Brad B - a disciple of Jesus Christ @bbullo

🚨 This one hits different! Watch to the end — this is epic & fantastic! 🔥 The hypocrisy on display here is wild. Congress requires ID to vote on bills, but some fight tooth and nail against it for the rest of us? What do you think? 👇

Apostle L. Tom Perry emphasized, "We want our voice to be heard against all of the counterfeit and alternative lifestyles that try to replace the family organization that God Himself established. We also want our voice to be heard in sustaining the joy and fulfillment that traditional families bring. We must continue to project that voice throughout the world in declaring why marriage and family are so important, why marriage and family really do matter, and why they always will." Why Marriage and Family Matter—Everywhere in the World churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-…

In Defense of Family | Megan @defense_of_fam

2 weeks ago

Anyone who shares a pro-family message is a friend of mine. 🤝

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For nearly 200 years, critics have claimed Joseph Smith “wrote” the Book of Mormon. Okay. Then prove it. Not with assumptions. Not with ridicule. Not with recycled anti-LDS theories that collapse every few decades. Actually prove HOW he did it. Show the drafts. Show the outline. Show the research notes. Show the source manuscript. Show the co-authors. Show the revision process. Because what we DO know is this: A 23-year-old frontier farm boy dictated ~500 pages in roughly 60 working days with: • no formal education • no manuscript in front of him • no rewrites • no library surrounding him • no modern editing tools And somehow produced: • complex narrative arcs • hundreds of interconnected names • intricate Hebraic literary structures like chiasmus • ancient Near Eastern themes • internally consistent geography, politics, theology, and chronology Critics have proposed dozens of theories: • Spaulding theory • plagiarism theory • conspiracy theory • “he was a genius” theory And when those fail, some even claim: “The devil did it.” But that creates an even bigger problem. The Book of Mormon testifies of Jesus Christ constantly. In fact, the name “Jesus Christ” appears more frequently in the Book of Mormon than in the Bible when adjusted for length. Its entire stated purpose is to bring people unto Christ, teach repentance, condemn sin, strengthen faith in the Savior, and testify that Jesus is the Son of God and Redeemer of the world. So the argument becomes: Satan inspired a book whose entire purpose is to convince people to follow Jesus Christ? That completely contradicts scripture itself: “Satan divideth against himself and against none else.” (3 Nephi 18:20) The Book of Mormon leads millions to: • pray more • repent more • worship Christ more • read scripture more • strengthen families • abandon addictions • serve others • seek holiness That is the exact opposite of the fruits Christ warned us about when describing false spirits. Critics have spent nearly 200 years attacking Joseph Smith, yet they still cannot explain where the Book of Mormon actually came from. At some point, dismissing Joseph Smith requires more faith than listening to him. Because if he didn’t translate it… Where exactly did the Book of Mormon come from? One thing critics rarely acknowledge: The Book of Mormon is not just “about Jesus Christ.” It is saturated with Him. Jesus Christ is referenced 3,925 times in the Book of Mormon — roughly once every 1.7 verses. And that matters because some critics literally claim: “The devil inspired the Book of Mormon.” Think about that for a second. The same book that: • teaches faith in Jesus Christ • teaches repentance • condemns sin • calls people to baptism • strengthens families • teaches charity • testifies of Christ’s atonement • invites people to pray • repeatedly declares Jesus is the Son of God …is supposedly satanic? That argument collapses under its own weight. Critics still cannot explain how Joseph Smith produced the Book of Mormon naturally: • no drafts • no outline • no manuscript • no formal education • dictated in roughly 60 working days • deeply Hebraic literary patterns • internally consistent narrative structure So when natural explanations fail, some jump to: “Well maybe Satan did it.” But Christ Himself taught: “A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand.” Why would Satan inspire a book whose entire purpose is bringing people TO Jesus Christ? At some point, critics have to do more than mock Joseph Smith. They need to explain the Book of Mormon itself.

"If you have not chosen Jesus Christ first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead." -Dallin H. Oaks

What your children really want for dinner is you! In an age of constant online connection, we may need to disconnect from technologies and other distractions to truly reconnect with our families. Families grow stronger when they set aside these distractions and spend meaningful time together—learning eternal values like the importance of marriage and children, the purpose of life, and the true source of joy. Parents also have a duty to teach their children practical knowledge apart from gospel principles. Families unite when they do meaningful things together. Happy family experiences strengthen family ties. Camping, sports activities, and other recreation are especially valuable for bonding families. Some may say, “But we have no time for any of that.” To find time to do what is truly worthwhile, many parents will find that they can turn their families on if they all turn their technologies off. What those we love need most is simply time with us. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, is our ultimate role model. He will help us as we strive to build these family bonds.

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It just hit me. The ten policies I posted a few days ago would solve more than fertility. Religious participation is also the single strongest known buffer against teen depression, loneliness, addiction, fatherlessness, the collapse of community, and deaths of despair. The same institutions that produce children also produce most of the other outcomes Americans are currently spending fortunes trying to manufacture. The bigger story is that religion remains the most cost-effective social policy in American life, and the country has spent sixty years quietly disinvesting from it.

Clint Teeples @TeeplesCY

3 weeks ago

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@Hashboz Great book

@TFloodeen Thank you for sharing, I love stories of faith in Jesus Christ and His transformative power to help and to heal.

Art: Brian Kershisnik Quote: Neal A. Maxwell

Life hack: Latter-day Saint neighbors

Clint Teeples @TeeplesCY

4 weeks ago

In an area where Latter-day Saints are a small minority, locals are complaining that the high school's student body officers are almost entirely Latter-day Saint. I asked a parent. "The only people willing to volunteer are the Latter-day Saints. That goes for student volunteers

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Much the same story for younger moms, too, in their 20s and 30s, as @theisabelb has noted: Young married moms are nearly 3 times as likely to be "very happy" with/ their lives, compared to their single, childless peers.

Brad Wilcox @BradWilcoxIFS

4 weeks ago

Actually, Scott Galloway, women benefit almost as much as men from marriage and no group of women are happier than married mothers. Happy Mother's Day! Scott Galloway's got a lot of important things to say about men, but--like many internet commentators--he's wrong about women,

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To those who feel they don’t measure up: A ministering visit took me to the San Antonio Texas Temple, where the missionaries and I met with the Vargas family. Andrea was serving as a Primary president. Luis, though not yet a member, did come to church. The mission president shared with me that Brother Vargas felt like he wasn’t good enough to be baptized. On the steps of the San Antonio Temple, I said, “Brother Vargas, you don’t have to be perfect to be in this Church. You just have to do your best, and Christ will make up the difference.” At the end of the tour, Brother Vargas turned to his wife and said, “Honey, it’s time I join this Church so that I can become a better father and a better husband.” He was baptized a month later, and their beautiful family was eventually sealed in that same temple. Softly and tenderly, Jesus is calling all of us home.

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When I received a calling from President Dallin H. Oaks to serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, I felt overwhelmed with emotion and deeply aware of my own limitations. After I accepted the call, President Oaks invited me to follow him into a room where my fellow Apostles were gathered. Then he asked me to share my testimony of Jesus Christ. In that sacred moment, a passage of scripture came clearly to my mind from Doctrine and Covenants 68: “Be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you; and ye shall bear record of me.” I felt a powerful assurance of the Lord’s promise. As we bear witness of Him, He sustains us and stands with us. Though I felt the weight of my calling, those words—"be of good cheer, and do not fear"—brought comfort and peace. I knew then, and I know now, that as we bear witness of the Savior, Jesus Christ, He will stand by us.

@TheApeOfGoldST @DonDurrett I own most of these. A great high conviction list. I like Andean Silver, Aris, Cabral, Denarius, Cerrado and Mako as well

A great set of book recommendations. I have read them all.

Brad Wilcox @BradWilcoxIFS

4 weeks ago

Actually, Scott Galloway, women benefit almost as much as men from marriage and no group of women are happier than married mothers. Happy Mother's Day! Scott Galloway's got a lot of important things to say about men, but--like many internet commentators--he's wrong about women,

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Holy Scriptures: The Power of God unto Our Salvation | Elder Robert D. Hales "For when we want to speak to God, we pray. And when we want Him to speak to us, we search the scriptures; for His words are spoken through His prophets."

100% agree

Rachel the Riveter @Rach_the_Rivetr

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Want a fresh start? Jesus Christ makes it possible. Through Him, mistakes don’t define you and hope is never lost. You’re never too far gone. Meet with missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and join us at church: churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist…

The Purifying Power of Gethsemane by Elder Bruce R McConkie

Grateful One @TrustHimForever

2 months ago

@Latterdaytruth churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-…

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