Kind of interesting just thought I'd share!

I think there are a lot of people out there who are not afraid to "tell it like it is!" I liked listening to this Jim Rogers (with that bow tie I have wondered if he is related to Fred aka Mr. Rogers ;) Quite frankly he looks at history and doesn't mince words and he seems to always be right! Peter Schiff is another one and of course Ron Paul. But I'll let you look them up on your own! ;) I'm sure there are many others but unfortunately I don't think our President is one of them. *sigh*

We watched this following video Thursday night. Then on Sunday we had a lesson where we studied Giddianhi's letter to Lachoneus (3 Nephi Chapter 3) and compared it to the way Satan works. We talked about flattery, threats, fear, etc. Ryan said that as he looked at what was written on the board and saw it all broken down that Giddianhi's letter reminded him so much of when he was watching the President's address to the nation. I hate to be critical or negative (we get enough of that from the media) but we have been told to "Liken the Scriptures." I couldn't help but see Ryan's point. Have we somehow inadvertently let them "get above us." I sincerely wondered why he didn't ask the nation to pray.

We recently had Stake Conference where one of our Stake Presidency spoke about the Constitution. It was a wonderful talk. He mostly used D&C 98 and this talk. He said he didn't get to it but that D&C 134 is also full of good stuff. I think we should read and study all three before we vote in November!

Just a Thought:

"Samuel Adams, who is sometimes called the father of the American Revolution, wrote: “I thank God that I have lived to see my country independent and free. She may long enjoy her independence and freedom if she will. It depends upon her virtue.” (Wells, The Life of Samuel Adams, 3:175.)
That means it depends on us. If we would maintain the independence and freedom the Founding Fathers intended, we must work to preserve and protect the moral foundation upon which they built the U. S. government. We must stand boldly for righteousness and truth, and must defend the cause of honor, decency, and personal freedom espoused by Washington, Madison, Adams, Lincoln, and other leaders who acknowledged and loved God. Otherwise, we will find ourselves in the same predicament President Lincoln observed in 1863.
Said Lincoln:“We have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of their own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us!” (A Proclamation “to designate and set apart a day for national prayer and humiliation.”)
Let us resolve to make our own families truly free by teaching them that God holds us all accountable. His laws are absolutes; breaking them brings misery and unhappiness; keeping them brings joy, happiness, and the blessings of heaven. Let us teach our families and others the importance of moral responsibility based on the laws of God.
The freedom we give thanks for is at stake—for ourselves and for our posterity. No nation or people that rejects God or His commandments can prosper or find happiness. History and the scriptures are filled with examples of nations that rejected God. Let us be wise and remember the source of our blessings and not be timid or apologetic in sharing this knowledge with others. "

~M. Russell Ballard~