Reasons to Support Proposition 8 in Cali!

I got this off of my sister's blog and found it VERY interesting! She also had some video's she'd found about the presidential candidates views on abortion and same sex marriage. If you're interested in seeing them let me know and I'll send you a link. (She just found them on YouTube).

Anyone who knows anyone in California - please read this and copy it onto your blog. I received this in an email, but thought it was worthwhile to post on my blog.
"In a recent LDS Sacrament meeting in California, the focus was on Amendment 8.(The gay marriage issue.) One of the speakers who was an LDS judge in the area, had statistics that were 'mind blowing'.
For example, in Boston, MA (where gay marriages are now legal,) the Catholic Charities have closed their doors because the state has required them to allow adoptions to same sex couples, and they refused.They are a large and worthwhile charity with great power in the state and they were overruled.
A Methodist church has lost their tax exempt status because the minister refused to perform a marriage of a same sex couple (they were not of his congregation).
A physician who refused to do fertility treatments on a same sex couple because of religious reasons was sued, lost and the state is requiring him to treat everyone as equals.
Our schools will be required to teach, starting in kindergarten, that marriages make up many different combinations. The consequences are horrible.
Directly tied into ALL of this is our right to continue to go to the Temple. If Gay Marriage is supported by the government, then those who are same-sex married, who are 'LDS' and legally recognized as married by the government, can sue to be married in the temple. It is my opinion that the church will not bend on this issue, and our rights to go to the temple will be in jeopardy.
AND goodbye to those religious tax-deductions. Tithing, fast offerings,etc. We will lose our tax-exemption status if the government legally forces the church to support same-sex marriage'
These effects are far-reaching! I believe this issue is not apolitical issue at all, but a moral issue that affects all of society.
The Proclamation on the family clearly gives a warning voice on this matter.I pray that this issue on the ballots will overturn the gay marriages occurring right now in that state, and help prevent other states from adopting this stance. I believe that it is important to support and defend traditional marriage, home and family.
Another friend says that her relatives in Sweden are even watching what goes on in California. Friends in Canada are watching.
The whole world is watching to see what happens."

The QUEST for a new tradition!

My sister-in-law, Jana, told me about a Women's Football Clinic BYU held last year and asked if they did it again, would I go? Of course!! Was that really a question that needed to be asked? Well, sure enough she found out when it was that they were having it this year. I do believe we just found a new tradition! It was so much fun. We got some free stuff, a t-shirt, and food. Coach Mendenhall talked to us about the program and we were able to ask some of the players some questions. After all that fun we were able to go outside in the LaVell Edwards Stadium and run some drills. It was a blast!!
By-the-way, I did get the best compliment ever while we were running some tackling drills. We had to side-step over some tackling bags, then actually tackle one that the coach or players were holding up. After I side-stepped and tackled the bag the coach just looked at me and said "You're an athlete aren't you?!" Me having not done too much for the past few years just said "kinda, yeah". He replied with "I can tell". I was so excited! For real, probably the best compliment I've ever received! (I know I'm a nerd, it's cool)

Day's of '47 FuN!

I would have to say that the 24th of July is my favorite holiday. I think it's because of all of the different memories I have of the holiday growing up. Going to Demolition Derby's down in Fairview, followed by fireworks; going up to Liberty Park and hanging out with Uncle Don and Aunt Fay and some of the cousins, then heading over to Liberty Park to watch the fireworks with them, then go back and eat watermelon. . .yum!

This year was just as fun! I slept out on the streets for Monty's 3rd(?) Annual Sleep out on the Street Extravaganza! (haha I think that's what he calls it) ME of all people was the last one to fall asleep. I wasn't able to fall asleep till we actually moved out onto the hard street, which was at 5:30 in the AM, then I slept like a baby till the marathon runners came by. My favorite part of the parade is the motorcycle cops! The Army guys were pretty rad too!

That night I went down to my all time favorite tradition. . .Fairview's Demolition Derby! I LOVE that thing. It's pretty hard to get tickets, unless you have connections. I'm so glad we've got connections! My parents and I, along with my brother Gary and his family (and father-in-law) all went down to it. The two little boys loved every minute of it! Tanner wanted to meet a "race car driver" so bad. We have some old family friends who's boy (that just got home from his mission the beginning of July) was one of the Derby driver's so I was able to take Tanner down into the pit to meet him. He even got to meet the other nice drivers.

That weekend I went up to Monty's cabin. So much fun! We played some Hearts, went down a couple zip lines, and even played in a cargo net! Yes, there was a cargo net in the middle of the woods. Random, but SO much FUN!