Colirio

Despite how wonderful and inspired it is, the US Constitution is the means to an end, not the end itself. 
 
The ultimate end goal of mortality is to be exalted in the Celestial Kingdom. Our ultimate priesthood duty is to get everyone else there, too. 
 
The Jaredites fell to wickedness. The Nephites and Lamanites fell to wickedness. Likewise, most of us are familiar with Moroni’s warning of secret combinations. But another warning that he offers is:
 
Ether 2:9 And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a land of promise; and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ripened in iniquity.

10 For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept off; for it is the everlasting decree of God. And it is not until the fulness of iniquity among the children of the land, that they are swept off.

11 And this cometh unto you, O ye Gentiles, that ye may know the decrees of God—that ye may repent, and not continue in your iniquities until the fulness come, that ye may not bring down the fulness of the wrath of God upon you as the inhabitants of the land have hitherto done.

12 Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ, who hath been manifested by the things which we have written.
 
So, if you are asking what can be done to save our people and our liberty in this country, my answer is that we trust in God and keep His commandments. Likewise, we encourage everyone else to trust in God and keep His commandments. The further we stray from Him, the closer we are to being swept off. If we trust Him and keep His commandments, the promise is that we will prosper in the land. 

Despite how wonderful and inspired it is, the US Constitution is the means to an end, not the end itself. 
 
The ultimate end goal of mortality is to be exalted in the Celestial Kingdom. Our ultimate priesthood duty is to get everyone else there, too. 
 
The Jaredites fell to wickedness. The Nephites and Lamanites fell to wickedness. Likewise, most of us are familiar with Moroni’s warning of secret combinations. But another warning that he offers is:
 
Ether 2:9 And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a land of promise; and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ripened in iniquity.

10 For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept off; for it is the everlasting decree of God. And it is not until the fulness of iniquity among the children of the land, that they are swept off.

11 And this cometh unto you, O ye Gentiles, that ye may know the decrees of God—that ye may repent, and not continue in your iniquities until the fulness come, that ye may not bring down the fulness of the wrath of God upon you as the inhabitants of the land have hitherto done.

12 Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ, who hath been manifested by the things which we have written.
 
So, if you are asking what can be done to save our people and our liberty in this country, my answer is that we trust in God and keep His commandments. Likewise, we encourage everyone else to trust in God and keep His commandments. The further we stray from Him, the closer we are to being swept off. If we trust Him and keep His commandments, the promise is that we will prosper in the land. 

To be fair, this is the main issue with MOST so-called “journalists” these days. 
 
News is more info-tainment than ever before. And nobody takes them to task based on their erroneous reporting. If a journalist was caught lying or misreporting in years past, they would have lost credibility and most likely their job. 
 
Nowadays the wagons of their political “team” get circled in a tighter pattern around them when their journalistic integrity is brought into question. 

Despite how wonderful and inspired it is, the US Constitution is the means to an end, not the end itself. 
 
The ultimate end goal of mortality is to be exalted in the Celestial Kingdom. Our ultimate priesthood duty is to get everyone else there, too. 
 
The Jaredites fell to wickedness. The Nephites and Lamanites fell to wickedness. Likewise, most of us are familiar with Moroni’s warning of secret combinations. But another warning that he offers is:
 
Ether 2:9 And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a land of promise; and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ripened in iniquity.

10 For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept off; for it is the everlasting decree of God. And it is not until the fulness of iniquity among the children of the land, that they are swept off.

11 And this cometh unto you, O ye Gentiles, that ye may know the decrees of God—that ye may repent, and not continue in your iniquities until the fulness come, that ye may not bring down the fulness of the wrath of God upon you as the inhabitants of the land have hitherto done.

12 Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ, who hath been manifested by the things which we have written.
 
So, if you are asking what can be done to save our people and our liberty in this country, my answer is that we trust in God and keep His commandments. Likewise, we encourage everyone else to trust in God and keep His commandments. The further we stray from Him, the closer we are to being swept off. If we trust Him and keep His commandments, the promise is that we will prosper in the land. 

This is an excellent point, and the scriptures also point out something very interesting regarding when the nations are swept off.
Normally there is NO GOOD or BAD/EVIL defined sides...instead...BOTH sides are evil.  They are opposites in evil, but they represent evil in their own ways and devices.  It is a war that is spread around by bitter hatred by both sides to try to kill each other in totality.
As we look around in the political landscapes of the US (and many Western nations) today, I think one could see the seeds of these types of hatreds growing.  Much like it did among the Jaredites, as their hatreds and intrigues of evil increased, their desire for the blood of those they saw as enemies also increased.
One of the GREAT and DEFINING things about the Constitution was that it was an attempt to forge the union of different ideas and ideologies.  It was the groundwork to sponsor cooperation and unification between different people of different viewpoints.  The Constitution is a thing that understands that there are those with very different views and ideas, but that by working together people can cooperate to make something greater. 
The GOOD is not out to destroy the other parties, but to preserve the rights and freedoms that they have.  The Nephites while righteous never sought to destroy the Lamanites, only to preserve their lands, their families, and their freedoms.  They did not fight out of hatred, but out of love of family and freedom.  They did not instigate war, but only defended their right to exist.  They did not go to conquer, but to retain that which they had.  Eventually that Love sent the Sons of Mosiah to convert many to the Lord's gospel, and later, when the Lord visited the Americas, to convert the entire people to righteousness.  Good seeks to convert in love and teaching rather than to destroy or dominate.  Hate for their fellowmen has no place among the righteous (in my thoughts).
Today, there is far too much hatred in the United States between the so called Conservatives and so called Liberals.

Despite how wonderful and inspired it is, the US Constitution is the means to an end, not the end itself. 
 
The ultimate end goal of mortality is to be exalted in the Celestial Kingdom. Our ultimate priesthood duty is to get everyone else there, too. 
 
The Jaredites fell to wickedness. The Nephites and Lamanites fell to wickedness. Likewise, most of us are familiar with Moroni’s warning of secret combinations. But another warning that he offers is:
 
Ether 2:9 And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a land of promise; and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ripened in iniquity.

10 For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept off; for it is the everlasting decree of God. And it is not until the fulness of iniquity among the children of the land, that they are swept off.

11 And this cometh unto you, O ye Gentiles, that ye may know the decrees of God—that ye may repent, and not continue in your iniquities until the fulness come, that ye may not bring down the fulness of the wrath of God upon you as the inhabitants of the land have hitherto done.

12 Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ, who hath been manifested by the things which we have written.
 
So, if you are asking what can be done to save our people and our liberty in this country, my answer is that we trust in God and keep His commandments. Likewise, we encourage everyone else to trust in God and keep His commandments. The further we stray from Him, the closer we are to being swept off. If we trust Him and keep His commandments, the promise is that we will prosper in the land. 

Despite how wonderful and inspired it is, the US Constitution is the means to an end, not the end itself. 
 
The ultimate end goal of mortality is to be exalted in the Celestial Kingdom. Our ultimate priesthood duty is to get everyone else there, too. 
 
The Jaredites fell to wickedness. The Nephites and Lamanites fell to wickedness. Likewise, most of us are familiar with Moroni’s warning of secret combinations. But another warning that he offers is:
 
Ether 2:9 And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a land of promise; and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ripened in iniquity.

10 For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept off; for it is the everlasting decree of God. And it is not until the fulness of iniquity among the children of the land, that they are swept off.

11 And this cometh unto you, O ye Gentiles, that ye may know the decrees of God—that ye may repent, and not continue in your iniquities until the fulness come, that ye may not bring down the fulness of the wrath of God upon you as the inhabitants of the land have hitherto done.

12 Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ, who hath been manifested by the things which we have written.
 
So, if you are asking what can be done to save our people and our liberty in this country, my answer is that we trust in God and keep His commandments. Likewise, we encourage everyone else to trust in God and keep His commandments. The further we stray from Him, the closer we are to being swept off. If we trust Him and keep His commandments, the promise is that we will prosper in the land. 

It was rumblings this morning, but now we have 17 states joining Texas.
The following 17 states have signed the amicus brief:
Missouri Alabama Arkansas Florida Indiana Kansas Louisiana Mississippi Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Utah West Virginia From what I've been hearing, this "is" the big dog attempt with the Supreme Court.
Bless my state for being on the list!

To be fair, this is the main issue with MOST so-called “journalists” these days. 
 
News is more info-tainment than ever before. And nobody takes them to task based on their erroneous reporting. If a journalist was caught lying or misreporting in years past, they would have lost credibility and most likely their job. 
 
Nowadays the wagons of their political “team” get circled in a tighter pattern around them when their journalistic integrity is brought into question. 

I do not know how many caught the December 8th evening broadcast of Tucker Carlson on Fox News.  It appears that one of the Democratic congressmen from California has been working with and colluding (sleeping) with a Chinese agent since they were a city councilman.  The irony is that this congressman sat on the Security Committee and openly accused Trump of Russia collusion even after a Chinese nationalist and spy (they were sleeping with) worked on his campaigns bundling campaign money.  He also strongly, in public, demanded Trump be impeached for working with and assisting Russian interests - while he was doing exactly that with China.
We will see if there will be any investigation into any Democratic official (including Biden and his son) assisting Chinese agents access - not only to information but Chinese influence into US political policies - not just within the Democratic Party but inside influence in official US policies.  Perhaps even in voter corruption?
Even if we assume that Tucker Carlson has reported "fake news" with fake evidence - We shall see if there is even an investigation - even of what Tucker reported or if it all disappear under the political and news carpet.  
Does China influence high tech -TicTok, Twiter, Facebook?  Sports - National Basketball Association and players?  Government information and policy concerning the COVID (Chinese) pandemic - especially from Democrats?  Liberal and mainstream news outlets?
How deep is our election problem?
 
The Traveler

Despite the empirical evidence brought forth it is still sad to see people denying fraudulent activity. I recognize, people dislike/hate Trump, and it is very sad to see such hate supersede integrity.
@NeedleinA - the case with the individuals pulling suitcases of votes (without supervision) is clear empirical evidence, and yet we still see people denying anything happened (calling it a circus), and yet I haven't seen the mainstream big tech firms (Facebook, Twitter, Google) help make this known like they would if the roles were reversed. That in and of itself should be sufficient, but people are still denying that happened and giving excuses (even with video evidence -- didn't happen -- its a circus) -- truly sad seeing integrity lost.
I don't really care if people like or hate Trump. But I do care when I see people ignoring overtly fraudulent activity simply due to their political platform, and act with an air of superiority denying what is at face value for all to see.

We get a yearly ornament that symbolizes the year.  Every year we finish the tree decorating with a year-by-year retelling of our family.
This year's ornament:

Of the evidence and witnesses they presented yesterday in Georgia, the actual full video is from time marker 13:50 to 43:46.

The quick version:
1. Absentee and Military ballots are being counted in the Georgia State Farm Arena.
2. Republican poll observers and the media are keep to the far side of the room, meaning they were not even close enough to actually observe what was on the ballots. (separate issue)
3. At night the 'supervisor' tells everyone they are done counting for the night and they will resume counting in the morning.
4. They force the poll observers, the media and the majority of workers out of the room to go home.
5. Once everyone is cleared out, 4-5 people do in fact stay behind and continue to send ballots through the scanners for 2 more hours.
6. They are seen removing suitcases of ballots from under a table to accomplish this.
7. It is estimated that up to 18,000 ballots were processed during this 2hr window alone.

According to the AP, Biden won Georgia by 12,670 votes.
The video was provided/subpoenaed(?) to the Trump team by the State Farm Arena.

This... right now... is in fact one of those situations. This...is unfolding right before our eyes.
Will we stand up to it?

I'm about 5hrs in the Georgia hearing now.
The election officials, who went first, pled their case with a big ol', "NO way was there election fraud!".
Trump team went second and presented an actual video from the counting center that pretty much was a huge slam dunk contradiction to earlier election officials.

Trump has presented the evidence that everyone was demanding he show.  (Of course that does not mean the courts will find in his favor but that is another story)
So have the people that demanded he show evidence looked at it?  Covered it in the news?  I mean after all evidence needs to be challenged, vetted, verified.  Were are all the people who were all "You need to Vote!". "You're Vote Matters!" now?
Because seriously if the evidence team Trump holds up... Then the major media in there attempt to convince us that the election is/was secure, have flat out lied to us... And we need the population to be up in arms about this so it can be fixed. Sadly we getting the silence of the guilty and the abettors.

And now I, Moroni, do not write the manner of their oaths and combinations, for it hath been made known unto me that they are had among all people; and they are had among the Lamanites. And they have caused the destruction of this people of whom I am now speaking, and also the destruction of the people of Nephi. And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints which shall be shed by them shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avengeth them not. Wherefore, O ye gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shewn unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you — which are built up to get power and gain — and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the eternal God shall fall upon you to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be. Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you, that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation because of this secret combination which shall be among you; or woe be unto it because of the blood of them who have been slain, for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who build it up. For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries. And it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the Devil, who is the father of all lies, even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning, who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning. Wherefore I, Moroni, am commanded to write these things, that evil may be done away and that the time may come that Satan may have no power upon the hearts of the children of men, but that they may be persuaded to do good continually, that they may come unto the fountain of all righteousness and be saved.

I am grateful to have been blessed throughout this year with steady work/income. 
 
I am grateful for having a job that gave me time to spend with my family each day instead of having to travel or be awake only when they are sleeping. 
 
#GiveThanks
 

I wanted to keep people.  Not ban more people.  Next on the list......

I think this is an important point.
1.  It's the entrenched system that is corrupt, not the party.  GOP fought against Trump, too.  Trump beat them at the ground game and social media.  Social media wasn't going to allow the to happen again, though.
2.  People are tribal.  At any given time, only half the country will complain about the process.  The winning team typically shuts up and takes their win.
3.  The media is corrupt.  They have interfered in this election through what they do, or don't, report.  
4.  If the people knew what went on behind the scenes they'd likely lose their minds.

I am grateful for variety.  I thought originally I'd put I was grateful for sunny days, but then I thought about it and I am also grateful for rainy days.  I thought some more and appreciate the variety of weather I get to experience.
Expanding that more, I am grateful for the many varieties of things in life we get to experience, from food to clothes to customs and cultures.

It is so nice to have five days off in a row.  I am grateful for the time off from my job that I like most days.  My co-workers supervisors and the work load are usually great.  I am also grateful for good music that can help my ease my mind and give flavor to my life.

I am grateful for family history work. I have discovered many things about my family that have filled me with joy, sorrow, and the Spirit. 
 
I am grateful for the gifts of the Spirit, especially charity, as they have filled my life with meaning and purpose. 
 
#GiveThanks

The media isn't just ignoring it, they're actively arguing against it.  If you even post the word "vote" or anything related to the election on social media it automatically gets tagged with a message assuring us that the elections are secure and Biden won.  If that doesn't bother everyone, then I'm wasting my time.