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Greater Light and Truth
4/22/2025 So, I finally changed my website URL from PunitiveTruth.com to GreaterLightandTruth.com. There are many reasons for this, which I am not going to elaborate on. But I hope this new URL will invoke a more positive response than the previous one.
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The Institution of LDS Temple Worship
In order for adult members of the LDS Church to enjoy full benefits and status within the LDS Church, they must be endowed and hold current Temple Recommends. This status allows them to attend the temple and enjoy all normal temple attendance privileges, including participating in initiatory, endowment, and sealing ordinances. This also allows them…
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Righteous Men Fulfill God’s Purposes
The purpose of God is to facilitate the improvement and perfection of his children. He wants us to be better. He wants us to become perfect, even as he is perfect. This perfection includes many facets. Ultimately, our Father in Heaven, who is God, wants us to become like him. He wants us to become…
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The Office of Priesthood
Earlier this morning, I published a blog post entitled Concerning Baptism. Then, about an hour later, I received an email from the Living Scriptures people that quoted D&C 20 and gave some interesting perspectives. In this email, they pointed out that “all members of all priesthood offices should “warn, expound, exhort, and teach, and invite…
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Concerning Baptism
In Doctrine and Covenants 20:37 we read, “And again, by way of commandment to the church concerning the manner of baptism—All those who humble themselves before God, and desire to be baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits, and witness before the church that they have truly repented of all their sins,…
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Sovereign Citizen Property Rights
The laws of justice are immutable. They are always in force. We are always held accountable before God for the violation of the laws of justice. The laws of God, especially the laws of justice, are always accessible to our minds and hearts through the light of Christ, or through individual conscience. We are warned…
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How to be a Righteous Priesthood Holder
Today, I made a YouTube video on this topic. Here are my notes. To hold the priesthood is to hold before others an example of righteousness. You will have a very hard time doing these things if you are filled with guilt and if you are derelict in your faith and repentance. This should help…
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Lovest thou these more than me?
15 ¶ So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest…
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The Telestial Order
The use of punitive justice and arbitrary injustice characterizes the current earthly Telestial Order. Within this order, governments, churches, corporations, unions, councils, associations, executives, legislators, judges, bigwigs, and strongmen rule and reign with fear, force, and terror among the people. Within the Telestial Order, ruling bodies claim the virtues of justice, goodness, mercy, and love.…
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Book of Mormon Editions Updates
My Book of Mormon publications were previously printed with 8 pt. font. I decided that this was just too small and not comfortably readable. Therefore, I have republished all Book of Mormon editions with 9 pt. font on 12/24/2024. Personally, I find 9 pt. font to be quite readable. I have also just published The Book…
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Disciplining our Thoughts and Desires
How can we control our thoughts and desires? Controlling our thoughts and desires is like walking through the forest at night with a flashlight. Where you shine your flashlight is where you will go. Where you shine your flashlight is determined by what you focus on and by what you choose to do! What do…
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Proactively Doing Good
I’ve been teaching my family what it means to do good. To do good is to do what is best, by faith. To do what is best, by faith, is to proactively always be studying and doing that which brings the best value, best benefit, and best outcome. The workshop for learning to do good,…
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Nuclear War Prep – Part II
So, I just read 3 books on Nuclear War Preparedness. Frankly, they didn’t help much. But here are some of my notes, plus a little extra research. I’ve also listed some excellent YouTube video to watch at the end of this post. [click here to read Nuclear War Prep – Part I] Immediate Effects of…
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Emergency Car Kit – Inventory
…click here for demo video… A few weeks ago I felt inspired to put together emergency kits to keep in our vehicles. Here is what I put together. And here is the inventory list I have taped under the lid of the car kit containers. I think that more cold weather clothing would be a…
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Nuclear War Preparedness – Part I
…click here for video… Fundamental Principles The EMP – Electromagnetic Pulse Definition: an intense burst of electromagnetic energy, especially one generated by a nuclear explosion occurring in the upper atmosphere. An EMP can be caused by a nuclear weapon explosion in the upper atmosphere. It can also theoretically be caused by a solar storm or…
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Consequences of Outsourcing Moral Responsibility
You cannot justifiably outsource your moral responsibility to discern goodness and truth. You cannot justifiably outsource your responsibility to others for discerning good from evil and then choosing good. But this is exactly what members of churches do who blindly heed their church leaders when they have ample evidence that their church leaders are just…
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To Know and Love the Lord
We cannot love what we do not know. And so we must come to know the goodness of the God we are commanded to love. To know and love the Lord, we must do our best to live up to the correct principles we’ve been given. The Lord reveals himself line upon line, precept upon…
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Letting go of sin by following Jesus Christ
How much suffering must we endure before we decide to let go of the natural man, repent, and follow Jesus Christ? […click here for video…] Life will always involve suffering. That is inescapable. But why not choose the way of joy and peace as well? Why not repent and follow Christ? Most people view repentance…
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Come, Ye Children of the Lord
A week ago, I decided to attend a Stake Conference with my family for various reasons. The two big things that stood out to me were first, the opening song, and second, the fact that never was repentance mentioned, not even once! Throughout the conference, the speakers talked earnestly about all the great blessings they…
GREATER LIGHT AND TRUTH 