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Family, Freedom, God, and Country
The following is an essay by Hyrum Arnesen, my brother, which won first place in the “America’s Freedom Festival at Provo” essay contest. No civilization in history has succeeded in maintaining itself. Each one has risen to power, become prosperous, and eventually declined, falling into decay. Can any country escape this fateful cycle? Yes! The…
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Sunday Will Come
This was one of my favorite talks ever from Elder Wirthlin.
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The Latest Presidential Proclamation
American presidents have the prerogative to issues proclamations that affect public policy and draw the public’s attention to issues that are important to the president. This week Barack Obama issued such a proclamation. It proclaims the month of June 2009 as “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.” In the proclamation, Obama stated, “I am…
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Sleep My Sons, Your Duty Done
At Gettysburg, Lincoln dedicated a portion of the battlefield “as a final resting place for those who [there] gave their lives that [this] nation might live.” On this day this year we remember those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Whether we are rich or poor, republican or democrat, educated…
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When You Choose to Follow Christ
I was thinking tonight about changing and the effect of the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives and this quote came to mind. “When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed. The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people…
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And Here We Go Again
Let it die. Just let it die. As difficult as this may sound, letting the American car industry just die would be better than what our radical president has done. I was very concerned today when I heard that President Obama had fired the chairman of General Motors. The most distressing thing about this is…