Honesty: You Better Believe It! - Video Contest Winner

[VirginiaAndDavid152]

Great message that should be heard! Inspires me to continue to shrug when people ask me the answers to questions on tests! :)

[CelloManJo]

To cheat is such an enticing temptation. Just a glance at a class mate's paper and one could be so much more confident about their answer, but a part of your soul is compromised in doing so. Like anything that yields instant gratification, it becomes addicting and further erodes your spirit. President Faust is spot on!

[VitaElle]

Thank you for having this video captioned. :)

[tcademonteverde]

I felt the His Spirit as i watched this video. I am so blessed to be reminded of keeping this principle always.

[dstrbdxxxprncess]

Wow... this video really motivated me... and like all your other videos, it really touched my heart

[daizyisthename]

OH my gosh! that's my high school! well... high school seminary. And that was my sophomore year high school teacher. wow! i know half the people in that video!

[Hoosierfiddler]

So few will stand up for what is right. So GOOD to hear the good stories. Not enough in the news!

[DanielB0531]

Wow! it seems that our society has gone too low that for some people is almost impossible to see the importance of these high standards. Let us NOT give in, let us be an example of true followers of the savior Jesus Christ. Yo creo en Cristo y EL es mi rey.

[swisscheesemarilyn]

Neat

[wisanbannawitwi]

This is wonderful teaching.

[ldsmomma39]

Congratulations to whoever made this and won the contest. You did a fantastic job-- and I love the inclusion of the medical school story. A powerful message! Congratulations again! It was awesome!

[ascend6]

What a wonderfully simple reminder.

[jj2997]

he sounds like a white morgan freeman :)

[MusicianSoul42]

I just loved this video :)

[cromartie800]

Cheating isn't bad because it is forbidden, it is forbidden because it is bad!Honesty always pays over the long haul!

[MrSparkyVA]

While there is no "ownership" of the message of honesty, Christ taught his followers to be a light unto the world, to be the salt that seasons our food. All those who would follow His teachings that we can be an example to others: believers and atheists as well. This fits in to the Morman way of dong things in that we focus a lot on this life, and how we live it. We believe we are saved "after all that we can do" and so we strive to do all that we can to be less of a burden to our Savior.

[webmastertool]

Ironic how we take our tests on scantron grid ins and use ti89 graphing calculators and there are some schools who do better than us with none of those thing in other countries.

[embellesmom]

Great messege.

[danleyAZ]

i knew i recognized that seminary building....mountain view toros for the win

[sevsen4]

CHEATERS make best students turn into the worst students. It is like a poison poured into the pot of smelliest flowers. Just so you know;-(( don't cry later in life if you have started doing cheating or following what mates do while teachers turn their back or read papers. it is a disease, and who would want to be sick of this virus? i guess 'no one" . Do no cheat, get bad grades but stay honest as your parents would want you to be. Keep the path that your elders passed and make others see later

[Zenithteal]

this is win for everyone in society

[wrkiehn]

Honesty is the Best Policy.

[cravzor]

Im not a mormon, nor am I even a religious person... To be honest I clicked on this to have a good laugh, sorry to say thats why i clicked... but then after watching this, it actually touched me and made my day. thank you

[daviesij86]

This is a message that is only to true you get so much more out of doing things in life on your own!

[NokianRapter]

What music is this? Where can I find it?

[jj99917]

You know, these videos aren't only applicable to Mormons. Honesty is a quality that all people should have. All people need to be honest. These videos are created to help remind people of the basic virtues that we need to uphold. The world is tearing down the old principles of honesty and a ton of other things as well.

[guaranic]

You don't need to be a mormon to have basic human principles of decency

[lcromy]

@guaranic True but the Mormon church is one of the only organizations teaching these principals anymore.

[jackinla8]

@guaranic I agree. Truth, ethics, and morality transcend religion. It's all about individual character. I'm not Mormon, but I certainly can appreciate their universally positive messages.

[rashastarr56]

It doesn't matter what faith you are we are all Gods children.

[KoiNohappygolucky]

That looks like a seminary room with maps posted on the wall xP But it makes sense to make a video with seminary students because other students may not be confortable with being in a church video and most lds people in seminary will be will willing to uphold modesy. ;D

[mormonchurchdoctrine]

I miss President Faust. His messages always seemed to be simple and taught truths directly, with a very easy to understand approach.

[theclewis]

As an Atheist, I don't understand how this is a so called Mormon message, but this is a good message no doubt.

[shuaster]

@theclewis It is part of a speech by a man we believe is an apostal, in the same calling and position as Peter, James, John, or Paul of the bible. It is a Mormon messege because it is a common teaching of our religion for those around that think that our basic principles are anything other than Christian rooted values. The thing that makes us mormon is that we believe that God hasn't stopped talking to humans and still calls prophets.

[theeconomistful]

Marvelous!

[Anbidas125]

Understand this, people who dislike this video must not know how to be honest or does not want to be honest.

[Trojanbabe88]

Very well done. Thank you for the post.

[delusionsofmind]

What a wonderful message!! We may all strive to be as honest as possible, but we are not perfect, thus not always completely honest. This is a wonderful reminder of why we must remain honest to ourselves, our loved ones, and Heavenly Father. -3

[abusedkitten]

I'm a Baptist Christian and I approve this message! Lol

[shotodreamer]

Bravo! As a high school teacher, I give you two thumbs up.

[TheFifthGreatApe]

This is a great video with a great message...

...but again, how does this relate to being a Mormon?

How is this a message about Mormon values and not Secular ones?

I'm still not 'getting it' I suppose, I've watched a lot of these videos and the same message comes across on each one of them...

"Be good, have values, participate with the community, have respect... and I'm a Mormon."

Not one moral value judgement made seems to be specifically at its basis, Mormon. They are all secular.

Peace.

[luckytpmd]

@TheFifthGreatApe

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See, Time-Stamp 1m17s This applies directly to the verse of scripture in "THE BOOK OF MORMON", that states one of the teachings (A Law of Eternal Lives/ Exaltation) of our, Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, our heavenly and Eternal Father; which verse tells us that "liars shall be thrust down to hell". If we, "rely wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save", we can return home to God.

[broadcastingheaven]

@TheFifthGreatApe That's the idea! :) Life shouldn't be separated into little categories. Secular is spiritual. Spiritual is secular. Good is good because it's good. And we all should strive for that, whether we're Mormon or not.

[mrmn8honeybee]

@TheFifthGreatApe You are correct; morals ARE for everyone, but in this day and age it seems like almost no one has them... or they pick and choose when having them is important. We believe that All of them are important to have All the time. You don't have to be LDS (Mormon) to have morals. We are simply proclaming that WE believe in having them and we teach them in our homes and in our meetings. :)

[SlickMullet]

@TheFifthGreatApe It and all other videos relate to being "Mormon" because they follow along with Mormon beliefs and principals of being a good person by being honest, pure, kind, loving, forgiving ect "Not one moral value judgement made seems to be specifically at its basis, Mormon" that is correct, because these beliefs are not specific to Mormons but all good people in general. The Purpose of the "And I'm A Mormon" videos is to show people how Later Day Saints really are and what they believe

[notifiedtortoise]

@TheFifthGreatApe

It completely relates to being a Mormon. The values promoted in the messages are universal values, and by holding to them anyone can become a better person, whether Mormon or not.

The reason these messages are here is because the world is changing and some of these values are being changed or lost. It's not always easy or popular to be honest, kind or chaste.

The church wants to promote these values and let us know that they will always stay the same and stay important.

[mathematicalmatt]

@TheFifthGreatApe We as mormons want to show the world that we are not as different and strange as others might perceive us to be. We also acknowledge in our religion that these good principles are taught and upheld by the Lord Jesus Christ and we support Him in all our endeavors.

[huntinboat]

be good be happy be bad be sad

[millerjanis]

This is a wonderful message, beautifully presented. Dishonesty hurts everyone, but particularly the person who is being dishonest.

[lozanozl]

This for our own good, its not only for "Mormons"

You better believe it!

[pedrosonia]

great message as always

thanks

sonia&family

[MishkaHughes]

Great work on the video! I can really see why you won. Honesty is definitely a forgotten virtue in so many ways nowadays. But it only takes one person setting a good example to start change, like the medical student in the video. Good job.

[MagnoliaLoveBagel]

This was filmed at my old high school! That's my old seminary teacher! how funny!

[jj99917]

@MagnoliaLoveBagel

At mountain view, right? i saw a toro shirt.

[KeilynDano]

beautiful video!!! :) thanks a lot!! Honesty is the best choice always!

[ztayl134]

was gonna send one to you's but this one is ABSOLUTLY AWESOME! Congrats :)

[tina91197]

I MSS PRES.FAUST. HE WAS TRULY A DISCIPLE OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. I AM GRATEFUL FOR HIS COUNSEL WHILE HERE ON EARTH. I HOPE I LIVE WORTHILY TO BE ABLE TO MEET HIM AGAIN AFTER THIS LIFE. I ADMIRED HIM FOR HIS INTERGRITY, COMPASSION, WISDOM & LOVE HE SHOWED. CORANETTA GREER

[carolineshinee]

Today I wrote a paper for my class. I have been struggling with it all week and I finally finished it today. After watching this video I realized that some of the content probably isn't what some would call "my own work". I got tired and I think I might have done a little too much copying and pasting. I think this video was put here to remind me of what is really important. Its not the grade that matters, but what you learn, and how you earn the grade you get. I'm going to fix it in the morning

[tylertrumpet12]

I like how that had nothing to do with being a mormon. You can be any other religion (or lack religion) and still be a good person and be honest.

[abw815]

@tylertrumpet12 It Has everything to do with being a mormon. Our church is founded on these principals. However you are right in a cirtain perspective (you dont have to be a mormon to be honest, and quite frankly no one is perfect even in our church, thus not all mormons are perfectly honest.) The point of the church is to help the members be the best they can be, to learn, and to grow as human beings.

[MarileeM7]

This has been heavey on my heart. Thank you. Also, it is so true... in the end we are only in competition with ourselves.

[tpbarron]

I will show this to my kids. I want them to gain the blessings of honesty throughout their lives.

[kaleponismith]

I needed a great message like this. Thanks!

[kellyzsmith]

What a great message for our day! Thanks for putting this together and congratulations on winning the award. It is so nice to see something positive on YouTube! Something to build up and not destroy. Something to educate and uplift instead of just entertain. I look for more messages like this one.

[munke2112]

Two people don't like this video!? I hope they are not my future doctor, or a business partner... But I can't worry about them, only myself. Thanks to the people that put this video together!!!

[dwzobell]

@munke2112 While I like the video, I think it appropriate to point out that it's possible to like a message and not like the delivery of it. It's quite possible that those 2 who disliked it just didn't care for the presentation of a message that they agree with.

[GaryKColeman]

@dwzobell

It is also possible that those people "dislike" everything put out by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And they troll the LDS sites so they can mark "dislike" without even hearing the messages.

[MrDaAsif]

@GaryKColeman I'm athiest, but I agree with some of the messages, so, I don't dislike. This one I hit dislike by accident.

[SpiritofNes]

how bout this, i watched it. disliked it. not because it's from a religion, but because to make it in this world you can't always be honest.

[mrmn8honeybee]

@SpiritofNes You only can't be honest if you decide that you can't.

[strangemalfunction]

@SpiritofNes I think that if you respect yourself enough and you respect God, you will always be honest. And when you're not, there is the wonderful gift of repentance. When there is dishonesty there is a lack of trust. And we ALWAYS need trust in our lives. When there is not trust you rely on completely on yourself and that is not why God sent us here. Satan tries to tempt us that we are alone. But God is always there.

[mathematicalmatt]

@SpiritofNes I believe that you can make in this world by being honest and that those that think dishonesty is necessary must have a depressing and dark view of this life.

[kingj817]

@GaryKColeman TRUE!! but its there loss for not listening to the message:)