Rocket Enthusiast, Mission Lead for the First Water Landing. Aerospace Engineer, Ex-SpaceX
Cape Canaveral, FL
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One of the great blessings of dedicated temples is the promise of closer communion with Heavenly Father, the Savior, and those we love who are in the spirit world.
I am grateful and honored to have been asked by President Dallin H. Oaks to dedicate the beautiful and sacred Montpelier Idaho Temple.
Temples are evidence that God is a God of covenants and that His plan reaches beyond mortality into eternity. The temple provides purpose for our lives. It brings peace to our souls. It allows us to reach through the veil of death and across generations to allow the Lord to unite families in the joy of eternal life.
My prayer is that we may feel, in the house of God, Heavenly Father's love for His children and of His desire to bring us back into His presence.
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"You call hamburgers steamed hams?"
"Yes. It's a regional dialect."
"Uh-huh. Uh, what region?"
"Uh, upstate New York."
"Really. Well, I'm from Utica, and I've never heard anyone use the phrase "steamed hams."
"Oh, not in Utica. No. It's an Albany expression."
"I see."
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I’m glad that X will start identifying the country of origin on accounts. Now they need to give us the ability to block whole countries and regions. That would improve user experience dramatically overnight.
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A disturbing video shows a group of black boys assaulting two young white girls while recording the incident.
This happened in Holmes & Woodland High School in Covington Kentucky.
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Old video, but absolutely amazing. In this episode of 5-Minute Firesides, author Tad Callister presents a compelling case for The Book of Mormon (including what detractors might say) for this keystone of the Latter-day Saint faith, complete with witnesses, evidence and a closing argument. #thinkcelestial #faith #ldsx
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In memory and honor of Tad R. Callister. He was a spiritual giant and will be greatly missed.
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"Hey, Lenny, sending some outgoing mail?"
"You know it!"
"I'll probably send some tomorrow."
"I hear that!"
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| recently saw a post encouraging its readers to avoid teaching Elder Rasband's talk on the family proclamation because it might be problematic and hurtful to those whose families don't meet the ideal.
In truth, no family meets the ideal. We are all imperfect, and so are our families.
What's different now, 30 years after the proclamation was introduced, is that we have different social issues affecting the family.
The lgbtq movement has swept over western civilization like a tidal wave, leaving few families untouched.
The issues of the past—death, divorce, fornication, cohabitation, out-of-wedlock births, abortion, infidelity and even abuse—were never cause for dismissing the family proclamation.
We understood that even in imperfect situations, our hope was always in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ and His ability to shoulder our burdens and bind up our broken hearts.
The ideal gave us hope for better things to come, whether in this life or the next. It gave us eternal perspective and understanding.
In my opinion, the national recognition of same-sex marriage in 2015 changed everything.
The laws of the land broke from the laws of God. What was once taboo was now normal, accepted and even encouraged.
Opening the door to same-sex marriage also opened the door to things like rampant gender confusion, especially among children and youth.
For some, these "new issues" affecting the family justify ignoring-and even fighting against-the eternal doctrine and prophetic counsel found in the family proclamation.
Instead of turning towards the only One who can bring hope and healing, many sadly turn away feeling that these issues are too big for Jesus Christ, that they are somehow unreachable by His atoning sacrifice.
I testify that they are not.
God gives us commandments for our ultimate benefit and happiness, not just in this life, but in the next. Keeping them is not always easy, but He always provides a way. Always.
The way Jesus Christ.
The family proclamation is the solution because it points us toward Him.
