Steven Kelly

Utah dad sharing faith, family, and ideas that make life better. Husband. Traveler.

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"Personal disappointments should never keep us from the doctrine of Christ, who taught us to serve, not to be served." — Dallin H. Oaks

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And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.

And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.

— Alma 7:11–12

(Painting: Carl Bloch, Christ in Gethsemane)

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"If you spend too much time thinking about the past, you miss out on what you have right now. Reflecting, learning, and moving on is a fruitful cycle. But replaying old mistakes and revisiting past injustices is a fast way to lose the opportunity of today. Don't let one bad event beat you twice."
— James Clear

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"The purpose of this and every general conference is to help us to hear Him. We have prayed, and invite you to pray, that the Spirit of the Lord will be with us in such rich abundance that you can hear the messages that the Savior has especially for you—messages that will bring peace to your soul. Messages that will heal your broken heart. Messages that will illuminate your mind. Messages that will help you know what to do as you move ahead through times of turmoil and trial." — President Russell M. Nelson

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"You can't start last week, but you can start now. Stop dwelling on what you should have done or ruminating on the mistakes you made. Channel that energy into the next good choice. You have today and you can try again." — James Clear

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"The only thing riskier than going for it, is never going for it at all." — Simon Alexander Ong @SimonAlexanderO

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@McfaddenAn46641 @cybertrexevents @cybertruck Nice. I hope you do it again next year. My CT was in the shop so I couldn’t make it.

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No complaining about a situation unless you're prepared to do something to make it better. If you see a problem and you don't come to the table with a potential solution, I don't want to hear your whining about how bad it is. It couldn't be that bad if it hasn't motivated you to try to fix it. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Photo: Harry Chase / LA Times / UCLA Library, CC BY 4.0

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"We can choose to be grateful, no matter what." — Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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Saw this Cybercab last night in Lehi, UT with a safety monitor and steering wheel. Can’t wait to see these all over.

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

Wow! Tesla just registered another 37 Cybercabs for its robtoaxi fleet, bringing the total number of Cybercabs registered today to 56, the biggest day ever.

Tesla has now registered 125 Cybercabs, surpassing the 100 mark for the first time, according to the Texas DMV.

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@mhp_guy That happened to mine too, but it was because of the incredible power coupled with gravel roads that tore it up. Get K03 tires and it will fix that. They’re incredible.

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The person who gets 1 shot needs everything to go right. The person who gets 1000 shots is going to score at some point. Find a way to play the game that ensures you get a lot of shots.
— James Clear

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Of this be sure: You do not find the happy life. You make it.
— Thomas S. Monson

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@SDembraski 98% FSD

Don’t leave home without it.

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@travelingflying Smart idea!

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“It is one thing to have free immigration to jobs. It is another thing to have free immigration to welfare. And you cannot have both.”

-Milton Friedman

[Peter Schiff @PeterSchiff]

Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s when millions of immigrants flooded our shores, no paperwork was required to immigrate. No passports, visas, or work permits. Anyone who could afford a ticket could board a ship, arrive in America, answer a few basic questions, and be on their way.

They could stay as long as they wanted, work wherever they wanted, buy property, start businesses, and basically do anything any American citizen could do. In fact, in most states, they could legally vote in local, state, and even national elections, subject to the same poll tax, literacy test, or other qualifications required of American citizens.

If they wanted to naturalize, they just needed to register their intent and were given seven years to complete the paperwork necessary to become American citizens, which millions of immigrants were proud to do.

Things began to change in the 1930s with the advent of social security numbers, and then more so with the Alien Registration Act of 1940, signed into law as a WWII security measure. When the war ended, instead of being repealed, in 1946 it evolved into what we now call Green Cards.

In effect, we had completely open borders and the country thrived. In fact, during the decades we now call the Gilded Age—the high-growth period that Donald Trump claims he wants to emulate—our borders were wide open. The reason this worked so well is that we had no welfare state. People came to America for freedom and opportunity only. They came to contribute to our economy, not live off it. They did not drain our resources; they added to them.

The lesson is that immigration is not the problem. The problem is the welfare state. Shut off that magnet and America will no longer attract people looking for free stuff. In fact, we need to turn off that magnet for everyone, so those who are looking for free stuff will leave to seek it out someplace else.

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@PeterSchiff “It is one thing to have free immigration to jobs. It is another thing to have free immigration to welfare. And you cannot have both.”
-Milton Friedman

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@al_levy @cybertruck Thanks! I'll give that a try. I knew there had to be a workaround. I tried something that someone posted several months ago and I couldn't get it to work. This sounds reasonable.

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When you're on a good path: It's only a failure if you stop. It's a lesson if you keep going.

When you're on a bad path: It's only a failure if you keep going. It's a lesson if you stop.

— James Clear

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@Victoriawrites2 Just keep posting positive content and don’t read any replies.