Pray about it? I prayed about it, my answer? Glenn Beck is an idiot!!!

Back to my least favorite but most covered topic, Glenn Beck. So he's running a questionable symbiotic relationship with Goldmine International. They sponsor his radio show and he pushes their product. I'm not sure about the legality in this, but I know that some people are so misinformed that they put their trust in people who are taking advantage of them.
So we've all watched Gone With the Wind and realize the dangers of trusting in paper that is considered valuable, legal tender one day, kindling the next. Invest in gold. However there are more reliable places in which to do this. Some will sell you $5 worth of gold for $10. Legal or not? I don't know, but buyer beware. I'd investigate the worth of gold (it goes up and down) and I'd go somewhere that gave me $10 worth of gold for $10. Watching Glenn Beck scam the old, the ignorant or the just plain STUPID, is not new. His manipulation of the Mormon faith isn't new either. It's been highly lucrative for him. A fairly easy mark because we tend to be conservative, we put a pretty high priority on faith and we put our trust in our leaders. Our Prophet isn't paid. None of our clergy is, so it's not like we are asked to give up our worldly goods and be mindless followers.
I've been curious how far he's going to be allowed to go before he gets a reaction from church officials and so far I've only seen them stress how important the Census is, and that we need to fill it out as directed (the LDS family history center is one of the largest in the world. It wouldn't be without the census.) But one of the most important scriptures in our faith is in the Bible and it was the scripture that set in motion the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. When Joseph Smith didn't know which Church to join because he felt that none of them held the complete truth he prayed and read scripture. He came across James 1:5 "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." It's advice that is echoed throughout the Book of Mormon and we hear it so often from the pulpit. I have had concerns about my Sunday School class because I don't know how to answer their questions. I meet with my Bishop often and his advice is often "Search the scriptures and pray about it."

I find it highly offensive that Glenn Beck has turned something we learn as Sunbeams to market himself.

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