Ben Lambert

Investor at Pelion Venture Partners

[Ben Lambert @benclambert]

@teddyferrin @RogerSteeleJr Lol

[Sterling Snow @sterlingmsnow]

Claude is pending and ChatGPT is live.

Been very cool to see all the ways Brands are using Redo + LLM of choice.

The team did some very cool work here.

🚀🚀🚀

[Peacemaking Saint @PeacemakingSt]

Happy Mother's Day!

There is no role more important on Earth.

[Justin Hart @justin_hart]

😳 There be GIANTS there!

Biblical texts and ancient documents make not infrequent mention of giants living among the children of men. Found in 1948 among the Qumran caves, the Book of Giants depicts a curious story about the prophet Enoch.

120 years before their discovery, Joseph Smith produced The Book of Moses, which conveys the SAME story. How did this unlearned farmboy get this right –– along with the actual name of the giant, Mahijah?!

[Ryan Delk @delk]

We're finally launching the feature I've always dreamed of as a parent:

A real-time, transparent view into your child's academic progress.

Available now for every Primer family.

[Ryan Delk @delk]

We need thousands of new, low-cost schools across the US.

But outdated state and local regulations make this arduous at best and impossible at worst.

Today we're announcing a new, non-profit advocacy org to fix this: Schools for America.

[Justin Hart @justin_hart]

Here we go.

I want you to know this: I'm going to be posting occasionally about my faith as a Latter-day Saint. I have a firm testimony of the Book of Mormon from a personal witness, but it's understandable if people have questions about its veracity.

Note that the first several chapters of the Book of Mormon take place in 600 BC Jerusalem.

The question at hand: how could Joseph Smith have gotten SO MUCH RIGHT about that culture, namesakes, locations, politics, language, of military practices from pre-exile Judah if he conjured the Book of Mormon from whole cloth in 1830?!

We defer, of course, to the greatest LDS scholar and apologist: Hugh Nibley:

[BYU FOOTBALL @BYUfootball]

Congrats @YsTanman11!! @Raiders ✍️

[AJ Dybantsa @AJ_Dybantsa]

Thank you BYU 💙

[Ben Lambert @benclambert]

@teddyferrin Sell @rivethealth. Join an elite country club. Baller.

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

If the SPLC (!) was funding the hate groups they claimed to be fighting, what does this suggest re the rest of the censorship/debanking complex of the last decade?

[tyler hogge @thogge]

HELP NEEDED:

do i know anyone who has a contact at Apple App Store?

A portfolio company has a release held for 6 days with no response from them.

[Kirk Rollins @nicoraytruth]

Lehi’s Vision of the Tree of Life from the Book of Mormon. I argue that this scripture is a dense psychological map encoding the universal human struggle for meaning, the mechanics of social conformity, and the architecture of sacrifice.

[Trae Stephens @traestephens]

Hoping @primer and @delk can bring us to The Diamond Age promised land.

[Ben Lambert @benclambert]

Primer is changing Education in America!

[Ryan Delk @delk]

Filmed at a real Primer school.

Starring real Primer students.

A 200 year vision for American Education:

[Riley Jensen @RileyJensen]

Frustrated Dad Alert

One of my favorite memories growing up was heading to the local high school with my Dad and brothers. We’d play catch, hit tennis balls, play catch with a football, or smack baseballs on those empty fields. Pure joy.

Today I drove my kids to two Granite School District high schools on a perfect 61° spring day. I wanted to time my daughter on the track and throw with my son.

**Both schools were locked down like Fort Knox.**
Fields empty. Tracks empty. Gates chained. No one there.

I’ve heard every excuse in the book — and they all stink worse than armpits.

We live in a world that’s already fighting to pull kids off phones and get them moving. Why are we making it harder? High school football and baseball participation numbers are dropping for a reason — kids literally can’t find a safe place to practice, disconnect from screens, and connect with their parents.

@GovCox @GraniteSchools — there has to be a better way. Open the fields and tracks when school’s not in session, including weekends. Let families use what our tax dollars already paid for. These are not private clubs for members only. If you were a charter school, I get it, but we pay for these beautiful fields and tracks.

This isn’t just my problem. This is every Utah kid’s problem.

@BarstoolGruden knock on wood if you’re with me…

Who else is with me?
Tag a parent. Tag a coach. Tag your school board member.
Let’s make some noise until they open the gates.

#OpenTheFields #GraniteSchools #GetKidsOutside

[tyler hogge @thogge]

Today is resurrection Sunday, but we call it Easter.

Here’s what happened:

Jesus’ body had been in the tomb for 38 or 40 hours - Friday evening to Sunday morning - 3 days as the Jews measured time.

Mary Magdalene, still grieving, felt compelled to see Him. She walked to the tomb in the early morning, while it was still dark, with spices to prepare His dead body.

She arrives to see the stone had been removed from the tomb. Mary is shocked. One account says she ran to tell Peter and others to come and see.

They all come to the empty tomb. All of them believe His body has been stolen - forgetting that He had told them He would raise himself from the dead.

They all leave except Mary, who stayed at the tomb, crying. Once again, just like at the cross, Mary would not leave His presence.

An angel appears to Mary and asked her why she was weeping. Mary says because someone has taken the body of her Lord.

The angel replies: “He is not here, for He is risen. As He said.”

As He said.

Mary is stunned.

She sees another Man, who she thinks is the gardener. This Man also asks Mary why she is weeping. She begs the Man to tell her where He has moved the body of Jesus.

The Man replies with one word:

“Mary.”

At this moment Mary knew it was Jesus. She becomes the first witness of the resurrection, but not the last.

Jesus then shows himself to his closest friends. He eats with them again. He asks them to feel His hands and side (which were both pierced). He fished with them again. He walked with them again.

These many witnesses of the resurrection recorded their stories for all to read.

Christians believe this event - resurrection Sunday - is the crowning event of human history.

For the first time Man had overcome death.

And even more importantly, this resurrection meant that Jesus had done exactly what was necessary to reconcile man to God.

Two impossible problems prevent us from returning to God and obtaining eternal life: sin and death. But these impossible problems were solved by the same person.

By living a sinless life and voluntarily sacrificing himself, He overcame sin, and created a way for the destroying angel to “passover” each of us by following Him. And by being resurrected He overcomes death as well.

As a result, we can all inherit eternal life if we choose to.

I believe this all actually happened.

Happy Easter! 🤝

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

He is risen! And because Christ rose again, we will too. Thanks to Him, no pain, fear, failure, or unfairness is permanent. This is greater love. This is Easter.

[Clint Teeples @TeeplesCY]

2025 was the strongest year in Latter-day Saint history.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

– Seminary and Institute enrollment: Highest ever

– Convert baptisms: Highest ever

– Missionaries serving: Highest ever

– BYU System enrollment: Highest ever

– FSY participation: Highest ever

[tyler hogge @thogge]

Today is Good Friday.

But what happened today?
Why is it important?
And why is it called Good?

Constructing a strict hour-by-hour timeline of Good Friday is a bit of a puzzle because the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) use different methods of keeping time. However, by harmonizing these accounts, we can create a chronological flow of the 24 hours leading from the Last Supper to the Burial.

The Late Night (Thursday Night – Friday Early Morning)

• 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM: The Agony in the Garden
After the Last Supper, Jesus retreats to the Garden of Gethsemane. He experiences intense emotional agony while his disciples repeatedly fall asleep.

• 2:00 AM – 3:00 AM: The Betrayal and Arrest
Judas Iscariot arrives with a mob. Jesus is identified with a kiss and arrested. The disciples scatter in fear.

• 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM: Religious Trials Begin
Jesus is taken first to Annas (the former High Priest) and then to Caiaphas (the current High Priest). During this window, Peter denies knowing Jesus three times before the rooster crows.

• 5:00 AM – 6:00 AM: The Sanhedrin’s Verdict
At daybreak, the full Jewish council (the Sanhedrin) officially convenes. They find Jesus guilty of blasphemy and decide he must die, but they lack the legal authority to execute him under Roman law.
The Morning (Friday)

• 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM: First Trial Before Pilate
Jesus is bound and led to Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor. Pilate finds no legal grounds for execution and, upon learning Jesus is a Galilean, sends him to Herod Antipas.

• 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM: Before Herod
Herod questions Jesus and mocks him, dressing him in a "royal" robe. Jesus remains silent. Herod sends him back to Pilate.

• 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: The Final Sentence
Pilate attempts to release Jesus by offering the crowd a choice between him and Barabbas. The crowd chooses Barabbas. To appease them, Pilate has Jesus scourged and then washes his hands of the matter, sentencing him to crucifixion.

• 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: The Way of the Cross
Jesus is forced to carry his cross (the patibulum) toward Golgotha. Weak from the scourging, he stumbles, and Simon of Cyrene is pressed into service to carry the cross for him.

The Crucifixion (Friday Midday)

• 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: The Nailing to the Cross
Jesus is stripped and nailed to the cross between two thieves. He utters the first of his "Seven Last Words," asking for forgiveness for his executioners. Soldiers gamble for his clothing.

• 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM: The Darkness
A supernatural darkness covers the land for three hours. This is the period of Jesus’s greatest physical and spiritual suffering.

• 3:00 PM: The Death of Jesus
Jesus cries out, "It is finished," and gives up his spirit. At this moment, the veil of the Temple is torn in two from top to bottom, and an earthquake occurs.

The Evening (Friday Night)

• 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: The Pierced Side
To ensure he is dead, a Roman soldier pierces Jesus's side with a spear; blood and water flow out. Joseph of Arimathea goes to Pilate to request the body.

• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: The Burial
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus hastily wrap the body in linen and spices. They place Jesus in a new, hewn-out rock tomb nearby because the Sabbath (which begins at sundown) is approaching.

• 6:00 PM – Midnight: The Silent Sabbath
The stone is rolled across the entrance of the tomb. The disciples go into hiding, and the women observe the location of the tomb, planning to return with more spices once the Sabbath ends.

It is called Good Friday, because although Jesus suffered a horrendous death, His willing sacrfice created a path of reconciliation between man and God. In Old English, "good" historically carried the definition of "holy" or "pious". Therefore, Good Friday is synonymous with "Holy Friday," which is still used in many languages.