U.S.A Today

This post is not meant to show any kind of political viewpoint- just so you know.

It's just my opinion about something I saw on Facebook.

I'll be the first person to admit that I am not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to politics.

I should really do more research, but it's something I have yet to divulge in.

But let me just say one thing- I think we live in such a blessed, beautiful country.

We all have opportunity some way or another in our lives, and a lot of that credit goes to our forefathers.

I logged into my FB, and this picture with a post was the first on my newsfeed.

Out of curiosity, I started reading the comments that people had made.

Now I didn't watch these speeches last night, and this is focusing on Mitt Romney's wife who spoke.

I am LDS, I do believe in my whole heart the importance of family and I

agree with the church's standpoint on family.

The Family- A Proclamation to the World

I am not against women having jobs or anything of that sort.

But I do believe that the most important "job" you can have on this earth is raising a family.

I believe that is why were put on this earth in the first place.

Back to the FB comments I read- some of them make me so frustrated...

A specific woman was commenting about the speech, saying how she thought Ann was pathetic, etc.

That she knows nothing because all she does is stay at home and clean the dishes and bathe the kids.

Well, she said a lot more harsh things than that.

Since when is being a good mother a bad thing?!

Growing up, my Mom was always a stay-at-home mom. And you know what?

She was always my best friend and always will be- not saying that if she would've worked it 

would've changed that, but she was always taking care of me, loving me, cheering me on,

picking me up from school, watching my soccer games, going to any event where my name was said.

She is the most amazing woman I know, and I will forever have an enormous amount of gravity for what she has done for my family. She never had a huge, successful career. 

That does not make her any less of a woman.

So to sit there and tear someone apart because they made the decision to be the caretaker of the 

household instead of working for some big company is just pathetic and I sympathize for this girl who has such a hardened heart and a closed-mind.

I don't know what Ann Romney spoke about, but tearing her apart for being a Mom and choosing that path is so immature and just wrong. She may not have the degrees or office experience as others who spoke, but she is still an American. She is till in this campaign, and she is still a person.

Obviously- Mitt Romney is LDS, so naturally that puts the spotlight on the church a lot more than usual.

I've heard all the phrases come out about the Mormon religion- and I would be surprised

if I didn't hear people making bad remarks about it.

Another woman commented on that same post saying, 

"How could we support someone who puts a man by the name of Jospeh Smith above Jesus Christ?!"

Let me make one thing very clear- no one, and I mean NO ONE is put above

the Savior in church. The official name of the Mormon religion is

"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints".

Now- I'm not offended by comments like that because I know what I believe, but why people

think that just confuses me. I see where they come from, since the church does talk about Joseph Smith a lot of the time, but that doesn't mean that we put him above Christ.

All Christian religions believe and love Moses for what he did and how great of a prophet he was.

It is the same for Smith. He was a prophet that restored the church. The Mormon church...

So of course we are grateful for him! He made huge sacrifices and ended up being killed for his beliefs-

so of course it is someone that we love. He was an incredible example in so many ways and 

his story his phenomenal to latter-day saints and if nonmembers were so also 

really study his story with correct documents, it's undeniable that his story is incredible and touching.

Basically- the point I'm trying to make is that citizens of the U.S. need to look at this bigger picture.

I'm not talking about this campaign.

If people are attacking others the way a few of the people who commented on

 that Facebook post did, then what are we

all coming to? We all may have different views religiously, politically,etc.,

but we have one thing in common and that's the fact the we are all

American citizens.

That we are all human beings.