“Wo unto you ^apoor men, whose hearts are not broken, whose spirits are not contrite, and whose bellies are not satisfied, and whose hands are not stayed from laying holdкомпютри upon other men’s goods, whose eyes are full of ^bgreediness, and who will not ^clabor with your own hands!” –D&C 56:17

“They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a ^atree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.” –Isaiah 65:22

What greater condemnation of Socialism could there be than from God himself? One witness from the Old Testament, and one from the current dispensation through Joseph Smith.

I heard a young LDS guy on the radio a few months back who was convinced that Socialism was the United Order. It was troubling to me. How many of the Latter-day Saints think that Socialism is akin to the United Order? I’d like to hear from you. Post your comments to this post below.

“…and thus they did destroy the government of the land.”  -3 Nephi 7:2

The California State Supreme Court this week struck down the public initiative, passed overwhelmingly in 2000, which strictly defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The precedent is historic and frightening. The effect of this ruling is to say that four unelected men or women, largely unaccountable for their actions, can overturn the will of the people at a whim.

Of course, the useful idiots of the Left call this “Justice,” and in their meager intelligence equate this ruling to that in Brown v. Board of Education. Reason breaks down that argument in a moment. The Left attempts to make of these two issues one question of discrimination. They cannot be tied this way.

The discrimination that was struck down in Brown is wrong because skin color or race is a condition of birth that cannot be helped or changed. Brown is bad law with good intentions.

The alleged discrimination being targeted by the justices is not unjust because homosexuality is not a condition of birth. The many formerly gay men are proof that sexuality can be changed. It is a question of will. The California ruling goes far beyond judicial activism. It falls well into the realm of judicial tyranny and usurpation of power.

Earl Warren used the power of the Court to enforce the provision in the Declaration of Independence which holds “that all men are created equal.” In this decision in California, the effect is the exact opposite–all men are not created equal, and some have more rights than others.

This violation of the principles of the Declaration will not stand. One of two things will happen. Either the voters will overturn the ruling by ballot initiative in November, or the people will not be able to overturn the ruling, the decent people of California will refuse to live under judicial tyranny and will leave, and those who remain will destroy themselves. Either way, marriage will not be defiled.

The Book of Mormon informs us that the Nephite government was brought down due to the sedition and treason of the judges, the lawyers and the high priests. No government can long endure when the judges and lawyers no longer honor and sustain the law. By enacting this law unlawfully from the bench, the justices blatantly disobeyed a greater law, which sets a balance of power in the state governments.

Some have argued that this will not go to the US Supreme Court because it’s a state issue. However, the Constitution guarantees to every state a Republican form of government. Therefore, the US Supreme Court should step in to uphold the will of the people under the banner of protecting and upholding the republican government in California. It is unfortunate that this will never happen.

The useful idiots of the Left will continue to say that this was justice being enacted. They completely ignore the founding principles of this nations for this moment of expedience. The separation of Church and State only goes one way for them; Religion may not influence government, but government can dictate religious practice and observance “in all cases whatsoever.” Sound familiar?

These people approve of tyranny when it agrees with their agenda. They are tyrants themselves. Their desire is the enslavement of their fellow men. As seditionists and traitors, they have no business claiming the benefits of this country. I would not defend them against expatriation. In fact, I would encourage it.

“For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare;” (D&C 104:17)

The conclusion drawn by Oliver “Buzz” Thomas in USAToday is frightening. In his April 21st editorial, “Might our religion be killing us?“, Mr. Thomas openly states that among others Mormons, with our encouragement for large families, and Catholics, with their opposition to birth control and abortion, are hastening the extinction of the Human Race.

Don Feder, who is not LDS, writes a rebuttal that can be found on Meridian Magazine, and at his website, GrassTopsUSA. I would strongly encourage you to read Mr. Thomas’ editorial, and then Mr. Feder’s response.

Mr. Thomas questions how these organizations can claim to be led by God when they espouse doctrines that are so obviously harmful to our environment. The arrogance is really astonishing. In Mr. Thomas’ opinion, he and his Green Leftist friends are obviously the holders of the correct doctrine, and religions are simply pretenders when it comes to knowing the mind of God. He never even pauses to consider whether he might be wrong. I mean, Christian religions have only been around for about 2,000 years. What would they know?

In his response, Mr. Feder correctly points out that “All of the left’s crusades begin with proselytizing and end in coercion.” Put another way, the Left ends up killing people to further their ends, regardless of what those ends are. The Left pretends to be peaceful and benevolent; that’s just a mask to lure the world into complacency. They convince the people to put them in power. They begin carrying out actions to meet their goals. The opposition stands up in protest, and then begins to disappear, one by one. Years later, the news headlines expose the Progressive movement for what it really was–a screen for murderers and psychopaths. It is a repeat of every revolutionary movement in the world’s history. As Isaiah says, quoting the anti-christ, “there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.”

The Book of Mormon warns Americans about this very thing.

Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain—and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be.
Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you; or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up.
For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning.

Are we listening? Are we awakening? It is time to stop these murderers before they come into power. If we should allow them to come into power, God says he will not protect us. We chose our destiny, and he will not intervene.

Isn’t it ironic how we are just appalled at the lifestyles of the members of the FLDS church? How we are so concerned about the children being abused sexually. About the story yesterday of the underage girl giving birth to a baby.

The irony is that at this very moment in history, we are also talking about 15 year old Miley Cyrus appearing partially nude in Vanity Fair magazine. Many of the same people who are clucking away about the poor children in Texas are silent where Miley is concerned.

How long will it be before Miley gets arrested for drugs or alcohol? Before she gets pregnant?

Maybe the whole situation in Texas isn’t about protecting the children…maybe it’s just about religion. It seems this has happened before. Why is there no outrage at the power the government claims to take children from their parents without due process? Simply because they are different, they shouldn’t have the same rights we do, right?

This morning at 11:00 AM MST, the new President of the Church of Jesus Christ was announced. Thomas S. Monson was called and set apart yesterday as the 16th President of the Church. He has called Elder Henry B. Eyring as First Counselor and Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf as Second Counselor.

“Then there were a series of cheap shots that really ought to be beneath McCain. First, he talked about leading a naval squadron out of “patriotism, not profit.”

“Very nice coming from a guy who’s been on the government payroll his whole life, courtesy of those like me who are pursuing profits. I’ll keep that in mind next time I perform my quarterly rendering unto Caesar.”

- Jubal, Red County

Pres. Hinckley has been President of the Church since 1995. Seems like forever. None of my kids remember anyone else. He presided over the doubling of the number of Temples, and a period of phenomenal growth in membership.

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President Hinckley has died. He was 97. There are very few details at this moment.
Find more info here.

 Update:  LDS.org has much more information here.