I know I promised Nick I would save the political posts for the political blog. BUT… since this one gets more readers, I wanted to take the opportunity to invite my friends and family to join me at a little rally I will be attending on Tax Day (April 15th). People from around the country (from all political parties) are organizing these rallies as an ode to the Boston Tea Party (remember your history books? “Taxation Without Representation” ring a bell?). I haven’t been feeling very “represented” lately with how my congresspeople are choosing to spend my money, and I would like to have an opportunity to voice this frustration.
So, who wants to get outside their comfort zone and come with me? Need more motivation? Well, for you of the LDS persuasion… may I remind you of the March Visiting Teaching Message?
Elder Robert S. Wood of the Seventy: “For too many, responsibility seems to end with hand-wringing and exclamations of dismay. Yet talk without action accomplishes little. We need to be vigorously engaged in the world. If our schools are inadequate or destructive of moral values, we must work with fellow members of the community to bring about change. If our neighborhoods are unsafe or unhealthy, we must join with the civic-minded to devise solutions. If our cities and towns are polluted, not only with noxious gases but soul-destroying addictions and smut, we must labor to find legitimate ways to eliminate such filth. … We have the responsibility to be a blessing to others, to our nation, to the world” (“On the Responsible Self,” Ensign, Mar. 2002, 30-31).
When we feel something is wrong, we need to do more than hand-wringing and exclamations of dismay. So there you have it. I’m taking the challenge. Come with me… I dare you! Or, if you desire, attend one near your area. More information can be found at IamwithRick.com.