A Preachy Moment

A few weeks ago my DH returned from a very long stint in California. He witnessed first hand much the anti-Mormon sentiment being displayed in Cali. All of this is extremely disturbing but not completely unexpected. The scriptures tell us of many trials and tribulations to come, and go figure, they are coming from California. First, we had a Presidential Candidate that actually knows how to balance the budget, got his state off of welfare, turned around the Olympics, and managed to get every company he ever was involved with in profit. And all we heard about was his religion. Never in our country's history has any Presidential candidate been hounded out of running for office due to his personal beliefs. California and the last Presidential election are just the beginning.

Those of us who choose to stand by the teachings of the church are going to be targeted more and more as liberal America and the media turn on conservatives. We are a people choosing to exercise our governmental rights to worship where, when and how we choose, to support the traditional family, to show integrity and honor, courage and valor when those around us deride us for those same things. Ridicule and insults, I fear, will become the norm for us. Faith will become our life line. Our friendships and ties to others who believe as we do, our faith in our Heavenly Father and his Son will all be needed to sustain in the days to come.

We do not seek to deride, insult or intimidate others for their beliefs, however, we do reserve the right to speak out publically and vote against things, when laws and amendments directly contradict our beliefs. We will not hate those that work against us, we will not use violence or anger to sustain ourselves in times of adversity. We will listen to your opinions and then, like true Americans, form our own opinions based on our belief system. That is our right!