I can't spell my own pseudonym

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The bloggernacle won't save you

The bloggernacle won't save you

Well that is something I can agree with.

Every body wants to be a special case. "My bishop this", "my Gospel Doctrine instructor that", "my child has a SSA issue" blah blah blah.

Live the gospel. Find out how you are like other members of the Church. Your differences don't really matter.

Orrin Hatch

Orrin and Teddy

Teddy and Orrin's friendship was well known. It was clearly Satan's way of keeping a potentially potent adversary off his edge. Orrin was charmed by Teddy and wanted to make nice when he should have been more wary.

I wonder how this may have contributed to his suggestion to Bill Clinton that he nominate Ms. Ginsburg to the Supreme Court?

Orrin has turned out to be largely useless.

Spare the Rod Spoil the Child

What Church is he talking about?

I haven't heard a church leader of any sort encourage spanking children for at least thirty years if not longer. Do these guys have to make up a church to make a point?

US Mormons on Immigration

This recent post by Jerry Johnston in Mormon Times caught my attention.

Utah's SB81 will break up LDS families

These stories are tragic but I am afraid that I disagree with Brother Johnston. I learned the 12th Article of Faith those many years ago and I have been answering temple recommend questions for many years on the same subject.

Honesty is the best policy.

I am a big fan of liberal legal immigration but I am totally opposed to illegal immigration.

There have been comments that suggest some of the brethren want to look the other way on it but my answer is say this at your peril. Teaching disrespect for proper authority is insdious and has bad effects.

I have seen what tolerance for illegal immigration does in local units of the church and it isn't Kingdom building.

Julie M. Smith and I agree on something

We agree.

There is hope for us conservatives.

Racism in paradise?

Does Hawaii have a racism problem?

I have some experience with Hawaii over many years and I think this may be overdrawn. I would have said it was true thirty years ago but not so much any more. Funny that it comes from the Southern Poverty Law Center which I would not have expected to highlight racist acts by people of color.

I do think that the Akaka law referred to in the article is akaka.