Rob McMillen @RhobMobile

“Mormons turned a swamp into a metropolis. Then they turned a desert into an empire. It’s the most American story.” Their religious beliefs take them to Missouri. Neighbors learn they are anti-slavery and violently drive them out. They go to Illinois and turn a swamp into a city that rivals Chicago. Only to have violent mobs run them out. They walk toward Utah. Hoping to find a safe place to gather. Jim Bridger mocks them. He bets $1,000 they can’t grow crops in Utah. They continue anyway. The Utah soil is so hard it breaks their plows. So they engineer a way to water a desert. Their crops grow. Salt Lake City sprawls. They expand. Latter-day Saints settle 500 towns across the West. A network of farms, commerce, and faith. Their women become the first women to vote. They elect America’s first female state senator. Their women organize themselves. With very little training, they create a system that lowers infant mortality to among the lowest rates in the country. When the Depression hits, Latter-day Saints implement the most effective welfare program in the country. Decades later, Ronald Reagan studies it and calls it a model for the country. Its impact is seen today as Utah has the lowest usage of federal food assistance in the country. The pursuit of knowledge and science becomes a hallmark. They start universities. They send their smartest men and women back east to learn the latest ideas and bring them back. They are innovative. Technology that changes the world emerges from their culture. The television. The artificial heart. The weapons that won WWII. The beginnings of the internet. The work ethic and cooperation that propelled them to develop the American West continues today. Their outsized influence on the world is famous. They know religious persecution better than most. So they champion religious freedom for all, even those they disagree with. Sociologists are obsessed with their outcomes. A Princeton researcher studied teens in America. She concluded that “Mormon teens are faring best.” Harvard data recently found that kids who grow up in Latter-day Saint homes are the most likely to say they feel loved by both parents. Other national studies consistently find them to be the happiest people in the country. Gallup finds they are the most observant Christians in the country, a dedication to their faith that is unrivaled. Pew Research finds they know many Bible stories better than any other Christians. A swamp became a metropolis. A desert became an empire. A persecuted people became the happiest in America. That’s the most American story ever told.

To the Americans: I've travelled all over the world. I've familiarized myself with many places, and met many people. And I'm a Canadian, although I’m privileged to reside once again in the States. And here's something I've noticed, and it’s a key element of America's continuing greatness: You bloody Americans value success, and you believe in its existence. This is something that doesn't really happen anywhere else in the world. Even in other free democracies—the United Kingdom; Finland, Sweden, and Norway; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; Germany, France, and the Netherlands (great countries all)—a counterproductive cynicism too often reigns. Success is equated with exploitation. Ambition is looked upon with contempt. This happens sometimes in the United States too—particularly among the miserable progressives, who confuse their resentment, ingratitude and unearned skepticism with wisdom. But in your great country, by and large, striving is admired and success celebrated. This means that more people strive and succeed in the US than anywhere else. And it's increasingly obvious. You remain stunningly more innovative and productive than any people anywhere else on the planet. And so I say, as all should who are fortunate enough to live in the western world, let alone America: Thank God for the United States. Thank God for the wisdom of its founders. Thank God for its faith in the free market and in the natural rights of man. Happy birthday, you damn Yankees and Southerners. Long may your admirable country dominate the world. Long may your freedom and hope provide an example to those suffering everywhere at the hands of their malevolent states. May your two and a half centuries of unparallelled success be just the beginning. Your country is the light of the world, and the city on the hill. Thank God for the USA. Happy 250th. Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

He is a smart man! Go see Young Washington. It’s a blast.

Chris Pratt @prattprattpratt

3 days ago

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday at the box office!!! There’s a lot of great choices this weekend. But considering it’s July 4 weekend I humbly suggest “Young, Washington.” I was actually blown away. The movie is incredible. Like Braveheart for Americans. Jon Erwin crushed it.

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@thogge Broooo!!!! So cooollll!!!!

@thogge @captain_vc_ You’re gonna do great, because you’re one of the most dedicated to the craft! Good luck, Tyler. Let’s do some deals together.😃

@thogge Then I think Jesus loves us more than that!

@thogge Even the nicest guy in the @claychristensen was scheduling meetings with TAs at 4 am 😂

@thury29940 @HarrisonHSmith 3 The Father, because he was conceived by the power of God; and the Son, because of the flesh; thus becoming the Father and Son— 4 And they are one God, yea, the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth.

@thury29940 @HarrisonHSmith 2 And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son—

@thury29940 @HarrisonHSmith We do though Mosiah 15 1 And now Abinadi said unto them: I would that ye should understand that God himself shall come down among the children of men, and shall redeem his people.

@thogge @endowment_eddie Yeah but really did that 😃

People often inquire about the exact time of the Second Coming. While we cannot know that (see Matthew 24:36), what if the day of His coming were tomorrow? If you knew that you would meet the Lord tomorrow—through premature death or through His unexpected coming—what would you do today? As Jesus taught in His prophecy of the Second Coming, blessed is the “faithful and wise servant” who is attending to his duty when the Lord comes (see Matthew 24:45–46). “Wherefore,” the Savior tells us, “be faithful, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready at the coming of the Bridegroom—For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that I come quickly” (Doctrine and Covenants 33:17–18). Jesus Christ lives. I testify that He shall come, as He has promised.

@r0ck3t23 @elonmusk I really admire @elonmusk on many fronts - but doesn’t is seem way more likely that we are children of Diety than to believe that matter suddenly and randomly gained consciousness after billions of years? ( which thing he believes had never before occurred )

Second best missionary welcome of all time (after my own daughter’s of course 😂)

The cure that the world needs from the Lord through his prophet churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-…

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Derek Andersen @DerekjAndersen

3 months ago

For those wondering, Obi-Wan Kenobi continues to peaceful watch over the speakers walking into the back of the conference center with his watchman on the side. #generalconference

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Wow , so grateful that on this Easter Day that a resurrected Christ restored his church! Come and taste the fruits for yourself!

Clint Teeples @TeeplesCY

3 months ago

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by the numbers:

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@gerardhoff @InterstellarUAP @grok 24 And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell⁠; 25 And we will prove them herewith, to see …

@gerardhoff @InterstellarUAP @grok churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptur…

This man changed my life. A good and faithful servant returns! 🥹

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints @Ch_JesusChrist

6 months ago

With heavy hearts, we announce that President Jeffrey R. Holland, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died today at approximately 3:15 a.m. MST from complications associated with kidney disease, while surrounded by

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