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Urgent Call to Action: Yemen Famine
November 28, 2018 There is something we can all do TODAY that could help prevent millions of people from starving to death. Right now, it is estimated that 130 children per day are dying in Yemen. We need both divine intervention and the immediate action of citizens and legislators to fix this. The Senate is scheduled to vote on a bipartisan resolution this week that would end U.S. backing of the Saudi-led war that is causing the conditions. So far, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, and Finland have all acted. The U.S. needs to join them immediately! Please do these things right now: 1) Pray right now for hearts to be softened, for…
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Some Final Thoughts About the Recent Supreme Court Confirmation Proceedings
October 8, 2018 The past few weeks leading up to Saturday’s Supreme Court confirmation vote have been difficult ones for America. In an effort to score a political win, politicians on both sides gambled with the trust of the American people, and the result is that we all lost. We watched in real time while hyper-partisanship dealt a serious blow to one of our most sacred democratic institutions. Some have asked why MWEG engaged so publicly in this particular battle. We did not see this as a contest between Republicans and Democrats or between conservatism or liberalism. We reject the notion that every engagement in the civic sphere must necessarily…
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Host a Voter Preparation Party!
While the news cycle continues its dizzying course, let’s not be distracted from one of our primary purposes here at MWEG — to make sure we are doing all we can to encourage the citizens of this great country to be informed, to be engaged, and to exercise that most basic of all rights/responsibilities in a government of, by, and for the people — the right to vote! We are eager to proactively follow the counsel from the First Presidency to all members of the Church “to be active citizens by registering, exercising [your] right to vote, and engaging in civic affairs….” and to “spend the time needed to become…
