this will be my only post about proposition 8, i know that everyone in california are blogging about it. so here are some of my thoughts on the subject, though not nearly ALL my thoughts.
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"Make no mistake about it, brothers and sisters, in the months and years ahead, events are likely to require each member to decide whether or not he will follow the First Presidency. Members will find it more difficult to halt longer between two opinions. President Marion G. Romney said, many years ago, that he had 'never hesitated to follow the counsel of theAuthorities of the Church even though it crossed my social, professional orpolitical life.'" This is hard doctrine, but it is particularly vital doctrine in a society which is becoming more wicked. In short, brothers and sisters, not being ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ includes not being ashamed of the prophets of Jesus Christ. . . . Your discipleship may see the time when such religious convictions are discounted. . . . This new irreligious imperialism seeks to disallow certain opinions simply because those opinions grow out of religious convictions."Resistance to abortion will be seen as primitive. Concern over the institution of the family will be viewed as untrendy and unenlightened....Before the ultimate victory of the forces of righteousness, some skirmishes will be lost. Even in these, however, let us leave a record so that the choices are clear, letting others do as they will in the face of prophetic counsel. There will also be times, happily, when a minor defeat seems probable, but others will step forward, having been rallied to rightness bywhat we do. We will know the joy, on occasion, of having awakened a slumbering majority of the decent people of all races and creeds which was, till then, unconscious of itself. Jesus said that when the fig trees put forth their leaves, 'summer is nigh.' Thus warned that summer is upon us, let us not then complain of the heat."
--- Elder Neal A. Maxwell
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my husband and i both feel very strongly about proposition 8.
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that is not to say we have anything against those who are homosexuals, we actually have a close family friend who recently was married to his partner, i guess you could say "husband" now.
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that being said, we don't think it's a behavior that we can condone or say it is ok, and we don't want to teach our children that it is. as we lead by example, we are voting YES on proposition 8. we've done our research on both sides of the argument, and prayed about it. and we feel we are making the right decision.
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we've been advised to join the conversation on the proposition 8 that is on the ballot in november in california which will protect traditional marriage, if it does not pass then same-sex marriage will continue to be legal in california. the following is a real conversation that i had with my sister heidi, who lives in utah.
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7:58pmJodi
yeah i know ... i was just rubbing it in that i live in cali ...
although rob and i talked about moving up there someday today
7:59pmHeidi
no way
you guys, the never, no way, no how guys
7:59pmJodi
all b/c of this prop 8 madness ... and not being able to let our kids ride their bikes down the street without our supervision
not anytime soon, but ... it might be a possibility ... someday
8:00pmHeidi
it is nice to let the kids run the neighborhood and play outside and not stress
8:02pmJodi
yeah .. that would be one nice thing ... although the con list is much longer than the pro list
8:02pmHeidi
maybe, maybe not
utah isn't as bad as it used to be
trust me
8:03pmJodi
haha ... and thats why it's moved to a "maybe" position instead of a "no way" position
you're so lucky that you live in utah so you don't have to hear about prop 8 every 5 seconds!!! i'm SOOOO sick of it
8:04pmHeidi
i still hear about it every 10 seconds through proxy
8:07pmHeidi
and frankly i think the whole thing has been blown WAY OUT of proportion
8:08pmJodi
i do and i don't ... the more i think about it, the more i realize that is HAS to pass ... and if it doesn't there will defiantely be more talk about moving out of state, or putting aidan in private school
8:09pmJodi
right now most people are only focusing on one point ... but i think it's like throwing a pebble into a pond and we cannot fully comprehend all the ripples that one small pebble will make
8:09pmHeidi
short answer, why is that?
or what makes you say that now?
8:10pmJodi
i think most states view california as a trend setter ... and if we legalize it, more will follow ...
8:10pmHeidi
definitely
but more already have
if it passes in cali, it's only a matter of time before it's a federal issue
8:11pmJodi
and i also think that legalizing it will make it more mainstream and people who wouldn't have "tried" it before would be more willing to, since it would not have the negative-ness to it
8:11pmHeidi
maybe, but it will always be a big minority
8:11pmJodi
for sure ... it will most definately be a federal issue .. and if cali legalizes it, it will have more credibility federally
8:12pmHeidi
yep
i know that's why so many are making a big deal on both sides
but i have to say, i see the equality/rights angle
8:12pmJodi
sure ... but minorities still exist ... i have friends who have to explain to their 2nd graders why a fellow student in their class has 2 mommies ... it's just gonna get worse
8:12pmHeidi
i know
that's the hard part
8:13pmJodi
i see the equal right side ... BUT, passing prop 8 WILL not take away rights that they currently hold. they already have civil unions which are EQUAL to marriages ... they just don't have that title currently the marriage license application no longer says bride and groom ... it says party 1 and party 2 ... how SAD is that?!
8:14pmHeidi
yep- that's the part i don't understand- as far as arguments (both sides) go
8:15pmJodi
this is about preserving MARRIAGE ... marriage is between 1 man and 1 woman
8:15pmHeidi
yeah, i know
8:15pmJodi
exactly ... there is a couple in cali who are refusing to sign their license because it doesn't say bride and groom
8:15pmHeidi
that's why i would vote yes
8:15pmJodi
exactly
8:15pmHeidi
drama drama drama
8:16pmJodi
i don't think the world will end if gay marriage is legailized ... but i do think there will be many consequences that we can't forsee
8:16pmHeidi
i think we should make drunk vegas weddings illegal to preserve the sanctity of marriage
8:17pmJodi
well, yes, that too ... i agree, there are problems with marriage , how it is now ... but does that mean we should make the problems WORSE?
8:17pmHeidi
oh, i was just kidding
but, yes, the point is...
marriage in america is pretty sad in a lot of respects
8:18pmJodi
i agree ...
8:18pmHeidi
and the divorce rate is a joke
so what's adding one more dysfunction??
8:19pmJodi
so ... why try to save something thats broken? just throw it ALL away?!
8:19pmHeidi
no, of course not, i was just joking
but the point is that those dysfunctional problems affect the good ones how, really??
8:19pmJodi
hehe ... that's the no on prop 8's argument ... that gay should have the right to be as "miserable as the rest of us"
8:19pmHeidi
it doesn't take anything away from what we have, does it?
equal misery for all
8:20pmJodi
this problem affects my child in school ... divorce and affairs do not
8:20pmHeidi
and whoop there it is
pictures of finley ... i mean is *was* her special day. i sure think she looked cute!
close up pictures of her outfit ... headband (all of the flowers are on hairclips ... so they are removable ... and finley can wear them when she gets older and grows more hair)
diaper cover ... nicole called them "boy shorts" they looked soooo cute on her under her dress.
some close-ups of her dress.
and the baby shoes that i made totally completed the ensemble! i absolutely LOVED how they turned out ... and the flower clips just made them 100% cuter!
aidan loves to color ... i, on the other hand, don't like trying to keep him contained while coloring. he hasn't learned yet that we ONLY color on paper. he likes to try to color on clothing, his hands and arms and the couch!! yikes. (on saturday he found a pen at my moms and colored ALL over the tablecloth on her coffee table ... sorry mom!!!!)
while i was trying to put away our food in the pantry i decided that it needed to be organized, so i pulled EVERYTHING out and then putting it all back. 
i also reorgainzed 2 cupboards to fit everything better (you know all the plastic bowls and containers that always go crazy ... plus all their lids)
after the kids were asleep i went to target to return some items, did some dishes (i haven't had any dirty dishes on my counter for a week ... we've been trying to empty the dishwasher immediately and put the dirty ones IN the dishwasher ... what an amazing concept!)
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