Those of us who have already awakened to a sense of our awful situation typically feel a similar urge to be actively involved in doing something about it. It's not enough just to learn about the principles of freedom and the US Constitution and recognize that we have strayed far from those principles. This fight for freedom is not a new one; it has been going on for thousands of years. This battle is a continuation of the war that began in heaven between good and evil.
Ezra Taft Benson is just one of many prophets that have urged the Latter-day Saints to play an active role in protecting our freedom. In one of his speeches, Ezra Taft Benson outlined some things that each of us can do (below is a summary):
1. We must be righteous and moral and live all of the gospel principles. We
Another interesting article on LewRockwell.com, regarding Mormons, this week. The website titles this one "Open Letter to Mormons Regarding Ron Paul, Part II: The Book of Mormon Has a Dim View of Taxation." This article was written by Chris Reeve, LDS libertarian. I am going to post the entire text of his article here. This is a great example of how we can apply the Book of Mormon in the political realm:
Some in the religious community view spiritual texts most pertinent to the spiritual realm rather than the social, emotional, or political (I am among the number). Some may even oppose their application to non-religious applications. I would not consider myself one of these individuals. My reasoning for "secular" use of spiritual texts goes like this: God has given us a brain to at
The GOP straw poll earlier this year revealed that the top two candidates for President in 2008 are Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. One could easily assume that the huge support for Mitt Romney in Utah is due simpy to the fact that he is LDS, but what about Ron Paul? Ron Paul is attracting many, not because of his religion but because of his philosophies.
Examining the records of both Ron Paul and Mitt Romney reveals some important factors that should be considered. Mitt Romney did some great things as governor of Massachusetts, but he has also supported socialist viewpoints including government welfare and mandatory healthcare. Congressman Ron Paul, also known as "Dr. No", has an outstanding record of defending freedom with 20 years of voting in congress. It's up to you to decide which
It seems that shooting rampages are becoming all too common these days. Fortunately in some of these situations many lives were saved because of brave gun carriers. In a recent Colorado shooting at the New Life Church, a security guard Jeanne Assam was able to kill the shooter, preventing further loss of life.
Events such as this make me thankful that the Founding Fathers included an amendment in the US Constitution to preserve our god-given right to defend ourselves with guns and other weapons.
In the words of W. Cleon Skousen: "The Founders left gun control under the exclusive jurisdiction of the State. They felt it was extremely dangerous to allow the Federal Government to "infringe" on the right to bear arms even in the slightest degree."
CNN issued a challenge to grassroots Ron Paul supporters asking them to submit a 30-second commercial to be aired during the Republican Debate on Wednesday 11/28/07. Our own LDS Conservative, Mike, created a powerful commercial using part of the speech from Ron Paul's visit to Utah earlier this year (Mike also did the production on the recent Joel Skousen / Jack Monnett DVD). This submission didn't air on the CNN/Youtube debate, though the Ron Paul campaign did highlight it on the Ron Paul Ad Competition page. Here it is:
Today I came across a great letter on LewRockwell.com. The letter was written by Robert Higgins, a Republican from Utah, regarding the 2008 Presidential Race:
To my fellow Latter-day Saint brothers and sisters, this letter is a pleading with each of you to consider supporting Congressman Ron Paul in his candidacy for President of these united States of America.
Congressman Paul is THE only candidate, from either of the two major political parties, that has shown he understands the proper role of government and that he understands and adheres to the principles written in our Constitution.
All the other Republican and Democratic candidates reveal themselves as
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Examining the records of both Ron Paul and Mitt Romney reveals some important factors that should be considered. Mitt Romney did some great things as governor of Massachusetts, but he has also supported socialist viewpoints including 
Today I came across a great letter on LewRockwell.com. The letter was written by Robert Higgins, a Republican from Utah, regarding the 2008 Presidential Race:
