"Choose ye this day..."

I came across this quote today that I thought was appropriate in relation to Prop 8, (and the Steve Young news), abortion and other similar matters. What's even more interesting is that Elder Maxell said it 30 years ago, yet it is as he was speaking for our time.

"Make no mistake about it, brothers and sisters, in the months and years ahead, events are likely to require each member to decide whether or not he will follow the First Presidency. Members will find it more difficult to halt longer between two opinions. President Marion G. Romney said, many years ago, that he had 'never hesitated to follow the counsel of the Authorities of the Church even though it crossed my social, professional or political life.'

"This is hard doctrine, but it is particularly vital doctrine in a society which is becoming more wicked. In short, brothers and sisters, not being ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ includes not being ashamed of the prophets of Jesus Christ. . . . Your discipleship may see the time when such religious convictions are discounted. . . . This new irreligious imperialism seeks to disallow certain opinions simply because those opinions grow out of religious convictions.

"Resistance to abortion will be seen as primitive. Concern over the institution of the family will be viewed as untrendy and unenlightened....

"Before the ultimate victory of the forces of righteousness, some skirmishes will be lost. Even in these, however, let us leave a record so that the choices are clear, letting others do as they will in the face of prophetic counsel. There will also be times, happily, when a minor defeat seems probable, but others will step forward, having been rallied to rightness by what we do. We will know the joy, on occasion, of having awakened a slumbering majority of the decent people of all races and creeds which was, till then, unconscious of itself. Jesus said that when the fig trees put forth their leaves, 'summer is nigh.' Thus warned that summer is upon us, let us not then complain of the heat."

--Elder Neal A. Maxwell, "Meeting the Challenges of Today," BYU Devotional, October 10, 1978.

http://speeches.byu.edu/reader/reader.php?id=6197

It's ironic the gay movement chose the rainbow as their symbol

I came across this article today, that I found very interesting:
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Both the Massachusetts Superior Court and the California Supreme Court by a one-judge margin redefined what marriage has always been in every culture and every religion for more than 5,000 years of recorded history.

Why does this matter?

As I wrote about in my book, "The Criminalization of Christianity," Jeffrey Satinover, who holds an M.D. from Princeton and doctorates from Yale, MIT and Harvard, was on my radio program one day and I asked him about where we are in history. He explained that according to the "Babylonian Talmud" – the book of rabbis' interpretation of the scriptures 1,000 years before Christ, there was only one time in history that reflects where we are right now. There was only one time in history, according to these writings, where men were given in marriage to men, and women given in marriage to women.

Want to venture a guess as to when? No, it wasn't in Sodom and Gomorrah, although that was my guess. Homosexuality was rampant there, of course, but according to the Talmud, not homosexual "marriage." What about ancient Greece? Rome? No. Babylon? No again. The one time in history when homosexual "marriage" was practiced was … during the days of Noah. And according to Satinover, that's what the "Babylonian Talmud" attributes as the final straw that led to the Flood.

On my Faith2Action radio program on Thursday, Rabbi Aryeh Spero verified this to be true.

Rabbi Spero spoke of God's compassion before the Flood, in hopes people would repent and turn back to His ways. He showed patience for hundreds of years.

But, he said, the Talmud's writings reveal that "before the Flood people started to write marriage contracts between men, in other words, homosexual 'marriage,' which is more than homosexual activity – it's giving an official state stamp of approval, a sanctification … of homosexual partnership."

In fact, he said, "the writings indicated that it wasn't even so much the 'straw that broke the camel's back,' but that the sin in and of itself is so contrary to why God created the world, so contrary to the order of God's nature, that God said then and there 'I have to start all over … to annihilate the world and start from the beginning. …'"

Rabbi Spero went on to say, "Even in ancient Greece they did not write marriage contracts between men. There was homosexuality, and it was wrong, but there was not an official 'blessed' policy. … Marriage is 'sanctification' (not simply a partnership)." He said to confer the title of sanctification and holiness upon this behavior is "probably one of the greatest sins of all that one does against God's plan for this world."

The one time it happened was: "During the days of Noah." When I first heard this, my mind immediately went to a verse I've heard many times but never with such relevance. The verse is found in Matthew 24:37. It reads:

    As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. – Mathew 24:37 (NIV)

Janet Porter, "How Same Sex Marriage Points to the End of the World," May 20, 2008, http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=64769

Lessons in Tolerance -- or -- It takes one to know one...

For protecting the family, and exercising our constitutional right to vote, we are threatened, vandalized, hated, defamed, and called despicable names. Names such as bigot, hater, liars, scum, and worse. As a child I learned a little phrase that I think is quite appropriate: "It takes one to know one."

More lessons on Tolerance

'Gay' threats target Christians over same-sex 'marriage' ban:
http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=80220

Excerpt:
"This is not just a matter of some people blowing off steam because they're not happy with a political outcome. This is criminal activity," he said. "The homosexual lobby is always calling for 'tolerance' and 'diversity' and playing the role of victim. They claim to deplore violence and 'hate.' Here we have homosexuals inciting, and directly threatening, violence against Christians."

Book of Mormon Set Ablaze On Church Door Step

Book of Mormon Set Ablaze On Church Door Step

LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) ― A fire outside a Littleton church is being investigated as a bias-motivated arson that may have stemmed from the church's position on a gay marriage amendment in California.

Arapahoe County sheriff's deputies responded to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, some three hours after a church member found a burning copy of The Book of Mormon on a door step.

No damage to the church was reported.

The caller who reported the fire told authorities that an LDS regional facilities manager indicated the incident may have been in retaliation to the church's stance on Proposition 8.

The measure passed last week bans same-sex marriage in the California constitution.

(© 2008 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

http://cbs4denver.com/local/mormons.littleton.fire.2.862498.html

They're getting more aggresive

Here's a scary account of an incident when the gay militant group Bash Back,  stormed Mount Hope Church, a peaceful little church in Michigan this week. If this happened to me, I'm not sure I would have been as Christ-like as these good folks:
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http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2008/11/10/13335/904


Excerpt:

Prayer had just finished when men and women stood up in pockets across the congregation, on the main floor and in the balcony.  "Jesus was gay," they shouted among other profanities and blasphemies as they rushed the stage.  Some forced their way through rows of women and kids to try to hang a profane banner from the balcony while others began tossing fliers into the air.  Two women made their way to the pulpit and began to kiss.

Their other props?  I'll let them tell you in their own words... from another of their liberal blogs:

"(A) video camera, a megaphone, noise makers, condoms, glitter by the bucket load, confetti, pink fabric...yeh."

The video camera they put to good use as they attempted to provoke a violent reaction.  The image of the pink-clad folks above is one of theirs, stating in a picture worth more than a thousand words the goals of the Michigan left. 

The "open minded" and "tolerant" liberals ran down the aisles and across the pews, hoping against hope to catch a "right winger" on tape daring to push back (none did).  And just in case their camera missed the target, they had a reporter in tow.  According to a source inside the church yesterday there was a "journalist" from the Lansing City Pulse along for the ride, tipped off about the action and more interested in getting a story than in preventing the vandalism, the violence and anti-Christian hatred being spewed by the lefties.

Words of the Prophets on the wickedness of our days.

37: But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38: For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Matthew 24: 37-38

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Just as foretold, our days actually are fast resembling the days of Noah, especially notable for their pattern of corruption and violence. (See Matt. 24:37; Gen. 6:11.) No wonder the adversary steadily promotes all the ancient sins, not because he is uninventive but because his harvest is so constant.
Neal A. Maxwell, “‘Behold, the Enemy Is Combined’ (D&C 38:12),” Ensign, May 1993, 76
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No one need tell you that we are living in a very difficult season in the history of the world. Standards are dropping everywhere. Nothing seems to be sacred anymore. The traditional family is under heavy attack. I do not know that things were worse in the times of Sodom and Gomorrah.…We see similar conditions today. They prevail all across the world. I think our Father must weep as He looks down upon His wayward sons and daughters.
Gordon B. Hinckley, “Standing Strong and Immovable,” Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting, 10 Jan. 2004, 20
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We live in a season when fierce men do terrible and despicable things. We live in a season of war. We live in a season of arrogance. We live in a season of wickedness, pornography, immorality. All of the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah haunt our society. Our young people have never faced a greater challenge. We have never seen more clearly the lecherous face of evil.
Gordon B. Hinckley, “Living in the Fulness of Times,” Liahona, Jan 2002, 4–6
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I know of nothing in the history of the Church or in the history of the world to compare with our present circumstances. Nothing happened in Sodom and Gomorrah which exceeds in wickedness and depravity that which surrounds us now.
Boyd K. Packer, "The One Pure Defense," Address to CES Religious Educators • 6 February 2004

LDS Member loses his job over Prop 8 support

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The artistic director of the California Musical Theatre resigned Wednesday, after gay and lesbian artists threatened a boycott for his support of a ban on same-sex marriage.

"I am leaving California Musical Theatre after prayerful consideration to protect the organization and to help the healing in the local theatre-going and creative community," Scott Eckern said in a statement.

Read more here: http://www.kcra.com/cnn-news/17964159/detail.html

Vintage Telephone Ringtones

I'm tired of having music play when my cellphone rings. It isn't very professional to have some song play when I'm meeting with a client, so I decided I just wanted a simple phone ring, but I also wanted something vintage and classic. So imagine my surprise when I quickly found this great site by David English that has several different vintage telephone ringtones. http://www.beepzoid.com/old-phones/

Loads of Movie Wallpapers

I found a Squidoo lens the other day that has some links to good sites with free movie wallpapers.

If you are looking to change your desktop to a movie theme you may want to take a look:

http://www.squidoo.com/moviewallpaper

How To Be A Renaissance Man

One of my favorite blogs is The Art of Manliness. They have so much good information on all aspects of how to be a real man. Well, today they have a great article that is near and dear to my own heart. I highly recommend you stop by and read How To Be A Renaissance Man.

Rocky Mountain Power Company Sucks!

Sick of the big guy stomping all over the rights of the little guy. Well the small town of Malad, Idaho is fighting the juggernaut Rocky Mountain Power who wants to run their ugly 150' tall towers right through farms and ranches that have been owned by families for well over 150 years. Stop by and visit this site and help the FIGHT THE POWER!!!Rocky Mountain Power Company Sucks!

Go Giants!! The economy is counting on you!

As if Eli Manning didn't have enough pressure, now it appears the economy rests on his shoulders as well. What? you say. Well it the theory goes that when an NFC team wins the Superbowl the next day the stock market does good. When and AFC team wins the market doesn't do so good. As funny as this sounds, this indicator has an astonishing 85% accuracy rate and has been the source of several studies. It's not like I needed another reason to cheer against the Patriots this weekend, but now that I know the economy depends on them losing, I'll cheer for the Giants even that much more.

Super Bowl Indicator

Need Parenting Advice?

There's a new site called the Parent's Field Guide http://www.parentsfieldguide.com. At that site, there are several articles on the many facets of raising children. They have great advice and the database of the articles, which are often written by experts in the field, are growing daily. So if you need advice on raising children, I suggest you pay them a visit.

How to Choose the Sex of your Baby

Choosing the sex of your baby is never a guaranteed thing. There are many theories and old wives tales on how to do this. They range from various sexual positions to eating certain types of foods, but realistically, none of them work you still have a bout a 50/50 chance.

If you are really serious about choosing the sex of your baby, then you should take a look at this site that has an almost 95% success rate.

Like I said, there are no guarantees, but every little bit helps.