Life as a BYU Democrat

ARRRRRRGHHHHHHHH!

When non-Mormons assume you voted for Mitt Romney

When your friend mentions socialism and everyone in the room turns to look at you because you’re the only Democrat they know

When some guy in church starts talking about how [insert 2016 Republican hopeful] is a wonderful example of courage and faith

Some of you wonder whether God even knows you exist, or if he does know, does he care that you exist? He declares in reply that he knows every one of you and loves you dearly and can call each of you by name... He has also declared that not even one sparrow will fall to the ground unnoticed. “Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than sparrows” (Matthew 10:30–31). Did you notice the way the Lord begins that scripture? “Fear ye not.” Have you noticed how often the Lord prefaces so many things that he has to say with the words fear not? He knows that all people struggle with fears and anxieties and problems. He wants so much for us to know that. If we will but come to him, he will comfort and reassure us. And he will carry us in his arms until we are able to walk by ourselves.

Sitting in church and getting the news alert about Hillary running for President

Now, it may seem obvious that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are aware of us, but, as Isaiah notes, His people sometimes believe otherwise: “Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me” (Isaiah 49:14). Whether as a people or as a person, I believe we all have times in life when we feel forsaken and forgotten. But think of what the Lord says in Isaiah immediately after this citation of Zion’s perception: Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. [Isaiah 49:15–16] He has made us His own in the great atoning sacrifice of the garden and on the cross, and He cannot forget us. You are never forgotten or forsaken; your Father in Heaven and your Savior, Jesus Christ, know and remember you in a very personal and often very direct (and directed) way.

You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others… In this world so filled with problems, so constantly threatened by dark and evil challenges, you can and must rise above mediocrity, above indifference. You can become involved and speak with a strong voice for that which is right.

"I mean, being gay is a choice, right?”

Recent conversation: “What if the Baby Boomers weren’t allowed to vote?”

When your roommate applies for one of the Koch Brothers’ many secret evil libertarian internships

Democrats, according to the average Utahn

Rand Paul announces he’s running for president

Visiting your very conservative relatives