In 6th grade I learned, the key to financial success: spend less than you make. The key to financial desaster: always out spend your income. Everyone is excited or at least entertained with the idea to have first black (Obama) or women (Hillary) president, but I am afraid the excitement of the election games are clouding America’s view of financial desaster. Take a look at these numbers:

• The US Government currently has an IOU of $455,000 per American household.
• The US dollar is dropping like a rock (I am in Brazil studying at the moment and feeling the effects everytime I look at my expenses).
• We are now in a ressession.

The only candidate who discussed the issue of the dollar in the Republican Primaries was Ron Paul. I DON´T believe that we would have McCain as the Republican choice if this had all happend even 6 months ago.

But even though we can´t have Ron Paul as President this year there is reason to still push forward the cause of freedom and limited Government. This is why I have decided to donate to a candidate for congress that is accross the country from me. His name is BJ Lawson. Here is a video of him:
I hear people calling him Ron Paul Jr. Now that I have pledged my $5, I just have to get two others to donate in the next 24 hours. I pledged at a site called Bucks for BJ:

Here’s the deal. To participate, all you do is give five dollars to BJ’s campaign—yeah, that’s right, just five bucks. Now pay close attention because this is the important part. You must also get two of your friends to donate five bucks, too. That’s it. Five bucks from you, five from each of them. Simple, eh? (If you want to give more, by all means, please do.) - BucksforBJ

We must continue the battle for correct principles and a constitutional government.

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Acquaintances know that I when it comes to religion and politics I can run my mouth. Close friends know that these two subjects are my greatest passions. I don’t claim to be extraordinarily knowledgeable but you can only imagine what happens to me in a conversation that these two subjects cross paths. In my strongest opinion we must now raise a generation that will fulfil prophecy and uphold the constitution of the United States.

We have rounded another four years and Election 2008 is making history. We have the prospects of the first women, black man, and even the first Mormon. Unfortunately, beyond the generic conservative verses liberal debate, we constantly hear the words: “sexism”, “racism”, and “religious testing” as every ones primary focus. But one thing has not changed—at least during the six elections of my lifetime—we still rarely hear about the principles of the constitution, liberty, federalism, and the proper roles of the federal government and the President of the United States.

I worry greatly when I listen Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama. They would lead us to believe that government is the solution of everything, not only government but the Federal Government. Health care is now a “right”. Prosperity is the evil product of greed and the source of poverty. And as I look out the window at record snowfalls I can’t help but think this must be the product of Global Warming. What happened to a country that was founded from men like Patrick Henry and his famous line, “give me liberty or give me death!”? Democrats do not tread across the constitution alone, Republicans are only a brief step behind. We are voting away our freedoms in ignorance. We now pay over 30 percent of our income in tax (that is more than Russia’s 13 percent). We have lost habeas corpus. And we are in an unconstitutional, undeclared war with Iraq.

To a latter-day saint this should come as no surprise at all. Our Prophets have given us clear forewarning:

Brigham Young:

“Will the Constitution be destroyed? No; it will
be held inviolate by this people; and, as Joseph Smith said, ‘the time
will come when the destiny of the nation will hang upon a single
thread. At this critical juncture, this people will step forth and
save it from the threatened destruction.’ It will be so.” (Journal of
Discourses 7:15 (1854))

Ezra Taft Benson:

“In connection
with the attack on the United States, the Lord told the Prophet Joseph
Smith there would be an attempt to overthrow the country by destroying
the Constitution. Joseph Smith predicted that the time would come when
the Constitution would hang as it were by a thread, and at that time,
‘this people will step forth and save it from the threatened
destruction.’ It is my conviction that the Elders of Israel, widely
spread over the nation, will, at that crucial time, successfully rally
the righteous of our country and provide the necessary balance of
strength to save the institutions of Constitutional government. Now is
the time to get ready.” (Conference Reports-10/61:70)

Recently, one of my Aunts, a wonderful mother, was speaking with her mother. They were discussing my Aunt’s desire to teach her children about the founders and the constitution of this great country. Her mother made a comment that I believe represents many within the our faith. She asked, “Why are you so worried about the constitution of this country? We know that the Elders of Isreal are going to uphold the constitution and we are going to be just fine.” She was said as if we can just sit back and wait for “Isreal” to come out of the sky and rescue this country. My Aunt wisely responded, “Mother, we ARE Isreal! It is us who will uphold the constitution.”

It is not enough anymore to stand by and ONLY vote, but we need to go beyond voting and pro-actively PROTECT our freedoms. Here are some questions you might consider to know if you are active in protecting the constitution.

• Do you have a copy of the constitution (if you don’t Heritage.org is giving out FREE pocket copies of the constitution )?
• Could you sit down and explain what the constitution is and what is in it to a foreigner or your children (it really isn’t a long document and not too hard to understand)?
• Do you vote?
• Do you support those who support the constitution with your vote, your time, and you wallet?

So my challenge to anyone who made it through this article is to GET INVOLVED. I have donated about $200 to the Ron Paul campaign. I also like Mitt Romney, but I am not convinced. I know that Paul doesn’t seem very presidential, but after reviewing his voting record and unfailing service to the principles freedom in this country I couldn’t vote for anyone else in good conscience. i don’t care who you support, just get involved and educated on the issues. This countries freedom depends on it. The best way to raise a generation that will uphold the constitution is to show them how by our examples.

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I received this email yesterday. I got permission to use it , but I am not allowed to use their name. I thought it was very good and expressed my feelings of how important it is to get involved in our country. I have conflicting feelings. I love Ron Paul, but I also feel that Mitt Romney would make a fine President.

Friends,

I’ve sent you this email because you once donated to Ron Paul, will donate to Ron Paul, or will someday wish you had donated to Ron Paul :). John McCain just won the Florida primary. That means he goes into Super Tuesday, Feb 5th (when most 24 states vote) with all the momentum. Rudy Guilliani just threw in the towel and endorsed McCain. And Iowa is probably the only state Huckabee will ever win (he has no money to run a legitimate race). Because the mainstream media has picked McCain as their man of the hour, Romney will now probably have to settle for second in every state of real consequence.

So, the question we have to ask ourselves is, can John McCain beat Hillary Clinton (or Obama for that matter)? The answer is easy: NO. Not a chance. Americans want to end the war. Fifty-three people did in Baghdad died just today. Yet McCain says we could be there for the next 100 years. The people won’t elect another Bush. They want change. Plus, we’re headed into a recession and people will look to Hillary’s or Obama’s big-government programs as the answer to their economic troubles. And McCain doesn’t have the knowledge, platform or plan to show them a better way.

Now, my point. If Romney looses, but you voted for him anyway, what does your vote count for? Well, a lot, if he was the candidate that best represented your ideals. And I encourage you to vote for him if your conscience so dictates. However, I’m guessing that you, like many others, have heard of Ron Paul’s grassroots effort, record-breaking fund raising, voting record and positions on monetary policy, foreign policy, and the CONSTITUTION, but have been reluctant to fully endorse him because he seems a little extreme on a few issues or because it would be a “wasted vote.” If this is the case, I invite you to do two things.

One: take a good hard look at Ron Paul’s stance on the issues. I think you’ll find that the most extreme thing is the amount of federal government taxation and control that is burdening our nation and many other countries in the world.

Two: ask yourself: When is my vote truly wasted? When my candidate looses? When he wins but he would have won without my vote anyway? Or when I fail to vote for the person that most closely represents my views because he/she seems like a long shot? Only you can answer those questions.

Now remember, I’m not trying to guilt-trip you into voting for Ron Paul. But I am trying to guilt-trip you into taking a serious look at the candidate I believe is fighting the hardest for conservative values and free market economics. None of the candidates can hold a candle to Ron Paul’s economic plan (which seems to be the major issue nowadays). He’s the only one hitting at the real problem: a lack of sound money (no gold standard). But you have to read his stuff to figure that out for yourself.

So if you made it this far through the email, thanks. I appreciate it. And if you come to feel (as I do) that Ron Paul is the most principled candidate out there, please make a donation to his fund. Even just today he has raised over 700 thousand dollars already. I’ve never donated money to any politician until Ron Paul. And if turns out that Romney is still your man, donate to him. In other words, I urge you to start getting more involved in protecting your freedoms and shaping your country’s future. Volunteer for their campaigns. In November, we won’t be able to complain about having Hillary or Obama in the White House if we just standby and watch as their supporters donate millions to their campaigns while we keep our wallets and mouths closed.

To end this exhausting email, I would like to add that after studying Ron Paul’s life, writings, voting record and campaign, while simultaneously following what’s happening overseas and here at home with our economy, I sincerely believe that we will all one day look back and say, “you know, Paul was right on almost everything.” He will go down in history as one of the few brave patriots who tried to warn us of the perils that would be caused by excessive federal government and out-of-control spending.

I have great hope for the freedom of our nation. There’s no room to be anything but optimistic.

In the words of the great patriot, Thomas Paine, “THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated…

…I thank God, that I fear not. I see no real cause for fear. I know our situation well, and can see the way out of it.”

God Bless

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I often talk to people about how great a hero Ron Paul is to me, but without a doubt Gordon B. Hinckley is one of my greatest heroes of all time.

I remember the first time I ever saw President Hinckley. I was 14. We were at the Priesthood Session of General Conference in Salt Lake City. There were several thousand men in the room. Everyone was making so much noise that you could hardly hear over the echoes of the tabernacle. Then I noticed that everyone was standing. Within less than 5 seconds that hall was so silent that you could hear a sniffle from across the balcony. Everyone was now standing. I looked over to see what they were looking at. President Hinckley, a little old man, had just entered the room. As I watched with awe I could feel the silent reverent electricity that permeated the hall. I had never felt that feeling before, it was a feeling that brought tears to my 14 year old eyes, a feeling I will never forget. It was burned into my soul that Gordon B. Hinckley was a Prophet of God.

Here are a couple of videos that I have come across. First is Glenn Beck sharing his love for this man who was also a hero of his. Second is one of President Hinckley’s recent speaches. Enjoy:

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I was greatly disappointed that Juan McCain won Florida today. I am not one to call names, but in McCain’s case I think there are exceptions:

But the race is far from over, as Paul Allen put it, “Romney can win this.” . As Ron Paul put it:

One would never know this from the mainstream media, but we’ve only had a few primaries and caucuses, and even after the extremely important date of February 5th, we will still have more than half to go. And the Republican nominee will not be decided by the popular vote among the “leading candidates” in a few states also handpicked by the media. The nominee will be decided by the delegates…

On “Super Tuesday,” February 5th, there will be 22 primaries and caucuses. I have a hunch that we’re going to do very well. But, of course, the media and the rest of the establishment refuse to recognize that. It’s the attitude of the small child who covers his eyes to make something scary go away. But we are not going away.

I admire how incredible Romney’s campaign is. If you have been watching from the beginning, Mitt has come from “long-shot” with no momentum to a flat tie for first. It is nothing short of incredible orginization, great financial sacrifice, and mostly hard work. Recently, someone asked if Paulbots (that is what they call people like me who support Paul) and Romneyites have a special kinship? Both are NOT treated fairly by the media. Because the two of them are my first and second choices, I have to say, I do have a special kinship

I believe that the final three candidates will be Romney, McCain, and Paul. Why? Romney will work hard and he can still fund his campaign (not just from his own funds). McCain has some momentum, but mostly the media just plain LOVES him (they run his bankrupt campaign for him). And Paul has the biggest grassroots campaign, he owns the Internet, and his supporters will fund him to the end (even after scandals like Louisiana, and literal media blackouts, we are still in this to win).

I wish I had more time to explain everything I love about Ron Paul, but I have to spend most of my time on our new website, www.pyxlin.com. So here is a short glimpse at the consistency and integrity of this man’s record:

• Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record:
• He has never voted to raise taxes.
  He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
  He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
  He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
  He has never taken a government-paid junket.
  He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
• He voted against the Patriot Act.
  He voted against regulating the Internet.
  He voted against the Iraq war (it was unconstitutional, how can we go to war without declaring it? we haven’t declared a war constitutionally since WWII, it is no wonder we haven’t won a war either).
• He is pro-life!
• He is a doctor and understands the Health Care system.
• He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
  He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
• Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.

If you are smart you will vote for Mitt Romney, but if you are REALLY smart you will vote for Ron Paul.

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Last last night we finally launched the proper website for Pyxlin! I am very excited for this!

Considering that the ONLY concern of over 2000 people that we have surveyed was security for their personal journal online, this following statistic seems unbelievable! How could anyone feel comfortable with so much personal information on a blog?

A recent study showed that 37 percent of blogs are personal journals. Technorati’s most recent estimate of blogs world-wide is over 70 millions blogs! This means that approximately 25.9 millions blogs are used as personal journals.

Pyxlin is a much needed solution for many who don’t want to keep a blog for a personal journal, but also want the benefits of the Internet.

I have already been using Pyxlin for my journal two and one half years. I have never been better at writing in my personal journal in my life as when I have been using Pyxlin. I just thought I would write a quick blog entry about our new Pyxlin personal journaling website.

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I just read an article, Ron Paul, loser again. Here is my response:

I had little hope that Paul might do well when I first started supporting him, but as time moved forward my hope increased as the media reported on the lackluster of the GOP. I just figured that if no one cared about the candidates then no one would show up to the primaries. But the Paul supporters would show up, as they did, and hand Ron Paul shocking top three finishes in many states. Still a long shot, but there seemed to be a chance.

Yesterday, NH had record breaking numbers. If I had expected record breaking numbers, then it would have been obvious to me that he wouldn’t do as well. ALL the Paul supporters would have come out yesterday regardless of everyone else.

Instead we had extremely tight races on both sides of the isle. This put New Hampshire in an absolute buzz. On top of that the weather was perfect.

It was the drama between Romney and McCain that hurt Dr. Paul most. A close look at the Exit Polls shows that 28% of those who were “strongly favorable of Ron Paul” voted for either McCain (8%) or Romney (20%). Even worse, 73% of those that were “favorable” of Ron Paul voted for Romney/McCain. I believe that not only did droves of people dilute the support for Ron Paul, but everyone starts to vote against the candidate they dislike rather than for their first pick.

We have a group of Pentecostals trying to defeat Romney’s Mormonism (even Ron Paul suggested with Jay Leno that discrimination against Romney’s Mormon faith could cost him the race), some who would vote just so Huckabee won’t be in, and another group that doesn’t want Guliani. A lot of voters are voting to defeat the candidate they don’t want, and I think that is part of why we had such huge turnouts. Ron Paul’s supporters seem pretty pure in this regard, they certainly aren’t voting to just defeat others, they just want to vote on principle.

People don’t support Ron Paul overnight. I didn’t and I don’t know one person who has. His ideas take time to digest and understand. When you have bunches of people, scarcely educated on their candidate, you can assume they will vote for what seems most exciting, McCain and Romney. Many of these people didn’t choose a candidate until the last minute.

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Ron Paul started his campaign by appealing to those who are considered extremists and sound like the fringes. I am liking his more diplomatic feel lately. This is a great interview (if you are on facebook click here to see the videos on my blog):

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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I laughed so hard at this. It is much more applicable now than when it was filmed (if you are on facebook please click into the article to see the video. I promise it is worth it.)

Sorry about the swear word.

Here is the original debate this first video was taken from:

This is a very interesting subject for me. It is one of the only areas that I struggle with. Although I feel that we need to phase the troops out so there is some stability, I completely agree with Ron Paul in that we need to bring ALL the troops home from Iraq. Currently we are building bases all over that region as if we are going to be there forever. I believe that building permanent bases in Iraq, and not COMPLETELY giving the Iraqis back their country, will bring the USA greater terrorist threats than almost anything we could do. They, and their neighbors are sick of the world’s Super Power sitting with giant guns and missiles pointed at their countries. If I was them, I would probably be doing everything in my power to fight back as well.

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My family and I just went and watched August Rush. I LOVED it! Maybe I am just feeling a little tender lately, but this movie was fantastic. It isn’t often that I recommend a movie, but every so often one comes along that hits my strings. I love music and I recommend the movie to anyone who loves music.

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