This Mormon is for Herman Cain

With multiple candidates for President being of the same LDS faith, it would seem obvious, perhaps even predictable that I would support one of them in their candidacy. True, at one point I would have felt Mitt Romney would be good for the country, but frankly, I don't know how committed he is to doing what he says based on his pseudo-democratic governorship. Jon Huntsman was a decent governor. Not amazing, but not bad. However, it seems as if his run for president has exposed some issues that cause me to give pause on wether or not he is truly conservative as he claims. Or will Jon Huntsman be much like John McCain, a fat-free republican.

So, who then do I feel would work well for this country? Herman Cain. His positions are clear, though occasionally misinterpreted. He is not a politician which makes me feel better about his potential in what I consider to be a corrupted form of capitalism.

He does not support abortion which is nice to see. He wants to fix immigration, not just claim to want to stop it. His flat tax program is probably my favorite program and the main reason I would like to see him get into office. Because of his successes and his failures as a business man, I trust that he will be able to learn from any mistakes that he makes while in office, not continue to pursue failed ideas as has our current president.

In the end I of course would encourage others to at least view his campaign materials, watch some youtube material and understand that he is well spoken, well mannered, but not interested in filling crooked campaign promises to special interests. Our country is currently derailed and I believe Herman Cain can get us back on track.

http://www.hermancain.com

What I liked about General Conference October 2011

Each General Conference has points of strength, focus, and themes. One of the elements of General Conference that I took away was the level of clarity that came through from the presenters. Each speaker left little room for the liberal interpretation that is so common to the words of General Authorities. With the priesthood session of general conference, specifically with Elder Holland and President Monson, the level of clarity and direct instruction is undeniable.

Elder Holland asked a very clear question, "Who's on the Lord's side?" The context of the talk was geared towards remind each of us that we should be committed to accomplishing the Lord's work, not our own. I have found with political elections, and other social agenda's we push for issues and feel great passion about agenda's that matter very little to God. Perhaps that is why I feel comfortable with candidates like Herman Cain. When Romney and Obama are fighting over medical insurance, Herman Cain is trying to secure our nation, build our economy, and is to do so without a careers worth of political backdoor promises to fulfill. Rather than burden the people with the agenda of secret combinations, he seems to want to serve the people more than the other candidates that I have seen.

I am not saying that Herman Cain is on the Lord's side (not saying he isn't)... looking back that last paragraph seemed to jump subjects in an unintended manner. In any case, General Conference was a great lift to me personally. It was also nice to see clarification, multiple times, that the church is not an organization that is driven with the winds of social change. Morals do exist, and we are to be the Lord's standard bearers to the world on moral issues.