Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 32:29

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 32:29
"O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!"

This is called not being able to see beyond the end of your nose. Being short sighted. One that is not wise does not consider the end from the beginning. Granted we cannot always see the end but there are conditions we know that will not end well for us. Primarily, its when we sin and break God's laws. The end will not be pretty in this life and the next.

Day 3807

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 30:15-16

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 30:15-16
"See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it."

So much cursing is described in these three chapters. It is a warning of what will happen if they choose to leave God and follow the strange gods of the land. I pondered on how we are all given our agency to choose. With that choice comes consequences. The Lord totally spelled it out to them the blessing or curse. It's no different than with us today.

"Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself."
(2 Nephi 2:27)

"Therefore, cheer up your hearts, and remember that ye are free to act for yourselves—to choose the way of everlasting death or the way of eternal life."
(2 Nephi 10:23)

Day 3806

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 27:16

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 27:16
"Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen."

Setteth light = HEB esteems lightly, disgraces
father = Honoring Father and Mother

As I was reading the footnotes to understand the meanings I thought about how this was more than just our behaviors and actions, it includes temple and family history work too. We esteem lightly our ancestors when we ignore or forget them. It is a disgrace to not search for and perform vicious work for our kindred dead. Malachi speaks of a curse if our hearts are not turned to them. The words of Malachi are so important they are found in all the standard works.

"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse."
(Malachi 4:5-6)

"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord;
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse."
(3 Nephi 25:5-6)

"And again, he quoted the fifth verse thus: Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
He also quoted the next verse differently: And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers. If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming."
(Joseph Smith-History 1:38-39)

"Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers.
If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming."
(Doctrine and Covenants 2:1-3)

"And also Elijah, unto whom I have committed the keys of the power of turning the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to the fathers, that the whole earth may not be smitten with a curse;"
(Doctrine and Covenants 27:9)

"After this vision had closed, another great and glorious vision burst upon us; for Elijah the prophet, who was taken to heaven without tasting death, stood before us, and said:
Behold, the time has fully come, which was spoken of by the mouth of Malachi—testifying that he [Elijah] should be sent, before the great and dreadful day of the Lord come—
To turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the children to the fathers, lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse—
Therefore, the keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands; and by this ye may know that the great and dreadful day of the Lord is near, even at the doors."
(Doctrine and Covenants 110:13-16)

"I might have rendered a plainer translation to this, but it is sufficiently plain to suit my purpose as it stands. It is sufficient to know, in this case, that the earth will be smitten with a curse unless there is a welding link of some kind or other between the fathers and the children, upon some subject or other—and behold what is that subject? It is the baptism for the dead. For we without them cannot be made perfect; neither can they without us be made perfect. Neither can they nor we be made perfect without those who have died in the gospel also; for it is necessary in the ushering in of the dispensation of the fulness of times, which dispensation is now beginning to usher in, that a whole and complete and perfect union, and welding together of dispensations, and keys, and powers, and glories should take place, and be revealed from the days of Adam even to the present time. And not only this, but those things which never have been revealed from the foundation of the world, but have been kept hid from the wise and prudent, shall be revealed unto babes and sucklings in this, the dispensation of the fulness of times."
(Doctrine and Covenants 128:18)

Day 3805

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 22:1-4

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 22:1-4
"Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.
And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again.
In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.
Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again."

Hiding yourself was what I pondered on. It is basically ignoring the need of others, and by looking the other way. It made me reflect on the parable of the Good Samaritan, and not be like the priest and Levite in the story. Pretending to not see someone's need does not excuse yourself from helping. We are to do what we can to help.

Day 3804

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 19:9

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 19:9
"If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:"

There were a lot of hard laws given, especially an eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. I am grateful I live in a time that the law of Moses was fulfilled and I live a higher law with a broken heart and contrite spirit. The one law that stays the same is to love the Lord God. Keeping the commandments, and to walk in His ways show that love. That will never change.

Day 3803

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 18:15, 18-19

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 18:15, 18-19
"The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him."

I thought I knew that the prophet to be raised up would be Jesus Christ himself. It made me wonder how I knew that and where I would find that? So I looked, and here are the verses that I found. As I was looking them over from the New Testament, Pearl of Great Price, and Book of Mormon it made me think of the law of witnesses. "In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established." (2 Corinthians 13:1)

"For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people."
(Acts 3:22-23)

"In addition to these, he quoted the eleventh chapter of Isaiah, saying that it was about to be fulfilled. He quoted also the third chapter of Acts, twenty-second and twenty-third verses, precisely as they stand in our New Testament. He said that that prophet was Christ; but the day had not yet come when “they who would not hear his voice should be cut off from among the people,” but soon would come."
(JS History 1:40)

"And now I, Nephi, declare unto you, that this prophet of whom Moses spake was the Holy One of Israel; wherefore, he shall execute judgment in righteousness."
(1 Nephi 22:21)

"Behold, I am he of whom Moses spake, saying: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that every soul who will not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people."
(3 Nephi 20:23)

Day 3802

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 13:1-3

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 13:1-3
"If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul."

I remember I used to love reading stories of people's dreams, especially if they appeared to be prophetic. Now I don't. I have experienced a drastic change, and I think that a good thing.

Day 3801

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 12:4

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 12:4
"And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me."

Was I was remembering something wrong? For some reason I thought the tables that the Lord first wrote on contained more than what He wrote the second time. Where did I think that was true? First I went over the scriptures.

"And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them."
(Exodus 24:12)

"And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount."
(Exodus 32:15-16, 19)

"And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest."
(Exodus 34:1)

I still felt I was missing something I read earlier. That is when I turned to the Old Testament Student Manual and finally found this. There were words taken out.

(12-24) Exodus 34:1–4. Did Both Sets of Tablets Contain the Same Material?
...After their coming down Moses is again commanded to go up; and God promises to give him tables of stone, containing a law and precepts, ver. 12. This is the first place these tables of stone are mentioned; and thus it appears that the ten commandments, and several other precepts, were given to and accepted by the people, and the covenant sacrifice offered, [24:5], before the tables of stone were either written or mentioned.’ It is very likely that the commandments, laws, &c., were first published by the Lord in the hearing of the people; repeated afterwards by Moses; and the ten words or commandments, containing the sum and substance of the whole, afterwards written on the first tables of stone, to be kept for a record in the ark.” (Clarke, Bible Commentary, 1:474.)
This analysis would answer a frequently asked question, How did the Lord put the whole law of Moses on two tablets? The tablets, it seems, contained only the divine summary called the Ten Commandments. Joseph Smith added additional information when he reworked the first two verses of this chapter:
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two other tables of stone, like unto the first, and I will write upon them also, the words of the law, according as they were written at the first on the tables which thou brakest; but it shall not be according to the first, for I will take away the priesthood out of their midst; therefore my holy order, and the ordinances thereof, shall not go before them; for my presence shall not go up in their midst, lest I destroy them.
“But I will give unto them the law as at the first, but it shall be after the law of a carnal commandment; for I have sworn in my wrath, that they shall not enter into my presence, into my rest, in the days of their pilgrimage. Therefore do as I have commanded thee, and be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me, in the top of the mount.” (JST, Exodus 34:1–2.)
At first reading, this passage may sound contradictory. The Lord says He will write on the second tablets “according as they were written at the first on the tables which thou brakest” (v. 1) but then He says, “but it shall not be according to the first”. The problem lies in determining what “it” refers to: the writing on the tablets, or the new order of things introduced because of the rebellion of Israel. The information following the “it” seems to refer to the new order and not the new writings. But the Joseph Smith Translation of Deuteronomy 10:2 makes it clear that the two sets of plates contained the same thing, with one exception:
And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables, which thou brakest, save the words of the everlasting covenant of the holy priesthood, and thou shalt put them in the ark” (JST, Deuteronomy 10:2; emphasis added).
(Old Testament Student Manual, "Exodus 21-24; 31-35: The Mosaic Law: A Preparatory Gospel")

Day 3800

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 9:5

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 9:5
"Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

I pondered on how very humbling those words are. The children of Israel were not possessing the lands of their inheritance due to any righteousness on their part. It was due to the promises the Lord made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in their righteousness. The other nations had a cause for their destruction. It was due to their own wickedness that had become fully ripe after many generations. The warning was also given to the children of Israel that they also would be scattered when they forgot their God. The timing of all things is in the hand of the Lord.

Day 3799

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 4:29-31

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 4:29-31
"But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;
(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them."

Moses is talking not only to the children of Israel then, but to us today. We are living in the latter days. Not only is God the same yesterday, today and forever, so is the natural man. We all need to seek the Lord. Seek and ye shall find. We are to love the Lord God with all our hearts, mind, and strength. Tribulations will come to all of us, it is especially prophesied for these latter days. God will remember His promises to us, if we remember our promises to Him.

"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."
(Matthew 5:8)

Day 3798

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 2:7

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 2:7
"For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing."

Even though the children of Israel were slow to follow the Lord. The Lord never left them alone. He was always there. He was the pillar of fire by night and the cloud by day. They needed time to grow in knowledge and faith. It was a raising generation that would take them into the land of their inheritances. It is the same with us today. All the trials, heartache and pains we go through the lesson to learn is it all points towards Christ. He is our anchor and is always there.

"We are not just walking toward God and Christ. We are walking with Them."
(Bradley R. Wilcox, "Worthiness Is Not Flawlessness", Oct 2021 General Conference)

"Therefore, continue your journey and let your hearts rejoice; for behold, and lo, I am with you even unto the end."
(Doctrine and Covenants 100:12)

Day 3797

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 34:5-6

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 34:5-6

"So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day."

The footnote for sepulchre is for translated beings.

" And when Alma had done this he departed out of the land of Zarahemla, as if to go into the land of Melek. And it came to pass that he was never heard of more; as to his death or burial we know not of.

Behold, this we know, that he was a righteous man; and the saying went abroad in the church that he was taken up by the Spirit, or buried by the hand of the Lord, even as Moses. But behold, the scriptures saith the Lord took Moses unto himself; and we suppose that he has also received Alma in the spirit, unto himself; therefore, for this cause we know nothing concerning his death and burial."

(Alma 45:18-19)

Moses must have been translated, otherwise how would he have been able to appear with Elias on the mount and be transfigured with Jesus. Peter, James and John witnessed this and were charged not to speak of it until after Jesus' resurrection.

"And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him."

(Matthew 17:1-3)

He also appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland temple, April 3, 1836 along with the Savior, Elias, and Elijah.

"After this vision closed, the heavens were again opened unto us; and Moses appeared before us, and committed unto us the keys of the gathering of Israel from the four parts of the earth, and the leading of the ten tribes from the land of the north."

(Doctrine and Covenants 110:11)

Day 2346

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 33:3

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 33:3

"Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words."

I pondered on how the name of the Lord's people is saints. That is why as a church we are referred to as latter-day saints. The name Christian was never used by the Lord. Christian was a name the enemies of the church gave his followers, interestingly in both the New Testament and the Book of Mormon. Just like the enemies of the restored church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, called us Mormons instead of latter-day saints. There is some type of aversion in calling someone a saint, even among Jesus' followers. I love being called a latter-day saint.

Day 2345

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 32:29

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 32:29

"O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!"

This made me think of our family's saying. "Can't see further than the end of their nose." When your thoughts are on the here and now, or fulfilling your immediate wants regardless of the end results, the vision is clouded on what consequences you face later down the road. The price we pay can be both mortal and eternal.

This made me think of President Nelson's general conference talk were he spoke of a granddaughter-in-law being myopic = near sighted. How her pondering on that changed her eternal perspective.

"After Jill’s father passed on, the word myopic kept coming to her mind. She opened her heart to understand even more deeply that myopic meant “nearsighted.” And her thinking began to shift. Jill then said, “Myopic caused me to stop, think, and heal. That word now fills me with peace. It reminds me to expand my perspective and seek the eternal. It reminds me that there is a divine plan and that my dad still lives and loves and looks out for me. Myopic has led me to God.”

(Russell M. Nelson , "Let God Prevail", Oct 2020 General Conference)

Day 2344

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 31:10-11, 13

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 31:10-11, 13

And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it."

This made me think of king Benjamin in the Book of Mormon and how he called all his people together and spoke to them. I wonder if this was during the feast of tabernacles, and year of release? What caught my eye was the mention of children. When king Benjamin took the names of all those that entered into a covenant with God, it excluded little children.

"And now, king Benjamin thought it was expedient, after having finished speaking to the people, that he should take the names of all those who had entered into a covenant with God to keep his commandments.

And it came to pass that there was not one soul, except it were little children, but who had entered into the covenant and had taken upon them the name of Christ."

(Mosiah 6:1-2)

Every seven years Moses was told they needed to read the commandments, so even the little children that have not heard it will. It made me think of the primary children today in preparation before their 8th birthday's and being baptized. They hear the gospel but do not enter into a covenant yet. It's amazing me how the Lord makes sure all his sheep are feed.

Day 2343

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 30:11

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 30:11

"For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off."

hidden from thee = OR too hard for you.

I pondered on how the commandments have never been hidden from us. They are plain to read, hear and understand.

"Now this Moses plainly taught to the children of Israel in the wilderness, and sought diligently to sanctify his people that they might behold the face of God;"

(Doctrine and Covenants 84:23)

"Behold, here is the agency of man, and here is the condemnation of man; because that which was from the beginning is plainly manifest unto them, and they receive not the light."

(Doctrine and Covenants 93:31)

We have greater access to the commandments than any time in the history of the world. That is because they are contained in the scriptures. Worldwide people have easy access to them. You can read them on the internet, or using an app on your phone. There is no excuse for this generation because they are not hidden. What is hard for man is the natural desire to read them. One must pay a price to learn to love them, and that is by simply doing it. As you invest the time in reading and pondering the scriptures you come to know the Lord. With that love the keeping of the commandments is not a hard thing.

Day 2342

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 29:14-15, 29

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 29:14-15, 29

"Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;

But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day:

The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law."

This scripture is talking about us. I pondered on the eternal nature of the covenants and oaths we make with the Lord. How at the end of this earth existence we will all fairly be judged no matter which dispensation we lived in. The trials and temptations the beset me have not belonged to me alone. That every generation has had to learned to love the Lord greater than themselves.

Day 2341

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 28:61-62

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 28:61-62

" Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God."

This was not cheery to read, given where we are in this pandemic. These verses are mild compared to others. Simply put if we do not obey the voice of the Lord, we will be left to stand alone, and without His blessing, and left with a curse. It would seem that as a nation, and the world, obedience to the Lord is not our strong point. The days ahead aren't going to be pretty if we stay on the current course.

"...God had decreed that all who will not obey His voice shall not escape the damnation of hell. What is the damnation of hell? To go with that society who have not obeyed His commands."

(Joseph Smith, "Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith", p.198)

Day 2340

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 27:1, 10, 14

Today's Favorite Verse: Deuteronomy 27:1, 10, 14

"And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.

Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,"

The Lord commanded Moses on what they were to do when they passed over Jordan into the promised land. They were to set up great stones and plaster them. Then to write on them all the words of the law that he had received. Afterwards the Levites were to speak in a loud voice all the words of the law, and the people were to obey all the commandments and statutes.

It was the word statutes that caught by eye. I had to look up what exactly was a statute.

Here are some things I learned.

-Typically, statutes command or prohibit something or declare policy. 

-Statutory law within the legal order can appear in three different forms: (1) written formal law, (2) law for the community and (3) non-public law.

-Statute is (legal) (common law) legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law by those it governs.

The statutes appear to be the laws of the community or society, which makes sense because what is laid out in the rest of the chapter are exactly that. For example: "Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark." These statues are telling them more plainly how to live the commandments in consideration for their society.

Obeying statutes would also be in keeping with the 12th Article of Faith: "We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law."

I pondered on how the Lord doesn't just give laws, he gives counsel to the prophet on how best to run His Church, and for his people to live together. This now has me wondering if the First Presidency letter of August 12, 2021 could be considered a statute? We were given specific things we could do to fight the war on this pandemic. It was written and sent to all the members, and then read again over the pulpits of our churches. We do not need to be commanded in all things but we are told by the Lord to obey his statutes, and that should not be dismissed.

Day 2339