CFP Week 9

1. Tammy -17 tie breaker 39
2. Rex -20 tie breaker 71
3. Mom -21 tiebreaker 56
4. Lisa -22 tiebreaker 67
5. Mercedes -23 tiebreaker 47
6. Dad -24 Tiebreaker 64

Actual tiebreaker 77

CFP Week 8

1. Lisa -12 tie breaker 52
2. Tammy -16 tie breaker 47
3. Rex -18 tie breaker 74
4. Dad -19 tiebreaker 49
5. Mercedes -23 tiebreaker 42
6. Mom -26 tiebreaker 56

Actual tiebreakers 77

Black Widow Lives Matter

Hiring exterminators is terrible.  Doesn't our society teach tolerance and love for all?  There is no room for speciesism in this country.  Our society should not tolerate discrimination of any kind.  The blatant killing of another species is uncalled for.

There is rampant discrimination against spiders, insects, rodents, etc.  Look at all the exterminator companies out there.  It's just not right.  We need to create more awareness of speciesism in this country.

Everyone needs to know that black widow lives matter!

That's my two cents.

CFP Week Seven

1. Rex -23 tiebreaker 44
2. Tammy -23 tiebreaker 63
3. Lisa -23 tiebreaker 37
4. Mercedes -24 tiebreaker 49
5. Dad -26 tiebreaker 62
6. Mom -37 tiebreaker 42

actual tiebreaker 51

Legislating Evil

The left, liberals, Democrats -- whatever you want to call them -- tend to reside in Lala land. Anytime they can use a tragedy to push their agenda, they will.  Bodies were not even cold or counted before the left jumped all over gun control during the mass shooting in Las Vegas.  The liberal agenda is control over people.  They want to take our freedoms away and make everyone dependent upon the government.  They want power.

So they are pushing this gun control agenda.  They feign concern for victims of gun violence.  But their arguments are unsubstantiated and flawed.  It's been proven time and time again by statistics that the cities and areas of the country with the most gun control also have the most gun violence.  You cannot legislate evil out of people.

Bad people will get guns whether it's legal or not.  It's the good people who obey the law.  If people want to be evil and do bad things, you're not going to stop them. We all have God-given agency. We are all free to choose good or evil.  The bad guys will find a way to accomplish their evil goals.  Look at drug trafficking.  Drugs are illegal.  Yet, there are people who want them.  Therefore, they will find a way to get them.  We all know how well Prohibition worked in the 1920s.  This is a classic example of trying to legislate morality.  It doesn't work.  If people want to drink alcohol, they will find it.  If there is a demand, there will be a supply.  It's basic economics.

It's the same thing with gun control.  If bad guys want to buy guns and kill other people -- they will.  Regardless of what the law states.  The only thing that comes from gun control is fewer good guys -- law-abiding citizens -- with guns.  Therefore, fewer people with guns to defend themselves and others against the bad guys.  Gun control makes no sense.  But, liberals have no common sense.

Agency is core to our mortal journey. There are many who don't use their agency wisely.  As long as we are here on earth navigating our way through mortality, there will be evil people doing evil things. 

Taking freedom away from people is not the answer to preventing evil.

No, you cannot legislate evil out of people.

That's my two cents.

CFP 2017 Week 6

1. Rex -11 tiebreaker 59
2. Dad -12 tiebreaker 57
3. Kingston -17 tie breaker 28
4. Mom -17 Tie Breaker 63
5. Tammy -18 tiebreaker 59
6. Lisa -21 tiebreaker 48
7. Juliet -21 Tiebreaker 51
8. Mercedes -25 tiebreaker 53

actual tiebreaker 43

Relief Society Lesson -- Priesthood Leadership

My handout:

CFP 2017 Week 5

1. Rex -11 tiebreaker 52
2. Tammy -12 tiebreaker 57
3. Lisa -14 tiebreaker 57
4. Dad -17 tie breaker 48
5. Mercedes -21 tiebreaker 62
6. Mom -24 tiebreaker 49

Actual Tiebreaker 64

RIP Elder Robert D. Hales

Today an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ has died.  Elder Robert D. Hales, Of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles, died in between conference sessions.  He was 85 years old.

Elder Hales had prepared a few remarks for this General Conference.  Elder Andersen shared with us a few lines Elder Hales had prepared to give.

“When we choose to have faith we are prepared to stand in the presence of God. After the Savior’s crucifixion, He appeared only to those who had been faithful in the testimony of Him while they lived in mortality. Those who rejected the testimonies of the prophets could not behold the Savior’s presence nor look upon His face. Our faith prepares us to be in the presence of God.”

Those words seem especially apropos at this time as Elder Hales graduates mortality and is now in the presence of God.  Elder Hales was most certainly prepared to stand in the presence of God.

I am always inspired by great men who are faithful in their testimony of the Lord.  Such was the life of Elder Robert D. Hales. He is a wonderful example of Christlike service.

"His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord."  -- Matthew 25:23

RIP Elder Hales.