GREATER LIGHT AND TRUTH

BY JARED EASTLEY

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  • Defining My Religion

    What if your real religion isn’t what you say you believe—but what you consistently do? This short essay challenges the comfortable assumption that faith is defined by affiliation or profession and instead argues that our true religion is revealed in our habits, priorities, and responses to stress and suffering. With clarity and candor, it exposes…

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  • How to Overcome Temptation and Sin

    This essay explores the practical, spiritual, and intellectual disciplines required to truly overcome temptation and sin, moving beyond superficial religion into a life of real power derived from faith in Jesus Christ. Drawing deeply on scripture and personal insight, it explains how humility, constant prayer, and vigilant spiritual awareness transform ordinary believers into individuals capable…

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  • What We Really Care About Most

    This essay confronts an uncomfortable reality: most people value emotional comfort and social belonging far more than they value truth—especially when truth demands repentance, courage, or personal cost.

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  • Pacification by Force 2.0

    This essay examines pacification by force through the lens of Mosiah 29, arguing that the idea of ongoing government legitimacy through popular consent is largely a political fiction. Once power is settled, modern governments—democratic or republican—maintain order primarily through the latent threat of police and military force, not genuine consent or constitutional fidelity.

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  • Outcome-Based Decision Making

    Most of us want better outcomes—more peace, more clarity, more joy—but we often pursue them in ways that quietly undermine our own goals. In this essay, I explore how outcome-based decision-making, grounded in the gospel of Jesus Christ, helps us move beyond emotional thinking and comforting illusions into a life governed by truth and light.…

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  • Psychology of the Whore Babylon

    This essay examines the psychology of deception behind what the scriptures symbolically call the Whore Babylon—systems of sin and institutionalized religion that offer comfort, reassurance, and belonging while quietly neutralizing repentance and covenantal transformation.

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  • How to Have Mighty Faith in Jesus Christ

    Mighty faith in Jesus Christ is evidenced by consistently doing good without external compulsion. It is not demonstrated by emotional belief, ritual participation, or institutional loyalty, but the disciplined capacity to govern oneself through courageous adherence to truth, genuine repentance, and obedience. This essay explains why weak faith depends on institutions, charismatic leaders, rituals, and…

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  • What a Just Government May Do and What It May Not

    This essay examines the moral boundary between the government’s legitimate role in protecting fundamental rights and its extra-governmental role in providing public services such as roads, schools, and safety regulations. It argues that while these services may be useful and widely supported, they derive their legitimacy from voluntary cooperation rather than delegated authority. By analyzing…

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  • The Moral Limits of Forcible Detention

    If rights are truly unalienable, they cannot be arbitrarily suspended for safety or convenience. This essay defines the strict moral limits of detention, “shelter in place” orders, and government abuse of power in the name of safety or emergency expediency.

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  • The Double-Edged Sword of Artificial Intelligence

    A prophetic analysis of artificial intelligence—its benefits, dangers, and its role in the rise of global surveillance, technocratic governance, and digital captivity. This essay connects modern AI systems like Palantir with Book of Mormon warnings about secret combinations, the great and abominable church, and the coming collapse of totalitarian world powers.

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