Paul

LDS.
Singer/Songwriter

"Whatever questions or problems you have, the answer is always found in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ" - Russell M. Nelson

[Paul @pseino]

I asked Grok to analyze my feed over the last month or so. He gets me... 😂

You present as a deeply committed member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose online presence centers on personal faith in Jesus Christ and the restorative power of His Atonement. Your activity consistently reflects gratitude for prophetic leadership, admiration for the Book of Mormon, and appreciation for the Church’s global growth and doctrinal clarity. You engage respectfully with both supporters and critics, emphasizing shared belief in Christ while defending distinct LDS teachings with patience and humility. Your tone is earnest, reflective, and quietly confident, shaped by years of active participation in church callings, seminary teaching, and personal spiritual experiences that reinforce your conviction that turning to the Savior provides life’s deepest answers.

[Paul @pseino]

One of the principles of creedal Christians that doesn't get spoken about anywhere near enough is the idea that mankind is inherently evil and broken. Inherently bad, able to do nothing good of ourselves.

We are all sinners, yes. But we are also children of God, which tells us that we are inherently born with the seeds of divinity within us. We are inherently divine creatures having a human experience to learn how to reach our full potential.

Knowing that I have an actual Father in Heaven is one of the most important principles that I have learned in my life. This doesn't make me "boastful" as many suggest that it would. On the contrary, it helps me to understand how much I am loved by my Father, and how much He wants me to do the right thing and become more like Him.

[Porter Rockwell’s Bodyguard @prockwellbg]

According to True Religion

I am:
-An actual child of God
-Loved, no matter what I do
-Worth dying for
-destined to become like God
-more than my mistakes
-on earth by choice, for a purpose

[Paul @pseino]

God bless you for being willing.
Sharing lessons with the missionaries is a great blessing. I always love testifying to others of the truths that I've found in my life and watching as the Holy Ghost testifies to their hearts...

[Latter Day Boomstick @LDSBoomstick]

I was so excited to teach a lesson with the Elders tonight. It fell through at the last minute. That's the life of a missionary sometimes. I look at it as a blessing I got to do some extra study and prayer today in preparation. God bless our young men and women out serving. They are wonderful.

[Paul @pseino]

This is all true. Beautiful place to visit. Difficult place to live long-term...

[Harum @arr4m]

I want to experience living in Japan.

[Paul @pseino]

@Nevyn05217348 You are seen and prayed for, mate.

[Paul @pseino]

@Latterdaytruth Congratulations on your .... graduation.... ?... 😂

[Paul @pseino]

@Mormonger 🤣

[Paul @pseino]

I am so blessed to be a teacher at our ward's early morning seminary class. We typically have about a dozen youth who get up early in the morning to come along. The youth are really engaged and ask great questions. It truly is a great blessing of being a part of the Church.

[Peacemaking Saint @PeacemakingSt]

More than one million young Latter-day Saints from age 14 to 30 enroll in religious education classes outside of school and regular church services.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints operates the largest youth/young adult religious education program in the world.

[This Mom Says 🪔🌴 @ThisMomSaid]

“Have you received, His image in your countenance?

Does the light of Christ shine in your eyes?

Would you know Him when He comes again, because you’ll be like?

When He sees you, will the Father know His child”?

[Paul @pseino]

I often see this scripture quoted at Latter-day Saints... But curiously, they always leave out the last clause.. "but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven..."

A plain reading would suggest that this one phrase clarifies that "doing" ie "works" is required, and that Jesus' "Father" is "in heaven," ie "some place other than Jesus"...

Two creedal positions contradicted in the same phrase - in a verse that is frequently (incorrectly) quoted against Later-day Saints...

[JoshN @joshnaa2gez]

Christ is much less interested in the propositional truth claims you give lip service to…

And much more interested in how you act.

Evangelical Christianity has become the inverse of this with their constant downplaying of works and their obsession with declaring things like, “Christ is King!!!”

It’s like, yes, Christ is King, but you take his name in vain when you use it as a shibboleth to distinguish between your comrades and outsiders who “aren’t saved.”

Reminder… Christ did not care that the Pharisees were Abraham’s seed….

He sought the Samaritan woman.

Not the self-proclaimed chosen ones.

[Paul @pseino]

"for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first..." (2 Thessalonians 2:3)

[JoshN @joshnaa2gez]

I’ve been sitting on this one for a bit…

When @ThoughtfulSaint debated @JoeHeschmeyer a few months ago, Joe references Matthew 16:18 where Christ says that the “gates of hell” would not prevail against his church.

Joe then explains that the better translation of that passage reads “hades” instead of “hell.” And he explains that since hades is the realm of the dead- not necessarily a place for sinners- that this verse, properly understood, is saying that DEATH would not prevail against the church.

In other words, the church would never die… or, so Joe argues. And thus, no apostasy and no need for a restoration.

But, as I listened to his argument, I thought…

Hold up, hold up… Isn’t it also true that death did not prevail against Jesus Christ? Isn’t it true Christ overcame death?

And yet, it is also true that Christ died!

But, what happened, Joe?

He was resurrected.

His body was restored to life.

And so, could it not be that Christ’s church, also, was meant to die and be reborn?

Just as we are meant to do spiritually.

Just as Christ did physically.

His body died and was restored… and perhaps his church was also!

For did not Paul say that the Church is “the body of Christ?”

[Paul @pseino]

Indeed, revelation does take work. It is a principle into which we need to grow, and for which we need to learn, experience, even experiment.

This is why, sadly, so few are familiar with it. But it is still real. God seeks to communicate with us. And He reveals more to those who dilligenty seek and apply the things that He teaches...

[Hank Smith @hankrsmith]

I threw together a quick lesson for a friend on how to receive revelation. Had a feeling to share here. (See what I did there?) 🙂

What would add/change? ⬇️

Learning to Hear Him

Have you ever had a question you desperately needed answered — and heaven felt silent?

You’re not alone. And I’d suggest that silence isn’t indifference. It might actually be an invitation.

Think of the Lord as the greatest coach you’ve ever had. Not the kind who hands you the playbook and sends you out. The kind who lets you struggle, grapple, and wrestle — because he knows that’s exactly how you grow. He’s not just interested in answering this question. He’s interested in building the kind of person who can receive answers to every question you’ll ever face. He’s more interested in your growth than your comfort.

So if this feels hard — good. You’re on the right track.

A Little Homework

Here are some scriptures I’d love for you to sit with. Every single one features a real person wrestling with a real problem, desperately wanting the Lord’s guidance. Sound familiar?

• D&C 4
• D&C 8:2–3; D&C 9:6–9
• D&C 11:6–22
• Mosiah 26:13–23
• Enos 1:2–19
• Ether 2:18–25; 3:1–6
• Joseph Smith History 1:8–20
• Moses 1:1–26
• Numbers 13:1–33; 14:1–11
• Esther 4–7
• Mark 8:22–25
• Luke 24:13–33
• Acts 10

As You Read, Look for (or research) These Four Things

1. What was the question and what brought it about?
2. How did they seek the Lord’s help?
3. How did they receive an answer?
4. What did they do with that answer?

You won’t find all four in every story — and that’s part of the lesson too.

One last thing. If this list feels like a lot of work — it is. Revelation takes work. You’ll be spiritually exhausted going through this, the same way you’re physically exhausted after a hard practice or a long run. The exhaustion means something is happening inside of you.

[Gerrit W. Gong @GerritWGong]

Just as the disciples on the road to Emmaus ask Jesus to abide with them, Jesus Christ promises to abide with us.

[Alma The Defender @antiantimormon]

God loves you. He wants to bring you into His presence. He wants you to have access to Him.

Moses was not the only one to see the face of God.

At Sinai, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders also saw the God of Israel and “did eat and drink” with Him.

Exodus 24 shows what these elders did before they were able to see God. They:

-Were delivered by God from Egypt
-Were instructed from the Book of the Covenant by Moses
-Covenanted with God
-Promised to be obedient to all that He said
-Participated in a sacrificial ordinance at the altar
-Were sprinkled with the blood of the sacrifice as a covenant

Then they were able to see God.

After this, they were invited to build a tabernacle so God could continue to dwell among them.

Mount Sinai was sacred space that was set apart with boundaries. The people were sanctified, a sacrifice was offered, covenants were made, and then some were able to ascend into the presence of God.

The commandments were given to bring the people closer to Him. God invited Israel into covenant so they could become a holy people, a kingdom of priests, able to stand before Him.

How do we come into God’s presence today?

Through covenants and ordinances with Him in the temple.

The children of Israel were not only invited to come to the mountain, they were commanded to build a tabernacle so that God could remain in their presence and dwell among them.

[Paul @pseino]

@TeeplesCY And d-level celebrities to become f-level celebrities...

[Christ'sCovenantPower @ChristCovenants]

Elder Dale G. Renlund: “Multiple covenants draw us closer to Christ and connect us more strongly to Him. Through these covenants, we have greater access to His power.”

[Josh S 🕍 @carbonmfg]

Alma 33 bears witness to the power of focusing on Christ.

This epic story of deliverance is interesting because the wins are crossing the sea, and snakes, and water, and mountains - but those in the story didn't feel like it was good.

We walk through deserts complaining in life - when will we be delivered - maybe we already are.

When bitten by snakes the choice was to focus on a symbol of Jesus and live, or focus on the snake bite and die. It's all perspective. It's a beautiful salvation or a painful death depending on where we look and how we view life's circumstances.

Are they endless challenges or are we already in the cool part of our hero's journey?

Look to Christ and you'll find yourself walking through the sea in dry ground, drinking the sweet waters, eating mannah, being protected by snakes (even if they still bite) and coming to Sinai and the promise land.

It's all a beautiful journey with the right focus.

[Paul @pseino]

"The Lord looketh on the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7)

A timeless principle...

[JoshN @joshnaa2gez]

Despite major theological differences, Latter-day Saints are much more likely to accept as legitimate the discipleship of mainstream Christians, while the reverse is rarely true.

Why is that?

I think what we’re seeing is a fundamental philosophical difference between the two groups.

You see, while both sides believe the grace of Jesus Christ alone saves us, we have different views about what qualifies us for the application of grace.

A mainstream Christian- especially a Protestant/born again/evangelical- is likely to point to the need to accept certain propositional truths…

“You must accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior.”

“You must believe in the Trinity.”

Etc.

Catholics are similar, but are more focused on receiving the sacraments, etc.

Latter-day Saints, on the other hand, are more prone to believe that the application of grace comes as the Lord looks upon our “works and the desires of our heart.”

Thus, as a Latter-day Saint, no matter how much I believe the medieval Christian creeds are an abomination, I still see people of other faiths living truly Christian lives…

Loving their enemies.

Caring for the poor.

Keeping the sabbath day holy.

Standing for biblical morality in an increasingly secular world.

And expressing their heartfelt testimony and love for Jesus Christ, who saved them from a life of sin.

I see them, and I think, “Yes! That is what Christianity is all about.”

In fact, I would go further. I would say that any person who honestly seeks the truth and tries to live a Christ-like life - no matter the religion he claims…

That man is so much more a Christian than many who actually claim Christianity but do not those things.

See, it’s not that Latter-day Saints don’t think propositional truth matters. In fact, we believe “the Glory of God is intelligence,” and that we must seek after truth wherever we can find it.

Gaining truth is crucial.

But, we do not believe God is going to punish us for honest ignorance. He is watching us to see what we will do with the truth we have received.

And when evaluating your Christianity, I am much more interested in how you act than in the truth claims you give lip service to.

So, deny our Christianity if you want, but Latter-day Saints judge our discipleship based on what Jesus himself taught:

“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”

[𝕬𝖓𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖘 @TheGermanicist]

@sola_chad ��If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15).

Jesus literally commands obedience

[Paul @pseino]

@FightofFaith Yes, but what did Jesus mean when He said "keep my commandments"...?

[Paul @pseino]

@gwowls @sister_slay So, do you "gwowl"...?