Late thoughts from SteelBlue:
-I agree that the LOC resembles socialism more than it does capitalism. The key to me is who is in charge and who is participating. This has already been expressed very well in this thread. Socialism would drive me crazy. I think I could try and live the LOC if I believed that everyone else was trying their best as well. But I'll be honest with you, I'd much rather I was never asked to do so. I'd much rather retire and spend my 401k on myself. :wink:
-ETB the apostle definitely said things re: politics that were strictly his opinion. I do not consider much of what he said about politics to have been inspired. I will say that I agree with him re: Communism being a worthless system. However, I do not think that Ike was a communist plant in a plan to subjugate the American people to Communism. I don't think the civil rights movement was part of a communist plot. I don't think George Wallace would have been a good president. My testimony of prophets was strengthened after studying a little bit about ETB in the David O. McKay book. Even though he had those strong political leanings that he was so vocal about, when he took on the mantle of President/Prophet he completely changed. He championed the book of Mormon and I believe, as most of you do, that he was a prophet of the Lord and telling us what the Lord wanted us to hear.
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