CSWADNER.com

Alright…. if defacing our buildings wasn’t enough…. look at what some of the extremists are doing now! Obviously not all people who were opposed to Prop 8 would go this far, and for those that are level headed… thank you. But resulting to attacks akin to bioterrorism isn’t in any way shape or form acceptable and shows once again the level of intolerance that the opposition has. Wow….

LOS ANGELES AP — Authorities are investigating after letters containing white powder were sent to Mormon temples in Utah and California.

A temple that was the site of a recent gay rights protest in Los Angeles was closed Thursday after receiving the envelope. The package was being inspected.

Powder spilled from an envelope onto a clerk’s hand Thursday at the temple in downtown Salt Lake City. The room was decontaminated and the envelope taken by the FBI for testing.

The clerk showed no signs of illness, but the scare shut down a building at Temple Square for more than an hour.

Protests in recent days have targeted the Mormon church, which encouraged its members to fight the recently passed amendment banning gay marriage in California.

The Associated Press

Text taken from the following article, courtesy of the Associated Press and KXTV News 10:

White Powder Sent to Mormon Temples in Utah, LA | News10.net | Sacramento, California | Local News.

So the battle is still running hot here in California and Prop 8 has become a huge issue in recent weeks.  The fight isn’t over and we need all the support we can get to help this item to pass.

The other day I went around Elk Grove and put up five or so “Yes on 8″ signs.  By the next evening three of them were gone and one of those three had been replaced with a “No on 8″ sign.  I understand that this is a big issue, but that doesn’t give someone the right to take down a sign because they disagree with the issue.  I don’t see people taking down signs for mayorial canidates or school board canidates.  I had the urge to return and remove the one sign that had replaced my own, but I realized then, that I would be guilty of the same act that I was condemning someone else of.  In the end, I let it be, allowing whomever stole my sign, access to their freedom of speech.  I’ll just continue to exercise mine and place more signs.

If you face similar issues please read the following: (continue reading…)

I was so happy to hear the new of a temple to be built in Rome.  I was sitting on the couch watching conference with Christiana, Justin, and a few of their friends.  We were making waffles and listening to the first session of conference.  President Monson starts to announce the new temples and a thought crosses my mind… could Italy be so fortunate?  Finally at the end of the list, he said it.  My hands shot into the air, and then a wave of emotion came over me.  Italy will have a Temple of it’s own.  Missionaries have worked so hard to help the members prepare themselves for a temple.  That work has finally paid off.  Tears came to my eyes as I realized what it all meant.  I still get tears as I write this post.  Here is the official news article released by the church… (continue reading…)

Bernie Mac

The world lost a wonderful comedian today, Mr. Bernie Mac.  He brought us to laughter in his own special way; both as himself and playing characters on the big screen.  Who can forget his “Oceans” character?  It just won’t be the same.  He loved to make people happy and he was successful in doing so.  Goodbye Bernie.. enjoy keeping people laughing on the other side!