This morning I walked into the kitchen and found an empty Trader Joe’s ice cream cone box on the floor. I called Birdie’s name and heard the pitter patter of her running away. I caught her trying to go downstairs with four ice cream cones.
My stake president just announced mandatory masks at church again and I am so relieved since I have young kids. He said “I know some of you will be frustrated. We are also frustrated as this could’ve been prevented.”
I’ve declared a Day of Prayer, Fasting and Contemplation for our nation this Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. Whatever religious beliefs you may hold, I hope you will join me in praying for our nation this Sunday.
The coming months will test our nation’s foundation. I believe the
In church people are talking about how terrible things are in the nation and how we are at war, and I’m like the economy is humming and we are actually at peace! But what stage of the pride cycle is it when the church members embrace a corrupt demagogue?
Just admitted a sweet old lady with COVID pneumonia. She is immunosuppressed and got her two shots and the booster. She did everything right but our society failed her. Utah’s vaccination rates are still too low to protect our most vulnerable patients. And Omicron is here.
Testimony meeting is always a wild ride. Lady in church got up to say “inclusion” and “diversity” are great but we shouldn’t let loving other people get in the way of the first great commandment, to love God. What?! I’m aware of no better way to love God than loving His children.
Hey
@SenMikeLee
remember when Trump refused to send defense assistance to Ukraine unless they agreed to smear his political rival and you said that’s okay? Vote
@beckyforutah
GOP Sen. Mitt Romney: “I will not be voting for President Trump. I must admit that I find sexual assault to be a line I will not cross in the people I select to be my president.”
(February 2024)
Can someone stand outside the men’s restrooms at the Utah State Capitol and demand to see all the Republicans’ birth certificates before they can go in?
NPR: Trump campaign staff "verbally abused and pushed" an Arlington National Cemetery official who tried to prevent them from filming and photographing at the burial site
Love this faux outrage pearl-clutching about family values from the guy who just endorsed a serial sex offender for president, who told Christian voters, “In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not going to have to vote.”
It was a 4-hour long opening with lots of rain and apparently we missed a few things. I’m seeing video of a blatant mockery of a sacred event that my faith cherishes (the Last Supper of Christ). I can’t wait for the opening ceremonies in 2034 (like 2002) to showcase Utah values
what if you're having thanksgiving dinner with someone who rejected a democratically approved referendum on redistricting reform, enacted gerrymandered district maps, and then told you to vote harder next time?
Don’t let contention drive the dinner table conversation this Thanksgiving!
Try listening to those with different opinions. You may realize you have more in common than a love for Grandma’s pumpkin pie! Thanks
@GovofCO
&
@NatlGovsAssoc
for joining us in showing America how we
My son was convinced he was getting a certain LEGO set for Christmas because the one he actually wanted was “too expensive,” so of course I got him the “too expensive” one instead, and he was so shocked when he opened it that he started crying.🤌🏻🎅🏼
COVID hospitalizations are rising again in Utah, and guess what? It’s almost 100% unvaccinated people! Our hospital is busier than ever and we are running out of beds. Be pro-life and get the shot!
Tonight I was very honored to receive this award from the graduating class of med students. They were my first class I got to teach, and they really helped me figure out what kind of teacher I wanted to be. They are going to be amazing physicians and I’m very proud of them!!
Mitt Romney: “I think the border is a very important issue for Donald Trump. And the fact that he would communicate to Republican senators and congresspeople that he doesn't want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame Biden for it is is really appalling."
#BREAKING
: Here's the first look at the language of Amendment D proposing to change Utah's constitution on who can repeal citizen ballot initiatives.
A vote for the amendment means that you want Utah's Constitution to grant the legislature the ability to repeal any citizen-led
The Utah governor said the campaign email was a mistake, while cemetery officials say “Federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities” on the grounds.
This little girl turned two today! When we picked her up from the hospital for what we thought was a temporary foster care placement, we had no idea how much joy she would bring into our lives! I bought her way too many birthday presents, but can you blame me?
I lived in Eastern Ukraine from 2005-2007. I was so angry in 2014 when Putin invaded the Crimea and Donbas and the world failed to stop him. I never thought he would actually bomb Kyiv. My heart breaks for the people of Ukraine.
Saw a super long caravan of trucks with American flags, Trump flags, and F*** Biden flags driving slowly on I-15, protesting vaccines. Who spends their weekends doing dumb stuff like that? I can’t imagine more pathetic losers.
What I saw at the Texas border today is inhumane, unsustainable and unacceptable. Texas is doing the best they can, but the unrestrained influx of migrants and drugs threatens the security of every state and the nation. President Biden and Congress must end this catastrophe by
Conservative religious people are increasingly nervous about saying what they are thinking, especially in public. But not Dennis Prager. | By Jacob Hess
Also, an electoral system in a country of 330 million people that gives 100k people in any state that outsized amount of time/money/attention and especially influence is seriously messed up. Why do we all just accept this?
LulaRich doc is a depressing look at how MLMs prey on stay-at-home moms. I’m always surprised how many Mormons get sucked in but I think it’s the big social networks and allure of the prosperity gospel (which is not really part of Mormon doctrine but is rampant in the church)
@GovCox
It’s true, your previous declarations have really pissed off the homophobes in your party, causing more division and hurting your chances for re-election. The GOP doesn’t care about bridge building and respect. They care about power and imposing their beliefs on everyone else.
When we started our foster care journey we did not plan to adopt, but as soon as we brought Birdie home from the hospital we hoped she would become part of our forever family. And now she officially has! Merry Christmas!
Nearly 70% of Utahns surveyed earlier this year went without insurance because it costs too much. They also skipped medications and procedures, and regularly struggled to pay medical bills.
what an immense waste of time and resources. it targets a marginalized group, doesn't make anyone safer, and will lead to endless lawsuits that cost the taxpayers money
#BREAKING
After a back and forth between the chambers, the Utah legislature has passed the bill requiring individuals use bathrooms in government buildings and schools that correspond with a person's sex at birth.
@KSL5TV
#utpol
There's no religious tradition in the United States where a majority of households owns a gun.
46% of white evangelicals say that they own a gun or someone in their household does.
LDS are next at 41%.
Only 16% of Jewish households have a gun. It's 7% of Hindus.
The above tweet was a paraphrase. His exact words were, “We understand that returning to this mask requirement will frustrate many of you, especially those who have followed President Nelson's counsel to get vaccinated and recognize this vaccination as an answer to our prayers.”
We must enforce the laws of the United States of America except when the Supreme Court tells Texas to stop putting up razor wire and interfering with Border Patrol's ability to do their job. We can ignore that.
ICYMI: Yesterday we visited the southern border in Texas with our fellow governors. We must enforce the laws of the United States of America and we must fix legal immigration. Read more here ⬇️
One time we went to a gas station so my son could use the bathroom (he had to pee really bad) and the men’s room was occupied so I had my son go into the women’s room and Kera Birkeland jumped out and arrested him
"We are frustrated and disappointed as it seems this surge was completely preventable, especially when our prayers were answered with the vaccine rollout earlier this year."
Was talking to a delightful patient and the conversation suddenly veered into anti-vaxx conspiracy theories and it was amazing how confidently she spouted each one as I calmly debunked each in turn. Was like watching an episode of Tucker Carlson. How do we break through the lies?
DID YOU KNOW: There are FOUR proposed constitutional amendment changes on your ballot this November.
Here's how they will appear on your ballot.
@KSL5TV
#utpol
My sons have a rare genetic disorder called
#cystinosis
. This week we are hosting six other teenagers from around North America with cystinosis for the first “Camp Cystinosis.” Wish us luck!
If you need a rapid test in Salt Lake County you can go to the county health department and get it in your car for free. There was no line when I went with my kid and you don’t need an appointment.
The House just passed the bill banning diversity equity and inclusion programs in public schools, colleges and government entities.
The vote was 58-14.
@sltrib
Having kids is expensive and wages haven’t kept up with inflation. Maybe the Church should advocate for policies that make it easier to start a family like universal health insurance and increasing the minimum wage.
I’m reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and it’s crazy how Hitler could’ve been stopped so many times, but power-hungry men chipped away at liberal institutions for their own gain, weakening the republic to the point that in the end there was nothing left to stop him.
"Our primary age children are not eligible yet to receive the vaccine. We think it's important to take measures to protect the children themselves and limit their ability to pass COVID to those vulnerable among us.
"While we seriously considered only requiring unvaccinated adults to wear masks, we think unity in our stake and wards remains a critical ideal to seek. Even though the data makes it clear that this is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated,
This guy was in my ward growing up, along with Speaker Brad Wilson. I wonder how his “consulting firm” won millions of taxpayer dollars from the legislature
Lake Restoration Solutions CEO Ryan Benson paid his own consulting group tens of thousands of dollars before walking away from money owed to vendors, attorneys and an ecology professor when he declared the dredging company broke last month.
This weekend during a game at the
@USYouthSoccer
regional tournament in Salt Lake City, children ran for their lives when a man arguing with another man on a soccer field threatened him with a semiautomatic rifle.
Utah allows open carry with no permit required.
#utpol
@jasoninthehouse
"I can no longer in good conscience endorse this person for president. It is some of the most abhorrent and offensive comments that you can possibly imagine."
As Utah prepares for the annular solar eclipse tomorrow, I need to share one of my favorite photos of Trump. Not only is he a corrupt narcissist, he is a total dumbass
Apparently the best place to meet Twitter people IRL is at a
@beckyforutah
event. Nice to see you
@EliMcCann
and
@scottew
.
Becky is an impressive person and would be 100 million times better than Mike Lee. I’m a Democrat but I’ll register R to vote for her in the primary.
"Indeed, more than 97% of positive cases and hospitalizations are those of unvaccinated people in our communities, we believe that getting through this together as one people continues to be the best approach.
Refused to nap, trashed her room instead, tried to change her own poopy diaper while I was on a zoom call, refused to put a diaper back on, peed on the floor, filled the kitchen sink to near overflowing with water, everything is fine
Refused to nap, trashed her room instead, tried to change her own poopy diaper while I was on a zoom call, refused to put a diaper back on, peed on the floor, filled the kitchen sink to near overflowing with water, everything is fine
@VoteTrevorLee
Weird, I don’t remember God ever bestowing the right to own guns on anyone. Is that in the scriptures somewhere? I do recall him saying we should bury our weapons of war and to beat swords into ploughshares.