"Blessed are all they that mourn, for they shall be comforted".
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While I am going to the polls tomorrow to vote, I think it is going to feel more like going to a funeral. The deceased loved one isn't a friend or relative, but it is my country. I believe our country has been terminally sick for a long time, but tomorrow the decision will be made which in my opinion is similiar to decide on whether or not to pull the plug on the life support on someone you love.
The country is divided between choosing one who is the epitome of building babylon for gain or the conglomerate mess of everything corrupt and evil. While there are only two candidates that have the potential to win tomorrow, it is important to consider your vote in light of who would pick the next best Supreme Court judge.
That being said, President Ezra Taft Benson once said, “Men who are wise, good, and honest, who will uphold the Constitution of the United States in the tradition of the Founding Fathers, must be sought for diligently. This is our hope to restore government to its rightful role."
I think it is still possible to vote for good men. Good and honest men who will take the oath of office seriously, to protect, defend and preserve the Constitution. Men who are married and have raised a family. In his acceptance speech, Darrell Castle said the following,
"The Constitution is the charter of liberty for the American Republic. It is much more than just a piece of paper or just a legal document. It is evidence of the grand design the founders left us and it secures the rights that God granted to us. In the Declaration of Independence Mr. Jefferson told us that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights and to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men. That is the purpose of government and the reason why the Constitution was and is necessary. Adherence to the Constitution brings liberty and ignoring and denigrating it brings tyranny. That’s why my political party is the Constitution Party. It is not perfect but it is the best there is.
“Today I want to speak to you in defense of liberty and against tyranny. I speak for the republic and against the fascism that seems to be enveloping us. The general government was created by the sovereign states for a specific purpose; that purpose was to protect our God-given rights. Anything that runs afoul of that purpose is therefore illegal and unconstitutional. And since virtually everything this government does runs afoul of that purpose, virtually everything it does is illegal and unconstitutional.”(Darrell Castle, Acceptance Speech, Salt Lake City, 16 April 2016)
Everyone needs to vote their conscience. I think we all believe that there is truly only one that will be able to mend our country. My prayers are that He comes soon.
With that said, I end this blogpost with a video that a friend asked me to help him create many years ago. I don't think I have posted it on this blog yet. I think on the eve of the Presidential Election that it might be the best time to do so.
May we all continue in our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, have hope for a better world ..
and pray for charity.
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a comment received by email that I thought was worth posting:
ReplyDelete"I liked your post about mourning for this nation. I think it's an appropriate response. Sometimes mourning may come naturally, but for other things, I think mourning requires a more deliberate, well thought out choice, to respond to some painful circumstances that are beyond personal control. It can be a way to come to terms with very unwanted circumstances. The book of Mormon mentions several times that a period of mourning was often accompanied with fasting. An alternative to mourning when undesirable circumstances, beyond our control occur, is to get angry and perhaps riot. Alma taught that part of baptism is to acquire a resonance with others who mourn. I don't see anything saying we should learn to get angry with those who are angry. Perhaps we could do better at appreciating the value in choosing to mourn, rather than respond to unwanted circumstances with reviling."