David Journal

Tag: politics

  • Don’t rile Moroni

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    Ammoron blatantly lied in his episode to Moroni and it caused Moroni to abandon the deal he had proposed (well, he took the harder interpretation of his own proposal) so that, instead of exchanging prisoners (getting himself from needing to maintain Nephite prisoners and strengthening his army with soldiers who had been taken prisoner, Ammoron…

  • The cause of freedom

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    Moroni went against the king men and compelled them to raise the Title of Liberty over their cities. This cost him in his preparations against the Lamanites but it was the more important fight at the time. Where is our Title of Liberty today? Who will be our freemen? Will we recognize the importance of…

  • Modern parallels

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    I read the origins of Amalickiah and the response if Moroni and I see so many parallels. Sadly the parallels that are more clear are the ones between Amalickiah and the wicked forces of today. It’s much harder to find the modern parallels to the forces that saved the Nephites at that time. Who is…

  • Two different approaches

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    After gaining power over the army of Zerahemnah Moroni first tried to let them leave in peace because his son was the security of his people, not the punishing of his enemy. When Zerahemnah refused that offer and stirred up his people to fight Moroni (as he had warned) commanded his people to destroy the…

  • Seeing the big picture

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    One of Moroni’s great skills was to perceive and focus on the big picture. He was never just trying to win the battle before him and he recognized the ultimate intent of those he fought so that he knew the importance of why he fought. That was why he was not lulled when Amalickiah had…

  • Defending Our Divinely Inspired Constitution

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    Interesting that he would speak about the Constitution of the United States I do not speak for any political party. I speak for the Constitution of the United States. I notice that he considers his position as an Apostle to be the most important of his credentials behind what he says. Whether the principles of…

  • Moroni and Amalickiah

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    I see the actions and appeal of both Moroni and Amalickiah differently now than I used to. Today we live in a time when large groups of people distrust what their guvernant is doing. That distrust is deep enough that they favor anyone not connected to the current centers of power. This is what drove…

  • Local politics

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    I got an email this morning from Todd Weiler encouraging people to run for office in the county Republican Party. It caught my attention because he indicated that none of the current officers were running again. I sought clarification from Todd and wondered if I could/should try to run for something. The deadline to declare…

  • Voting in Utah

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    Voting in Utah is depressing this year. Most years the Democrats make an attempt to field an actual challenger for many of the races and sometimes the other parties actually offer up a reasonable option as well. This year I find that in every partisan race the only serious candidate (if there is one) is…

  • Journal 14 October 2011

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    Today was a big day as, for the first time in my life, I ended a professional, salaried position by my own choosing. It was interesting that I left before 2:00PM because there was nothing left for me to do. That seems fitting considering that my expectation that they would not be able to keep…