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[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

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[Gerrit W. Gong @GerritWGong]

Is artificial intelligence helping you grow, or quietly replacing your growth?

I invite you to join me at https://t.co/B5xFoUsTw6 on June 7 as we discuss how to hear God's voice in an age of artificial intelligence.

[Clark G. Gilbert @ClarkG_Gilbert]

To those who doubt: Justin and Kenna Valdez moved away from family so they could more easily walk away from their faith. But their eight-year-old son still wanted to be baptized.

Sensing a door opening, a wise stake president scheduled us for a ministering visit to their home. Kenna eventually confided that she still had faith in the Savior, and even a testimony of the Book of Mormon, but faced a few triggering issues that held her back.

We promised them that as they anchored on the things they believed, the Lord would help with the things they didn’t. Overcoming their concerns was not an issue of resolving every faith question but of helping them recognize the Holy Ghost.

As President Dallin H. Oaks recently taught, “You live in a season where the adversary has become so effective at disguising truth that if you don’t have the Holy Ghost, you will be deceived.”

Justin and Kenna began to make the changes necessary to come back to church. Six months after our visit, Kenna texted me: “Hi Elder Gilbert! We are ready to be sealed as a family.”

This is a photo from the day they were sealed at the temple.

Softly and tenderly, Jesus is calling all of us home.

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

“Suffering is better than sinning. There is more evil in a drop of sin than in an ocean of affliction. Better to burn for Christ than turn from Christ.” —Spurgeon

We suffer one way or another. It’s part of life to endure hard things. But we can suffer from sin without Him to help us, or we can give Him our sins through repentance and endure affliction in the arms of His love. He is our protection, our relief, our healer, our light, our brother, our Redeemer, our everlasting friend.

Life is a burning. Whether we are consumed because of sin or refined because of Jesus Christ is entirely up to us.

Don’t go on alone! Come unto Jesus.

[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints @Ch_JesusChrist]

Phones, watches, doorbells, cars, factories and energy grids are increasingly becoming connected, all collecting and communicating information to be interpreted, analyzed and acted upon.

Noting this trend, Elder Gerrit W. Gong (@GerritWGong)  of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will discuss how to safely navigate artificial intelligence in a 60-minute gospel workshop video titled “Faith, Dignity and Human Flourishing: Hearing God’s Voice in an Age of Artificial Intelligence,” available on Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Learn more on Church Newsroom.

https://t.co/OgoKUYBQnM

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

@BuzzzStryker It’s the gospel of Jesus Christ, brother. No worries.

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15)

Look, there’s some more world over there. And another creature, let’s go. 🏆

[Okpanachi Elvis Sunday @Local_man2479]

This is the Sierra Leone Bo Mission, President and Sister Wyatt, on their way to proclaim the gospel. The risk our missionaries take is highly commendable. Send them your love.

[D. Todd Christofferson @ChristoffDTodd]

In recognition of the 250-year anniversary of the founding of the United States of America as a free and independent nation, Elder Quentin L. Cook and I discussed the importance of religious liberty and its underlying significance for the restored Church of Jesus Christ.

We believe in religious liberty.

As the Eleventh Article of Faith reminds us, “We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.”

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

What started as advice is turning into a theme and an imperative. Don’t be alarmed … unless you’re not paying attention. Then go ahead and be at least alarmed enough to pay attention.

Which way, children of God—into the pit or up Mount Zion?

[Gerrit W. Gong @GerritWGong]

Can artificial intelligence replace God? That question may sound provocative, but in an age when we turn to algorithms for answers, guidance, and even comfort, it matters deeply.

I invite you to join me at https://t.co/DvO30jz9aP on June 7 as we discuss how to hear God's voice in an age of artificial intelligence.

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

@BGMacarthur @CerebralCereal0 I often think “we don’t know what we have, do we?” I’ll always feel that way, in this life. We have no idea. We’re too small and young to understand.

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

“An intelligent being, in the image of God, possesses every organ, attribute, sense, sympathy, affection, of will, wisdom, love, power and gift, which is possessed by God himself.

“But these are possessed by man, in his rudimental state, in a subordinate sense of the word. Or, in other words, these attributes are in embryo; and are to be gradually developed. They resemble a bud, a germ, which gradually develops into bloom, and then, by progress, produces the mature fruit after its own kind.

“The gift of the Holy Spirit adapts itself to all these organs or attributes. It quickens all the intellectual faculties, increases, enlarges, expands and purifies all the natural passions and affections, and adapts them, by the gift of wisdom, to their lawful use.

“It inspires, develops, cultivates and matures all the fine-toned sympathies, joys, tastes, kindred feelings and affections of our nature. It inspires virtue, kindness, goodness, tenderness, gentleness and charity. It develops beauty of person, form and features.

“It tends to health, vigor, animation and social feeling. It invigorates all the faculties of the physical and intellectual man. It strengthens, and gives tone to the nerves. In short, it is, as it were, marrow to the bone, joy to the heart, light to the eyes, music to the ears, and life to the whole being.

“Such is the gift of the Holy Spirit, and such are its operations when received through the lawful channel, the divine, eternal Priesthood.”

—Parley P. Pratt, Key to the Science of Theology, 1855

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

@joooooody777 One of my favorites for a long time! 🏆

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

“There comes a time when the general defilement of a society becomes so great that the rising generation is put under undue pressure and cannot be said to have a fair choice between the way of light and the way of darkness.

“When such a point is reached the cup of iniquity is full, and the established order that has passed the point of no return and neither can nor will change its ways must be removed physically and forcibly if necessary from the earth, whether by war, plague, famine, or upheavals of nature.”

—Hugh Nibley, An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1957)

Every dispensation reaches a point when “the cup of iniquity is full,” when the fruit has reached full ripeness and any further delay will only result in spoilage and loss. But there is only one dispensation that will not end in utter destruction—now, the dispensation of the fulness of times.

“Apostasy and destruction of one kind or another was the ultimate fate of every general dispensation we have ever had down through time. But here’s my theory. My theory is that those great men and women, the leaders in those ages past, were able to keep going, to keep testifying, to keep trying to do their best, not because they knew that they would succeed but because they knew that you would. I believe they took courage and hope not so much from their own circumstances as from yours…

“One way or another, I think virtually all of the prophets and early apostles had their visionary moments of our time—a view that gave them courage in their own less-successful eras. Those early brethren knew an amazing amount about us. Prophets such as Moses, Nephi, and the brother of Jared saw the latter days in tremendously detailed vision. Some of what they saw wasn’t pleasing, but surely all those earlier generations took heart from knowing that there would finally be one dispensation that would not fail.

“Ours, not theirs, was the day that gave them ‘heavenly and joyful anticipations’ and caused them to sing and prophesy of victory. Ours is the day, collectively speaking, toward which the prophets have been looking from the beginning of time, and those earlier brethren are over there still cheering us on! In a very real way, their chance to consider themselves fully successful depends on our faithfulness and our victory.”

—Jeffrey R. Holland, Terror, Triumph, and a Wedding Feast, 2004

Our ending will not be the same, but the signs surely will be. Pay attention! The Lord is telling you what’s coming.

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

“Attacks against the Church, its doctrine, and our way of life are going to increase. Because of this, we need women who have a bedrock understanding of the doctrine of Christ and who will use that understanding to teach and help raise a sin-resistant generation.

“We need women who can detect deception in all of its forms. We need women who know how to access the power that God makes available to covenant keepers and who express their beliefs with confidence and charity. We need women who have the courage and vision of our Mother Eve.” —Russell M. Nelson, 2015

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

“First, I will develop within me the courage to stand up and defend that which I believe to be right. I will declare my personal witness that the heavens are not closed. The Lord continues to guide and direct all of his children on earth if they will but heed his voice.

“I will teach my firm conviction that the foundation of any righteous government is the law that has been received from the Lord to guide and direct man’s efforts. Righteous government receives direction from the Lord.

“The scripture President Tanner quoted bears this out, in our country, in the establishment of this government. ‘And for this purpose have I established the Constitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose, and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood’ (D&C 101:80.)

“I have resolved to do all that is within my power to keep alive the same faith which existed in the hearts and souls of our early founding fathers.

“I reaffirm before you here today of my faith that the Lord God continues to govern the affairs of his children. His law must be the foundation on which all law is based. We must be willing to support, defend, and live in harmony with his divine law.

“Now second, I want to publicly profess my opposition to those who are so caught up in their own learning they believe with their enlightened minds they can change the laws of God. A consensus of mankind is not and never will be empowered to change these divine laws.

“And so today, I sound the same words of warning as Paul the Apostle of old: ‘For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables’ (2 Tim. 4:3–4.)

“I leave you my witness that there is a consistency in the laws of God that will not change. When we conform our lives to his laws we will find a rewarding joy, a fulfillment, and a peace as we live here on earth. When we would pervert or change his laws or disregard them, we must stand the judgments of God, and as surely as that occurs, misery, sorrow, and heartache will be the result.

“May God grant that we may have the courage to stand up and be counted for that which we know to be right, I humbly pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.”

—L. Tom Perry, For the Time Will Come When They Will Not Endure Sound Doctrine, October 1975

[Neil L. Andersen @AndersenNeilL]

We look on life differently; we see way beyond this mortal life. Our trust is in our Heavenly Father and in His Son. Our challenge is to believe in Him and trust in Him, and to know that our choices in this life will follow us beyond the veil.

I shared this message while in New Zealand on a recent assignment.

What Jesus said to His disciples anciently still applies to us today: “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me” (Matthew 16:24).

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

“The ironies in Liberty Jail are many. Though deprived of his constitutional rights, Joseph Smith therein praised the glorious U.S. Constitution. Then, after the misery of Missouri, Joseph declared with inspired anticipation, ‘I am willing to be sacrificed maintaining the laws & Constitution of the United States, if need be, for the general good of mankind.’” —Neal A. Maxwell

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” (Acts 2:38)

P.S. Why do you suppose Church social media accounts on X are sending eyes over to Instagram? Because doctrinal posts struggle to get traction on this platform. That shouldn’t be.

Next time you tap “like” and tip your hat as you mosey on to the more emotionally-engaging religious disputes here on X, consider what posts are getting left behind because engagement is stronger in debate clusters. Feed your support of official Church accounts into the algorithm. Two taps instead of one—share it. Two discussions instead of one—talk about your testimony of this doctrine, don’t just give your ears and voice to the salty opponents.

When we get to the Judgment, it won’t credit us much to reveal how much we did to confirm the existence of horses in ancient North America, or how many enemies we “mogged” on social media. It’ll matter if we did our missionary duty. Make X a better home for the Church. Please and thank you.

[The Book of Mormon @thebookofmormon]

In May 1829, Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery were working on the translation of the Book of Mormon when they came across a passage about the importance of baptism for the remission of sins.

Baptism in the Book of Mormon is an important principle. Head to our Instagram stories to learn more.

#TheBookOfMormon #Baptism

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

“Instead of a river, God often gives us a brook, which may be running today and dried up tomorrow. Why? To teach us not to rest in our blessings, but in the Blesser Himself.” —Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952)

“Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.” (Matt. 6:33-34)

[Jack Ramble @Ramble_Jack]

@RelevantQuest This placement goes hard