The Charge for Truth

"Let us never fear truth, but only its misuse. On the contrary, let us love truth above all else—for God himself is truth." Ezra Taft Benson

I love honesty. I love truth, but it can seem scarce at times. We were just talking as a family about honesty. The complete honest truth - without using it to mislead. 

I find complete truth, without misleading, to be quite rare. News and recent events have caused me to feel somewhat hopeless regarding truth. It seems as though truth is being devalued. There seems to be a big BUT following statements of truth. Justification of why truth is not appreciated is a consistent message found everywhere.

I love the feeling I get when I KNOW I am hearing or encountering truth. The power is undeniable. I think that is why people love to add their BUT at the end as a rebuttal. Their are afraid of the power it holds.

I also find that when I am completely truthful with myself - then I find my own personal power. This might be the hardest truth to find because the inner messages of truth and lies can be so hard to divide. I do know when I realize a personal truth that there is such joy and comfort and peace that comes from it. However when I betray that truth - the pain and discomfort and loss are just as intense as my joy was.

Truth is STILL Truth and I believe it is still available even if it's just within ourselves.

Grateful:
-I ran/Walked and worked out last night. Good to use my body, but hard not to be discouraged on how weak it is.

-Mardi was available to talk through things yesterday and I feel like she has finally enough respect for me to listen.

-Puffy Pancakes. They were so good last night.

WINS:
-Didn't yell much yesterday - and it was a monday
-Got up at 6:30 even though I went to bed at Midnight and was up 3 times with the boys
-Dj got the cement cleaned out of the tile so I can grout.










Times are different, but fundamentals remain unchanged. Honesty is still honesty. Virtue is still virtue. Truth is still truth. Honest effort is still rewarded. Gravity still pulls all things to earth. Disregard for law still brings punishment. Two and two still make four. The Ten Commandments are still in force, as are all the other laws of life, nature, and the universe. Cecil B. DeMille once said that men and nations cannot break the Ten Commandments; they can only break themselves upon them.
https://www.lds.org/new-era/1979/09/your-charge-to-increase-in-wisdom-and-favor-with-god-and-man?lang=eng