Sunday, December 26, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
360 photos --photos of utah
Warning: Don’t Go Too Fast or You Will Get Dizzy!!
No matter what you do especially with the last one, you have a beautiful picture. Watch all 3 of them
This is unbelievable photography especially viewed with this sophisticated 360° technology. Look all the way up and all the way down.
Use your mouse by holding the left mouse button down and then move the picture up or down. You can see straight up, or down and go right, or left a complete 360°... It is fascinating.
Sulpher Creek (Capitol Reef National Park, Utah)
Beneath Double Arches (Arches National Park, Utah)
Payson Canyon, Utah
Bronze Star recipient's medal pinned 65 years later
WEST JORDAN — A World War II veteran who was awarded the Bronze Star for heroism during the Battle of the Bulge had the medal officially pinned on him for the first time during a ceremony Friday.
Richard J. Johnson, now 86, was a machine gunner when his unit was pinned down by German artillery fire in a creek bed near Rechrival, Belgium, on Jan. 10, 1945.
A rifleman in front of him was hit by enemy fire. "He was screaming and bleeding with one leg just hanging there," Johnson recalls. "I just had all of our men stand up and fire their carbines into the direction the tracers were coming from. ...Then, I just jumped up and dragged him out, back into the creek bed so we could get a medic to him," he told members of the Utah Army National Guard's 2-211th Aviation Battalion assembled for the ceremony.
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Richard J. Johnson
From the archive
- Photos: Star treatment – Nov. 7, 2010
"Any one of you would have done it," he told the soldiers.
Johnson was still on active duty after the war, stationed in Virginia in 1951, when a box came in the mail. Inside was a Bronze Star medal and a citation describing the event six years earlier. He didn't know the medal was coming, and to this day does not know who nominated him for the award.
Almost 60 more years would pass before 5-year-old Brayden Tannahill would tell his dad that their across-the-street neighbor had a star. "What kind of star?" the dad asked.
Jeremy Tannahill is a Blackhawk helicopter pilot and maintenance company commander in the 2-211th. He learned the rest of the story from Johnson, then asked Lt. Col. Pete Adams, an officer in his command, if the 2-211th could host an official pinning ceremony.
Utah Army National Guard Brig. Gen Michael Liechty pinned the medal as Johnson's wife, Needra, stood at his side. More than 100 soldiers stood in formation during the ceremony.
Utah National Guard Adjutant General Brian Tarbet officiated. "I think your greatest generation meets our greatest generation. There are fellow Bronze Star recipients in this formation tonight. And I have every confidence they are the legitimate heirs of the legacy you left us."
The connection between generations is "why us younger guys do what we do; because we can grow up and be like that," Capt. Tannahill said. "They fought for their country, then they came home and live their life with a Bronze Star in their closet."
e-mail: sfidel@desnews.com
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Click on"The Bible on One page" below to open
| This is amazing, worth keeping in your favorites. Click on this link. I have no idea how the computer programmer who did this task was able to do it.. Amazing! To say the least. |
"Jesus Knows You're Here"
A burglar
broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight
around,
looking for
valuables when a voice in the dark
said,
'Jesus
knows you're here.'
He
nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight
off, and froze.
When he heard nothing more,
after a bit, he shook his head and
continued.
Just as he pulled the stereo out so
he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he
heard
'Jesus is watching you.'
Freaked
out, he shined his light around frantically, looking
for the source of the voice.
Finally,
in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to
rest on a
parrot.
'Did
you say that?' he hissed
at the parrot.
'Yep', the parrot confessed,
then squawked, 'I'm just trying to warn you that he is
watching you.'
The burglar relaxed. 'Warn me,
huh? Who in the world are you ?'
'Moses,'
replied the bird.
'Moses?' the burglar laughed.
'What kind of people would name a bird
Moses?'
'The kind of people that would name a
Rottweiler Jesus.'
IN GOD WE TRUST !
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Aprils Been Busy
From LA to WA and across the US .Over 15,000 Miles… here's some Pics of this beautiful America.. May she always shine
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Not to forget Colo, Missouri, and everything in-between
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Obama going off the deep end
East Valley Tribune
Metro Phoenix's East Valley region
Tuesday, Apr 13, 2010
Obama going off the deep end
A recent analysis by Roger Simon of PJTV Media maintains that Obama is showing signs of mental illness. A wide variety of commentators have observed that Obama displays severe narcissism. Obama is conceited, and he is demonstrating a serious disassociation from reality.
A recent case in point was Obama's bizarre and meandering 17-minute, 2,500-word answer to the simple question about how he could justify raising taxes for ObamaCare during a recession when citizens are already overtaxed. Obama's wildly inappropriate answer left the audience stunned and led commentator Charles Krauthammer to mockingly say, "I don't know why you are so surprised. It’s only nine times the length of the Gettysburg address, and after all Lincoln was answering an easier question, the higher purpose of the union and the soldiers who fell in battle."
This lapse of delusion occurred in front of a friendly audience. Overall, Barack Obama seems to be slipping into a slightly more delusional state these days.
On Monday, following his embarrassing answer on Saturday, Obama stopped by the Washington Nationals home opener to loft an effeminate toss toward home plate constituting the ceremonial first pitch.
After this display, Obama was mucking it up in the press booth talking about his love of the Chicago White Sox. The announcers asked Obama which players he supported growing up a White Sox fan. After hemming and hawing for about 30 seconds, Obama responded that he grew up in Hawaii and was actually an A's fan.
Again, he avoided mentioning any players by name. Obama seems to believe that he can say whatever he wants, and not reap the consequences or be forced to defend his empty assertions. Obama behaves in a manner so disconnected from reality that he is shocked when someone has the audacity to question him. Obama acts like his word is infallible.
In March of last year Obama was on “60 Minutes” with Steve Kroft. Throughout the interview as Kroft questioned about the economic downturn and people losing their life savings, Obama just kept laughing. A one point CBS’s Kroft stopped him and asked, “Are you punch drunk?" How will the American people react to seeing their president laugh off their predicament?
Obama portrays himself as the larger-than-life figure towering above the political fray. At the summit when Obama was pushing his health care package through Congress, he attempted to act as if he were the chief arbiter of truth. With petty insults, he slapped down what the Republicans proposed and audaciously claimed his was a “bipartisan bill.” Obama distorts the truth with such frequency that one must start to question if Obama even realizes he is lying or is so disassociated from the truth that he believes what he says.
A further example of Obama’s delusions of grandeur occurred when he gave himself a “good solid B plus.” Believing that his presidency was an above average success when America is hurting is absurd. Obama went so far as to claim that he would give himself an “A” once health care was passed. Obama is not living in the same reality as the rest of us.
As Charles Krauthammer wrote, “Not that Obama considers himself divine. (He sees himself as merely messianic, or, at worst, apostolic.) But he does position himself as hovering above mere mortals, mere country, to gaze benignly upon the darkling plain beneath him where ignorant armies clash by night, blind to the common humanity that only he can see."
Obama sees himself as the greatest man to be president in all time. He truly believes it when he said "we are the ones we have been waiting for," and "this is the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and the planet began to heal." He believes that he can do anything he pleases and the people will love him for it. Obama plans to radically transform this country and go down in history as, in his mind, the greatest ever. Obama is clearly disconnected from reality.
Obama is, according to Newt Gingrich, “potentially the most dangerous (president), because he so completely misunderstands reality.” Gingrich was referring to Obama’s inept and weak stance on missile defense amongst other things. Even Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Obama is an amateur; so much for wowing the world. Obama lives in an alternate universe where he treats our friends poorly and expects our enemies to change and become our friends. Here’s hoping that the voters help to connect this president back to reality in November.
-- Post From My iPhone
Metro Phoenix's East Valley region
Tuesday, Apr 13, 2010
Obama going off the deep end
A recent analysis by Roger Simon of PJTV Media maintains that Obama is showing signs of mental illness. A wide variety of commentators have observed that Obama displays severe narcissism. Obama is conceited, and he is demonstrating a serious disassociation from reality.
A recent case in point was Obama's bizarre and meandering 17-minute, 2,500-word answer to the simple question about how he could justify raising taxes for ObamaCare during a recession when citizens are already overtaxed. Obama's wildly inappropriate answer left the audience stunned and led commentator Charles Krauthammer to mockingly say, "I don't know why you are so surprised. It’s only nine times the length of the Gettysburg address, and after all Lincoln was answering an easier question, the higher purpose of the union and the soldiers who fell in battle."
This lapse of delusion occurred in front of a friendly audience. Overall, Barack Obama seems to be slipping into a slightly more delusional state these days.
On Monday, following his embarrassing answer on Saturday, Obama stopped by the Washington Nationals home opener to loft an effeminate toss toward home plate constituting the ceremonial first pitch.
After this display, Obama was mucking it up in the press booth talking about his love of the Chicago White Sox. The announcers asked Obama which players he supported growing up a White Sox fan. After hemming and hawing for about 30 seconds, Obama responded that he grew up in Hawaii and was actually an A's fan.
Again, he avoided mentioning any players by name. Obama seems to believe that he can say whatever he wants, and not reap the consequences or be forced to defend his empty assertions. Obama behaves in a manner so disconnected from reality that he is shocked when someone has the audacity to question him. Obama acts like his word is infallible.
In March of last year Obama was on “60 Minutes” with Steve Kroft. Throughout the interview as Kroft questioned about the economic downturn and people losing their life savings, Obama just kept laughing. A one point CBS’s Kroft stopped him and asked, “Are you punch drunk?" How will the American people react to seeing their president laugh off their predicament?
Obama portrays himself as the larger-than-life figure towering above the political fray. At the summit when Obama was pushing his health care package through Congress, he attempted to act as if he were the chief arbiter of truth. With petty insults, he slapped down what the Republicans proposed and audaciously claimed his was a “bipartisan bill.” Obama distorts the truth with such frequency that one must start to question if Obama even realizes he is lying or is so disassociated from the truth that he believes what he says.
A further example of Obama’s delusions of grandeur occurred when he gave himself a “good solid B plus.” Believing that his presidency was an above average success when America is hurting is absurd. Obama went so far as to claim that he would give himself an “A” once health care was passed. Obama is not living in the same reality as the rest of us.
As Charles Krauthammer wrote, “Not that Obama considers himself divine. (He sees himself as merely messianic, or, at worst, apostolic.) But he does position himself as hovering above mere mortals, mere country, to gaze benignly upon the darkling plain beneath him where ignorant armies clash by night, blind to the common humanity that only he can see."
Obama sees himself as the greatest man to be president in all time. He truly believes it when he said "we are the ones we have been waiting for," and "this is the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and the planet began to heal." He believes that he can do anything he pleases and the people will love him for it. Obama plans to radically transform this country and go down in history as, in his mind, the greatest ever. Obama is clearly disconnected from reality.
Obama is, according to Newt Gingrich, “potentially the most dangerous (president), because he so completely misunderstands reality.” Gingrich was referring to Obama’s inept and weak stance on missile defense amongst other things. Even Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Obama is an amateur; so much for wowing the world. Obama lives in an alternate universe where he treats our friends poorly and expects our enemies to change and become our friends. Here’s hoping that the voters help to connect this president back to reality in November.
-- Post From My iPhone
Location:S Canyon Rd,Ellensburg,United States
Friday, April 9, 2010
VERY QUIETLY OBAMA'S CITIZENSHIP CASE REACHES THE SUPREME COURT
VERY QUIETLY OBAMA'S CITIZENSHIP CASE REACHES THE SUPREME COURT
AP - WASHINGTON D.C. -
In a move certain to fuel the debate over Obama's qualifications for the presidency, the group "Americans for Freedom of Information" has Released copies of President Obama's college transcripts from Occidental College. Released today, the transcript school indicates that Obama, under the name Barry Soetoro, received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia as an undergraduate. The transcript was released by Occidental College in compliance with a court order in a suit brought by the group in the Superior Court of California. The transcript shows that Obama (Soetoro) applied for financial aid and was awarded a fellowship for foreign students from the Fulbright Foundation Scholarship program. To qualify, for the scholarship, a student must claim foreign citizenship.
This document would seem to provide the smoking gun that many of Obama's detractors have been seeking. Along with the evidence that he was first born in Kenya and there is no record of him ever applying for US citizenship, this is looking pretty grim. The news has created a firestorm at the White House as the release casts increasing doubt about Obama's legitimacy and qualification to serve as President article titled, "Obama Eligibility Questioned," leading some to speculate that the story may overshadow economic issues on Obama's first official visit to the U.K. In a related matter, under growing pressure from several groups, Justice Antonin Scalia announced that the Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments concerning Obama's legal eligibility to serve as President in a case brought by Leo Donofrio of New Jersey. This lawsuit claims Obama's dual citizenship disqualified him from serving as president. Donofrio's case is just one of 18 suits brought by citizens demanding proof of Obama's citizenship or qualification to serve as president.
Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation has released the results of their investigation of Obama's campaign spending. This study estimates that Obama has spent upwards of $950,000 in campaign funds in the past year with eleven law firms in 12 states for legal resources to block disclosure of any of his personal records. Mr. Kreep indicated that the investigation is still ongoing but that the final report will be provided to the U..S. Attorney general, Eric Holder. Mr. Holder has refused to comment on the matter...
LET OTHER FOLKS KNOW THIS NEWS, THE MEDIA WON'T !
Subject: RE: Issue of Passport?
While I've little interest in getting in the middle of the Obama birth issue, Paul Hollrah over at FSM did so yesterday and believes the issue can be resolved by Obama answering one simple question: What passport did he use when he was shuttling between New York , Jakarta , and Karachi ?
So how did a young man who arrived in New York in early June 1981, without the price of a hotel room in his pocket, suddenly come up with the price of a round-the-world trip just a month later?
And once he was on a plane, shuttling between New York , Jakarta , and Karachi , what passport was he offering when he passed through Customs and Immigration?
The American people not only deserve to have answers to these questions, they must have answers. It makes the debate over Obama's citizenship a rather short and simple one.
Q: Did he travel to Pakistan in 1981, at age 20?
A : Yes, by his own admission.
Q: What passport did he travel under?
A: There are only three possibilities.
1) He traveled with a U.S... Passport,
2) He traveled with a British passport, or
3) He traveled with an Indonesia passport.
Q: Is it possible that Obama traveled with a U.S. Passport in 1981?
A: No. It is not possible. Pakistan was on the U.S... State Department's "no travel" list in 1981.
Conclusion: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981 he was traveling either with a British passport or an Indonesian passport.
If he were traveling with a British passport that would provide proof that he was born in Kenya on August 4, 1961, not in Hawaii as he claims. And if he were traveling with an Indonesian passport that would tend to prove that he relinquished whatever previous citizenship he held, British or American, prior to being adopted by his Indonesian step-father in 1967.
Whatever the truth of the matter, the American people need to know how he managed to become a "natural born" American citizen between 1981 and 2008..
Given the destructive nature of his plans for America, as illustrated by his speech before Congress and the disastrous spending plan he has presented to Congress, the sooner we learn the truth of all this, the better.
If you Don't care that Your President is not a natural born Citizen and in Violation of the Constitution, then Delete this, and then lower your American Flag to half-staff, because the U.S. Constitution is already on life-support, and won't survive much longer.
If you do care then Forward this to as many patriotic Americans as you can, because our country is being looted and ransacked!
Something every home owner should be made aware of
Don't want to be bothered with "Political stuff?" You'd better read
this one. It will come as a huge shock to you if you aren't informed as
to what Obama is up to, and apparently it has already passed one hurdle.
It will take very little now to put it into actual law!! YOU'D BETTER
WAKE UP AMERICA !!!! So you think you live in a free country, boy have
you got a surprise coming.
A License Required for your HOUSE?
If you own your home you really need to check this out. At the end of
this email is the Google link to verify. If the country thinks the
housing market is depressed now, wait until everyone sees this; no one
will be buying homes in the future.
We encourage you to read the provisions of the Cap and Trade Bill that
has passed the House of Representatives and being considered by the
Senate. We are ready to join the next march on Washington ! This Congress
and whoever on their staffs that write this junk are truly out to destroy
the middle class of the U.S.A ....
A License will be required for your house...no longer just for cars and
mobile homes....Thinking about selling your house. Take a look at H.R.
2454 (Cap and Trade bill). This is unbelievable! Only the beginning
from this administration! Home owners take note & tell your friends and
relatives who are home owners!
>> Beginning 1 year after enactment of the Cap and Trade Act, you won't be
>> able to sell your home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy
>> and water efficiency standards of this Act. H.R. 2454, the "Cap & Trade"
>> bill passed by the House of Representatives, if it is also passed by the
>> Senate, will be the largest tax increase any of us has ever experienced.
>>
>> The Congressional Budget Office (supposedly non-partisan) estimates that
>> in just a few years the average cost to every family of four will be
>> $6,800 per year. No one is excluded. However, once the lower classes
>> feel the pinch in their wallets, you can be sure these voters get a tax
>> refund (even if they pay no taxes at all) to offset this new cost. Thus,
>> you Mr. And Mrs. Middle Class have to pay even more since additional tax
>> dollars will be needed to bail out everyone else..
>>
>> But wait. This awful bill (that no one in Congress has actually read) has
>> many more surprises in it. Probably the worst one is this: A year from
>> now you won't be able to sell your house. Yes, you read that right.
>>
>> The caveat is (there always is a caveat) that if you have enough money to
>> make required major upgrades to your home, then you can sell it. But, if
>> not, then forget it. Even pre-fabricated homes ("mobile homes") are
>> included. In effect, this bill prevents you from selling your home
>> without the permission of the EPA administrator.
>>
>> To get this permission,you will have to have the energy efficiency of
>> your home measured. Then the government will tell you what your new
>> energy efficiency requirement is and you will be forced to make
>> modifications to your home under the retrofit provisions of this Act to
>> comply with the new energy and water efficiency requirements.
>>
>> Then you will have to get your home measured again and get a license
>> (called a "label" in the Act) that must be posted on your property to
>> show what your efficiency rating is; sort of like the Energy Star
>> efficiency rating label on your
>> refrigerator or air conditioner. If you don't get a high enough rating,
>> you can't sell.
>>
>> And, the EPA administrator is authorized to raise the standards every
>> year, even above the automatic energy efficiency increases built into the
>> Act. The EPA administrator, appointed by the President, will run the Cap
>> & Trade program (AKA the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of
>> 2009") and is authorized to make any future changes to the regulations
>> and standards he/she alone determines to be in the government's best
>> interest. Requirements are set low initially so the bill will pass
>> Congress; then the Administrator can set much tougher new standards every
>> year.
>>
>> The Act itself contains annual required increases in energy efficiency
>> for private and commercial residences and buildings. However, the EPA
>> administrator can set higher standards at any time. Sect. 202 Building
>> Retrofit Program mandates a national retrofit program to increase the
>> energy efficiency of all existing homes across America.
>>
>> Beginning 1 year after enactment of the Act, you won't be able to sell
>> your home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and water
>> efficiency standards of this Act. You had better sell soon, because the
>> standards will be raised each year and will be really hard (Ie.,
>> ex$pen$ive) to meet in a few years. Oh, goody!
>>
>> The Act allows the government to give you a grant of several thousand
>> dollars to comply with the retrofit program requirements IF you meet
>> certain energy efficiency levels. But, wait, the State can set additional
>> requirements on who qualifies to receive the grants. You should expect
>> requirements such as "can't have an income of more than $50K per year",
>> "home selling price can't be more than $125K", or anything else to target
>> the upper middle class (and that's YOU) and prevent them from qualifying
>> for the grants.
>>
>> Most of us won't get a dime and will have to pay the entire cost of the
>> retrofit out of our own pockets. More transfer of wealth, more "change
>> you can believe in." Sect. 204 Building Energy Performance Labeling
>> Program establishes a labeling program that for each individual residence
>> will
>> identify the achieved energy efficiency performance for "at least 90
>> percent of the residential market within 5 years after the date of the
>> enactment of this Act."
>>
>> This means that within 5 years 90% of all residential homes in the U.S.
>> must be measured and labeled. The EPA administrator will get $50M each
>> year to enforce the labeling program. The Secretary of the Department of
>> Energy will get an additional $20M each year to help enforce the labeling
>> program. Some of this money will, of course, be spent on coming up with
>> tougher standards each year...
>>
>> Oh, the label will be like a license for your car. You will be required
>> to post the label in a conspicuous location in your home and will not be
>> allowed to sell your home without having this label. And, just like your
>> car license, you will probably be required to get a new label every so
>> often - maybe every year.
>>
>> But, the government estimates the cost of measuring the energy efficiency
>> of your home should only cost about $200 each time. Remember what they
>> said about the auto smog inspections when they first started: that in
>> California it would only cost $15.
>>
>> That was when the program started. Now the cost is about $50 for the
>> inspection and certificate; a 333% increase. Expect the same from the
>> home labeling program. Sect. 304 Greater Energy Efficiency in Building
>> Codes establishes new energy efficiency guidelines for the National
>> Building Code and mandates at 304(d) that 1 year after enactment of this
>> Act, all state and local jurisdictions must adopt the National Building
>> Code energy efficiency provisions or must obtain a certification from the
>> federal government that their state and/or local codes have been brought
>> into full compliance with the National Building Code energy efficiency
>> standards.
>>
>> CHECK OUT Just a few of the sites;
>>
>> Cap and Trade: A License Required for your Home
>> http://www.nachi.org/forum/f14/cap-a...ur-home-44750/
>>
>> HR2454 American Clean Energy & Security Act:
>> http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2454
>>
>> Cap & Trade A license required for your home:
>> http://www.prisonplanet.com/cap-and-...your-home.html
>>
>> Cap and trade is a license to cheat and steal:
>> http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/co...-45371937.html
>>
>> Cap and Trade: A License Required for your Home:
>> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2393940/posts
>>
>> Thinking about selling you House? Look at HR 2454:
>> http://www.federalobserver.com/2009/...nd-trade-bill/
>>
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...=Google+Search
>>
>> This is bad.....real bad....these guys MUST be stopped, stopped now, and
>> stopped HARD!!!!
>>
>> Pass this on to everyone on your e-mail list, pass it across America!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Joseph Smith
What do we know about the purported statement of Joseph Smith that the Constitution would hang by a thread and that the elders would save it?
D. Michael Stewart, “I Have a Question,” Ensign, June 1976, 64–65
D. Michael Stewart, Brigham Young University, Department of History
The documents show that Joseph Smith did prophesy a number of times that the United States and the Constitution would be imperiled and that the elders would have a hand in saving them. The first known record of the prophecy dates to July 19, 1840, in Nauvoo, when the prophet spoke about the redemption of Zion. Using Doctrine & Covenants 101 as a text, he said, “Even this nation will be on the verge of crumbling to pieces and tumbling to the ground and when the Constitution is on the brink of ruin this people will be the staff upon which the nation shall lean and they shall bear the Constitution away from the very verge of destruction.” (Joseph Smith Papers, LDS Church Historical Archives, Box 1, March 10, 1844.)
There are also other documents in Church History files that show that five different early Saints recorded some remarks by the Prophet Joseph Smith on this same prophecy, perhaps voiced by the Prophet a number of times in a number of ways after 1840. Parley P. Pratt wrote in 1841 that the prophet said, “The government is fallen and needs redeeming. It is guilty of Blood and cannot stand as it now is but will come so near desolation as to hang as it were by a single hair!!!!! Then the servants goes [sic] to the nations of the earth, and gathers the strength of the Lord’s house! A mighty army!!!!!! And this is the redemption of Zion when the saints shall have redeemed that government and reinstated it in all its purity and glory!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” (George A. Smith Papers, Church Archives, Box 7, Folder 5, January 21, 1841.)
James Burgess related that the Prophet, while addressing the Nauvoo Legion several miles east of Nauvoo in May 1843, said that “the time would come when the constitution and government would hang by a brittle thread and would be ready to fall into other hands but this people the latter-day saints will step forth and save it.” (James Burgess Journal, 1818–1904, Church Archives, vol. 1—found among loose sermons.)
Orson Hyde recalled that the Prophet predicted that “the time would come that the Constitution and the country would be in danger of an overthrow and said he, if the constitution be saved at all, it will be by the Elders of this Church. I believe this is about the language as nearly as I can recollect it.” (JD, 6:150.)
In a Pioneer Day celebration in Ogden in 1871, Eliza R. Snow said, “I heard the prophet say, ‘The time will come when the government of these United States will be so nearly overthrown through its corruption, that the Constitution will hang as it were by a single hair, and the Latter-day Saints—the Elders of Israel—will step forward to its rescue and save it.” (Journal History, MSF 143 #28, July 24, 1871.)
Jedediah M. Grant, during the dark days of threatened invasion of Utah by a federal army, referred to the Prophet’s utterance as he addressed a Mormon Battalion gathering in Salt Lake City, February 6, 1855.
“What did the Prophet Joseph say? When the Constitution shall be tottering we shall be the people to save it from the hand of the foe.” (Deseret News Weekly, January 19, 1870.)
On various occasions, Joseph Smith referred to the Constitution, the country, and destiny of the nation; and there is clear evidence that he anticipated future peril. Furthermore, he pronounced the prophecy at various times and places. Perhaps he himself interchanged the simile “on the brink of ruin,” “hang by a brittle thread,” “hang by a single hair,” etc., to describe the anticipated crisis. It is also clear that the redeemers or rescuers of the Constitution were to be either the Saints generally or priesthood officers specifically.
Since no particular time was given for fulfilling this prophecy, members of the Church have often wondered about its timing. The prophecy clearly indicates a single, identifiable episode yet to come. However, it is helpful for us to constantly be on guard against threats to the central elements of the Constitution. It is not wise to sit by and think that the protection of the Constitution is the problem of someone else at some other time.
In support of this view of “constant vigilance,” it is most instructive to note that Church leaders have seen the Constitution imperiled a number of times. Brigham Young, reflecting on the prophecy of 1868, expressed: “It would not be many years before these words come to pass.” (JD, 12:204.) President John Taylor in 1884 declared: “It may be nearer … than some of us think.” (JD, 25:350.) President J. Reuben Clark, Jr., warned in 1942: “Whether it [the Constitution] shall live or die is now in the balance.” (Conference Report, October 1942, p. 58.)
Students of history and the Constitution know that the Constitution has been imperiled a number of times in its history and has been saved a number of times both by vigorous political action and by vocal public opinion.
Thus, rather than simply wait for the one time when the Constitution shall hang by a thread, Latter-day Saints must continually be vigilant. Our commission to save the Constitution is, like salvation, a continuing task, and Church leaders have pointed out the tools available: analysis of constitutional principles, personal study of the history of our nation, reading the Constitution to children at home and in schools, teaching them self-sacrifice—the principle that makes freedom possible—teaching them their obligations as mature citizens, recognizing and resisting ideologies that threaten constitutional principles, and developing loyalty to principle rather than to men or parties.
Politicians and statesmen must grapple with tough questions, painstakingly familiarize themselves with vital issues, and be decisive; but finally, an antidote to abusive government, to corruption, and to constitutional peril lies in private character. Humble people in prayerful homes will contribute immeasurably to a lasting constitutional government. And it should be apparent that consistent efforts in these areas will prepare us both to continually protect the Constitution and to prepare us for possibly a yet future rendezvous with our Constitution’s destiny.
D. Michael Stewart, “I Have a Question,” Ensign, June 1976, 64–65
D. Michael Stewart, Brigham Young University, Department of History
The documents show that Joseph Smith did prophesy a number of times that the United States and the Constitution would be imperiled and that the elders would have a hand in saving them. The first known record of the prophecy dates to July 19, 1840, in Nauvoo, when the prophet spoke about the redemption of Zion. Using Doctrine & Covenants 101 as a text, he said, “Even this nation will be on the verge of crumbling to pieces and tumbling to the ground and when the Constitution is on the brink of ruin this people will be the staff upon which the nation shall lean and they shall bear the Constitution away from the very verge of destruction.” (Joseph Smith Papers, LDS Church Historical Archives, Box 1, March 10, 1844.)
There are also other documents in Church History files that show that five different early Saints recorded some remarks by the Prophet Joseph Smith on this same prophecy, perhaps voiced by the Prophet a number of times in a number of ways after 1840. Parley P. Pratt wrote in 1841 that the prophet said, “The government is fallen and needs redeeming. It is guilty of Blood and cannot stand as it now is but will come so near desolation as to hang as it were by a single hair!!!!! Then the servants goes [sic] to the nations of the earth, and gathers the strength of the Lord’s house! A mighty army!!!!!! And this is the redemption of Zion when the saints shall have redeemed that government and reinstated it in all its purity and glory!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” (George A. Smith Papers, Church Archives, Box 7, Folder 5, January 21, 1841.)
James Burgess related that the Prophet, while addressing the Nauvoo Legion several miles east of Nauvoo in May 1843, said that “the time would come when the constitution and government would hang by a brittle thread and would be ready to fall into other hands but this people the latter-day saints will step forth and save it.” (James Burgess Journal, 1818–1904, Church Archives, vol. 1—found among loose sermons.)
Orson Hyde recalled that the Prophet predicted that “the time would come that the Constitution and the country would be in danger of an overthrow and said he, if the constitution be saved at all, it will be by the Elders of this Church. I believe this is about the language as nearly as I can recollect it.” (JD, 6:150.)
In a Pioneer Day celebration in Ogden in 1871, Eliza R. Snow said, “I heard the prophet say, ‘The time will come when the government of these United States will be so nearly overthrown through its corruption, that the Constitution will hang as it were by a single hair, and the Latter-day Saints—the Elders of Israel—will step forward to its rescue and save it.” (Journal History, MSF 143 #28, July 24, 1871.)
Jedediah M. Grant, during the dark days of threatened invasion of Utah by a federal army, referred to the Prophet’s utterance as he addressed a Mormon Battalion gathering in Salt Lake City, February 6, 1855.
“What did the Prophet Joseph say? When the Constitution shall be tottering we shall be the people to save it from the hand of the foe.” (Deseret News Weekly, January 19, 1870.)
On various occasions, Joseph Smith referred to the Constitution, the country, and destiny of the nation; and there is clear evidence that he anticipated future peril. Furthermore, he pronounced the prophecy at various times and places. Perhaps he himself interchanged the simile “on the brink of ruin,” “hang by a brittle thread,” “hang by a single hair,” etc., to describe the anticipated crisis. It is also clear that the redeemers or rescuers of the Constitution were to be either the Saints generally or priesthood officers specifically.
Since no particular time was given for fulfilling this prophecy, members of the Church have often wondered about its timing. The prophecy clearly indicates a single, identifiable episode yet to come. However, it is helpful for us to constantly be on guard against threats to the central elements of the Constitution. It is not wise to sit by and think that the protection of the Constitution is the problem of someone else at some other time.
In support of this view of “constant vigilance,” it is most instructive to note that Church leaders have seen the Constitution imperiled a number of times. Brigham Young, reflecting on the prophecy of 1868, expressed: “It would not be many years before these words come to pass.” (JD, 12:204.) President John Taylor in 1884 declared: “It may be nearer … than some of us think.” (JD, 25:350.) President J. Reuben Clark, Jr., warned in 1942: “Whether it [the Constitution] shall live or die is now in the balance.” (Conference Report, October 1942, p. 58.)
Students of history and the Constitution know that the Constitution has been imperiled a number of times in its history and has been saved a number of times both by vigorous political action and by vocal public opinion.
Thus, rather than simply wait for the one time when the Constitution shall hang by a thread, Latter-day Saints must continually be vigilant. Our commission to save the Constitution is, like salvation, a continuing task, and Church leaders have pointed out the tools available: analysis of constitutional principles, personal study of the history of our nation, reading the Constitution to children at home and in schools, teaching them self-sacrifice—the principle that makes freedom possible—teaching them their obligations as mature citizens, recognizing and resisting ideologies that threaten constitutional principles, and developing loyalty to principle rather than to men or parties.
Politicians and statesmen must grapple with tough questions, painstakingly familiarize themselves with vital issues, and be decisive; but finally, an antidote to abusive government, to corruption, and to constitutional peril lies in private character. Humble people in prayerful homes will contribute immeasurably to a lasting constitutional government. And it should be apparent that consistent efforts in these areas will prepare us both to continually protect the Constitution and to prepare us for possibly a yet future rendezvous with our Constitution’s destiny.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Beat feet and ride
Aughh the load isn't ready aughh ... Going to different address ... Load. Is double weight and there still packing it... Aughhhh . Still trying to beat the Ice and snow wall .. It's almost here for heaven sake. Hurry up. Suppose to pick up at 9 am.. It's now 11am the wall is opon us.. Get me out of here... Move it ... Or is this anouther "Teachable Moment". Not into a "Learn Patience" moment
Friday, January 22, 2010
Latest Census
The population of this country is 300 million.
160 million are retired.
That leaves 140 million to do the
work.
There are 85 million in school.
Which leaves 55 million to do the work.
Of this there are 35 million employed by the federal
government.
Leaving 20 million to do the work.
2.8 million are in the armed forces preoccupied with killing Osama Bin-Laden.
Which leaves 17.2
million to do the work.
Take from that total the 15.8
million people who work for state and city
Governments. And that
leaves 1.4 million to do the work.
At any given
time there are 188,000 people in hospitals.
Leaving 1,212,000 to do the work.
Now, there are 1,211,998 people in prisons.
That leaves just two people to do the
work.
You and me.
And there you are,
Sitting on your ass,
At your computer, reading jokes.
Nice. Real nice.
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160 million are retired.
That leaves 140 million to do the
work.
There are 85 million in school.
Which leaves 55 million to do the work.
Of this there are 35 million employed by the federal
government.
Leaving 20 million to do the work.
2.8 million are in the armed forces preoccupied with killing Osama Bin-Laden.
Which leaves 17.2
million to do the work.
Take from that total the 15.8
million people who work for state and city
Governments. And that
leaves 1.4 million to do the work.
At any given
time there are 188,000 people in hospitals.
Leaving 1,212,000 to do the work.
Now, there are 1,211,998 people in prisons.
That leaves just two people to do the
work.
You and me.
And there you are,
Sitting on your ass,
At your computer, reading jokes.
Nice. Real nice.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Saturday, January 2, 2010
New Years in Phoenix 2010
but before Phoenix we traveled threw california and the windmill area 
Then we made it to Quartzite.. full of RV, travelers and travelers of all types in a town selling all there stuff
Early Winter Blizzard and Wrecks Dec 23-25th 2009
they wanted to head us over RT 6 … Loveland pass pass but when we hit Colorado we had them head us south then I 40 west… I mean really
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