Brookie Nels

[Dallin H. Oaks @OaksDallinH]

The literal resurrection of Jesus is, of course, the subject of so many scriptures that it is settled doctrine for believers of the Bible and Book of Mormon. For us, the universal resurrection is equally certain.

I wonder if we fully appreciate the enormous significance of our belief in a literal, universal resurrection. The conviction that death is not the conclusion of our identity changes the whole perspective of our mortal life.

It affects how we look on the physical challenges of mortality. It gives us the strength and perspective to endure the mortal challenges faced by each of us and by those we love.

It signifies that mortal deficiencies are only temporary! It also gives us the courage to face our own death or that of loved ones—even deaths we might call premature.

Our belief in the resurrection also encourages us to fulfill our family responsibilities in mortality. It helps us live together in love in this life in anticipation of joyful reunions and associations in the next.

#GreaterLove #GeneralConference

Artwork: “Above All” by Kelsy and Jesse Lighweave

[Brookie Nels @brookienels]

@QTHESTORMM It’s my dream mom car!! I have 3 children

[Tim Allen @ofctimallen]

Times may change but friends are forever

#ToyStory5 is only in theaters June 19

[Dave Christison @dave_christison]

We don’t appreciate Charlie Puth enough

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

Elon Musk: “My last words would be: I would encourage everyone to be optimistic and excited about the future. For quality of life, it’s better to err on the side of being an optimist and wrong rather than a pessimist and right.”

[BYU Men's Basketball @BYUMBB]

y’all seeing this?

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

Milky Way galaxy rising above Monument Valley.

[Joe Colangelo @Itsjoeco]

The bankers have chosen a new Treasury Secretary

[John Rich @JohnRichTV]

Five Guys sells a double cheeseburger for $11.59 and a single cheeseburger for $9.79. That implies their patties are worth $1.80, and a pair of buns are $7.99

Just something I thought about for the first time and thought was kinda stupid

[Harrison Schenck @FractionalList]

This is how we change the world

[cold 🥑 @coldhealing]

4th of july being a permanent thursday holiday with a four day weekend every year like thanksgiving would strengthen the american national identity to levels not seen since the 1980s

[The Redheaded libertarian @TRHLofficial]

“Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the revolutionary army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the revolutionary war.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners, men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers or both, looted the properties of Ellery, Clymer, Hall, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. The owner quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates.
Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: ‘For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.’”

~Michael W. Smith

[m@thew @TweetPotato314]

[agustus gloop falls into the chocolate river]

me: *under my breath* this is going to ruin the tour

[Dieter F. Uchtdorf @UchtdorfDF]

It probably goes without saying that everyone wants to be happy. Nevertheless, it also goes without saying that not everyone is happy. Sadly, it seems that, for many people, happiness is hard to find.
 
Why is that? If happiness is the one thing we humans desire most, why are we so unsuccessful at finding it? To paraphrase a country song, maybe we’ve been looking for joy in all the wrong places.

Life is not an endless sequence of emotional highs. Feeling sad is not a sign of failure. In this life, at least, joy and sorrow are inseparable companions. Like all of you, I have felt my share of disappointment, sorrow, sadness, and remorse.

However, I have also experienced for myself the glorious dawn that fills the soul with joy so profound that it can scarcely be kept in. I have discovered for myself that this peaceful confidence comes from following the Savior and walking in His way.

The peace He gives us is not like what the world gives. It’s better. It’s higher and holier. Jesus said, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).

The gospel of Jesus Christ is truly the good news of great joy! It is a message of matchless hope! It is a message of yoke bearing and burden lifting, of light gathering, of heavenly favor, higher understanding, eternal security, and everlasting glory! #GeneralConference

[Cosmo Cougar @cosmo_cougar]

Happy Easter Cougs! Loved hearing your testimonies💙

[Gary E. Stevenson @StevensonGaryE]

In addition to the important verses about Easter in the New Testament, the Book of Mormon shares the greatest Easter story ever told. Let it not be the greatest Easter story never told.

I invite you to look at the Book of Mormon in a new light and consider the profound witness of the reality of the risen Christ as well as the richness and depth of the doctrine of Christ. #BecauseofHim

[Dale G. Renlund @DaleGRenlund]

Because Jesus Christ endured the infinite atoning sacrifice, He empathizes perfectly with us. The marks in the palms of His hands continually remind Him of you and your circumstances.

Jesus Christ overcame the world and “absorbed” all unfairness. Because of Him, we can have peace in this world and be of good cheer. For those who come unto Him, joy and gladness will replace grief and sorrow. #BecauseofHim

[Gerrit W. Gong @GerritWGong]

We celebrate the living Jesus Christ at this season of Easter. He came and comes to heal the brokenhearted, deliver the captives, recover sight to the blind, and set at liberty those who are bruised. 

Because He knows our pains, afflictions, sicknesses, our “temptations of every kind,” (Alma 7:11) He can, with mercy, succor us according to our infirmities. #BecauseofHim

[Ulisses Soares @Ulisses__Soares]

As disciples of the Prince of Peace, we have been instructed to live with “hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another” (Mosiah 18:21).

May we spread out our robes of love and palm leaves of charity, walking in the footsteps of the Prince of Peace as we prepare to celebrate the miracle of the empty tomb. #BecauseofHim