So, this is my last blog post for my Honors 240. I came into the class excited to take my first American history class. Growing up in Canada and Switzerland I'd never learned about the founding, about the constitution, the civil war. I knew only what I had learned from my personal media consumption. Sometimes I wonder if the class would have been easier if I had started at the same level as everyone else, with the same upbringing. I suppose I had less biases this way, or at least a completely different set of them. I see the world differently than most. I've traveled across the world, visiting countries on every continent except South America and Antarctica. I've ridden camels in Tanzania and elephants in Thailand. I've surfed the French waves and I've swam under Cayman waters. I've played games with some of the poorest of the poor and gone to school with royal blood. I've seen the sunset in both the East and the West and I've felt the wind blow in all directions. While I have Canadian/American parents, my views have been shaped by the international community. I often question what it means to be American. Does it mean watching MTV while gobbling down a burger? Does it mean buying whatever you want, whenever you want it? Is it something you can see? Some tangible thing you can grasp onto? Or is it an embrace of American ideals? Is it a thirst for freedom? Liberty? Justice for all? I fear that far too often we get caught up with the material definition of America. Sometimes I'm sad to admit that I am indeed, American. The word is often treated as a swearword outside of the US. Taking this class reminded me of the less tangible aspects of my heritage, the side that I can hold my head up high in support, claiming that yes, I am American.
Now if only we could remember upon what we have placed the foundation of our country. If we could be unified and act as one--one group of individuals, working together to fill each gap left behind.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
The Great Awakening
Being an active member of the LDS church, religion is a topic which commonly runs across my thoughts. I think about Christianity has changed throughout the ages and how it is changing still. Reading about how things once were--how devoted people were to their faith, a devotion that ran so deep many were willing to die rather than deny their beliefs.
Even within my own LDS heritage--those who went before me suffered off sorts of persecutions simply because they knew the Book of Mormon was the word of God and were not afraid to declare it. I often wonder how many of the Lord's children would do the same. How many of those who have the truth would withstand torchure, beatings, mocking--all manner of persecution to defend the truth. How many of us would shrink and deny what we know to be true simply to protect ourselves? Would our youth stand for what's right? So often I seem them struggling to stand for the truth even among those who should, in theory, have the same beliefs as they do. What happened to our examples? What happened to those stalward, believing people?
Even within my own LDS heritage--those who went before me suffered off sorts of persecutions simply because they knew the Book of Mormon was the word of God and were not afraid to declare it. I often wonder how many of the Lord's children would do the same. How many of those who have the truth would withstand torchure, beatings, mocking--all manner of persecution to defend the truth. How many of us would shrink and deny what we know to be true simply to protect ourselves? Would our youth stand for what's right? So often I seem them struggling to stand for the truth even among those who should, in theory, have the same beliefs as they do. What happened to our examples? What happened to those stalward, believing people?
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Role of the Government
With all this talk of stimulating the economy and how best to do it, I've been wondering what the role of the government really is in our society. I've always been taught that while the government should be there to help and support it's citizens, creating laws and regulating them, that in the matters of the economy we as Americans support a free market style. Anything with high governmental control begins to stink of socialism. The government has control in our schools, our health care, how a significant portion of our money is spent and now, they've begun to move in on our banks, our companies, all in the name of economic stimulation.
Is this a bad thing? Quite frankly, I don't know. I am not going to claim to have wisdom in the subject of the economy. Logically, it makes sense that it is better the government put its own stakes in companies rather than have them go under, claiming bankruptcy.
I begin to wonder what the Founding Fathers would say about President Obama's economic policies. Would they congratulate him on his initiative or would the give him a word of warning. How I wish that we could talk to them, learn from their wisdom. How much closer were they to God than our leaders of today? Were their policies more guided by the hand of the Lord? Are President Obama's?
No one can deny that Obama means well. It is obvious that he cares highly for the country and will do all that is in his power as leader of the free world, to turn around the current dismal condition. I also support what he's trying to accomplish. I agree that our education needs improvement, that we need a more green and conservative energy system--theses are all good things that I fully support. I, however, still have an uneasy feeling about it all. 3 trillion dollars is a lot of money. What happens if things don't turn out as planned? I hope Obama's policies work as well as he thinks they will but I will not deny a fear of the reprocussions of their failure.
What really is the role of the government? Is it the place of the government to step in and take over if need be? Like a parent trying to right the bad choices in their child's life, or should it be left open, to the private sector to deal with. The private sector doesn't have the same kind of budget or power individually as the government does. While the climb may be shortened, so will the fall.
Is this a bad thing? Quite frankly, I don't know. I am not going to claim to have wisdom in the subject of the economy. Logically, it makes sense that it is better the government put its own stakes in companies rather than have them go under, claiming bankruptcy.
I begin to wonder what the Founding Fathers would say about President Obama's economic policies. Would they congratulate him on his initiative or would the give him a word of warning. How I wish that we could talk to them, learn from their wisdom. How much closer were they to God than our leaders of today? Were their policies more guided by the hand of the Lord? Are President Obama's?
No one can deny that Obama means well. It is obvious that he cares highly for the country and will do all that is in his power as leader of the free world, to turn around the current dismal condition. I also support what he's trying to accomplish. I agree that our education needs improvement, that we need a more green and conservative energy system--theses are all good things that I fully support. I, however, still have an uneasy feeling about it all. 3 trillion dollars is a lot of money. What happens if things don't turn out as planned? I hope Obama's policies work as well as he thinks they will but I will not deny a fear of the reprocussions of their failure.
What really is the role of the government? Is it the place of the government to step in and take over if need be? Like a parent trying to right the bad choices in their child's life, or should it be left open, to the private sector to deal with. The private sector doesn't have the same kind of budget or power individually as the government does. While the climb may be shortened, so will the fall.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Slavery
I've never been a slave. I've never had to fight for my freedom. I've never been beaten into submission. The harshest treatment I've ever faced was the bullyings of my brothers while I was growing up. I've never know what it was like to be truly hungry. I've never been particularly afraid of or intimidated by anyone. The greatest consequence I've had to face for disobedience was a scolding, a spanking and an expulsion to my room. I've lived a pretty cushy life.
I've never been a master either. I've never robbed someone of their freedom and I have never beaten someone into submission. I've done my share of teasing, even a bit of bullying but never anything very severe. I never withheld food from another. I've never been particularly frightening or intimidating. The most severe punishment I've ever inflicted on another was a spanking or time out.
I was never directly involved in the slave trade.
I am the descendant of Scottish coal miners on both sides of my family. My ancestors were never directly involved in the slave trade--in fact they lived more like slaves themselves, exploited, working in unbearable conditions until one day they died from it. At least that was until they emigrated to the land of the free. How ironic that name sometimes seems to me.
Although nor I or my ancestor were involved in the slave trade, I experience it's effects everyday. The United States of America would be a different country today if our forebearers had treated every man as equal, just as they are in the eyes of God. I wonder how different our nation would be. Would it be more or less economically developed? Would there be great equality among the races? Would we still have stark differences between social classes?
Sometimes I wonder what my opinion of slavery would be if I had lived at the time. It's easy to look backwards and make judgements--hindsight bias makes it easy to orientate one's moral compus to due north. Would I find it as repulsive as I do today or would I see it as just a part of life? I'd like to say that I would have risen above common belief and done what I could to improve the situations of those so harshly abused for the profit of the white man. But would I really? Living now and here, having so many incredible blessings and opportunities, I have decided I want to dedicate my life to improving the opportunities of those who would otherwise never have any. Would I of had a similar outlook then?
Sometimes I wonder...
I've never been a master either. I've never robbed someone of their freedom and I have never beaten someone into submission. I've done my share of teasing, even a bit of bullying but never anything very severe. I never withheld food from another. I've never been particularly frightening or intimidating. The most severe punishment I've ever inflicted on another was a spanking or time out.
I was never directly involved in the slave trade.
I am the descendant of Scottish coal miners on both sides of my family. My ancestors were never directly involved in the slave trade--in fact they lived more like slaves themselves, exploited, working in unbearable conditions until one day they died from it. At least that was until they emigrated to the land of the free. How ironic that name sometimes seems to me.
Although nor I or my ancestor were involved in the slave trade, I experience it's effects everyday. The United States of America would be a different country today if our forebearers had treated every man as equal, just as they are in the eyes of God. I wonder how different our nation would be. Would it be more or less economically developed? Would there be great equality among the races? Would we still have stark differences between social classes?
Sometimes I wonder what my opinion of slavery would be if I had lived at the time. It's easy to look backwards and make judgements--hindsight bias makes it easy to orientate one's moral compus to due north. Would I find it as repulsive as I do today or would I see it as just a part of life? I'd like to say that I would have risen above common belief and done what I could to improve the situations of those so harshly abused for the profit of the white man. But would I really? Living now and here, having so many incredible blessings and opportunities, I have decided I want to dedicate my life to improving the opportunities of those who would otherwise never have any. Would I of had a similar outlook then?
Sometimes I wonder...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
What Would They Say?
Reading the thoughts and ideas of those who have gone before us often prompts me to wonder what our forefathers would think of the world in which we live today. What would John Adams and James Madison, George Washington and Benjamin Franklin think of the America they left so many years ago. Would they be proud of us? Saying we have stayed true to what they envisioned or would they be gravely disappointed, thinking we were lacking in either sufficient intellect or judgment. Or perhaps they would have mixed feelings. Maybe there are some parts of the sculpture they began that they would be thrilled to see are still there, while other parts might leave them heartbroken with frustration. Have we let our Founding Fathers down?
Then my mind turns to the fifteen prophets that walked the earth as representatives of our Heavenly Father for so many years in the past. Although the man himself may change, America has had a prophet for a great portion of her political life. These fifteen men have watched, sounding warning trumpet calls as the world began to spin out of control. What would they think of America, or even the world today? Would they be shocked at how sinful we've become? And in the scheme of things, by comparison how sinful really is our world? Are we as ripe with iniquity as some of the wicked societies of the scriptures? I can't say I'm sure. Would the hearts of the prophets wrench apart if they saw the ways in which temple ordinances are being desecrated, scheduled to appear on TV? I know mine does. Would the 42 million world-wide annual abortion rate bring tears to their eyes like it does mine? Would they lower their eyes and shake their head, like a worried parent thinking "Can't you see what you're doing to yourself?"
Have we lost sight of the possibilities that once stood before us?
Then my mind turns to the fifteen prophets that walked the earth as representatives of our Heavenly Father for so many years in the past. Although the man himself may change, America has had a prophet for a great portion of her political life. These fifteen men have watched, sounding warning trumpet calls as the world began to spin out of control. What would they think of America, or even the world today? Would they be shocked at how sinful we've become? And in the scheme of things, by comparison how sinful really is our world? Are we as ripe with iniquity as some of the wicked societies of the scriptures? I can't say I'm sure. Would the hearts of the prophets wrench apart if they saw the ways in which temple ordinances are being desecrated, scheduled to appear on TV? I know mine does. Would the 42 million world-wide annual abortion rate bring tears to their eyes like it does mine? Would they lower their eyes and shake their head, like a worried parent thinking "Can't you see what you're doing to yourself?"
Have we lost sight of the possibilities that once stood before us?
Monday, March 2, 2009
Development: Is it all it's cracked up to be?
In Year 12 (that's my junior year to all you Americans), my geography teacher showed us a picture of rural China. It was green and luscious--a beautiful country side. Later we were looking at pictures of Beijing and other more developed areas of China. The cities were gray with pollution and the only sign of anything green was in the neon lights. I remember thinking--why is it that we view what has come to be called development as the world's ideal? We put industrialization on a pedestal when really, mother nature knows much better than any man what to do with her land. Reading about the development in the United States has brought similar questions to my mind. Are big cities really the better way to go? Sure, there are closer access to things like hospitals, grocery stores, a wider selection of just about anything one could ever want but is it truly a better way of living?
In my Soc 310 class we have been talking about Durkheim and his theories on solidarity. One theory, Mechanical Solidarity, based more on a pastoral setting, states that humans are unified in doing the same thing--everyone grows crops, everyone harvests etc. In a large industrious city people are unified by Organic Solidarity--people begin to specialize and then fulfill the needs of others. Instead of everyone growing crops just a few farmers do, instead of everyone making their own bread we have bakers, instead of everyone learning to make furniture we have carpenters. While we as a society can probably get more done, does this really bring us closer together? Does it truly unite us? I think not.
As American began to industrialize it became increasingly individualistic. Everything was about me and only me. As time wears on this is only getting worse. Is development really the goal we should strive for? Maybe not
In my Soc 310 class we have been talking about Durkheim and his theories on solidarity. One theory, Mechanical Solidarity, based more on a pastoral setting, states that humans are unified in doing the same thing--everyone grows crops, everyone harvests etc. In a large industrious city people are unified by Organic Solidarity--people begin to specialize and then fulfill the needs of others. Instead of everyone growing crops just a few farmers do, instead of everyone making their own bread we have bakers, instead of everyone learning to make furniture we have carpenters. While we as a society can probably get more done, does this really bring us closer together? Does it truly unite us? I think not.
As American began to industrialize it became increasingly individualistic. Everything was about me and only me. As time wears on this is only getting worse. Is development really the goal we should strive for? Maybe not
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Times of Trial
I think that all too often when studying history we get caught up in the events, in what happened and sometimes run the risk at looking at the past all too objectively. History is a blanket woven not from thread or yarn but from the lives of those who went before us. So often we judge an individual's entire life based on a mere snap shot. All too frequently we forget the humanity of the historical figures we learn about--no one is perfect and it is far easier to look back and place a judgment on something or someone than it is to make a judgment in the future. We forget our hindsight bias as we shake our fingers at choices made.
I believe that the past can still be very much alive if we see and understand it as the lives of people and not merely a string of events. Sometimes I wish I had some kind of power to travel back and act as an omniscient observer during key moments in history. How incredible would it be to listen in on the protracted debates between the founding fathers, to peer into the lives of people who made our country what it is today. What would I give to hear John Adams speak or watch Jefferson as his quill scribbled across a page. To live in history for a brief moment in time. Take a vacation among the waves of the past.
I believe that the past can still be very much alive if we see and understand it as the lives of people and not merely a string of events. Sometimes I wish I had some kind of power to travel back and act as an omniscient observer during key moments in history. How incredible would it be to listen in on the protracted debates between the founding fathers, to peer into the lives of people who made our country what it is today. What would I give to hear John Adams speak or watch Jefferson as his quill scribbled across a page. To live in history for a brief moment in time. Take a vacation among the waves of the past.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Book of Mormon Government
Reading about the various types of government in the Book of Mormon I've always wished that BYU offered a Poli Sci/Religion class that focuses mainly on the different types of government within the text--what works, what doesn't and why and why not. I always thought that the government set forth in the books of Alma and Helaman were closely related to the way the US government is run. I had been taught that the Founding Fathers had indeed received divine guidence while designing the American government. Upon a closer look however, we can see large discrepancies between the two different systems--one based on triumpth, defeating tyranny while the other views victories as being delivered by the Lord. In one, a chief judge is appointed for life--the other a president can serve for a maximum of 8 years. The only real similarities that I can see are that they are both run democratically as in the voice of the people elects who is to head up the government. Both can also be corrupted. Helaman 7:5, which reads which talks about "Condeming the righteous because of their righteousness; letting the guilty and the wicked go unpunished because of their money; and moreover to be held in office at the head of government, to rule and do according to their wills, that they might get gain and glory of the world, and, moreover, that they might more easily commit adultery, and steal, and kill, and do according to their own wills," vividly reminds me of our own government. Do we not live in a society in which those with money can get away with almost anything? Where those in power commit a whole array of sin just because they can?
It is frightening how similar our situation is to that of the ancient Nephites. My Book of Mormon professor says that the reason why Mormon focused closely on the period of about 125 years is for us, that we may have a guide as to how one should behave and endure in situations as grave as that which was seen by the Lamanites before Christ's coming. Things will be at least as bad.
I will admit that the future scares me quite a bit. While I try to prepare myself, for the righteous need not fear, it is hard not to be afraid for those all around us who will not be prepared--our government could very well crumble and what would we be left with? How strong is America's sense of ideals? Honestly, I think they've been higher
It is frightening how similar our situation is to that of the ancient Nephites. My Book of Mormon professor says that the reason why Mormon focused closely on the period of about 125 years is for us, that we may have a guide as to how one should behave and endure in situations as grave as that which was seen by the Lamanites before Christ's coming. Things will be at least as bad.
I will admit that the future scares me quite a bit. While I try to prepare myself, for the righteous need not fear, it is hard not to be afraid for those all around us who will not be prepared--our government could very well crumble and what would we be left with? How strong is America's sense of ideals? Honestly, I think they've been higher
Monday, February 2, 2009
Book of Mormon and American Revolution Parallels
As a typical freshman, this semester I'm taking Rel A 122--the 2nd half of the Book of Mormon. It has been fascinating to study the war chapters of Alma from the Book of Mormon while at the same time learning about the American Revolution. Any mention of rights, freedom or liberty jumps out at me as I read. The Title of Liberty--"In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives and our children" (Alma 46:12) brings to mind the Declaration of Independence. The Founding Fathers simply wanted their rights and freedoms as men.
I find it remarkable that such a struggle for freedom could exist throughout the ages, different times with different people, the Americas have seen more than one war for freedom. Even today, we fight for freedom from terror, from discrimination--we fight for the freedom to live our lives as we choose to. How wondrous will the day be that we no longer will have to fight--that we will truly be free
I find it remarkable that such a struggle for freedom could exist throughout the ages, different times with different people, the Americas have seen more than one war for freedom. Even today, we fight for freedom from terror, from discrimination--we fight for the freedom to live our lives as we choose to. How wondrous will the day be that we no longer will have to fight--that we will truly be free
Friday, January 30, 2009
Realizations
Growing up outside of the US I never really learned a lot of American History. I knew the basics--there was a revolution, something about a tea tax, war ensued--and not much else. I never once thought about the importance of the Declaration of Independence. All the thought and work that went into it was lost completely on me. I never considered the months of debate that those men spent debating how best to lead this country. In the end, they decided to declare independence from the mother country, in essence those 56 men signed away their lives--committing treason against the crown, a crime that would undoubtedly result in execution--all to declare my liberty.
As Latter-Day Saints we believe that this is a choice land. Great things can happen when our citizens band together behind God. As I wrote previously, we are beginning to forget God. For all our Founding Fathers fought for, we still are not religiously free. I fear that it is only a matter of time before the government tries to put its hand into all of our affairs--dictating how we can and cannot worship. I've been told that it has been taught that the original persecution of the saints was only a precursor for what is to come--it will all get a lot worse.
I wonder what those 56 men would think of today's America. Is it all they hoped for? Have we let them down? I fear it may be the latter
As Latter-Day Saints we believe that this is a choice land. Great things can happen when our citizens band together behind God. As I wrote previously, we are beginning to forget God. For all our Founding Fathers fought for, we still are not religiously free. I fear that it is only a matter of time before the government tries to put its hand into all of our affairs--dictating how we can and cannot worship. I've been told that it has been taught that the original persecution of the saints was only a precursor for what is to come--it will all get a lot worse.
I wonder what those 56 men would think of today's America. Is it all they hoped for? Have we let them down? I fear it may be the latter
Friday, January 23, 2009
The World Today
The world we live in today is a frightening one. It's hard to imagine things getting much worse. We live in a world full of selfish people focused merely on their own immediate gratification. Families are falling apart at the seams--in the US almost half of first marriages end in divorce within 15 years, shattering families nationwide. A lot of couples are skipping marriage all together. Marriage is often seen as a silly tradition of our intolerable ancestors that is no longer needed in today's society. The mere definition of marriage has been called into question. The principle of chastity is met with scorn and disdain. Instead, couples are expected to live together before the possibility of marriage is even discussed. Indeed the battle for families is raging.
People will lie, steal, cheat, anything to get ahead in their career. When discussing integrity in a team building exercise the majority of my classmates present informed me that a person can have integrity and still lie about things every now and then. A little doesn't hurt. My classmates argued that it was okay to cheat on a big test if you'd completely forgotten to study the previous night. No one needs to tell the truth all the time, right? I wonder how many people could go even just one day without telling a lie. I fear the number would be small. It's all about money, as the Zormanites of Alma's time, our "hearts [are] set upon gold, and upon silver, and upon all manner of fine good" (Alma 31:24).
Our selfish habits have resulted in major environmental problems. Our skies are graying with pollution while our glaciers are melting as the ever looming threat of global warming hangs over us. Our oil sources are depleting, our water is constantly wasted as we murder acres upon acres trees world wide to further our development. Are we really developing in the right direction?
Our economy is a mess. Everyday companies worldwide are downsizing--a polite way of saying they're dumping loyal employees out into the streets with little if anything to fall back on.
On Tuesday, America celebrated the election of a new president. It has been said to be a historical event--our first black president. We have comes leaps and bounds since the day Martin Luther King Junior told us about his dream for a more accepting America. Barack Obama believes he can heal our country, our world. He eloquently speaks of change and hope, of establishing a better world for our children. He seems to understand the America our founding fathers had in mind when they drafted the Declaration of Independence. As of now we are a divided country. Obama believes he can unite us again. I hope he can.
Despite rising crime rates, a crumbling natural environment and a toppling economy--things that Obama aims to tackle--what scares me most is the world's rejection of God. No president can fix this issue. In a grade of about 45 students I'm fairly confident that I was the only one to attend church regularly. Most thought a belief in God was silly, that I was ignorant and didn't know better for having faith in anything. They told me that I was blindly believing what I had been taught. I have always found that incredibly ironic. I have spent hours reading, hours writing, listening, hours praying, asking, experimenting, believing and living to reach my firm knowledge that there is a God and that He lives and that He has a son named Jesus Christ who lived, died and still lives for me. I have always been told to learn things for myself--especially things of spiritual matters. I wonder how much time and energy my athiest friends have put into their "knowledge" that God does not exist. I can't imagine very much. Chances are that they have blindly believed their parents, teachers, writers, scientists, the media--who ever taught them that there is no God. God is being pushed out of the world. President Gordon B. Hinckley, the former leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and prophet to the world was once quoted as saying, "I fear God is abandoning America because America is abandoning God." Our Father in Heaven can only bless our lives when we let Him into it. If we don't want Him there, He will leave us be. Why anyone would want to sepparate themselves from God I can't understand but in this frightening world it happens everyday.
As the Weepies sing, "And the world spins madly on"
People will lie, steal, cheat, anything to get ahead in their career. When discussing integrity in a team building exercise the majority of my classmates present informed me that a person can have integrity and still lie about things every now and then. A little doesn't hurt. My classmates argued that it was okay to cheat on a big test if you'd completely forgotten to study the previous night. No one needs to tell the truth all the time, right? I wonder how many people could go even just one day without telling a lie. I fear the number would be small. It's all about money, as the Zormanites of Alma's time, our "hearts [are] set upon gold, and upon silver, and upon all manner of fine good" (Alma 31:24).
Our selfish habits have resulted in major environmental problems. Our skies are graying with pollution while our glaciers are melting as the ever looming threat of global warming hangs over us. Our oil sources are depleting, our water is constantly wasted as we murder acres upon acres trees world wide to further our development. Are we really developing in the right direction?
Our economy is a mess. Everyday companies worldwide are downsizing--a polite way of saying they're dumping loyal employees out into the streets with little if anything to fall back on.
On Tuesday, America celebrated the election of a new president. It has been said to be a historical event--our first black president. We have comes leaps and bounds since the day Martin Luther King Junior told us about his dream for a more accepting America. Barack Obama believes he can heal our country, our world. He eloquently speaks of change and hope, of establishing a better world for our children. He seems to understand the America our founding fathers had in mind when they drafted the Declaration of Independence. As of now we are a divided country. Obama believes he can unite us again. I hope he can.
Despite rising crime rates, a crumbling natural environment and a toppling economy--things that Obama aims to tackle--what scares me most is the world's rejection of God. No president can fix this issue. In a grade of about 45 students I'm fairly confident that I was the only one to attend church regularly. Most thought a belief in God was silly, that I was ignorant and didn't know better for having faith in anything. They told me that I was blindly believing what I had been taught. I have always found that incredibly ironic. I have spent hours reading, hours writing, listening, hours praying, asking, experimenting, believing and living to reach my firm knowledge that there is a God and that He lives and that He has a son named Jesus Christ who lived, died and still lives for me. I have always been told to learn things for myself--especially things of spiritual matters. I wonder how much time and energy my athiest friends have put into their "knowledge" that God does not exist. I can't imagine very much. Chances are that they have blindly believed their parents, teachers, writers, scientists, the media--who ever taught them that there is no God. God is being pushed out of the world. President Gordon B. Hinckley, the former leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and prophet to the world was once quoted as saying, "I fear God is abandoning America because America is abandoning God." Our Father in Heaven can only bless our lives when we let Him into it. If we don't want Him there, He will leave us be. Why anyone would want to sepparate themselves from God I can't understand but in this frightening world it happens everyday.
As the Weepies sing, "And the world spins madly on"
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)