Boost the truth

To be true to what you sincerely believe all the time no matter the cost will always get you into trouble with anyone who isn’t sincere, and hardly anyone is. Often times what appears to be persecution for extreme beliefs is actually a reaction to extreme honesty. Absolute and constant honesty is not, never was, and never will be normal. Very few people appreciate their misconceptions, faulty assumptions, superstitions, or lies challenged.¹ Even the most mainstream person would encounter stiff persecution in their lives if they were deeply honest all of the time. To persuade you of how immediately total honesty will get you into trouble with the world, consider every relationship you have with other people in this world, and how few of them could endure such honesty.²

The few people who refuse to lie, even when everyone else does, are anchors to society. Without these people, there would be far less of everything most people value in life, and yet, instead of supporting them, the majority persecutes them, while the few who see that they contribute something of value turns a blind eye for fear of what the mob might do if they were to support them. Those unable to see or unwilling to stand against dishonesty rely on those who are willing and able to do both. The only ones able to resist lies as necessary to slow societal decay are those who see them and understand their consequences, which necessarily makes them appear to be extreme to those who do not. These people are almost always viewed as radicals, but they are the only force resisting the sudden decay of society. Those you see as radicals today are the only thing preventing you from being seen as a radical tomorrow.

It is the selfless honesty of a few good people that sustains society, but the good that they do cannot be sustained without the support of the many who must support and defend them in order for them to continue.

Wherefore, honest men and wise men should be sought for diligently, and good men and wise men ye should observe to uphold; otherwise whatsoever is less than these cometh of evil. (D&C 98:10)

Boost those who tell the truth by sharing their ideas with those who would not hear them from the source. Defend them from those who dishonestly misrepresent their character.