Shawn Martin
@SurfFishLift
LDS. Husband. Father. Exercise Addict. Fisherman. Surfer. Retired Marine. Former FBI.
The invitation of the gospel is NOT to come as you are and stay as you are. The very purpose of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is to provide a pathway to exaltation. Anything less can be found in other places. So yes, come as you are, but in the words of…
Comparing "refugees" to Mormon pioneers is like comparing airline passengers to astronauts. The pioneers didn't get bussed across the country by taxpayer-funded NGOs, receive free housing and EBT cards upon arrival, & refuse to assimilate or learn English. They built a…
No Democrats, the Pioneers were seen as heretics and prosecuted for their religious beliefs. Manipulating our history for your political agenda is repulsive. YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM. We owe our ancestors EVERYTHING. We owe those seeking economic opportunity NOTHING.
Yes, Joseph Smith was arrested and murdered in Jail. The Savior was arrested and crucified Peter was arrested and was crucified upside down Paul was arrested and beheaded Just like them, Joseph was innocent of the crimes he was accused of and died for proclaiming the truth.…
Joseph Smith accomplished more than any mortal man could have accomplished in so short a time. During his 38 and a half years of life, Joseph Smith was a man of the frontier—young, emotional, dynamic, and so loved and approachable by the people that they often called him…
My dad is extremely sick and is likely going to pass. He is a widower and lives alone. He went to the ER and the medical staff there got tired of him complaining about pain, so they sedated him and intubated him, and scheduled an expensive surgery to remove and replace a pain…
Epic #thinkcelestial #temples #ldstwt
Sister Eubank (Director of Humanitarian Services) said this at BYU-I.
Immortality has inspired countless stories, but it is no fiction: through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, all will rise. Immortality is His unconditional gift to all who’ve lived. Indeed, one day, every knee will bow and every tongue confess that He is the Christ.
Life can be much better when you delete hurtful people from it. Yes, be kind. Yes, be long suffering. But no, don't silently endure and endorse abuse.
So @johndehlin you want to hear the top 20 reasons people stay? I can provide you with a PhD level statistical analysis of the stay versus go reasons, with the reasons at least half of the top 20 to leave have been thoroughly debunked. You want in?
I would like to curate a list of the top 20 reasons people leave the Mormon church. Here is the list that I have created so far. Which of these do you resonate with? What should I remove? What should I add? johndehlin.substack.com/p/top-20-reaso…
I agree. This is what will change culture. But to understand how she got here, we need to understand where she and her husband come from. This isn’t chance. It’s what happens when a family is shaped by a specific set of beliefs. Here’s the story behind the photo:
There is absolutely no reason for the government to burden its people with taxes on property. The government does not, nor have they ever OWNED anything. Therefore, charging me to keep something I OWN is wrong.
There is absolutely no rational reason for a young family who wants to own a home to bear the entire tax burden of the elderly.
There is absolutely no reason for the government to burden its people with taxes on property. The government does not, nor have they ever OWNED anything. Therefore, charging me to keep something I OWN is wrong.
There is absolutely no rational reason for a 65 year old who owns their home to still be paying property taxes. It's absurd.
1 We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. 2 We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression. 3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience…
In our present day, tremendously difficult issues face any disciple of Jesus Christ. We might sometimes want to run away from where we are, but we certainly should never run away from who we are—children of the living God who loves us, who is always ready to forgive us, and who…
“If you want to get revelation, do your homework.” Those were the wise and loving words President Harold B. Lee once shared with me when I was earnestly seeking to understand how to receive answers to my prayers. The Savior taught the same principle to Oliver Cowdery and to you…
When you look at the sheer number of *INSANELY* competent, genius, principled men were concentrated in the American colonies in the second half of the 18th century, to me it seems impossible to deny the hand of God in the founding of our country. Seriously, our Founding Fathers…
Ahahahaha, the James Webb Space Telescope continues to deliver massive L’s for astrophysics. A new paper shows that the “Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation” can be explained entirely by the energy of recently discovered Early Mature Galaxies — massive galaxies that the JWST…
One question I’m frequently asked is: “How do I know when I’m forgiven of my sins?” I care about that question—and about those who ask it—enough that I wanted to take a moment to read some scriptures that can help provide an answer today.
17% and you get to sit up with the bishop and get 3 minutes at the end of the meeting to point out fashion flaws.
16% and you get to reserve your pew