David Goates

husband, father, grandfather, who believes politics and religion should not be taboo topics for discussion in polite company

[Pastor Greg Locke @pastorlocke]

In 50 years of my existence, I never understood this until now….
There’s no English word for a parent who loses a child.
We have words like:
• Widow (a wife who loses her husband)
• Widower (a husband who loses his wife)
• Orphan (a child who loses their parents)
But nothing for a mom or dad who has to bury their son or daughter. The grief is so deep that no English word was ever found worthy to explain it.
Some people use the Sanskrit word “Vilomah” — it means “against the natural order.” That’s exactly what it feels like. Kids aren’t supposed to go before their parents. It breaks the way life is supposed to work — the order the Lord set in place for families.
That’s why this grief cuts so much deeper. It’s not just losing someone you love — it’s losing a part of your future, your heart, and everything you hoped for. It’s completely unnatural. It’s confusing. It takes your breath away. The Bible shows us this kind of sorrow, like when David wept bitterly for Absalom or when Job lost all his children in one day. It shakes a parent to the core. The pain doesn’t really go away. It just changes.
But thank God, He is close to the brokenhearted and He binds up their wounds. If you know a parent who’s been through this, just love on them, sit with them, and give them grace. They need it more than you know. 💔

[El Jefe de Colorado Tweets @jefe_tweets]

Benjamin Franklin: "If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately." https://t.co/Ma8T135jmW

[Alice 👑 @shouq_al90149]

When you were in high school!?

[David Goates @dgoates]

@shouq_al90149 Beach Boys

Beatles

[Kinza @Kinza1278]

🤔

[David Goates @dgoates]

@Kinza1278 Turtle 🐢

[Church News @the_churchnews]

Elder Renlund offers five “cairns” to guide missionaries “confidently and joyfully” through their mission
During a devotional at the Provo Missionary Training Center, Elder @DaleGRenlund discussed five metaphorical cairns to assist missionaries in serving their missions “confidently and joyfully.”

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Wise words ⚾️🧢

[chesed1973 @chesed1973]

Lot looked at the Jordan Valley and saw abundance.

Abram looked to God.

Yeshua later taught:

"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness."

The temptation is always to chase what appears secure.

A better job. A better investment. A better opportunity.

None of those things are wrong in themselves.

The question is what comes first.

Lot sought the fertile land first. Abram sought God first.

One pursued provision. The other pursued the Provider.

Scripture consistently teaches that the second path is the wiser one.

[chesed1973 @chesed1973]

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[Baseball In Pics @baseballinpix]

Sandy Koufax and Roy Campanella at spring training at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida. Photo by Jayne Kamin. Campanella caught 40 games for Koufax from 1955-57.

[Liza @Liza137823]

Riddle time! Guess below 👀

[David Goates @dgoates]

@Liza137823 A needle 🪡

[David Goates @dgoates]

@TruthHolder2023 Pick just ONE verse to describe discipleship.

This is mine.

🙏🏼🙏🏼🌞🌞🤩🤩

[Brent @TruthHolder2023]

Here's just one of THOUSANDS of testimonies of Jesus Christ contained in the Book of Mormon-Another Testament of Jesus Christ. The Book of Mormon references the Savior, God the Father and the Holy Spirit 8,031 times!!!

That's more than ANY book ever writting.

[Church News @the_churchnews]

In what Sister Amy A. Wright, first counselor in the Primary general presidency, described as “one of the most sacred invitations in the scriptures,” the voice of God the Father invites the Nephites gathered at the temple in the land of Bountiful to “Behold, my Beloved Son” (3 Nephi 11:7).

The Savior then descended out of heaven to stand in the midst of the people, saying: “Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world” (3 Nephi 11:9-10).

Speaking during an @EnsignSLC devotional, Sister Wright shared five of the Savior’s invitations to “behold,” highlighting the associated blessings.

Read more at the link in the thread below.

📸: Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

[Peacemaking Saint @PeacemakingSt]

"As we consider various choices, we should remember that it is not enough that something is good. Other choices are better, and still others are best. Even though a particular choice is more costly, its far greater value may make it the best choice of all."

[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

"Gifted with no flair whatever for the spectacular, except as it might be produced by the solid crash of bat against ball at some tense moment, lost in the honey days of a ballplayer's career in the white glare of the great spotlight that followed Babe Ruth.
Lou Gehrig nevertheless more than packed his share of the load."
Bill Corum on Lou Gehrig.
"He was all pitcher that Hubbell.
I've had thrills galore, but I don't think any one of them topped that one."
In 1936 Giants pitcher and screwball specialist Carl Hubbell had not given up a home run with runners on, in the ENTIRE season.
Carl Hubbell faced Lou Gehrig in the World Series with one runner on and Lou Gehrig knocked out a two run homer.
"There is no room in baseball for discrimination.
It is our National Pastime and a game for all."
Lou Gehrig.

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

“A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.”

-John Burroughs