Thy speech bewrayeth thee

 Thy speech bewrayeth thee

This quote from the Bible is applicable today.

We don’t use the language of the King James translation today, but how we talk and express ourselves in writing does label us and our abilities.

Bewrayeth means betray or reveal. What we write or say will reveal our learning and upbringing.

I was recently reading my missionary journal and ran across some phrase that I would never use today. The words in the phrase do not make sense except in the slang of the day. If my ancestors of three generations back were to read that, they would not know what I meant. In about one hundred years when my descendants read that phrase they probably would not know what it meant.

As I read posts and see lol, it may mean something to you but it really doesn’t make sense. It is a lazy way to say I am laughing out loud. Or that make me laugh. It then reveals to the reader or listener that you are not very articulate and are greatly influenced by the ways of the world.

How would you feel about communicating to the Lord with language like that?

We belong to Christ’s church. We need to be a light to the world. They should look up to the members of the church for that which is uplifting “If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.”

A number of years ago we had some people comment on the language which Elder Neal Maxwell used in his writings and conference talks. They said that he used words that they didn’t understand. We had no problem, In fact, we really loved the way he expressed himself. It was uplifting and inspired us to increase our ability to express ourselves.

Slang is really revealing what we think of ourselves and those that we communicate with.

Think celestial when you speak and write. We don’t have to use Thee, thou, or thine except when we pray. This is the language of prayer and shows our respect to God. 

Love,

Grandpa