Holy Moses that game was tense. I’m glad Larry Miller finally ponied up the dough and got enough shirts to the fans to turn the ESA into a sea of Carolina blue. Anyhow, I thought the storylines in the game were amazing and with those storylines, what a finish for Derek Fisher. Read the recap at ESPN and the comments about the game on both TrueHoop.com and the Daily Dime at ESPN.com. By the way, this picture of Fisher is classic.
Okay…so JJ and I have the “little” condo this weekend and we will not be able to use it. It is up for grabs. Sorry this is such short notice, but if anyone wants it let me or Kathy know. Thanks.
We had the great opportunity to attend Emma and Shayann’s soccer games. They both are great players and have a lot of energy. Keep it up girls!!!
She got an A. She had fun doing it.
Thought I’d better share some photos.
YAY!! Tax season is almost over and time for FHE. Tonya and I will be in charge. I was a little homesick for Cache Valley sooo…Tonya said that we could have FHE at Ma and Pa’s!! We decided that we would have the actual FHE on April 21st. So plan on coming up to good ‘ol Cache Valley and we will start planning the festivities. Please plan on coming up and having fun and cleaning up when we are done. That rimed, I know I rock! More information will follow, I just wanted you guys to put the date on the calendar. We look forward to getting together and partying like it is April 17th!!!
For those that may not have been able to make the Priesthood Session, Pa, here are some of the things that I got from it.
Elder Worthland – Told some stories of playing football. They were fun stories. He talked about not taking your eye off the ball and to do what is right and let the consequence follow. One phrase he quoted was, “The Priesthood means services; bearing the priesthood I will serve.”
Elder Hales – Spoke to the Aaronic Priesthood holders. He said, you made a decision prior to coming to Earth that you would be a leader. Elder Hales calls the 20s the decade of decision. Become prepared for your 20s while you are young. True friends make it easier to live the gospel; are you living and being the friend you would want your eternal companion to be. Do not practice selective obedience. Elder Hales then talked about “being there”. Be there when it is time to get baptized. Be there for your ordination to the priesthood. Be there when your mission is called. Be there when your bride to be is at the alter and be there when the Lord calls you home. Be there!
Bishop McMullin – You are in charge of your world. No one can make decisions for you and no one can force you to do anything. Be Faithful, unencumber your life, and lay up in store. Be prepared in your food storage and be prepared in your spiritual life as well.
Elder Faust – We are the agents of the Lord. Become a man of God. Don’t play victim. You are in charge of your destiny. “In my carrier I was never worse off for standing up for my faith”.
President Monson – There are 6.5 billion people in the world and you are an elect and select few that hold the priesthood. The priesthood is not like a set of clothes that you can take on and off. Make the decision now to put on the priesthood. “Come follow me and I will direct your paths.”
President Hinckley – Be more dedicated. Put your shoulder to the wheel. He then talked about Joseph F. Smith and the dream that he had while serving a mission in Hawaii. ( I will not go into details but you should read about the dream on your own) If you are clean you can face anything. Be ye vessels of the Lord. Be clean in language, thought, body and spirit. Speak clean language, have clean thoughts, don’t get tattoos, stay away from bad internet sites and dress clean. Get an education, it is the door that Joseph F. Smith knocked on. Speak in prayer to the Lord.
ShayAnn is the best swimmer ever!!!! Her relay team took 3rd and receive a metal for STATE! Next year we will live at U of U because she will qualify in every thing. We had a wonderful time in SLC thanks to all of our family. We stayed at Kim’s on Thurs. and played with them some on Friday. Thank you for the wonderful time. Friday night we stayed at Kathy’s and played games with family and played on Saturday with Kat’s family. Thank you for the wonderful time. ShayAnn and I went to theAquarium on Saturday and had a wonderful time. We also went to Cook Martin and Poulsen to check out the view. Thank you EVERYONE for your support in my daughters talent I love you all. Even you Sandy and agian I am sorry that I miss comunicated about Thurs. pick-up.
Make no mistake about it folks, the next two years will be spotlight time on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’ve got to admit, I like Mitt Romney’s chances so far. He’s tackling the issue of his faith very well. He’s vibrant, funny - and I know this sounds shallow - but he and his wife have the “picture perfect” looks. Almost like a Mormon Kennedy.
In any regard, check out the latest from the New York Time’s news service via The Deseret News.
Most of you are aware that Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney, has filed paperwork to explore a possible run at the White House in 2008. From my standpoint, as a Mormon, I hope he is given a fair shot and is judged on his politics because I don’t really care about his religion and won’t blindly vote for him just because he prescribes to the same religion that I embrace. We’re hoping others not of the Mormon faith feel that way, so hopefully we won’t take the polar opposite and blindly vote for him because he is Mormon. Of course, this assumes he gets the RNC nomination. The road is long until Election Day to be sure.
Still, the microscope will be focused on his religion - our religion - and the amount of news about Mormonism is going to rise as Romney gets more and more exposure. In fact, his filing prompted the New Republic magazine to post a cover story entitled, “A Mormon in the White House.” I haven’t read the piece yet, but on Hardball with Chris Matthews, the pundits discussing Romney’s filing essentially said it was below-the-belt.
Here’s the transcript, which I think is spot-on:
MATTHEWS: On another front in the Republican Party, Mitt Romney is about to announce an exploratory committee tomorrow. And what happens, the “New Republic” runs a front page story on the cover of their magazine about the dangers of a Mormon president. That is pretty rough stuff. And I read the long piece. I don‘t think it does the damage they thought it would, but boy, what a long, exhaustive attack on someone‘s religion.
GERGEN: Can you imagine if someone who had been—when John Kennedy was running, if the “National Review” opened up the great big package on the cover the dangers of having a Catholic in the White House? Bill Buckley would never have done that. Of course, he is Catholic, but nonetheless, that is just so below the belt and so inappropriate.
MATTHEWS: Is this the season we‘re entering?
GERGEN: Well, I hope not because the mormonism issue is there. It‘s lurking there, but it seems to me it‘s been entirely unfair to have this kind of whisper campaign that says a Mormon can‘t win. You know, the conservatives believe that Mormons are engaged in witchcraft.
You know, you hear that buzz out there, and, you know, Mitt Romney may or may not be your choice for candidate. But he‘s got one heck of a record of accomplishment over a lot of things over time, that deserve to get a lot more attention before we ever turn to the question of whether the Mormonism is right or not. In a day when we‘re burying Gerry Ford, I mean, I just find this stuff so…
MATTHEWS: … Andrea, I worked for a man who was LDS, Church of Latter Day Saints, a Mormon, Frank Moss in Utah, and I must say, the whole two years for this wonderful senator from Utah back in the ‘70s, his religion, I hate to say it, was irrelevant to his public life.
It just didn‘t come up in the office. It didn‘t come up in his legislation. I never heard any discussion ever affecting the way he voted on issues, economic issues, political issues, whatever. I wonder whether this is a bum rap.
MITCHELL: Well, I think it might be. You know, we‘ve heard much from people analyzing the south, for instance, who say that Mitt Romney‘s religion will be a problem with southern evangelicals. Yet he did very, very well—I think he came out on top in that initial straw poll in Tennessee.
MATTHEWS: Actually Frist came out on top, but he gave the best speech. That was a home court advantage for Bill Frist, I think. But he gave a great—you‘re right though in your overall point. He was very well-received down there. He gave a heck of a good speech. He‘s prepared. He‘s not exactly lovable, but he‘s damn confident, I think.
GERGEN: Well, he‘s run a—you have to give him a lot of credit. You know, if you look at about two years ago, he and Mark Warner are about the same place in their parties way back in the pack. Mark Warner then dropped out.
MATTHEWS: He‘s fighting it out, he‘s butting heads with McCain right now for running the show, pretty much.
GERGEN: That‘s exactly right. So you‘ve got to give him a lot of credit.
MATTHEWS: That‘s why he‘s getting—that‘s why he‘s hanging fire.
That‘s why people are writing about him.
GERGEN: But you know, I hope we have bigger things to talk about than whether a Mormon is a good idea in the White House.
Here are some other related stories to check out. All in all, good stuff.
Is the Mormon Faith a World Religion?
Judge Romney on His Consistency, Not Religion
Can We Elect a President without Prejudice?
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