My political safe place....hear me rant....: I am grateful for our Prophet and apostles

Sunday, September 16, 2012

I am grateful for our Prophet and apostles

I just wanted to say that I am very grateful for the apostles and prophets. I am grateful that there are such worthy men in the world who can receive guidance for us on behalf of our Heavenly Father. Today I missed most of Regional Conference and I am really sad that I wasn't there. Dalin H. Oaks spoke. He spent the last 6 mins of his talk speaking about things that I thought were worth noting:

*Conduct political discussion in a civil manner.
*We want our members to "participate in the political process in an informed manner and by ALL means to vote."
*We are all daughters and sons of the same Heavenly Father and that comes first and should reach over all boundaries.
*Recent political events have made the church a spotlight more so than ever before. Though there have been many truthful and positive articles and things that have come forth, some of the things mentioned on the news and in other places are not true.
* But the church does not intervene and set people straight during political campaigns bc doing so might encourage an affiliation with one candidate over another. And the church does not support one candidate more than another.
*Some doctrine is used inaccurately by members--I will quote this part: "..The influence of right wing groups who mistakenly apply prophesies about the last days to promote efforts to form para military or militia organizations. Such groups might undermine authority of public officials in the event of extra ordinary emergencies or even in the cases of disagreement with government public policy.
*The leaders of the church have always taught that we should observe the law...we counsel against joining para military organizations.. . The church has counseled the storage of food and water not the storage of arms and ammunition" (laughter in the crowd). ---But I KNOW people who have tried to argue with me that arms and ammunition are necessary for the last days! So I am so glad that he reassured me there.
*Marital counseling is good as long as they are professional and are in line with the gospel principles.

Isn't that interesting? I really found it uplifting and refreshing to hear him take the time at the end of his talk to focus on those few things--things at the forefront of our minds--at least mine. I find it disturbing however that there are people in Utah County participating in their own military organizations---um, yikes! But glad he said something, since that is going on! Also, the marital counseling thing was interesting...and I am not sure what it was in regards to--but someone knows, I am sure.
I have engaged in many political discussions and I find new resolve to insure that it remains civil. It is easy to get overly emotional...I always check with the people I talk to to make sure they don't get emotional about it...or my opinion if it differs with theirs...but that is why blogging about politics is easier bc we don't risk getting overly emotional and hurting one another over dumb politics! Well...I guess that is still a risk...but we can think about what to say before we speak out of emotions. :)

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Quote of the day:

BYU commencement in 1972, President Brown counseled graduating students to “Strive to develop a maturity of mind and emotion and a depth of spirit which enables you to differ with others on matters of politics without calling into question the integrity of those with whom you differ. Allow within the bounds of your definition of religious orthodoxy variation of political belief. Do not have the temerity to dogmatize on issues where the Lord has seen fit to be silent.” He also warned, “beware of those who feel obliged to prove their own patriotism by calling into question the loyalty of others. Be skeptical of those who attempt to demonstrate their love of country by demeaning its institutions.”

And when you trust your television
What you get is what you got
Cause when they own the information
Oh, they can bend it all they want
John Mayer: "Waiting on the World to Change"

"Let us learn respect for others if we are to realize the abundant life. Man, by nature, is tempted to seek only his glory and not the glory of his neighbor or the glory of his God. None of us lives alone—in our city, our nation, or our world. There is no dividing line between our prosperity and our neighbor’s poverty."

-Thomas S Monson

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Scripture of the day:

Scriptures to have in our hearts when we vote!

"That now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality." — 2 Corinthians 8:14

"Renounce war and proclaim peace." — D&C 98:16

"And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them." — Moses 7:18

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction." — James 1:27

"Plead the cause of the poor and the needy." — D&C 124:75

"We do not believe it just to mingle religious influence with civil government, whereby one religious society is fostered and another proscribed in its spiritual privileges, and the individual rights of its members, as citizens, denied." — D&C 134:9

"And now, because of the steadiness of the church they began to be exceedingly rich, having abundance of all things whatsoever they stood in need—an abundance of flocks and herds, and fatlings of every kind, and also abundance of grain, and of gold, and of silver, and of precious things, and abundance of silk and fine-twined linen, and all manner of good homely cloth. And thus, in their prosperous circumstances, they did not send away any who were naked, or that were hungry, or that were athirst, or that were sick, or that had not been nourished; and they did not set their hearts upon riches; therefore they were liberal to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, whether out of the church or in the church, having no respect to persons as to those who stood in need." —Alma 1:29-30

Hel 4:12-13
12 And it was because of the ^apride of their hearts, because of their exceeding ^briches, yea, it was because of their oppression to the ^cpoor, withholding their food from the hungry, withholding their clothing from the naked, and smiting their humble brethren upon the cheek, making a ^dmock of that which was sacred, denying the spirit of prophecy and of revelation, murdering, plundering, lying, stealing, committing adultery, rising up in great contentions, and deserting away into the land of Nephi, among the Lamanites—

13 And because of this their great wickedness, and their ^aboastings in their own strength, they were left in their own strength; therefore they did not prosper, but were afflicted and smitten, and driven before the Lamanites, until they had lost possession of almost all their lands.