Video games and screen time in theory and application A favorable view of video games for children. I pooled some opinions on several groups on Facebook including homeschooling groups and groups of primarily large families, and found these main ideas about screen time and gaming. Outline: -Summary of theory of screen time: pros and consRead more

How Beautiful are the Feet of them who publish good tidings. This refers to messengers of the gospel. Possible meanings for the use of this analogy are as follows: -When a messenger from afar comes running with good news, you’re happy to see him, even his dirty feet are beautiful to you. Their message isRead more

They Sold Their Soul for Rock & Roll & Hollywood’s War Against God: Documentaries by Good Fight Ministries (from GoodFight.org) Here we have a documentary on the evils of rock music historically and today. We also have short films about the same. Finally we have a documentary about Hollywood’s use of Gnostic undertones to teach rebellionRead more

Joseph Smith in the Bible By Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com -On my mission in the bible belt, one of the questions we were often asked was “if Joseph Smith is so important, which bible prophets prophesied of his coming and the work he would do?” This document helps answer that question, though it is far fromRead more

Skate Vert Tricks and Tips Be Safe: Skating vert is a good time to wear knee pads and a helmet, even elbow pads, and if you’re like me and use your hands to catch yourself in falls, palm pads. Skating vert is a quick way to mess up your knees so have a long skatingRead more

Unlocking the Mystery of the 2 Prophets: Revelation 11 Part 1 Documentary By the Joseph Smith Foundation Notes by Nate Richardson for more visit JosephSmithFoundation.org/2prophets Overview: Joseph and Hyrum Smith are the 2 prophets spoken of in the book of Revelation which would prophecy in the last days before the coming of the Lord. JosephRead more

Revoked Parenthood in the Hereafter If Abusive How we use procreative powers here determines what powers we will have in the hereafter: “Our Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son are, by nature, creators. As the sons and daughters of God, we have the potential to become like Them. The Father and the Son have entrustedRead more

Suggested Podcasts & YouTube Channels (See also my suggested Facebook groups, and suggested websites). -The Richardson Studies podcast &  Richardson Studies on YouTube -ldshe.org LDS Home Educators podcast free https://ldshe.org/podcasts/home-education-talks-parents-and-youth-ldshe -infowars.com free podcast & YouTube channel -castlereport.com free podcast – Constitution Party Affiliate -Joel Skousen at worldaffairsbrief.com – 40$/year, weekly podcast reading of weekly briefing -Maxwell InstituteRead more

Selected Quotes from “what they’re not telling you about astronomy – vol 3 the universe” by Creation Astronomy Use this Link for the PDF: Selected Quotes from astronomy universe what theyre not telling you

Jordan Peterson ———- Jordan Peterson: Why not just be childless and happy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z6k81PNySM ——————– Jordan Peterson – best comebacks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ0ln8gKvDI -the politically correct left brings race into everything -when people call you names, don’t be hurt like a victim, be appalled. -the left occupies the social sciences ——— 7 times Jordan Peterson went unhinged geniusRead more

Ice Shall Flow Down at Their Presence: Possible Interpretations compiled by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com Here are the ideas I’ve heard for “The ice shall flow down at their presence” from D&C 133 ———————————————————————– First, here is the passage from D&C 133:22-34, esp. 26: “22 And it shall be a voice as the voice of many waters, and asRead more

If Ads Were Honest – Video Series I suggest only the following in this series: -if political campaign debates were honest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7kQSxfc_JQ -If gym ads were honest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61iKnKtwpUM football https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2_pboioWf0   -if junk food were honest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8lgZxYxpC8   -if cell phone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75gwlQlMLbk   -coffee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ovhbT-Iulc   -antidepressants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0v0jUeFGQ0   -meat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvjhdaWZ3hA   -fast food https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q78QXpSL2MRead more

Core Skate Tricks After Ollie Ollie is the 1st trick to learn, an entire article has been dedicated to that trick at “Ollie Higher”. The 6 tricks I recommend learning after ollie are Frontside 180, Backside 180, Pop Shove it, Front Shove, Kick flip, Heel flip These tricks are some basic ones to get youRead more

Sleep hours: by Nate Richardson editor@richardsonstudies.com This article shows what one can expect based on how many hours of sleep they get, ranging from 11 hours to 0 hours. For a similar and lengthier article of compiled quotes and examples from prophets and other inspired individuals on sleep, see this link.) “My life like myRead more

Questions for the 1 Verse per Day Scripture Enthusiasts: By Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com ———————————————————————————————————————— Have you heard it said that we should “read at least a verse a day in the scriptures”? In this article, I will teach why such an idea is not consistent with the gospel plan by posing a series of questions,Read more

4 Excuses People Use To Claim The Second Coming of Christ Is Distant by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com “The World is Not Bad Enough Yet” “The Lord’s People aren’t ready yet” “Much Prophecy Needs to Be Fulfilled Before He Comes (“wars, gatherings, meetings and stuff”)” “Past Prophets Thought It Was Soon, but We’re Still Waiting” Note: ForRead more

Nate’s Fitness Group This is a Facebook group where we account to eachother daily on weather we exersized, or other health matters. Go to this link and ask to join the group if you like us need more motivation to be fit.    

Universal Tolerance Debunked: Earning Respect & God’s Universal Standards -an excerpt from Joel Skousen’s World Affair Brief From the World Affairs Brief by Joel Skousen, November 9, 2018 (worldaffairsbrief.com)   “Utah replaced compromising Republican Orrin Hatch with former presidential contender Mitt Romney, who is already showing signs of playing up to the establishment. In his postRead more

Adoption To The Household of the Gods By Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com —————————————————————————————– PERPETUAL PARENTHOOD AS A PERPETUAL JOY: —-it’s one of my daughters’ 1st birthday. It brings joy and sorrow, joy at her progress, sorry at the days slipping away. I’ve concluded that life would be depressing were it not for the assurance that weRead more

The Plan of Salvation Told in Holidays by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com Note: this is just a fun study of comparing and contrasting holidays in the order they occur, and relating that to the plan of salvation in the order of eternal events, or the choosing of a higher or lower kingdom. In reality, anytime peopleRead more

To Obey is Better than Sacrifice: The Secret Code for Valiant Service by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com To serve God valiantly is to do all that he commands, not just good hobbies, not just what I think is tolerable. its to do the boots on the ground hard work that needs to get done. Do youRead more

The Forgotten Dream of Family Life By Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com Fight for Your Dreams, But Dream Righteously It’s been said that you can accomplish about anything you put your mind to. Oft is heard the rallying cry toward students, salesmen with lofty monetary goals, and others, that you can win if you really focus, ifRead more

Man is Become As God: Spiritual Capitalism & Why Life is Hard (Man is become as God echos Genesis 3:5, 22; Alma 42:3; Alma 12:34, 21 & other scriptures) I ask “God why is life so hard?” I hear no answer. I think to myself: ‘I sort of make it hard on myself, but the difficultyRead more

Creation Fall & Atonement Narrative by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com Elder McConkie taught that there are 3 pillars of eternity, as follows: 1. creation of the world, 2. the fall of Adam & Eve, and 3. the atonement of Jesus Christ. Here are various scenes where we find these 3 pillars to be of use. TheseRead more

Calorie Counting by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com -If you have interest in calorie counting, you probably already have an understanding of the use and importance of BMI, so we will not cover that here. -A healthy body must have good sleep, good nutrition, and good exersize. To neglect any of these pillars of health is toRead more

Cherokee Herbal & The Witch Hunt for Naturopathic Medicine  by Nate & Meg Richardson Introduction The way the Cherokee obtained and maintained their knowledge about health has become most fascinating to me. Our processes today are limited to empirical process, but the Cherokee remind us that there is more than one way to skin aRead more

Forgiveness & Tolerance: Compiled by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com -“Bless our enemies. Help us to understand them, and them to understand us.” This was an oft repeated phrase in President Kimball’s prayers. (“Spencer W. Kimball: A True Disciple of Jesus Christ” by Elder Marvin J Ashton, Gen. Conf. April 1985) -Holding a grudge is rejecting Christ, and bringsRead more

Prayer: Doctrine & Example Compiled by Nate Richardson editor@richardsonstudies.com -After President Kimball became President of the church he said “I thought I knew how to pray before, but now I am really learning how to pray.” (“Spencer W. Kimball: A True Disciple of Jesus Christ” by Elder Marvin J Ashton, Gen. Conf. April 1985) -“BlessRead more

Immodesty & Pornography as Satan’s Counterfeit for Exaltation by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com -what is immodesty? It is the prequel, the gateway drug, to get us into pornography. It is all of the Devil. -what is the Devil counterfeiting with showing the female body and the union of bodies? He is displaying the eternal order ofRead more

The Doctrine of Opportune Moments: Priorities of a Successful Saint by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com -“If you were waiting for the opportune moment, that was it!” -Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean It seems to me that there are certain ideal or opportune moments wherein if we act, we will succeed. Consider the following evidences:Read more

Thyroid & Hashimoto Disease If you don’t address hormone needs, diet and exercise won’t loose weight. Hashimotos disease may be part of your thyroid issue, it often is. If this is the case you would need a different dietary regimen. Run a TPA test to rule out Hashimotos. TPA is thyroid producing antibodies, this test tellsRead more

Weight Loss Keys by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com -1500 cal/day of bad food loses weight slower than 2500/day good food. -stop eating before 3 hours of inactivity or that will factually turn into fat -likely get protein in diet not need it after a workout, esp. if such was before close to time of rest. -theRead more

Book Notes: Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card Notes by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com -Ender was never very happy, he was helping, he worried about things, he felt it his duty to help, seek the quote says it better – loving enough to inflict suffering when it was needed -The man who has riskedRead more

Book Notes: Xenocide by Orson Scott Card Compiled by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com -when someone says something to you that could make you angry, realize they are fragile at that time, and don’t make them think you are not on their side – just because you can explain life with the biological narrative doesn’t mean thereRead more

On Godhead and Gender Fluidity: How Satan Desensitizes Us Against Truth by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com Here is an analogy to help you understand how the Godhead is 3 seperate people rather than the trinity idea of them all being the same person. Your mother is not your father is not your spouse. All of theseRead more

Steps to Making a Website by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com 1. buy a domain name (we use namecheap.com, cheapest we’ve found) (costs like $10 the first year if you use namecheap, then $20/ year after that) 2. next buy a host (we use namecheap.com). There should be a link to do it on namecheap.com. (costs $25 first year, andRead more

Saving the Human Race by Family Centered Life Plans: A Guide for the Aspiring Charitable Heart by Nate Richardson, September 2018 editor@richardsonstudies.com Topics here include a look at social work and therapists as being secondary to fathers and mothers. We compare homes to treatment centers and rehabilitation facilities. We look at balancing our desires toRead more

Debate Notes: Give me a State of Refuge! On keeping the homosexual agenda at the state not federal level by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com These are excerpts from my comments in a debate, primarily over laws espousing homosexuality and enforcing persons to accommodate homosexual lifestyles in places of business. Treated is the notion that the homosexualRead more

Time for Health Analogy By Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com 2018 Thesis: Both our physical and spiritual health require consistent efforts, moderation, balance, and dedication. We must spend significant effort in both regards. These analogies also apply to taking time out of our day for doing missionary work, and how missionary work can be successful with consistentRead more

Book Notes: “The Crucible of Doubt” by Terryl and Fiona Givens Notes by Nate Richardson   -there is nothing so painful as suspense said Joseph Smith.   -we want a roadmap but find we have only a compass   -Levi Savage had the choice between security and wisdom, or loyalty. He chose loyalty and sufferedRead more

Videos about Creation Science -Full Documentary: Our Solar System: What you aren’t being told, by Spike Psarris of creationastronomy.com: -Full Documentary: Stars and Galaxies: What you aren’t being told, by Spike Psarris of creationastronomy.com: -Lecture: Universe: What you aren’t being told, by Spike Psarris of creationastronomy.com (this is a lecture, not the full documentary): -53Read more

5 Quotes from the Ensign and Living Prophets which show The Second Coming will occur shortly after year 2,000 AD: compiled by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com For a longer version of this document citing additional prophets, see Second Coming Timing LDS Quotes. Those interested in this article will also likely be interested in my article titledRead more

Thou Shalt Keep a Journal compiled by Nate Richardson, editor@richardsonstudies.com -“Although I was tired, I took out some paper and began to write. And as I did, I understood the message I had heard in my mind. I was supposed to record for my children to read, someday in the future, how I had seenRead more

Decreasing Sabbath Observance & Church Attendance -“it has been frightening to me to see the churches closed, boarded up, with weeds growing in the yard, or open but empty. We face the frightening thought of a generation raised without any contact with scripture.” ((Elder Boyd K. Packer, ‘The Only True and Living Church’, Conference Report,Read more

Power of the Restoration: A Firm Foundation of Faith, by Nate Richardson 2017 The Devil is launching a powerful and relentless attack against us, more so than ever before. Though many physical dangers and hardships of life have subsided, the spiritual ones have increased 100 fold.  I believe God’s counter attack in this war ofRead more

Childbearing: -For more on this subject, see my document “Children: Why to have lots of them and not wait around about it” at this link: http://richardsonstudies.com/2018/01/01/children-why-to-have-lots-of-them-and-not-wait-around-about-it-quotes-and-commentary-by-nate-richardson-updated-1-1-18/ -4 Nephi 1:10 One of the marks of a righteous civilization is that they “multiply exceedingly fast”. They love each other and know what they have should be promulgated throughoutRead more

On Conspiracy & Staying In The Church: Responding to Vol. 2 of “Two Churches Only” by Nate Richardson 9-10-18 editor@richardsonstudies.com This is my response to the author of “There Are Save Two Churches Only” Christian Markham, a latter day saint author now parted from the church. I very much enjoyed vol. 1 which showed political conspiracy,Read more