Adam Haymond

Disciple of Christ | Christian | Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

[Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee]

Read the Book of Mormon.

Cover to cover.

Pray about it, asking sincerely to know whether it’s true (the final chapter provides specific guidance on this point).

Then tell me whether Latter-day Saints believe in Jesus Christ.

Will you accept that challenge?

[Jordan Brimley @jmbrim3]

Quote I shared in my Sunday School lesson today that I think is so needed for our day.

President Spencer W. Kimball said, “The burning bushes, the smoking mountains, the sheets of four-footed beasts, the Cumorahs, and the Kirtlands were realities; but they were the exceptions. The great volume of revelation came to Moses and to Joseph and comes to today’s prophet in the less spectacular way that of deep impressions, without spectacle or glamour or dramatic events.  Always expecting the spectacular, many will miss entirely the constant flow of revealed communication.”

[Brigham's Burner @FiredUpCoug]

When you say I have to accept “the Nicene Creed” to be Christian, could you be more specific?

Do you mean the creed produced in A.D. 325 at a council convened by the Roman emperor Constantine, who was trying to settle the Arian controversy and preserve unity in his empire?

Or do you mean the version most Christians actually recite today, which comes from A.D. 381, when another Roman emperor, Theodosius I, convened the First Council of Constantinople to settle further disputes and more fully define the doctrine of the Holy Spirit?

Because that seems like a pretty important distinction.

One was created under Constantine, a Roman emperor with no priesthood authority, whose interest in Christianity was inseparable from his interest in imperial stability.

The other was expanded under Theodosius, another Roman emperor who used state power to enforce religious uniformity.

And somehow I��m supposed to believe that my faith in Jesus Christ is invalid unless I accept the theological conclusions of emperor-sponsored councils held centuries after Christ and His apostles?

You are free to trust those councils, led by rulers of the same empire that crucified Christ.

But please stop pretending that your post-biblical, politically entangled, imperial committee language is simply “biblical truth.”

And stop acting like you have the authority to decide who is and is not Christian based on a person’s willingness to pledge allegiance to Rome’s preferred definition of the Divine.

[Handre @Handre]

Andrew Jackson destroyed the Second Bank of the United States in 1836, delivering the single greatest blow to financial tyranny in American history. You won't hear this story told correctly in any economics textbook, because it reveals how central banking works: as a government-sponsored cartel that redistributes wealth from productive citizens to politically connected bankers.

The Second Bank held a 20-year federal charter starting in 1816. It controlled the money supply, issued currency, and held government deposits. Sound familiar? Nicholas Biddle, the bank's president, wielded more economic power than any elected official. He could trigger financial panics at will by restricting credit. He bought newspapers and bribed congressmen. When Jackson opposed recharter in 1832, Biddle deliberately crashed the economy to punish him.

Jackson called it "a hydra of corruption" and he was right. The bank created artificial booms through credit expansion, then triggered busts when politically convenient. Biddle openly bragged about manipulating markets. Free market economists and Jackson both recognized the core insight: this was legalized counterfeiting with government backing, not free market banking.

The political establishment united against Jackson. Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and the entire Whig Party defended the bank. Biddle spent millions buying influence. The press attacked Jackson as an economic ignoramus. Every "respectable" voice supported recharter. Jackson stood alone with the American people.

After Jackson killed the bank, the country experienced the strongest economic growth in its history. From 1837 to 1862, America operated without a central bank. Industry flourished. Wages rose. Innovation exploded. This wasn't coincidence. When you stop subsidizing financial speculation and let productive capital find its natural home, prosperity follows.

Central banks don't stabilize economies: they destabilize them for private gain.

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

Why does everything feel like theater?

We have a Congress that won't pass something 83% people want.

We have a judicial system that doesn’t hold criminals accountable.

We have an education system that doesn’t educate.

We have a non-profit system that profits from our tax dollars.

We have a health care industry that profits from you staying sick.

We have a financial industry that needs you to stay in debt.

We have an insurance industry that fights every single claim.

It just all feels so fake, so theatrical.

[Peacemaking Saint @PeacemakingSt]

“Consider how we use our time in the choices we make in viewing television, playing video games, surfing the Internet, or reading books or magazines. Of course it is good to view wholesome entertainment or to obtain interesting information. But not everything of that sort is worth the portion of our life we give to obtain it. Some things are better, and others are best. When the Lord told us to seek learning, He said, ‘Seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom’”

President Dallin H. Oaks

[Clint Teeples @TeeplesCY]

Elder Holland to students at Harvard Law on “why do these Mormons stir up such emotions in people and why are they not considered Christian by some.”

[James Divis @j_divis]

PROTECT FAMILIES.

Get married: a man to a woman.

Have kids of your own.

Support each other as equal partners.

Comment why family is important to you below! 👇🏼

[Captain M'honri @CaptMahonri]

Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God. The family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.
-The Family: A Proclamation to the World.

[Latter-day Truth @Latterdaytruth]

Happy Family Month!

Repost if you support the Family Proclamation!

Let’s #FloodXwithTruth!

[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.

[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.”

[Dieter F. Uchtdorf @UchtdorfDF]

Surrounded by majestic mountains and serene lakes, Salzburg, Austria has a quiet beauty that has long touched our hearts. Harriet and I felt a deep sense of gratitude as we returned to this remarkable place—a place filled with sacred memories. 

I was serving in the Europe West Area Presidency when Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles—who had once served as a young missionary in Salzburg in 1937—organized the Salzburg Austria Stake in 1997. 

Now, nearly 30 years after that special occasion, I was blessed to dedicate the beautifully renovated Salzburg Stake Center. Moments like these remind us that the Lord is mindful of His children, wherever they may be. 

We express heartfelt gratitude for the faithful members who are building up The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this land. Much of what has been accomplished is the result of quiet devotion—of disciples, both seen and unseen, who follow the Savior with humble, steadfast faith. 

I pray that this chapel will always be a house of peace—where Jesus Christ is at the center, where His love is felt, and where all are joyfully invited to come unto Him.

[Matthew Watkins @ITalkOfChrist]

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[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).

[Kyle Becker @kylenabecker]

Western Civilization didn't flourish because "white males" stopped other groups from succeeding.

The West thrived because of rational thought, individual rights, and free enterprise.

"White males" that invented the steam engine, electric generation, the combustion engine, flight, and space exploration did not do so because they "stole" the ideas of minorities.

These inventions helped lift mankind out of ignorance and hardship, improving the quality of life for all of humanity.

"White males" didn't oppress the entire world, they helped make it a better place.

"White males" didn't oppress everyone's rights, they invented the idea of rights and paid in blood to liberate tens of millions of people.

"White males" didn't invent slavery, they ended it.

"White males" didn't invent tyranny, they devised a form of government to end it.

Destroying Western Civilization isn't about empowering groups that were "oppressed." It is about tearing down civilization itself so that globalist parasites can rule over all of us.

[Patrick Kearon @PatrickKearon]

The purpose of making covenants is to draw us closer to our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. We are beloved sons and daughters of God, and He desires that we experience joy in this life. Our covenants can serve as constant reminders of these sacred truths.

[Dallin H. Oaks @OaksDallinH]

The Savior has commanded each of us to love God and to love our neighbor. We are grateful for the faithful efforts of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who strive to fulfill this divine commandment. Their service is a witness of discipleship. 

My counselors in the First Presidency and I recently visited the Church’s new humanitarian center in Salt Lake City. This facility will serve an important role in preparing and distributing emergency supplies to meet global needs. 

I express appreciation for members of the Church and for all who minister in quiet and consistent ways. I testify of Jesus Christ, whose light and Spirit guide the children of God in caring for the poor and the distressed throughout the world.  

May we each accept and act upon this sacred responsibility to bless the lives of all of our Father’s children.

[Uzi @UziCryptoo]

When I worked at Sears in the early 90's, the people there built entire lives off those jobs.

The guy running appliances had three kids, coached little league every weekend, and retired after 32 years with a pension.

One of the women in customer service bought her first house working full-time there, and the older guy in hardware took the same vacation to the Ozarks every summer because he could actually afford to unplug for a week.

The managers knew everybody by name, the Christmas bonuses actually meant something, and the store was packed every holiday season because business was booming.

Nobody thought they were "stuck" working retail - it was honest work that paid enough to live with dignity.

Somewhere along the way, corporations started making record profits while the people keeping the place running could barely afford rent.

When exactly did a steady full-time job stop being enough to build a normal life?

[Nate Alder @AlderNate]

For nearly 200 years, critics have claimed Joseph Smith “wrote” the Book of Mormon.

Okay.

Then prove it.

Not with assumptions. Not with ridicule. Not with recycled anti-LDS theories that collapse every few decades.

Actually prove HOW he did it.

Show the drafts. Show the outline. Show the research notes. Show the source manuscript. Show the co-authors. Show the revision process.

Because what we DO know is this:

A 23-year-old frontier farm boy dictated ~500 pages in roughly 60 working days with: • no formal education • no manuscript in front of him • no rewrites • no library surrounding him • no modern editing tools

And somehow produced: • complex narrative arcs • hundreds of interconnected names • intricate Hebraic literary structures like chiasmus • ancient Near Eastern themes • internally consistent geography, politics, theology, and chronology

Critics have proposed dozens of theories: • Spaulding theory • plagiarism theory • conspiracy theory • “he was a genius” theory

And when those fail, some even claim: “The devil did it.”

But that creates an even bigger problem.

The Book of Mormon testifies of Jesus Christ constantly. In fact, the name “Jesus Christ” appears more frequently in the Book of Mormon than in the Bible when adjusted for length. Its entire stated purpose is to bring people unto Christ, teach repentance, condemn sin, strengthen faith in the Savior, and testify that Jesus is the Son of God and Redeemer of the world.

So the argument becomes:

Satan inspired a book whose entire purpose is to convince people to follow Jesus Christ?

That completely contradicts scripture itself:

“Satan divideth against himself and against none else.” (3 Nephi 18:20)

The Book of Mormon leads millions to: • pray more • repent more • worship Christ more • read scripture more • strengthen families • abandon addictions • serve others • seek holiness

That is the exact opposite of the fruits Christ warned us about when describing false spirits.

Critics have spent nearly 200 years attacking Joseph Smith, yet they still cannot explain where the Book of Mormon actually came from.

At some point, dismissing Joseph Smith requires more faith than listening to him.

Because if he didn’t translate it…

Where exactly did the Book of Mormon come from?

One thing critics rarely acknowledge:

The Book of Mormon is not just “about Jesus Christ.”

It is saturated with Him.

Jesus Christ is referenced 3,925 times in the Book of Mormon — roughly once every 1.7 verses.

And that matters because some critics literally claim: “The devil inspired the Book of Mormon.”

Think about that for a second.

The same book that: • teaches faith in Jesus Christ • teaches repentance • condemns sin • calls people to baptism • strengthens families • teaches charity • testifies of Christ’s atonement • invites people to pray • repeatedly declares Jesus is the Son of God

…is supposedly satanic?

That argument collapses under its own weight.

Critics still cannot explain how Joseph Smith produced the Book of Mormon naturally: • no drafts • no outline • no manuscript • no formal education • dictated in roughly 60 working days • deeply Hebraic literary patterns • internally consistent narrative structure

So when natural explanations fail, some jump to: “Well maybe Satan did it.”

But Christ Himself taught: “A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand.”

Why would Satan inspire a book whose entire purpose is bringing people TO Jesus Christ?

At some point, critics have to do more than mock Joseph Smith.

They need to explain the Book of Mormon itself.