Megan and Paul: Engagement Photos
July 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Megan moved into the Davis Park YSA Ward in September 2010. She attended the newcomer’s gospel doctrine class that Paul taught. On the day that Megan went Paul was not teaching but he went each week. On 14th October 2010 the ward sponsored a pizza making activity that Paul and Megan attended. Paul made a [...]
Jake and Rachel’s Wedding Gift Opening Gathering
December 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
Yesterday Jake and Rachel opened their presents at their Wedding Gift Opening Gathering. It was hosted by Rachel’s mother and family were invited to attend. Jill and I took photographs of Jake and Rachel opening their gifts. Later I emailed the photographs to the givers with a short message. If you are thinking of trying [...]
Jake Executes A Flawless Inverse Proposal
October 17, 2010 By 14 Comments
The short version: The wedding is on Wednesday 15th December 2010. The detailed version: The proposal was kept top secret. No-one knew. Steven helped to figure the ring size from photographs by counting pixels. So he knew that a proposal was coming but he didn’t know when. Jake explained to me in an exclusive interview for Rickety [...]
This Is What 30 Years Of Marriage Looks Like
August 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
The time has flown by and in the process we have produced five children and they in turn have given us three grandchildren — so far.
Paul on Homosexuality
August 4, 2010 By 3 Comments
Today the court struck down Proposition 8, literally accusing the majority of California voters of discriminatory intent when casting their votes. The role of the courts is to interpret and apply the law only as enacted by the people and their elected representatives, not to impose new social policies. (Source: Andy Pugno, general counsel for [...]
Reception in Honor of Jacob and Brittney
May 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jill and I and the boys went to Jake and Britt’s reception at the Main Street Chapel. Their wedding was last week.
Greg and Mandy
March 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
They will be married in the Salt Lake Temple tomorrow and have another reception in Honeyville.
Yes On 1 Stand For Marriage Maine
September 15, 2009 By 5 Comments
The outcome of the election in Maine has profound implications for the nation.
Proposition 8 and the Mormon Church: The Aftermath
December 21, 2008 By 3 Comments
We all saw the demonstrations against the Church after the passage of Proposition 8. We read about the Church members who lost their livelihoods simply because they donated to a worthy cause. So was Proposition 8 involvement really a P.R. fiasco for the Church?
Yes on Proposition 8 Response to Lawsuit
November 12, 2008 By 2 Comments
Most people know that the right to amend California’s Constitution is not granted to the People, it is reserved by the People. The People’s exercise of their sovereign power has reversed an interpretation of their Constitution through the initiative-amendment process.
Ballot Measures For Traditional Marriage
November 5, 2008 By 10 Comments
The results of the state ballot measures in favor of traditional marriage. All the measures passed which demonstrates a broad based support for traditional marriage. The Florida amendment 2 had to get 60% of the vote and it still passed. This post has an Update.
Proposition 8: Where Do Rights Come From?
October 26, 2008 By 15 Comments
Marriage between a man and a woman is a natural law. It is approved by God, is universal, and has been practiced from the beginning.
Yes to Proposition 8 – No to Same-Sex Marriage Instruction
October 21, 2008 By 6 Comments
This is the truth about the calculated efforts to deliver gay marriage into California public school classrooms, against the wishes of the people of that state. Voters may differ about how they feel about gay marriage, but there is no disputing that the organizations funding and leading the No on Proposition 8 campaign have already revealed, in their own words, their desire to impose this subject on children in the public schools — “whether you like it or not.”
Proposition 8 and the LDS Church
October 9, 2008 By 3 Comments
People are giving to the “Yes on 8″ campaign who have never given to any political campaign. This is a homegrown, grassroots effort attracting people who believe marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Proposition 8 Television Ad
September 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
For the past two months, California voters have been presented with twisted, inaccurate and false information about the same-sex marriage issue. Wealthy gay activists and Hollywood liberals like Brad Pitt have spent $5 million on an 8 week media buy airing an issue advertisement designed to create public support for gay marriage.
Proposition 8: Politics and Religion
September 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Whenever The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints takes a stand on a moral issue the n’er do wells crawl out of the woodwork. The cry rises, “The Church should lose its tax exempt status!”
The Divine Institution of Marriage: A Summary
September 21, 2008 By 2 Comments
Only a man and a woman together have the natural biological capacity to conceive children. Marriage and family are vital instruments for rearing children and teaching them to become responsible adults.
Protect Marriage Status
September 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The state-by-state study looked at the same-sex marriage issue in 26 states where it has appeared on the ballot, dating back to the first campaign of its kind in Hawaii in 1998. Surveys published by news media outlets prior to an election under-estimated support for traditional marriage by an average of seven points.
Protect Marriage Update
September 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment
We know that everyday our opponents are busy raising millions of dollars that will be used to mislead our voters. Just recently, we heard of the ACLU’s $1.2 million donation to defeat Proposition 8 — the largest single donation to our opponents in this campaign.
Protect Marriage Campaign
September 4, 2008 By 3 Comments
iProtectMarriage.com targets teenagers and young adults both from secular and faith backgrounds. Miles McPherson, one of Proposition 8’s key supporters and senior pastor of the Rock Church in San Diego, says the site aims to reach out to all young voters, especially those who support same-sex marriage for the wrong reasons.
Protect Marriage News
August 27, 2008 By 6 Comments
The Proposition 8 Campaign reacted strongly to the California Supreme Court’s ruling that California doctors who have religious objections to artificially inseminating same-sex couples can no longer refuse to treat them.
