally and spiritually healthy than ever before and I attribute that in part to energy healing.

[@alysonrussell4930]

Learn about the Gift of Aaron mentioned in the Doctrine and Covenants regarding dowsing for water. Oliver Cowdery had this gift. It says in D & C that it is from God. Increasingly, members of the church are discovering these gifts from God within themselves. There is a spiritual gift of healing. Many energy healing modalities are inspired and help the body to heal itself, which it is designed to do. Acupuncture, chiropractic, reflexology, kinesiology-these are examples of healing modalities that work for many people. One does not need always to use the power of the priesthood to help someone heal. I am so sorry you are painting all these things with such a broad brush. Please be more specific about what exactly you are describing as energy healing. I agree that we need to be careful and use sincere prayer.

[@ouchymytoe]

Awesome video!!!

[@shireecox122]

The thing with energy work is it actually works. It’s something my family has done my whole life. But it’s like any other medical practice; you don’t mess around with it. If you don’t know what you’re doing you shouldn’t do it. I think it has its place but one must know what they’re doing.

[@cindlou7335]

Maybe it works, but by what power? I think you already know as you stated not to mess around with it.

[@ChapinaUSA]

I’ve never heard of the atonement of Jesus Christ as something “not to be messed with” or something “to be careful about.” Neither the officiating by the power of the holy priesthood. The fact that you know not to mess with it tells me all I need to know. I don’t need something to work by the power of who knows what just because “it works.” It’s either Christ’s or the other team’s. I’m sticking with Christ.

[@cindlou7335]

@ChapinaUSA 💯

[@ldsmusician]

It "works" in a way that creates dependence on Satan's power. I have experienced and learned enough to know that it is real power, but that doesn't make it okay. It is very deceptive and requires some emotional distance to see it for what it is. When I was a supporter of energy healing, I wouldn't have listened to anybody telling me it was problematic. I will say this: if the Spirit ever cautions you about it, please listen. You will be blessed. If anybody is interested in hearing perspectives of people who have accessed this power and then rejected it, there are some good interviews on new age, etc. on Michael Knowles' channel, as well as some personal accounts shared on youtube by Messianic Jews.

[@nathangreer8219]

I will have to admit my naivety... I am in my mid-50's and a lifelong member, and I have never heard of "energy healing". Is this mostly for women? Is it the occult? Is it a Utah thing?

[@c.l.888]

It’s been in Arizona too.

[@perfectday777]

I have learned for myself that it is NOT from the Lord! I was first approached by someone in Washington State about different concepts. I was very naive and clueless at that time, and vulnerable. As I looked more into it, I was taught by the Holy Ghost that while it does have elements of truth, there is just enough lies and deception (in a very intriguing way) that it can, and does, lead people away from the Lord. I have seen it happen, and it is still happening among some people that I have known. The phrase, "the philosophies of men mingled with scripture" is an excellent way to describe energy healing. Several years later, I moved out of State and was going through some difficult health issues and was living in a very difficult area. I became very vulnerable again. I allowed myself to get talked into trying the emotion code, which was becoming more popular among members where I was living at the time. I did a couple of sessions with two separate people who were practicing it. A lot of it just didn't make sense, and after the second session, I was soon after spiritually attacked. It was crazy!! NEVER AGAIN!! It is what I call counterfeit priesthood. These things, along with other practices such as reiki is authored by the adversary. It is practiced by both men and women. I cannot overemphasize how crucial it is to stay completely away from it. Avoid it like the plague!!

[@ldsmusician]

It goes by a lot of names. It's not just in Utah. I would describe it as new age spirituality. It includes a lot of "modalities". It includes "energy healing" by that name, as well as things like reiki, kinesthesiology, things to do with auras, using crystals, using "angel cards", speaking to spirits of the dead (or so they think), mediumship, the spiritualism related to yoga, astral projection, or really, anything that achieves what could only righteously be done through prayer and the priesthood.

[@perfectday777]

@@ldsmusician Exactly Right!!

[@nathangreer8219]

@@ldsmusician Wow. Thanks for the explanation. Let me guess... a lot of these are rolled out in the form of MLM?

[@chrisdennis1449]

Essential oils, same thing. There is a difference between, "I like the smell, it helps me" and "It cures cancer and anything else, bring your kids to me if they have a cough"

[@BettyHorn]

I use.essential.oils, and I do believe they were put here for the benefit of man. But I can only learn about and use them for myself and those over which I have stewardship, i.e. my children, and even then, with extreme prayers and personal revelation. I don't even have the right to tell someone else to use baby aspirin. Why would anyone listen to me other than to hear my own experience. I might be fine with penicillin. You might be allergic. How would I know? My point being that it's ok for me and my personal research and use. If you want to use it, learn about it for yourself.

[@DanielleVanfleet]

Essential oils have there own benefits. I do use lavender on sunburns and oregano for acne. So it matters how you use things….

[@tanyarobinson1146]

Nearly all medicines are developed from plants.

[@gingermcgovern5682]

Actually word of wisdom states herbs are to be used for healing which is what the oils are for. Natural medicinal plants are God given and we should use them instead of drugs. It states we can even use tobacco to heal animals etc. wise men have Jesus medicinal plant based products and Jesus was anointed with oils when he was buried. Oils have been used for thousands of years for healing and for consumption and health.

[@juliethomas3523]

There are bad companies that don't have pure essential oils, but really all they are is a super concentrated form of the plants God made. You're throwing the baby out with the bath water. I have actually seen cancer healed and have had several conditions on my own self healed from essential oils.

[@marileepoorman4361]

I don't know how people get so caught up in this crap. Seems obvious where it's coming from.

[@logantronsen]

I feel that Chief Medigah is being deceived, especially with his vision of a "sandy haired angle". We must prioritize following the prophet rather than exciting alternatives. God works through His prophets!

[@Jeanie-nv7lo]

The man has exposed himself as an angry priest craft person.