In Search of A Clearer Truth

Here in the shadows of the Wasatch it is time for those of us who attempt to follow the teaching of the Prophets of the Latter-Days to sit and listen as we are expounded to by the erstwhile good leaders of Zion.

Yet as I sit on my uncomfortable pew and listen the thoughts wander into my mind as to the total veracity of the speaker on the large screen at the front of the chapel. (For those of you untrained in Mormon Conference Rigors, the peasantry who live in the valley of the Salton Sea must gather in the local meeting houses to watch satellite projection TV and make way for the elite, rich tourista at the downtown centers!)

Thus my overly plump rump is on the hard bench at the local Stake Center with all the other unworthies listening to all the sage pronouncements from the immeadiate vicinity of Temple Square. Yet in my mind is the question that has been running for some months. Do I dare go to my Bishop and begin to question the business dealing of the multi-billion dollar organization in whose chapel my tookus is now residing or will that commence the Latter-Day Inquisition?

My concerns, dare it be said is over the stock manipulations used to acquire a certain book company late last year and the associated cover up. All employees were retained and no stores were closed in the take over. It was very quickly folded into the Church publishing fold and everyone made as happy as possible to keep them quiet.

At least that is the way it seems to this outsider. First the Church pulls books from the shelves of this discount seller and not from other discounters. Then shortly thereafter, a suprise offer is made to purchase the company after the stock has tumbled in price. Is it not astounding that none of the local or national media even noticed the event?

Not even the Mitt Romney watchers saw it! What a field day it could have made for them! Mormons in possible SEC scandal! Romney's Church under a cloud? All of this is only speculation and must be proven or disproven by investigation of the authorities of law. Yet the the suspicion is there and it should be investigated to clear the air before the stench arises to taint the picnic grounds and ruin the summer for all of us.

Let me change the subject and run for cover before the Thunderstorm arrives. I have no proof, all I have is questions!! I am more than willing to apologize if wrong!

That said,the appearance of evil should be avoided and the air cleared for all. The taint should be done away and the gleam of goodness restored to the name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Olympics was bad enough with hints of under handed dealings and bribes and the like. Just because it is and was done every where else is not an excuse.

The standards here are higher.

Why? Because I live here and my standards are higher! If that is not good enough for you go talk to your Mother and have her explain it to you. ( The real reason is this is ZION and the Lord expects more of His people.){Go to LDS.org and do your research and if that does not satisfy you write to the oldcountryboy here on this blog and he will do his best to explain it to you in words of one syllable, ok?}

((It is the right thing to do.))

Back to slinging Ink

Now that my intensive community based education writing class is over my attention is turned back to this Blog and my unfortunate "public".

My darling wife "J Cubed" and I have elected to not have children because we married at an advanced age. I am 55 and she is 47. There the truth is out for all to see and scoff as they may. There is also a genetic issue involve in possible offspring that taints the issue. The possibility is strong that any children born to us would not survive for very long due to a nervous system defect. Rather than run that risk and watch a child suffer needlessly a few days or months we elected to surgically prevent birth.

No pills, abortions, or such evils, just plain old no conception. Stop the problem before it starts. End of debate.

Yes, I am a right to life person and do feel that life begins a conception. If no conception takes place then the life does not begin. Plain and simple. If there is disagreement with my logic I am open to reproof.

I have at least three children at this point in time and am very proud of them in the most part. They do make mistakes as all young do in growing up. There is no great harm in that in general. I strive to give good guiding advice to help them along when they are willing to listen. Unfortunately they all have reached the age when they know it all and have not yet attained the age when the realization comes that someone other than they may know something also.

That point usually hits in the late twenties or early thirties for most humans.

Sooner for some, later for most. Depends on which school of hard knocks is attended and how well the lessons are learned. Some never learn any lessons at all.

Time to ease off my rant and plug in my meandering post. While we have no children here in the home. We do have a two year old miniature schnauzer, named Sassy, to keep us humble. She has the job of reminding us that we are not getting away scott free in the parenting game but must raise her to schnauzerly standards. That is not stop attention and full time play when at home. The fact that other things must be done are of no consequence to her, just like any other two year old.

She is supposed to sleep on her pillow at the foot of our bed under her own blanket.
Around two in the morning she likes to put on her 'stealth' paws and sneak into the bed with us and down by our feet where it is the warmest for her and slowly worm her way up between the two of us. That way she is stealing heat from both bodies!

Molly Coddling Women In Utah Prisons

Feminism Reigns in Utah's Prison System

In a story in yesterday morning's Salt Lake, Tribune
Apparently the men have learned that you do as you are told or there are consequences but that lesson can not be taught to these delicate jail bird flowers. In my opinion do it or spend time in solitary woman!!! You gave up your rights when you broke the law. You did the crime now do your time. It is not suppose to be pleasant or uplifting. It is supposed to be prison, PRISON, look it up next time they let you go to the library and also look up the word penitentiary.

The state of Utah is now buy you cosmetics to make you feel better. Enjoy it while it lasts. This citizen will be on the phone in the morning to bring it to a screeching halt.
Fancy new uniforms for you? NO, if the present ones don't fit we can issue needles and thread to let you tailor these to fit better. Why waste more money on you?????

The Bloody Baptism of 9/11

This is the Anniversary of the Bloody Baptism Given By the Islamic Terrorist
In September 2001 and of Our Ineffectual Response To That Attack

Started this and my darling wife came home from slaving at the Post Office to take me and the Dog to the Healing Field in Sandy, Utah a few miles away. Every year since the tragedy of the terrorism this small Utah town has had a memorial program assisted by a local company, COLONIAL FLAGS, the Healing Field consists of 2,581 Flags of Honor for civilians killed, 415 U.S. Flags for police officers and firefighters killed, 80 foreign flags for foreign nationals killed; 44 Utah and U.S. Flags for Utah casualties in the war on terror since 11 Sept 2001.

There were no flags for the craven terrorists who were the hijackers of the planes.

The trip to the Healing Field had a very calming effect on me. Walking the rows and aisles of flags each standing for a lost man, woman or child for some reason was very calming as the wind caressed each flag as we walked by them. Almost as if being touch by the individuals whose names composed the red and blue stripes of the Flags of Honor.

On coming home I made the mistake of watching the final half of the ABC network special on the 9/11 tragedy. The tragedy itself was not what angered me so but the political maneuvering within our government that made it possible for it to occur.

It was the power grubbing at the top that left the door open for all of this to happen. None have clean hands, neither Democrat or Republican.

The hunt for Osama Bin Ladin should be called to a halt in my opinion and the hunt for the culpable in this country begun in earnest, immunity given to none. These crimes smack of TREASON to this old country boy. There is not much wiggle room here.

There may be a great deal of fancy Lawyer talk but when it comes down to brass tacks. The final question is did you or did you not fail in your sworn duty to protect your country against her enemies? Yes or No?