Grandpa Lew
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Latter-day Saint, married, grandfather, conservative libertarian; No DMs. Gospel & policy: Faith informs policy. Peacemaker; not pacifist. Pro 1A & 2A.
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Abuelo Lu = Grandpa Lew
I follow Latter-day Saints & related Gospel sources as well as conservative voters, news & pundits.
I speak Spanish, learned on my mission to Mexico.
Retired public HS teacher with 4 decades experience;
My career
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As a "legacy" (Boomer) Latter-day Saint, who took a 9-year apostasy nap due to PTSD and false pride, I am constantly surprised by Millennial and Zoomer Latter-day Saints getting nostalgic over President Monson and President Hinckley. I regret missing most of President Monson's
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@DonaldTNews
Eisenhower, Reagan and Trump are the only Presidents in my lifetime that did more good than harm. Obama was by far the worst of the bad ones.
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My most traumatic childhood experience happened in 8th grade in April. In retrospect, there were clues that I never connected. On a Sunday morning, dressed for church, my dad drove me to the county hospital to see my mom, "who had been staying with friends." I don't remember if
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@ProdigalSonMatt
I took a 9-year apostasy nap from activity between 2010 and 2019. The urge to return and repair the damage done was like a spiritual kick in the backside. I later learned that had been exactly my beloved wife's long, persistent prayer in my behalf. Repentance is about looking
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@joshnaa2gez
Divorce sucks. During the 9 years of my mists of personal darkness, my wife moved out as an effort to wake me up. Instead, I filed for divorce and then became even more worldly. I was not happy.
One evening, I went to my favorite health food store, just to not be alone. I
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@LeadingReport
That's exactly the sort of positive pressure that should be laid upon the court and via the appropriate process.
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Missionary companion experiences:
My father had cancer when I left on my mission. We discussed the possibility of his passing during my mission. (He lived another six years.) But he told me to complete my mission regardless of what happened with his health.
During language
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Some fellow Latter-day Saints think it's a sacrifice for us drive 75 minutes south to the temple in Oklahoma City but we also drive 75 minutes east just to go to our stake center. As a stake auditor, I drive 75 minutes west to visit the little branch at the limits of our stake.
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The Book of Mormon has been blessing and shaping the lives of my family and myself for seven generations (including my grandchildren). Read this book; it can change your life.
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This is what I was taught in my youth. It's what I still believe. It's what appears to be unfolding before our eyes, decades later.
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@LeadingReport
Translation: Kemp has finally seen the handwriting on the wall; 3 years later.
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@JennaEllisEsq
1. Latter-day Saints are Christians. We worship Jesus Christ.
2. There are no temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Iowa.
3. Latter-day Saints settled a whole lot of Iowa between 1846 and 1852.
4. The California Gold Rush succeeded only because of the
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@ProudElephantUS
Cheney needs to retire to Jackson Hole WY and let the Latte Leftists of Teton County adore her as the Democrat in RINO cosplay that she's always been.
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Goodbye old friend. Lots of memories made there. Sitting in the Celestial Room next to my mission companion on the day of his father's funeral and hearing him share that he felt his father's presence there. I put the engagement ring on my future wife's finger in the flower garden
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Maple sugar currently sales for $18/lb on Amazon. Joseph Smith's family produced 6000 lbs of it per year. That would be worth $108K today. They also grew their own food and made homecraft goods. But anti-lds grifters would have us believe that the Smiths were idle grifters, not
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Story from my mission:
I was filling the outdoor, above ground baptismal font at a prominent member's home in Mexico. An 18year-old neighbor wandered over to watch.
Me: Do you know anything about the Church?
Him: I took all the lessons.
Me: Have you been to church?
Him:
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I'm thankful for how the Book of Mormon has shaped my whole life and family heritage. Daily reading helps me stay connected to Jesus Christ. My 2nd great-grandmother first received a copy of the Book of Mormon in 1834. It's what brought many of my ancestors together. My
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Elder Jeffrey R Holland has overcome personal loss, debilitating neuropathy and ongoing dialysis to continue his ministry to us. However long that the Lord keeps him among us, we are blessed by his ministry for Jesus Christ to us.
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As soon as I heard the explanation (Joseph Fielding McConkie? Book of Mormon for RMs at BYU?) that Joseph Smith needed a focal point for his eyes as the actual spiritual gift of translation took place in his mind, the Seer Stone in the hat made perfect sense to me. It was always
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Whatever the significance of today's solar eclipse, my personal impressions are that the years of relative plenty will continue with the tenure of our beloved Prophet, President Russell M Nelson. When Jesus Christ sees fit to call President Nelson home, then the Tribulations may
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My wife and I can remember seeing President David O McKay, confined to a wheelchair, being lovingly, carefully lifted to the rostrum of the Tabernacle as everyone present stood and sang spontaneously, "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet."
Allowing elderly Prophets and Apostles
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Mission Experience:
A new convert wanted to be baptized the way that Alma baptized did at the Waters of Mormon. Our zone leader found a pristine waterfall and splash pool in a Mexican national park. All 10 elders and the 2 sister missionaries traveled into the mountains by bus
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My wife was frustrated to tears at not being shown this scene on the live feed by
@Ch_JesusChrist
at the end of
#GeneralConference
. Seeing the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve meeting their wives at the end of a session matters to a lot of members. The necessity of
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Joseph Smith never had "child brides." His teenage brides lived at home with their parents, always had chaperones when Joseph visited, and were still virgins after his death when they married young men closer to their ages. This all thoroughly documented but liars lie.
“Joseph Smith’s childbrides stayed loyal to him.”
Yeah, that’s how grooming works. Most of Warren Jeffs’s wives are still loyal to him.
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The new Church guidelines for stake and ward creation and boundary changes make perfect sense to faithful Latter-day Saints but are causing critics to melt down like the Wicked Witch in a bucket of water. Sad, not sad:
"The unified requirements used to create a stake will now
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@KSL5TV
CNN is not a reliable source for facts of any kind. You only harm your credibility by citing CNN for anything.
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My mom would be 101 today. On her birthday, January 10, 1950, my paternal grandmother gave her en enscribed copy of the Book of Mormon. She treasured it as it changed her life. It's still a treasured keepsake from both my mother and grandmother.
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I deleted the post about the new director of communication for the Church. I have blocked or muted several fellow Latter-day Saints who somehow felt that I needed a sermon for sustaining the General Authorities. I don't have to agree with the politics of everyone in
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Some members seem to think that the Family Proclamation is not scripture. It's frequently referred to in General Conference. Presidents Nelson, Oaks, Eyring and Holland are all signatories of the Proclamation. They all speak of it as doctrine and scripture.
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@RST_0fficial
Actually, the Mexican government welcomed the Latter-day Saint settlements in Chihuahua. Latter-day Saints made the high desert blossom like a rose.
The US Army, on the other hand, evicted pacifist Mennonites from land in western Pennsylvania during the Civil War and marched
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My wife felt the impression to text a birthday greeting to a Latter-day Saint sister in our ward. She knew that the sister had a birthday this month but not what day. The appreciative sister let her know that today was her birthday. It moved my wife to tears as she felt a
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When I started rereading the Book of Mormon this time, I made certain to read all of the preliminary materials, some of which was written by Moroni and some by the Prophet Joseph Smith, along with the testimonies of the various Witnesses. I am looking forward to new insights and
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@BradenDisguised
We had fewer choices 47 years ago in the mission field. Not impressed by modern crybabies.
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My 2nd great-grandfather had 17 children and 7 stepchildren. He married three times for love and three times by obedience or charity. Some of his stepchildren got special permission to be sealed to him rather than their own birth fathers. His first wife died in childbirth. His
Polygamy was a mistake. It was a policy to help increase the number of LDS members over time when numbers mattered for protection but was wrong, & used by false prophets 4 their own leacherous purposes.
Polygamy is NOT approved by God.
#EmmaWasRIGHT
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@conservmillen
@KingKodiakBear
The hypocrisy of getting your paycheck from a "Mormon," (Latter-day Saint
@glennbeck
) and your snarky attitude is why as subscribers to
@BlazeTV
, we pretty much ignore you. Try picking up your cross, Allie Beth, in place of trying to nail others to it.
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@elders_quorum
That's something that should be reported to your stake president and/or area authorities.
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The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. It has blessed my family and me since the 1830s. It can bless yours.
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The Joseph Smith house in old Nauvoo was used as a hotel and boarding house. Detractors like to misrepresent it as a private mansion, but it never was during his lifetime.
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This image is particularly sweet, tender and beautiful. It exemplifies the devotion of our Prophet to God, Christlike service and family. Members like to see the wives of Church Leaders.
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These images strengthen our love for the Lord's Anointed; security concerns are understandable, but these images inspire older members.
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@dougponder
@LordRanglican
Thanks for throwing away your credibility as a "Christian." Message loud and clear.
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Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints absolutely adhere to the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Do members of the Mormon faith adhere to the teachings of Christ?
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@prageru
There have been 17 modern Prophets since 1820, starting with the Prophet Joseph Smith and continuing with the Prophet
@NelsonRussellM
. Thanks for asking.
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@LeadingReport
Bank of America was a prime factor in preferring credit unions over traditional banks for most of our adult lives for my wife and myself.
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Almost 44 years ago, I flew home from BYU to northern California to get married in the Oakland Temple with the love of my life.
Ten years ago, I was stepping off a bus in Rexburg, moving to a place very opposite of where I'd grown up, finally reunited with the woman I would marry a few months later.
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@spectatorindex
Israel marks targeted buildings with white smoke canisters prior to aerial bombing of those buildings as a humanitarian effort to reduce civilian casualties.
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Sitting in fast and testimony meeting with our daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren is a spiritual uplift. We pray for our wayward sons and rejoice in our active posterity. We have to look forward and not dwell in what might have been better.
No parents are perfect. I
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Laughable. At age 18, by just going to LDS early morning seminary, I held my own against a mega church pastor in my home city. Bible-baiters aren't the scripture masters they pretend to be.
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This image of President Russell M Nelson in the unfinished access tunnel to the temple renovation site feels symbolic of his ministry. He has been guiding us through growing darkness into the Gospel light. Thoughts? Impressions?
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Jonathan Browning built early repeating rifles and pistols for the Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo IL, Kanesville (now Council Bluffs) IA and Ogden UT. His repeating guns could be slide bar (harmonica) or revolver caplock firearms. The brass caps were reusable. The guns used black
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Mission experience:
We tracked into a family in a fishing village in Mexico, who turned out to be less active members. Their next door neighbors let us come in because they really respected their neighbors (the less active family). We taught them 2 lessons and invited them to be
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X provides me opportunities to interact with fellow
#LatterDaySaints
and fellow
#Oklahomans
but so far no fellow Latter-day Saints in
#Oklahoma
. I am grateful for both but would enjoy some overlap at some point.
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I wish that there was an online charter school with Latter-day Saint beliefs and values available for parents to choose.
Oklahoma is promoting religious freedom in education.
The Catholics are opening a charter school, and we invite the Jewish community - or any other community that meets curriculum standards - to do the same.
More schools means more options for families. That’s a good thing.
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Just hit gold in FamilySearch. Connected a large family back from 2012 to 1873, mostly in NYC. None of them direct relatives, just a husband of a 9th cousin and the rest of his family, no connection to mine. Very interesting investigative work by just looking at the original
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Probably not going to top last year's total contributions to FamilySearch. But matching people to available appropriate records, correcting mistakes and clearing names for temple work has become my favorite puzzle solving effort.
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French is not who I am; it is where I was born. White is not who I am; it is the color of my skin, or lack thereof. Professor is not who I am; it is what I did to support my family. General Authority Seventy is not who I am; it is where I serve in the kingdom at this time. “First
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@Grownded
The best Priesthood leaders are those who crave it least. Pray for understanding and insight, so that whatever is asked of you can be confirmed spiritually.
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@CLFSuperPAC
Sorry, no money to the PACs after the Kari Lake tapes. I'm only donating directly to candidates that I support. You folks are all corrupt.
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@IanJaeger29
The George Soros RINO? Pass. Worse than McCarthy. Worse than useless. Oops. Same difference.
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RINO Romney is such massive disappointment for anyone who made the mistake of supporting him in 2012 or 2018.
We are not being asked to send American troops into war, only to help the Ukrainians defend themselves. If we fail to help Ukraine, Putin will invade a NATO nation. Ukraine is not the end, it is a step—and letting Putin have his way with Europe would jeopardize our security.
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Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. He called the Prophet Joseph Smith to restore His Gospel. The Book of Mormon is Another Testament of Jesus Christ. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true. President Russell M Nelson is the Lord's Prophet today.
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@BoSnerdley
It's not the use of big words but rather the right words that matter in our lives.
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Peacemakers are not pacifists. You can have peace with the Latter-day Saints or rest in peace: we live by the full Bill of Rights.
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If you are spending Christmas at the MTC, a visit from an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ should make it special.
Elder
@CookQuentinL
asks "if Christ came tonight, who would be prepared to greet Him?" and offers five invitations to better behold and follow the Savior.
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@IanJaeger29
No self-respecting conservative has respected RINO Romney since the first time that he voted to convict Trump at Nancy Pelosi's command.
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I strongly believe that the Prophet Joseph Smith was teaching from Moroni 8 on the day when my 2nd great-grandfather heard the Prophet speak and finally decided that he needed to read the Book of Mormon in 1839. He had already buried 3 little children:
10 Behold I say unto you
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