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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…
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Repentance – A Prophecy and Warning
I know of no other topic more vital for the family of mankind than that of faith in Jesus Christ unto repentance. We are unequivocally commanded to repent and to have perfect faith in Jesus Christ. “And he commandeth all men that they must repent, and be baptized in his name, having perfect faith in…
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How Righteousness Becomes Possible
Your focus determines your reality and your desires. You love what you know. Your valuation of the options you see determines what you do. If you want to love truth and righteousness more, then you need to learn more about truth and righteousness; you need to narrow your focus on the truth and righteousness God…
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Who is Jacob5?
Today I was asked, who is Jacob5?Actually, I am Jacob5. Yep, That’s me!I setup this website years ago when I was trying to publish religious content anonymously. Jacob5 is supposed to sound apocalyptic. It’s fun!
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The Doctrine of Repentance – Part 1
[Updated on 9/21/2024. Changes in blue.] One of the greatest challenges we face in trying to be disciples of Christ is that we do not correctly understand the doctrines of faith in Jesus Christ and repentance. In connection with this, we do not understand what exactly is required to become heirs of salvation and eternal…
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Learning to Dance Alone
So, I was just watching a YouTube video by Rob Smith. I took notes; revamped them a few times, until this is what I came up with. This is what I needed to hear. Maybe, you need to hear this too. Dance to the music in your heart. Live according to the light you have.…
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Greatest Sermons
I have updated my webpage where I feature the online version of my book, GREATEST SERMONS FROM THE BOOK OF MORMON. Click Here. I have added audio MP3 files for each section. These audios do not include the extra chapter descriptions. These can be listened to on this page or downloaded. I did this for…
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Defunding the Police
The whole point of having a government is to have adequate protections in place for the fundamental rights of the citizens. Citizens form governments to promote safety, security, and prosperity. They (the citizens) therefore appoint representatives to enact just laws, police officers to enforce just laws, judges to help fairly litigate disputes and injustice according…
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My friend’s description of Christ
I liked this post from Rob so much I decided to steal it and post it as well, with attribution. https://www.upwardthought.org/media/869 A little while ago, my friend Chris made a video where he provided what I found to be a lovely description of the Lord. I shifted his description around and made a few edits, attempting to…
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Strong Reasoning
“By my strong reasoning shall my servants justify all my words and all my commandments which I have given unto you.” To justify does not just mean what is fair or equitable, but what is best. We cease to sin as we come to a greater understanding as to why we should not sin and…
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Fixing America
Truth is not democratic. The laws of cause and effect are not democratic. Happiness, prosperity, and freedom are only had by taking calculated actions in obedience to divine law and in recognition of unchanging eternal principles. These are my suggestions for what could and should be done to “fix” the United States, to restore freedom,…
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Core Doctrine
The following is my response to a comment on my video, All Priesthood Keys–an LDS counter-perspective. I actually don’t like and don’t listen to John Dehlin and I don’t know who Jacob Isbell is. And so, just for transparency, my major influences these past 20 years have been John Pontius, then Denver Snuffer, and now…
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Where does true happiness come from?
Does it come from relationships? Does it come from success? Does it come from money and possessions? Does it come from having fun, thrills, and entertainment? Does it come from experiencing new places and things? Where does true happiness come from? You see, the problem I have with all of these suggestions is that they…
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The Assessment of Value
One of the big challenges with temptation and sin is that we mentally and emotionally try to ignore the long-term and even short-term effects. All we pretend to know is what we want right here, right now, regardless of the consequences which we rationalize will be more good than bad. And so we tend to…
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My Pocket Protocols
(Read daily. Read when wondering what to do next.) Always do that which yields the best value, the best benefit, and the best outcome—short term and long term, individually and universally. Always seek to better understand the character and perfections of Jesus Christ, and to manifest Him in how you live every day of your…
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