Latter-day Dad

This is the goal: “Anxiously Engaged” & “Contention Free” #GeneralConference

It’s going to be an amazing Easter weekend!come join us, and see the power and blessing of Jesus Christ in your life! #GreaterLove #SolemnAssembly #Hosana #JesusChrist churchofjesuschrist.org/feature/genera…

@Rach_the_Rivetr We have a few months to start getting them ready for this. (I teach 16-18, and have over 20 kids in class)

Things I Would Do If I Were Still Teaching Sunday School to 15–17 Year Olds Leave sacrament meeting during the closing song to set up the classroom (if your building isn’t sharing rooms at that time). This gives you a few quiet minutes to prepare the space before the youth arrive. Connect with your students on a personal level through a group text chain, if possible. Keep one-on-one texting to an absolute minimum to avoid any appearance of impropriety. (I still text my former students, but always in the group setting.) Set clear expectations with the youth about the schedule and purpose of class. Let them know that while you enjoy socializing, the Lord has called you to help them review and deepen the material they’ve been taught. Emphasize the importance of being on time. Most won’t care at first, but some will—and the others usually come around once they see the standard. Arrange the room with folding tables and have the students sit around them. This was one of the things that helped the most. A couple of kids would still try to sit in the back by themselves, but for the most part, it formalized the setting and helped the youth take the class more seriously. This idea came as a prompting from the Spirit—your experience may vary. I’ve never been a fan of the two-hour church schedule. Personally, I’d prefer three hours. But that’s just my personality. Regardless, I will always sustain the brethren. I pray and ask God to help me magnify my calling within the current parameters. We aren’t doing these callings alone—God is at the helm, and He wants us to succeed.

It’s gonna have to!

@scrollpastthis People don’t like change. But I’m concerned at the number of people I see trying to give the prophet advice (or outright direction) If everyone just paused and thought, “hm, what’s God trying to tell us?” Then lean in, just imagine the good we could do!

I guess I'm the guy who just doesn't get it, but I don't understand why so many people who supposedly love the Church want less of it. (Not calling out Troy specifically because I know that's not what he's saying here; just a general theme I see that baffles me.)

Matches my @bomsocks

Jake gets it

@harveyluis001 @the_churchnews I think we need to learn punctuality-

@the_churchnews I’m a little conflicted if I’m honest. At least I my ward I don’t get to actually start teaching for around 10 to 15 minutes because people are chatting, there’s elders quorum business and such. Trying to compact a lesson into 25 minutes may not be the best idea

The First Presidency announced a move to two 25-minute classes each Sunday with a one-hour sacrament meeting. thechurchnews.com/members/2026/0…

In advance of the upcoming general conference leadership session (April 2, 2026), The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced upcoming adjustments to the Sunday class meeting schedule to support members in their efforts to be lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ. The adjustments will strengthen gospel learning in homes and congregations throughout the world. Beginning September 6, 2026, the alternating weekly schedule for Sunday School and quorum or class meetings will be replaced. Under the updated schedule: • Sunday School, Relief Society, elders quorum, Young Women and Aaronic Priesthood quorum meetings will be held each week. • Sacrament meeting will continue to be 60 minutes, followed by brief transition periods. • Sunday School and quorum and class meetings will each be 25 minutes. • Primary will continue every Sunday and will be 55 minutes, held while adults and youth attend their respective classes. • Where local circumstances necessitate, units may begin with Primary and quorum and class meetings and conclude with sacrament meeting. Visit the link below to learn more: Newsroom.ChurchOfJesusChrist.org/article/change…

Here's how a conversation between a thoughtful Trinitarian and a thoughtful Latter-day Saint always goes: The Trinitarian brings up the Creeds. The Latter-day Saint says "I don't accept the Creeds as authoritative because they are unscriptural and unauthorized." The Trinitarian insists they are simply restatements of truths taught in scripture. This starts the back and forth from the Bible, mainly from the New Testament. The Trinitarian brings a verse saying, "I and my Father are one." The Latter-day Saint explains that "oneness" of the Godhead members doesn't necessarily imply a full Trinitarian consubstantiation. After all, Jesus also said husband and wife ought to be "one." And He prayed for His disciples to be one even as He and the Father are one. Surely that doesn't mean we all become consubstantial entities in the Trinity? Then the Trinitarian side talks about "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one." Then the Latter-day Saint responds with "Let us create man in our own image." Then the Trinitarian brings up "Philip, if you've seen me, you've seen the Father" and other verses. The Latter-day Saint then brings up verses about the express likeness: "this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ," the Gethsemane prayer—"not my will, but thine, be done," the baptism of Jesus, "why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God," "the Father is greater than I," and the idea that the Father knows the timing of the Second Coming but not the Son, etc. Then the Trinitarian responds with, "Well, He's carefully crafting His words for the people and it's the Person of the Son speaking, so in a sense it's true," and brings up "Before Abraham was, I AM," indicating Jesus is the Jehovah of the Old Testament. And the Latter-day Saint says, "Yes, we believe that, too. But that doesn't mean He is the same as the Father." Also, what of the first, second, and third-century disciples—some of whom walked with Jesus Himself—who didn't hold a Trinitarian formulation? Were they not Christian? And they go round and round, pulling up the Greek and the Aramaic, and both come away at the end more sure of their own positions than that the other's is the correct understanding. At the end of the day, an honest neutral observer of this discussion knows one thing: the Trinitarian theory is not self-evident from the Bible alone. As the Harper Bible Dictionary itself states, "the formal doctrine of the Trinity as it was defined by the great church councils of the fourth and fifth centuries is not to be found in the [New Testament]." There is ample room for an intelligent person to interpret the text either way, and neither is proven correct. The best a Trinitarian or Latter-day Saint can say about the Bible is "my position is evident to me." But through all this back and forth, the Latter-day Saint has been debating with one hand tied behind his back. Because although we love the Bible and accept it as the word of God, we are not reliant only on the Bible. We believe God has given additional clarification on the ambiguity of His inspired but imperfectly translated earlier words in the Holy Bible. God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith. And just as they appeared to the martyr Stephen, they appeared as two distinct Personages, with Jesus standing on the right hand of God. Then in the Book of Mormon and subsequent revelations, Jesus explicitly and directly set forth His nature, removing all ambiguity. And these truths are confirmed to us by personal revelation from God Himself. This is not a contradiction of the Bible, just a contradiction of the Creedalist understanding of the Bible. We respect our Catholic and Protestant brothers and sisters who read the Bible through a different lens and understand the verses differently than us. Even though their understanding is opposed to what we believe is substantiated in Holy Scripture, we recognize their efforts to follow the Savior to the best of their ability and wouldn't dare call them un-Christian for what we see as a mistaken view. And we respectfully ask others recognize the Bible is not self-evident on these matters and grant us the same grace we extend to them.

L Tom Perry

If you’re keeping score at home…

@catoposey @latterdaylaura @darthcaro This is how my parents set the example for me - and how I worked with my wife to improve upon it.

@LatterDay_Dad @latterdaylaura @darthcaro Agreed. My dad cherishes my mom, and put her first in a lot of ways - and it showed my brother how to treat a woman and showed me what to expect from a man.

My super strong parenting opinion is that while the kids are awake, you come last. No spending all of Saturday golfing. That’s family time. 6 am tee time only, maybe. Wanna go to the gym? Go after the kids go to bed, or wake up at 5. In a few short years, they’ll be out of the house and you’ll have all the time in the world for your own stuff. It’s okay to come last for a while.

@defense_of_fam We’d love to!

@LatterDay_Dad Gotta go back.

Mission miracle: Our son, who would not eat hotdogs or mashed potatoes before his mission, recently ate THREE hotdogs smothered in mashed potatoes in Brazil and loved them. The gift of tongues is real.😋😆

There’s something powerful about men who get married, have kids, and do everything possible—long hours, smart sacrifices, tough choices—to make it possible for their wife to be a full-time stay-at-home mom. It’s not just providing. It’s a deliberate commitment to family-first living in a dual-income world. Building stability so kids get consistent care, values, and presence from mom. Shoutout to the dads grinding for this legacy—and the moms who pour into the home. Not the only way, but a beautiful one when it works. What’s your take?

"The Lord has a GREAT WORK for each of us to do. You may wonder how this can be. You may feel there is nothing special or superior about you or your ability... The Lord can do remarkable MIRACLES with a person of ordinary ability who is humble, faithful, and diligent in serving the Lord and seeks to improve himself. This is because God is the ULTIMATE source of power!" James E. Faust Acting for Ourselves, October 1995 GC #SaintsOnX

@MamaCAllen @bomsocks Moroni’s Prayer socks! bomsocks.com/products/moron…

@LatterDay_Dad @bomsocks Fancy socks!

Go to church. #SkirtCheck #TieCheck

@readthebooks22 @bigmommaJMCZA @RealMattFradd It was restored - after Christ and his apostles were killed and priesthood authority taken from earth. The Church of Jesus Christ is the same today as it always has been. “of Latter-day Saints” was given by Christ himself to recognize the restored church in our current days.

@readthebooks22 @bigmommaJMCZA @RealMattFradd This is where you miss the mark. This is the original Church, and Priesthood authority, which has existed from the beginning. The same as when Jesus Christ himself called and ordained his apostles.

Out NOW: Catholic apologist, Joe Heschmeyer joins me to absolutely DESTROY Mormonism (in a nice way).