Adam Argyle

Father. Latter-day Saint. Fantasy nerd.

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From 1956–1962, the Church of Jesus Christ ran an ad campaign called Be Honest with Yourself. A precursor to both the Strength of Youth, those classic Mormon ads, and pass-along cards, they came in two sizes: a full poster meant to be displayed in churches with the text next to it, and small cards with the image on one side and the text on the back. They are a wonderful historical walk down memory lane of how Gospel Principles and Church culture interacted. I love them and will be posting them over the next little while.

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@JeanineElsholz Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. -Psalm 23:4

One of the greatest and most quoted verses in all of scripture.

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@chrishardman The fact that you are team Sam Altman over team Elon Musk tells me everything I need to know.

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@nicoraytruth I wholeheartedly agree with this. I wish the church’s stance paralleled the Catholic one. I honestly don’t know why it doesn’t.

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Based on this talk, only the horizontal aspect is cancelled with a sealing cancellation. A man who’s wife leaves him and then later remarries and is sealed to her new spouse (necessitating a sealing cancellation to her former husband) does not cancel his covenantal sealing to God.

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@nicoraytruth They typically do. If they speak another language, they will record their talk in that language and it will be shown to those that speak that language at the same time thy give the live version. The live talk is always in English though (at least so far it has been)

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Although we are not responsible for our brother, we are responsible to him.

Most miss this crucial distinction when they find reasons not to lift another.

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@nicoraytruth @tf0176973 I’ve asked this same thing.

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@joshnaa2gez I think people just want to see moral courage from leadership to “do what is right and let the consequence follow”. I don’t know of a conservative that doesn’t long for the day when leaders say things like this talk from Benson https://t.co/G2ralKPL71

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In 1956, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ran a campaign called "Be Honest with Yourself". The one below, "Modesty is the Best Policy" is from 1957.

"Modesty is the Best Policy

Modesty, like honesty in the copy book adage, is the best policy. It is the best policy because it is best for you.

Modesty is a many-sided virtue. It applies to your manner of speech, your manner of dress, your manner of conduct. And thus it reveals the manner of person you are.

Take speech. One who is modest in speech talks with restraint, sticks to the facts, gives to others the right to their own opinions without compromising his own. His opinions are listened to, his advice is often heeded.

Modesty in dress is another virtue. Smartness of style and modesty can go together, and often do. On the other hand, to flaunt one’s figure, especially before persons of the opposite sex, may excite attention but not inspire admiration. Immodesty of dress is more likely to bring a “whistle call” of dubious compliment than a sincere proposal of honorable friendship.

Modesty of conduct also brings its own reward. In a day when vulgarity is sometimes commercialized to the tune of “off beat” dance steps, it may take restraint to be modest on dance floor or in parked car, but true modesty will pay off in the lasting trust and enduring friendships of your companions.

To these rewards of modesty you can add another–your own self-respect–and without self-respect you can never have the true joy of living which a loving Heavenly Father put us here to find and cherish. So — be modest — BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF."

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@nicoraytruth @FreedomMomUSA I honestly don’t know if you realize the gift you have for conveying the sacred through the written word. It’s amazing.

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You make an excellent point. Sometimes I get too fire and brimstone on these issues but I can’t refute what you are saying. The Lord told us to love and accept them. Although I would think a slightly different standard applies to leadership, your point is valid. Thanks for helping me see this differently.

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The same way you do anything in the church or in life: Define a standard (policy), communicate it, and enforce it with love and kindness. For example, I have a rule of no shoes in my house. I communicate that policy, and everyone follows it. If they do not, I kindly invite them to remain outside. If they refuse, I would force them out. Simple.

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@FreedomMomUSA @nicoraytruth We do indeed have the highest respect for agency. This isn’t about agency, it’s about consequences. Agency isn’t free. Accountability is the bill.

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When I stated that God’s omnipotence starts to make sense, I meant that we start to actually understand what is actually meant by omnipotence.

Traditional omnipotence: God can do anything that is logically possible, and nothing outside Him binds Him.

Restoration omnipotence: God has all the power that can be had without ceasing to be God. That power is real, vast, and sufficient to exalt. It is not unbound will. It is power in perfect alignment with law, truth, and love—so He is self-governed, not unlimited in the Greek sense.

Agency is the clearest exhibit of that. He will not force a soul, because a forced soul cannot become like Him. The same pattern runs underneath agency: He governs by invitation. Light is “the law by which all things are governed” (D&C 88:13). That which is governed by law is preserved by it (D&C 88:34). If He destroyed justice, He “would cease to be God” (Alma 42). So “all-powerful” means He never breaks the thing that makes power His.

That is why “won’t” and “can’t” almost collapse. He will not coerce a child of His. He also does not fiat matter against the grain of a world He organized rather than conjured. Power moves when faith, the order of things, and His will meet. He does not pick the lock.
Omnipotence, then, is not “He can do anything we can imagine.” It is “He can do everything that love and law can do, and He will not become something else in order to do the rest.” A God who weeps is not failing at power. He is refusing to trade Fatherhood for puppetry.

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@nicoraytruth @Mormonger Once you understand that agency is sacrosanct and that God won’t violate it, understanding God’s omnipotence starts making sense.

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#2 in the series. 1956

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Beauty is More than Skin Deep!

What is beauty? Who can have it?

Ask John Robert Powers, world-famous authority on the subject. After many years choosing and training beautiful models, he will tell you:

“There are certain features that most beautiful women have in common”…”a glow of health,” “a radiant personality,” “a complete self-assurance and naturalness,” “intellectual curiosity; integrity and stability of character.”

“Real beauty comes from within.” “It is within the potentialities of almost any girl….”

Or look to some authorities of the past. Said Emerson: “Beauty is the soundness of the bones…a peach-ripe complexion; health of constitution that makes the sparkle and power of the eyes.” “…character gives splendor to youth.”

Sir James Barrie says of charm (the sister of beauty): “If you have it you don’t need anything else, and if you don’t have it, it doesn’t much matter what else you have.”

Beauty is largely a matter of the thoughts we think, the deeds we do, the food we eat, the interest we show in others.

It is the sum of sincerity, enthusiasm, and unselfishness.

It is the product of busy days and nights untroubled by guilty regrets.

Beauty is obedience to the laws of good and wise and wonderful living of the laws of health and happiness. To these add a lively search for eternal truth–for the good things here–for the good things hereafter–and you will surely find beauty in living, and be beautiful yourself. In short, beauty is a reflection of what you are inside yourself.

So, if you would be beautiful — BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF.

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Credit to Tiny Pineapple (tiny https://t.co/EEbuD3gGAn) and Keepapitchin (https://t.co/yY54Oj4veD) for some background and the images and texts.

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From 1956–1962, the Church of Jesus Christ ran an ad campaign called Be Honest with Yourself. A precursor to both the Strength of Youth, those classic Mormon ads, and pass-along cards, they came in two sizes: a full poster meant to be displayed in churches with the text next to it, and small cards with the image on one side and the text on the back. They are a wonderful historical walk down memory lane of how Gospel Principles and Church culture interacted. I love them and will be posting them over the next little while.

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@nicoraytruth @CryptoRaines @LukeFHan Unfortunately. I loved the days when you went with your father and brothers to it. It had a lot of fun culture and tradition built around it (we all went to get ice cream after and talked about our favorite parts). Those cultural/tradition making touch points are so critical.

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@nicoraytruth I believe you are simply asking the wrong question. The video asked the right one. What is preventing you from making every sacrifice necessary in order to obtain the blessings of the temple? That’s the real question.