Nathan Maxfield

@senatorshoshana I personally have never met a Latter-Day Saint (myself included) that had a problem with alcoholic beverages as ingredients in food that will burn off the alcohol, i.e. Vodka sauce, beer-battered onion rings, etc. Some might feel weird about having vodka in their pantry though.

I just thought of this today and it's consuming me

@OrlvndoA @DanielDiMartino Este es normal. Las aviones de la Armada y Fuerza Aérea de EEUU han hecho estés tipos de “muestras de fuerza” varias veces a la semana por casi dos meses. No implica que un ataque está imánente

@SantiVidalC @DanielDiMartino This is just the “estimated position” based on the speed and heading the plane had when it turned off its transponder. That grey line indicates there haven’t been any pings since it was off the coast of Curaçao

An F/A-18E Super Hornet reportedly entered Venezuelan airspace and switched off its radar after crossing over the mainland. The F/A-18 Super Hornet is fully capable of land strikes and is one of the U.S. Navy’s primary platforms for precision attack against ground targets, in addition to its air combat and maritime roles. Its flexibility is a central reason it remains a backbone of U.S. carrier air wings. It has been used extensively in land-strike operations since the early 2000s. It first conducted combat strikes during Operation Southern Watch over Iraq in 2002–2003, attacking air defenses ahead of the invasion. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Super Hornets carried out precision strikes and close air support across Iraq. They later flew long-range land-attack and close air support missions in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. In 2011, Super Hornets struck Libyan air defenses and military targets during Operation Odyssey Dawn/Unified Protector, and from 2014 onward they conducted sustained precision strikes against ISIS in Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria, as well as participating in later U.S. strike operations in Syria. May God bless Venezuela 🇻🇪

@MsMelChen Humanity has also punished a lot of people telling lies and falsehoods. The popularity of an idea doesn’t necessarily have any bearing on its quality.

Sometimes, things are so dark that I find myself heeding Friedrich Nietzsche’s warning: "Do not fall victim to excessive idealism and believe that telling the truth will bring you closer to people. People love and reward those who can soothe them with illusions. Since ancient times, humanity has only punished those who speak the truth. If you want to stay among people, share their illusions. The truth is spoken only by those who are ready to depart."

@owenbroadcast youtu.be/ZDWMoJz8OYU?si…

i occasionally like to bump art requests from my replies. here, a flavor of classical music is solicited, if you are knowledgeable about such things

@gwowls These are some late medieval examples of death personified in art. The idea is to show our equality in death and before God. This was especially poignant in the aftermath of the Black Death, when so many rich and poor alike died in the same horrible circumstances.

@gwowls The grim reaper is an artistic symbol for death and mortality, starting in medieval artwork and evolving through to the present day. It’s not a representation of the destroying angel or any other specific figure.

Is there a grim reaper in the LDS faith? In any Christian denomination? This is a question I get asked a lot and I never know the answer.

@snafu128 @misfitpatriot_ It makes perfect sense for people who only want destruction and power for power’s sake. They have no real ideology, and they’re certainly not anyone’s team.

@misfitpatriot_ An internet know it all. Nick Fuentes says he's Team Hitler and has always been a fan of Stalin. That makes absolutely 0 sense.

I know exactly who my fucking enemy is, Matt. Why don’t you?

In what sense are admirers of Stalin, Lenin, and Hitler ‘right-wing’? People of Nick Fuente’s ilk don’t actually have any beliefs. They are on no one’s side. They just want to break things like disobedient, over-indulged toddlers.

Sealed/Spectre #archtober2025

@dan_lefev @camillagluh This would make an incredible T-shirt or hoodie

Ink-tober #5 “Grateful for the moisture”

@ldslaw @TheStakeClerk I’m not sure that means very much given how small the sample size is.

Once becoming President of the Q of the 12 Apostles, there is a higher chance of becoming president of the Church than of dying. Out of the 28 previous Pres of the 12 (with Pres. Holland being no 29), 61% became president of the church. Only a minority died in that office.

@RedHotFuzz @Mormonger I don’t think the primary reason we’re asked to be peacemakers is so that we can make some societal change. I think it’s for the good of our own souls and to strengthen Zion. Doesn’t matter who spits it back in our face. The point becoming more like Christ, not external change

@Mormonger Can peace exist if the enemy goes unchallenged?

Me: I'm so excited for #GeneralConference!!! Very First Talk: Be a peacemaker... Me:

@DegenerateFail @Mormonger Is that not part of our calling as disciples of Christ though? It really doesn’t matter how many times others around us reject our attempts to build bridges, we just keep trying. The point isn’t necessarily for some worldly success, it’s to communicate god’s love

@Mormonger I must admit, I felt like I was not humble enough to truly appreciate for who that talk was for. But it is hard to hear "be a peacemaker always" and never mention that we can't build a bridge if the other side keeps setting it on fire. Its not hatred, its managed expectations

@templarsquare @thedispatch @JonahDispatch The wars of religion took place in the 16th and early 17th centuries, fought over political and theological controversies raised by the reformation and renaissance political philosophy

"I think extreme anti-Mormonism may be the most reactionary form of hatred in America, because hating people solely for what they believe is the closest we get to ideas that powered the wars of religion in Europe." --@JonahDispatch | G-File thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfi…

@owenbroadcast As a Latter-Day Saint I usually describe myself as a non-creedal Christian. I feel like it centers the key point of theological divergence from normative Christianity without being pejorative. Heretic is understandable from an outsider’s perspective, but not very helpful.

non-creedal christians, atypical christianity, restorationist christianity, ive even seen “non-hellenic christianity” (wild term) - joseph smith, steiner, swedenborg are a perfect cluster. if you explained their views, many christians would say theyre not christian. what are they

“mormons aren’t christian” has been the hot religious topic on here for a few days. i’ve written about this before, i see it as semantic, but as a contribution: if mormons arent christian, you need a term for people like them, swedenborg, rudolph steiner - so, what is it?

@GryphiusEitel @TeeplesCY I’m sure I could exercise more faith and deepen my repentance. I’ll do my best, trusting in Christ’s mercy. God be with you, brother

@Nathan_Maxfield @TeeplesCY More deflection. You are a dishonest broker. You deceiver. Repent and believe the gospel.

A brutal analysis of the “Mormons aren’t Christians” position:

@GryphiusEitel @TeeplesCY I always find it strange how many Protestants in particular get weirded out that we occasionally refer to God as Elohim. It’s just the Hebrew word for God and the first word in the Bible. Are Catholics and Orthodox just more used to hearing God’s name in other languages?

@TeeplesCY That is a lie. Who is Jesus? Who is Elohim? Who is Satan? Be honest.

Just a reminder that you might not like us, but we still love you.

@FHE_Dad @NoblestCalling Cheap, popular garbage has been a staple of the publishing industry a very long time. It’s just that most of the dime novel garbage of the 19th and early 20th centuries has been lost to the sands of time. The gems find their way to the surface.

@NoblestCalling One reason for this is how everything is minmaxed for profit - authors used to write because they had an idea worth writing. Publishers used to publish stories worth picking up. Now authors write sequels and pubs churn out genre slop because "more of that" is where the money is

Ten years ago you could walk the aisles at a big box bookstore and find something cool and fun just on the shelf. These days I pretty much only read books on recommendation from friends with good taste or from authors I already know. Pretty much impossible to just browse a store and find something new and quality