WHAT?!!!? Even MORE GOLD PLATES?!?!? Crazy… Pyrgi Gold Tablets (c. 500 BC) These are three gold tablets discovered in 1964 at the ancient Etruscan port of Pyrgi, Italy. Two are written in Etruscan. One is written in Phoenician. They record a temple dedication to the goddess Uni (Astarte). They helped scholars better understand the Etruscan language because the inscriptions describe the same event in two languages. Orphic Gold Tablets (4th–2nd century BC) These are dozens of tiny gold leaves buried with the dead. They contain instructions for the soul in the afterlife, including what to say after death. They’re often only a few inches long, but they demonstrate that gold was chosen to preserve sacred writings.

I know I’ve shared this before and you guys have been so generous, just thought I’d share it again and maybe it’ll get shared. I really appreciate the love and support that we’ve been shown on here 🙏 gofund.me/38209f843

My mom had her surgery on a significant day… it was my oldest brother’s birthday. (He passed away in an auto pedestrian accident 39 years ago this December.) Every year his birthday has come with a lot of sorrow, and now it will come with so much gratitude. It has become a new birthday for my mom. It has become a healing day. There have been so many miracles and tender mercies that have surrounded all of this. I feel so grateful to God for being so aware… He truly has been in every detail.

Idk who needs to hear this, but pregnancy and motherhood are not punishments.

Let’s be very clear here… there is no justification for Proposition 1 in Idaho to pass. NONE! THIS IS A MORAL ISSUE! STOP TRYING TO MINGLE IT WITH POLITICAL DIVIDE! “Abortion is an evil, stark and real and repugnant, which is sweeping over the earth” - President Gordon B. Hinckley “This war, labeled ‘abortion,’ is of epidemic proportion and is waged globally.” - President Russell M. Nelson Here is the Church’s Official Stance on the issue according to the Handbook: Members must not submit to, perform, arrange for, pay for, consent to, or encourage an abortion. The ONLY POSSIBLE EXCEPTION are when: Pregnancy resulted from rape or incest. A competent physician determines that the life or health of the mother is in serious jeopardy. A competent physician determines that the fetus has severe defects that will not allow the baby to survive beyond birth. ABORTION IS A MOST SERIOUS. EVEN IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, members should approach a decision with prayerful deliberation. “Who’s on the Lord’s side? Who? Now is the time to show. We ask it fearlessly: Who’s on the Lord’s side? Who?”

Tonight we are beginning our special fast, and in doing so we are adding our faith to other families who are facing similar challenges as us. I believe in the power of prayer, and if you feel so inclined I would appreciate your prayers in our behalf, particularly that I might be able to receive a job offer that will fit both my family’s needs and my own personal interests, and also that my husband will be put in contact with the people necessary to help us move his career forward (whether it be through another job or through an investor). Please also include my children, that they may be blessed with an extra portion of love and patience that my husband and I have been struggling to show them due to our current circumstances. Thank you for faith and friendship 🤍 I am hopeful, and choosing to be overly optimistic as we venture forward down this path of unfamiliarity!

From my reading of the Book of Mormon, I have come away with two major themes: - Pride leads to destruction - Jesus Christ is Lord and He died for our sins. Both, of course, are key messages from the Bible itself — but the BoM puts great emphasis on the former. The parallels between parts of the BoM and our present day are chilling and, regardless of the archeological or historical truth, many would benefit from reading it and heeding its warnings.

I got to spend this weekend with my mom and dad… Miracles still exist… The more I learn about mom’s open heart surgery, and the circumstances surrounding it, the more miracles have been shown. I am just so extremely grateful to all you who prayed for her… put her name in the Temple and checked in on her. She truly is here today because of God. Never stop believing in miracles. Never stop praying. God is good… all the time.

If your strongest argument for abortion is it takes kids away from poverty, foster care and orphanages… you’ve already lost the argument… •Coco Chanel: Sent to a convent-run orphanage after the death of her mother. •Dave Thomas: Adopted as an infant, he navigated low-income environments during his youth. •Do Won Chang: Worked three jobs simultaneously as a janitor, gas station attendant, and coffee shop employee. •John Paul DeJoria: Placed into foster care in Los Angeles and experienced homelessness twice. •Leonardo Del Vecchio: Raised in an Italian orphanage because his widowed mother could not afford to keep him. •Oprah Winfrey: Grew up in extreme rural poverty with her grandmother, overcoming severe early. •Steve Jobs: Placed into temporary foster care shortly after birth before being adopted. •Barry Keoghan: Moved through 13 different foster homes in Ireland before being raised by his grandmother. •Cher: Placed briefly into the foster care system by her mother during a period of extreme financial hardship and illness. •Eddie Murphy: Spent a period in foster care alongside his brother when their mother faced severe illness. •Ice-T: Orphaned at a young age after losing both parents, he was raised by extended family in the foster. •James Dean: Sent to live with extended family on a farm after his mother passed away during his childhood. •Jamie Foxx: Placed into kinship care and legally adopted by his maternal grandparents at just seven months old. •Jim Carrey: Experienced extreme poverty. •Marilyn Monroe: Spent a portion of her childhood in various foster homes and an orphanage. •Shania Twain: Grew up in deep rural poverty where she frequently went hungry, later surviving the sudden death of her parents. •Sylvester Stallone: Spent several of his early formative years in the foster care system due to volatile parental relationships. •Tiffany Haddish: Grew up in the foster care system, and homelessness. •Viola Davis: Grew up in extreme, "hardcore" poverty, navigating hunger and substandard housing. •Alonzo Mourning: Voluntarily petitioned into the foster care system at age 11 following his parents' divorce. •Babe Ruth: Sent to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys… a combination reformatory and orphanage… at the age of seven, where he learned the game of baseball and became an American sports legend. •Michael Oher: Spent years cycling through various foster homes and periods of homelessness before being taken in by the Tuohy family. •Simone Biles: Placed in foster care due to her mother's struggles with substance abuse before being adopted by her grandparents. •Eleanor Roosevelt: Suffered the loss of both of her parents by the age of ten and was raised by her grandmother. •Malcolm X: Placed into the foster care system after his father was killed and his mother was institutionalized. •Nelson Mandela: Raised by a local chief after his father died when Mandela was only nine years old.

Let me share another fact about my dad… I said he was raised by a loving family… but not the circumstances… Here were the circumstances… My dad use to joke he wasn’t raised on the wrong side of the tracks, but in between the tracks. His home doesn’t exist anymore, because it was torn down. If you know downtown Salt Lake… he lived literally between the tracks. Not a great area… So does that mean he didn’t deserve life all of a sudden? WHAT A JOKE! My dad had an amazing life! He worked hard! His parents weren’t active in church, he went to church with his friends. He worked hard since the age of 14… he gave that work ethic to his children. He saved his money and served a full time mission. He went to college at the University of Utah. He worked HARD for the same company he started with from the age of 14 most of his life. He got married to my mom and together had 6 children. They gave us a beautiful life. We lived in beautiful neighborhoods in beautiful homes. My dad has traveled the world over and over… he has sang as a soloist with the Tabernacle Choir, toured with Latter Day Saint Scholars, acted with well known actors, performed in countless productions, and has done more than I can write in a single post. To even try to say that my grandmother STILL should have/could have/ been able to choose, have access, was denied access, etc… is so repulsive I could vomit. Women for centuries, have been finding ways to end their pregnancies… my grandmother CHOSE LIFE FOR HER CHILDREN! And POVERTY IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE NOR A JUSTIFICATION FOR MURDER! THE END.

My mascot according to Grok

My grandmother was 15 when she was assaulted by her father and became pregnant. She placed my aunt up for adoption. My aunt was raised by an extremely loving Latter Day Saint family that couldn’t have children of their own and gave her the world! At 19 my grandmother had a one night stand with a man who was serving in the Navy during WWII. They met at a bar. My dad was conceived. She placed him with a couple that couldn’t have children and he was raised in a loving family and ended up having a brother that was 9 months younger than him. She later got married had 5 more children after my dad and adopted one last one. Both my aunt and dad know the beginnings of their life… both are extremely grateful their mother chose life. I am grateful my grandmother chose life. My grandmother never thought about another option. This isn’t some flippant choice… we are talking about the lives of INNOCENT BABIES. They did nothing to deserve a death sentence.

Stats support my POV. A study from 2000 measures the outcomes of conception by rape. 73% carried to term, 26% aborted, the rest miscarried. Of the women that carried to term, the majority of them kept the baby. 36% placed the baby for adoption. 0% expressed regret with having carried to term. Of the women that aborted, 93% stated that they would not recommend abortion to another survivor. 88% expressed explicit regret in their choice. 43% reported having felt pressured to abort by friends and family. Why don’t we LISTEN to survivors? Next time someone brings up abortions for survivors, just keep in mind that the majority aren’t as eager to pick abortion as people who support legislation that expands elective abortion.

Many years ago my wife and I took our kids to see a BYU Basketball game. During half time, BYU’s Divine Comedy group did a series of skits. One of them was to sing “Popcorn Popping” to the tune of What’s Going On. It was hilarious.

A better version for your enjoyment piped.video/ZZ5LpwO-An4?is=vPe7…

Have I been jamming out to “What’s Up” alone in my car all day? Yep. Do I have any cares today? Nope. Coincidence? I think not.

You know how when we have a good thought we wonder if it’s just us or the Spirit? Why don’t we do that with bad thoughts? I seem to *always* think bad thoughts are true and don’t attribute them to the adversary. The adversary is extremely talented at his craft. Tell negative thoughts to go back to hell 🫶🏻

With General Conference right around the corner… the real question is:

Give my personality a mascot using what you know about me and the uploaded photo for my appearance, invent a funny cartoon mascot that represents my personality. Feature a glamorous cartoon version of me posing beside the mascot as if we are an iconic duo. The mascot can be an animal, creature, object, or completely imaginary character. Give it one small accessory or detail that connects it to me. Add its name and one short tagline explaining its energy. Keep everything else minimal. White background, clean composition, polished colorful cartoon artwork. Do not ask me what the mascot should be. You decide…