Marianne's Musings

No, this is not the NPR program, "This I Believe" that my Dad would occasionally play for us during dinnertime as a kid. This is just me sharing what I believe in 😃 I believe that God is my Heavenly Father. I am His child. He is omniscient and knows ALL things. He sent His son to atone for our sins. His son gave us commandments that would bring us happiness and help us become who we needed to be in order to return to His presence.  He has called modern day prophets, who speak for Him. They share His messages with us, His children, so that we can have the heavenly aid and doctrine we need to spiritually progress.  In 1995, God asked His prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley, to write a document entitled, "The Family: A Proclamation to the World," which he read to the church.  In this document it reads, "Marriage between a man a woman is ordained of God." It goes on to emphasize the eternal importance of gender and the role that family...

This last week has been...rough. Going on Facebook, for me, has involved wincing. From Trump being inaugurated to the Women's March, there has been so much division and negativity. I've been trying to process it all. Feelings are strong. Opinions are set. I have thoughts...several, in fact. Some of my observations about the current atmosphere on Facebook are as follows: One problem I see is that both sides of the political spectrum attack the most extreme ends of the other side. For example, conservatives may view liberal women who marched as nothing but abortion-loving fiends. Liberal women who marched may view all conservative women as out of touch and in denial of reality. I would bet a lot of money on the fact that the vast majority of us are more moderate than it would seem–you just don't see any sense of being moderate on Facebook these days. We feel that in order to reinforce our views we must be harsh and intense.  Another problem–political posts on Facebook...