The Lord will protect His people

SO, Prop 8 passed! And yay, with the victory comes persecution. My uncle related the following story:

Melanie just talked to her sister in Palm Springs and her sister said that Saturday night the mayor of Palm Springs (who is gay) held an all night candlelight vigil with about 1000 people outside of the LDS chapel and then they began protesting outside the church when sacrament started today. As soon as the meeting began it started raining really hard right over the church and it lasted for 1.5 hours. This forced all of the protesters to leave so the church was able to have a peaceful meeting. Even more interesting is their 15 year old daughter was staying at a friends house two blocks from the church and they were running late to church. She said that is was barely sprinkling at her friends house and all of the rain was concentrated directly over the church. Interesting!

It might seem like just a church service or just a coincidence, but I beg to differ. Times are only going to get harder as we progress towards our Lord's second coming. The wicked will get fiercer and more bold, but so will the saints of God. We can no longer sit on the fence, for "He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad" (Matt 12:30).

Eavesdropping

So I was listening in on this girl's conversation while I was eating lunch one day...I can't help it...and she was talking about politics and the world today blahblahblah. In the midst of her rantings about Obama, she said he isn't the brightest tool in the box.


Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the sharpest tool in the shed and the brightest crayon in the box? Apparently, her dogs aren't quite afloat...Or is it all of her boats in a row? Or all her ducks barking?

(For the record, it is: her boat isn't quite afloat, she hasn't got all her dogs barking, and all her ducks in a row. Yes, I know that the ducks one doesn't mean the same things as the other 4, but this just furthers my point.)