Still_Small_Voice

I hope you are right. The Convention of States is needed to reign in the power of the Federal government and give States more power. There are also other ways to boost the power of the States over the Federal government.

I also heard some Silicon Valley Bank employees sold off their bank shares before the bank crash and gave money bonuses to employees. So frustrating to see this kind of fraud that people get away with in this life. There is no getting away with being a cheat and fraud in the next life.

It bothers me how our banking system is run. From my understanding banks only hold 10% or less in liquid funds in their total reserves so if many people come demanding their money it will collapse the bank. They should be required to have at least 40% in funds available just in case a lot of people take their money out of the bank in my opinion. But they are banks, lords of the financial system, and not subject to the common law like we the common people.

There was one other woman protestor on January 6th that also died besides Ashley Babbit. Rosanne Boyland was also killed. Read about it here: Videos Shed Light on Death of Rosanne Boyland at US Capitol on Jan. 6 - The Thinking Conservative But I agree that the January 6th protest had maybe around three hundred fifty people who did violent and stupid stuff. Someone I know who was there that day said that the protest had over 25,000 people there. It was not an insurrection as many claim.

It is also wretched and wicked that people do these deep fake videos with other people's faces and put them into pornography pictures and videos. I was talking about it with my wife the other day. The Internet has brought a lot of good but I think the evil it has brought forth has made the world overall into a worse place. It is sad to me.

How many people arrested and harassed over the worthless mask mandates? I hated them and did everything I could to not wear them.

I am not liking what I am seeing with artificial intelligence thus far on some issues. Some of the people programming the intelligence have morals that are not good so this gets passed on into the software.

What a time to be alive. It's like the collapse of Rome but with Wi-Fi. Someone else said this and I find it funny but sad.

Yeah, well the current administration has earned the right to be disbelieved. The lies they tell the general population almost daily are so numerous that one could fill several pages in a book with them.

I heard it cost $7,000,000 for a thirty second commercial in the SuperBowl this year. (I could retire on seven million dollars for the rest of my life.) Most of the SuperBowl ads were a reminder of how shallow and empty our society has become. When the halftime show came on I changed the station. We do not watch the halftime shows much anymore. I liked the football game. It was a really close. One commercial I did like was the Tubi advertisement where they were throwing people into the rabbit holes.

Some people fear positions of power and wealth because of the temptations they may bring. I am reminded of this scripture in Proverbs chapter 30: 8 Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me only food sufficient for me, 9 lest I be full, and deny Thee, and say, “Who is the Lord?”— or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. Most of us cannot handle power righteously. (See Doc. and Cov. 121: 39-44.) To truly test someone give them a position of authority and true integrity of character will be tested. Maybe it is just a fear of mine, but I work for and wish for only so much wealth. Maybe my mind will change if I ever get to around one fifth of what Abraham and Sarah had. Abraham and Isaac had great wealth and it did not corrupt their souls.

I really like the below video. Where can I download it so I can have it on my own local hard drive? If you have not seen this video I suggest you watch it.

A fool and his money are soon parted is the old saying. I cannot believe the fast food and restaurant prices. It is like 500% more expensive than buying food and cooking it yourself and eating the left overs. Want to give yourself a raise? Stop eating out. (The wise will then start buying themselves some food storage.)

I heard they sold 30 million of these stabilizing braces across America. You cannot make over nine million people into felons because you do not like their private firearms. The higher courts are going to throw this ruling out by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms. This bureau has zero authority to make laws. That is the power of Congress. They are already challenging this in the courts.

Have not read the article but I have listened to lectures on the affects of pornography. Many people can warp themselves into voyeurists consuming large amounts of pornography. Everyone who is a good Latter-Day Saint knows that it is spiritually destructive. Thank goodness Christ can reform men and women caught in the addiction and help them forsake it and save them from their sins.

Aim for the legs rather than the torso, say some people. I can do it at a shooting range. That target is not moving. You're not in fear for your mortal life and your heart rate is way lower. You are also not in a low light and/or chaotic situation.

Bill Gates now owns 242,000 acres of farmland. I hope the Church is buying up a lot of farm land. Who knows, maybe there will be a lot of church members called on missions to work farmland? This may help with future food shortages.

A movie I like a lot about the Civil War is the film Gettysburg. Someone else studying history said the Union army did not begin to have major victories until the Emancipation Proclamation. He said he believed the hand of God began to help the Union armies when the slaves began to be freed. The 13th Amendment would seal the freedom from slavery for all legally once it was amended into the Constitution.

Article says more than 800,000 Confederate men enlisted and persevered through four long years of Civil War; nearly 260,000 would not survive. In my opinion, and from what I read, a large number of Confederate soldiers died from exposure or starvation.

Food will be worth its weight in silver in my opinion in the future. I had to get rid of a good portion of my food storage because I am moving in the near future. We still have about four months of food I believe. Do not forget water filters either. One of the first things I want to do when we get to our new location is buy up more long term food storage.

I heard recently someone say that most of the American Civil War soldiers in the South were drafted into the Confederate army and did not join of their own free will. Do we know what percentage of Confederate soldiers were drafted?

What types of drugs lead toward violent and homicidal behaviors in your opinion? I think methamphetamine is one of them. Heard from other sources methamphetamine can make one paranoid and delusional.

I go to the political right on forums. In the past I have met some decent people on forums that I go on. (They are not Twitter or Facebook or any of the other popular social media platforms.) One of the people helped me build a decent quality rifle and another helped me make some money on crypto currencies. (I never risked a lot in the crypto currencies as they are very volatile and unpredictable.) The platforms I prefer are not toxic nor have people that tear into you and say nasty things that they would likely never to a person's face if they met you in the real world.

People can only live on borrowed spiritual light so long. Everyone needs to gain their own witness. It really comes to desire in my opinion. If someone wants a witness they need to really seek it out on their own and put in the needed work to gain one. The LORD has given me many spiritual witnesses and He will give them to anyone who searches with real intent. I hope everyone prays for spiritual witnesses and experiences as they attend the LORD's temple. Some of the most special experiences have happened to me in the temple. If anyone truly wants to know if the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ is true they can gain a powerful witness with faith and works.

100% agree. If you turn to the LORD and repent of your sins He will forgive you. One of my favorite scriptures is in the Inspired Version of the Bible. Psalms 30:4 to 5 reads: "Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. For his anger kindleth against the wicked; they repent, and in a moment it is turned away, and they are in his favor, and he giveth them life; therefore, weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." Amulek also taught: "Yea, I would that ye would come forth and harden not your hearts any longer; for behold, now is the time and the day of your salvation; and therefore, if ye will repent and harden not your hearts, immediately shall the great plan of redemption be brought about unto you." -- Alma 34:31