4. Spirit Paths Of Honor

All of the Lord's different groups of "Chosen People" have always been required to be His Peacekeepers. Such family groups have been called different names at times in addition to His Chosen, such as: The People of Zion, The Principal Ones, One Fire Keepers, Children Of God, The Chosen Ones, Saints, Followers or Disciples, or The Real Ones. In these latter-days of our modern world, the same sacred direction and same ancient records given at the beginning, were again quietly returned. They reveal "gospel codes of eternal principle pathways" that were given for the bloodline of Father Abraham's (Equa'haye's) children to follow.

Many different times the true light of the fire of wisdom became mixed with man's ideas. Each time the fire would go out in the world. It was restored for mankind to be able to find again in the 1800's. The true light of the original pathway needed to be rebuilt. At that time the "original keys" were re-given with The Creator's approval and His direction to use His instructions. The "renewal" was to re-unite His Chosen People of the world -- before His return to earth for the last time. At that time He has said that He will rule and claim His "Peacekeeping" Sons and Daughters Of God from within the world, no matter how greatly scattered they will have become.

These records were given to Joseph to be a witness of truth, with the Bible, of The Creator as The Son of God who is Jesus The Christ. They wed with the many records of the Peacekeepers since the beginning of time, such as the Cherokee Eloh. The records which Joseph Smith received and translated are called "The Book of Mormon, "The Pearl Of Great Price," and "The Doctrine and Covenants." After giving them to this young boy, the Savior organized the Holy Priesthood authority and established His earthly Church in similitude to the Kingdom Of Heaven.

He gave Joseph the responsibility of "Gathering" the dispersed seed of Ephraim (one of Abraham's grandsons) from the four corners of the earth. This was needed to be done before the earth's renewal and the Savior's millennial return that the continued blood line of Abraham would be ready to receive Him at His coming. Joseph was made a "Peacekeeper" to take the Good News to all peoples of the earth. Many times those angels of the honored dead visited him and gave him instructions, comfort and keys from above.

During the same era the Natives of American were facing the loss of all things, the opposition to Joseph's new responsibility loomed in franticness before him and his hand full of followers, yet he did not turn from it. Because of him, today millions of LDS church members are teaching the Lord's truths daily without pay as full time missionaries. Those listening are joining the church by the millions, coming from every land on the earth and from every walk of life. Millions of Peacekeepers within the church are teaching their children to lead the world in peace no matter what and witness wherever they go of the Messiah's love and coming. Youth are upholding their parents and leaders, taking their responsibilities as into their hearts as Joseph did when he was their age and watching the heavens for Christ .All things within the church are under the care of the wisdom of the Prophet Of God, Gordon B. Hinkley.

Today in parts of the Cherokee world, there are people staying with the ancient truths, and ancient "Sacred Pathway Secrets" are once more being walked, loved and honored openly. Within both worlds most people don't even know they are each striving to teach that which was given in the beginning from "The Three Elder Fires Above." These pathways tell of the time when the Cherokee were given the title of "Chosen People who were to be Peacekeepers. They were also known as The Real Ones, The Principal People, as well as The One Fire Keepers," and Bearers Of The Holy Fire. These names were given thousands of years before the name "Cherokee" was formed, "and before the name "Latter-day Saint was heard of."

Ancient Cherokee sacred writings tell of Father Equa'haye's (Abraham's) children. They are of the early days of our world when Yohowah (Our Heavenly Brother, also once known as Jehovah and later born as Jesus), saved them from a spiritual fall. He brought them across the waters to His promised land, with their fore-father's histories of Sumerian / Babylonian / Phoenician tradition. Some of their preserved written records are called "The Original Instructions", "The Book Of Secrets," and "The Eloh," which by the way prove they have had a written language since the beginning of time.

This same calm sacred guidance for truth was given at different times to both cultures by the Creator for people everywhere to gain from. It was establish in many hearts with the beauty of His true White Path to follow in life. It was so needed for us to secure the gift of "an iridescent pearl-like soul" to take back to our spirit's home and live forever with our Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother and all other family members who understood Father's "real truth" huddled securely in Father's Plan Of Salvation.

Today, Latter-day Saint scripture is freely available for the entire world to handle, to read and to believe. People of all religions are perking up their ears when they hear of the Native pathway. Our One Fire Keeper legends tell us that one day in the future Cherokee Mounds will be opened. Gold and copper inscribed plates made by long ago Wise Men will prophetically reveal their true history. They were people born through the weaving of truth - who kept their balance under God's everlasting covenants.

At one time true covenants were sealed with blood oaths from animal sacrifice. Today, many precious Cherokee histories are being preserved in their "hiding places." They hold webbed stories of antiquity within their "Book of Sacred Secrets," "Laws and Codes Of Honor," and "Original Instructions." They are guarded with their "Urim and Thummim" in their "Holy of Holies" under their "Mercy Seat" within their "Ark of the Covenant" of old. They are still being kept under the watchful eye of... The Three Elder Fires Above to be revealed again at their discretion.

Four thousand years have past since these sacred articles, precious instructions and "Wisdom Temple" artifacts were brought to this continent. They are under the rightful care of a few current "Chosen Cherokee Elder Wise Men"

There are a select few "Teachers Of The Great Spirit" who are rightly called the "Honorable Beloved" among their families and clans. They are noted "One Fire Priests and Priestesses" who have stayed with the ancient truths as much as possible. They are found through chosen families in different clans, bands, tribes and nations of the descended Cherokee family Sacred Fire Bearers.". They agree similarly to the oldest of their teachings concerning the need for a "Savior and Redeemer, who we know as The Chosen Peacemaker, Jesus Christ.

Other Cherokee families have lost these family truths for a Savior, and His true identity. There are those who are true hearted to Yohowah who are still attached securely to the great spiritual significance of the artifacts that Jehovah gave to them before they returned to this promised land. Many are not. Sadly, there are too many in both worlds, who cry loudly claiming truth, while being held fast by their own self honor, greed and deception. Too often they use their "spirituality" in harmful and inappropriate ways, having lost the true "keys" of the Holy Priesthood and it's "Real" unbroken line of authority through such things as finances or witchcraft.

Legitimate artifacts have awesome symbolic meaning for both our living and our dead. Although there are teachings of "Sacred Stones," the "Sacred Book Of Secrets" and the "Sacred Wisdom Fire" among the Cherokee of today, few Cherokee children are still taught how to receive the characters, the personalities, and the attributes of our family's heavenly beings, "The Three Elder Fires Above" who wait for us in the Galv'ladi'tla (The Sky Vault.") Yet there are still three ancient names in the Cherokee language referring to our Lord and Savior which appropriately mean..."The Heart Of Heaven" and.... "He Who Builds Perpetual Friendships" and.... "The Second One Of Heaven," who serves us from within the power of His love.

In legends concerning spiritual and cultural path ways that existed among the Cherokee, there are stories of how the sacred light of priesthood power that was given to the earth has risen, and then fell many times. However, Latter-day Saints now anxiously await the renewal of the earth, just as many of our Cherokee cousins do. We believe it isn't too far away. We also know there are messengers telling of a time of "a great peace and a great oneness" that will come into the hearts of all people throughout the earth. This will happen when evil is eventually controlled, and the Redeemer will want to be with us here.

New understanding of heaven's truths will be given to many other nations of the earth who have not yet received them. It isn't hard to see that our heavenly family has never left this earth's children alone or without truth. These truths have shown us how to return to our heaven's original home, - purified, - weather it is walked by "The Ancient White Path Of Beauty" or by "Holding To The Iron Rod of the Fullness of the Gospel Of Wisdom." Although there are cultural differences in rights or rituals, it is the same path as long as it is walked within the circle of life in love, balance, correct direction and honorable acceptance by The Creator.

Many intricate aspects of the life of a "TRUE Cherokee Traditionalist," still revolves around these ancient ways that teach that they were indeed recognized in the long ago time as "The Creator's Real People" by the Chosen One who is The Peacemaker. Likewise, the modern household of Ephriam's family members are called, The Church Of Jesus Christ and are also accepted as His "Latter-day...Saints," and called "Chosen Of The Lord."

We suspect there are other groups within the world of the twelve tribes of Israel who are of the "Believing Blood Family of Father Abraham (Equa'haye Of Old)" who yet have much to share with the world. We await anxiously to see what they have to say when they make themselves known. In addition, there will be a personal renewing for all earth's children concerning their individual status among different groups who have been "Chosen" throughout the millenniums of time. Particularly and foremost, our Lord has said that His first consideration will be for those who have been accepted as "Sons And Daughters Of God."

We are Cherokee descendants and as Latter-day Saints all parallels of The Creator's truths have much meaning for us today. We agree with our Cherokee ancestors that a heartfelt knowledge of truth is vital to every person of the earth in order to walk safely by the "angels of heaven." They are The Star People who guard the pathway home. It is only through an earthly path of "purification and perfection" that those "heavenly gates of pearl" can be and will be open up to us, eventually.

God's truths pressingly encourage us to become "Beautifully Re-made" (or Re-born through Christ) sufficiently to receive all Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother have stored in their hearts for each of us. Much is yet to come, still, it is not necessary to wait for "one day in the future" for the sacred records of the Latter-day Saints or the sacred records of the Ancient People Of One Fire to witness of truth for one another, for it is happening now. Unity is irrevocably being slowly solidified in the SACREDLY simple SECRETS OF TRUE WISDOM of both groups.

Latter-day Cherokee are feeling what our ancient ones called "the rays of Nv'towa," meaning the easterly Place of Inspiration. This is the direction The Creator returned to heaven when He left our Ancient Native Americans and will be the direction he will appear from when he returns to earth again. These rays are reaching to new ends beyond the edge of our earth's purpose, through "Nu'wati, the true spirit permeating all creation." We also know that the rays of that light is "The Great True Spirit Of The Light Of Christ." Whether it is found in the whisperings of the talking leaves of our Ancient Fire Keepers or in the sound of our modern footsteps heel-toeing behind those gone before us, we ask this question. Is there an adjacent purpose to be seen or anticipated within Mother Earth's aching desire to be made new?

Though sadly there are those in all cultures who do not hold on to the great truths God provides for us, the "About To Begin Time" (the year previous to the beginning of the earth's renewal) has ended and our new millennium of wonder and hope began in the spiritual awakenings of unveiling truths for human purpose. It benefits not only the circling path of the Cherokee world or the walking of the straight and narrow way of the LDS world, but for all the world to gain from.

The Creator, sometimes referred to as "The Good Mind" by our early Fire Keepers , gave First Man and First Woman the great laws of wisdom, light, peace, truth, harmony, vision and the gift to become ONE with Him by building their own FIRE WITHIN their own soul. These PRINCIPLES had been established within the One Fire Family by The Three Elder Fires Above, whom Latter-day Saints recognize as The Godhead. This was done for those who would come to earth to have a pure White Path to follow while walking this life's Sacred Journey. Even those of believing blood, including Cherokee and others of the world, have allowed that Fire Of Wisdom to go out over and over again since the beginning of time. Yet, as always, with their redeeming love, once again they have revealed the "keys" of that flame that we might stand within His "truths" together and begin again a world of vibrating eternal light and truth. The Lord works at "Uniting Perpetual Universal Friendships" for us that will last forever. It is left up to us to accept Him with His gifts.

THE "RIGHT" TO HAVE THE CREATOR'S PRIESTHOOD KEYS, with The Lords "AUTHORITY" to use them, come from "THE PEACEMAKER" PERSONALLY.... WHEN and TO WHOM HE SO CHOOSES. These holy "keys" are SELECT SACRED PATHWAYS FOR SELECT SACRED PRIESTHOOD HOLDERS TO WALK. Yet, His TRUE Peace "MAKER" INSTRUCTIONS, although GIVEN TO ALL MANKIND at different stages of earth's existence, NEVER CHANGES! They reveal heaven's eternal CODES of honorable leadership service and selfless care-taking.

The Savior's "Original Instructions" for "Becoming" Pure, Clean and White FOUND THROUGH-OUT BOTH THE "LATTER-DAY" REVEALED LAW, DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST and the"ANCIENT CHEROKEE" ONE FIRE-KEEPER SPIRIT PATHWAYS HAVE TREMENDOUS PARALLELS CONCERNING TITLES, EXPRESSIONS, AND CEREMONIAL RIGHTS FOR ALL OF HEAVEN'S ABRAHAMIC FAMILY WHO WILL RECIEVE HIM..... AS WELL AS A WAY OF ADOPTION FOR THOSE OUTSIDE OF THE FAMILY WHO WILL LIVE THE PATHWAY ALSO!

"Come Friend, Click on the footprints below to come

walk another path with us and sign our Guest Book."

"Yiga'guu Osa'niyu Adanvto Nigo'hilv'i Naswu'v Utlo'yasdi Nihi!"

"May The Great Spirit's Blessings Always Be With You!"

that.... you will walk in the song of pure love.

given at the dawn of time

of earth's physical creation . It was given to the first Chee'ra tahgi, our first parents who are known as First Man and

First Woman to our ancient Cherokee who had wisdom sufficiently

to be Peacekeeping --

One Fire Keepers.

The pathway was established by The Creator at the earth's

spiritual beginning, for protection and direction concerning the true path leading to a safe return home. They were given for the happiness, equality and purpose of mankind.

again revealed in a needed purification thousands of years after the beginning

of time. The Creator's

Original Instructions were re-established as a new and everlasting covenant by Christ, to a young man named Joseph Smith Jr., April 6, 1830.

The Peacekeeping pathway was justly renewed and once more purified at the time of preparation for the earth's promised spiritual and physical millennial renewal, out of love for each child of God's not to be lost to returning home and in preparation for Christ's return to earth. It was given that all mankind might have joy.

One most impressive fact shows that our Cherokee Peacekeepers of the Long Ago Time - had the same light and truth thousands of years ago as Latter-day Saints do today. It is a song factually showing The Creator and His purpose in coming to the earth as a mortal in the meridian of time. That they knew He is also the Redeemer is shown in these ancient holy words. It has been sung throughout time and has been given many different tunes. The most popular modern tune for the ancient song's words were set to the music of "Amazing Grace." They were put to that tune at the time of the Trail Of Trails in the Cherokee expulsion from their eastern homelands in 1838. Many Cherokee had joined different white men's religions by that time and had became familiar with their type of music. Being combined with the ancient Cherokee One Fire Keeper words and the modern Amazing Grace tune - it became the National Anthem for the Cherokee People of Oklahoma. Other Cherokee in many states of North America and throughout the world do not recognize that tune as their anthem. If you know the modern song of Amazing Grace, you will notice the difference between the ancient Cherokee words and the white men's Amazing Grace words of today. The original ancient words have survived with several different Cherokee tunes.

This is one of the many modern translations

from the Cherokee language that

incorporates the meaning of all the verses

of our ancient sacred hymn.

Generally, translations are very similar.

We know it to be as --

"Father's Son"

Father's Son paid the price for our redemption.

His work was finished after making the payment for us,

and He ascended into heaven.

As He rose into heaven He said,

"I will come again."

"All the world will see me come when I return,

and then... the world will end."

"When I come after my "Beloved" (ones), they will become

The Sons of God, and will live in peace... in heaven always."

This information concerning "Father's Son" and His purpose is

founded within the ancient Cherokee One Fire Code of Honor, and

is also basic Latter-day doctrine of the Church Of Jesus Christ.

"CHEE'RA!" - SACRED FIRE! -- "A'TSV'SDV" - LIGHT -- "DUYU'GODV" -- ETERNAL TRUTH!

Parallels of Truth, Light and Fire!

OUR ANCIENT CHEROKEE - ONE FIRE KEEPER

"SPIRIT PATHWAYS"

and the CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST'S

"DOCTRINES / PRINCIPLES"

were given and built upon

DIFFERENT CULTURES - DIFFERENT TITLES - DIFFERENT SYMBOLS DIFFERENT WORDS - DIFFERENT RITES - DIFFERENT TIMES,

YET HAVE ONLY SIMPLE PARALLELS,

FOR THE SAME HEAVENLY LAWS OF THE

CREATOR'S ETERNAL TRUTHS FOR EARTH'S CHOSEN PEOPLE!