Patrick Curl: LDS, Network Marketer, and Entrepreneur

Hi, my name is Patrick Curl, I'm a network marketer - my primary company is Legal Shield. I help people stay safe from identity theft, and I help them get quality legal protection for less than a cup of coffee per day. - Oh yeah, and I make BANK for doing that..it's super easy. Check it out : http://patrickcurl.buildlastingsuccess.com Lastly, as you guessed - I'm proudly Mormon AND a Democrat, but don't let that be the reason you don't join my team to earn a Six Figure income this year.

Can Jesus Prevail against Windows?

He can heal the sick, raise the dead, make the blind to see, and turn water into wine, but can he stand up against the evil Windows error screens?

I'm a very religious member of the Ch140 (continue reading &aquo;)

16 Places to get the dish on Joe Biden and Sarah Palin.

Mashable has put together two really nice lists of places where you can find out more info on the current vice presidential candidates(Joe Biden and Sarah Palin), I t140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Legally get rid of credit card debt - Forever!

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Debt is a problem plaguing Americans all over. With people losing their homes, and their jobs, debt is becoming an even bigger nightmare than ever before, 140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Yet another Google Trends / Hurricane Gustav Update...as requested....

Hurricane Gustav which I picked up from google trends, as I've said for the past day or so has been a great keyword, and my site's not even about weather relat140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Who is Sarah Palin? Governor of Alaska and John Mccain's Running mate?

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Sarah Palin is the current Governor of Alaska, and the presumptive 2008 candidate for Vice President of th140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Google Trends Update - Hurricane Gustav Track has been good to me..

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The past few days I've been experimenting with google trends.

Google trends are hot topics of the moment. I wrote one tiny post usin140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Oh No! The Internet is Down, what am I to do!?!?

I'm sure we've all been faced with this dillema. No net and no sanity.

The internet is highly addictive, and sometimes when we have no access it's hard to come up with product140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Daily Geek Toy of the Day: C.H.i.M.P Rearview Mirror for your Computer

Maybe you're worried about the boss finding out what you're doing online, maybe you're doing things you're not supposed to be doing, hey I'm not going to j140 (continue reading &aquo;)

The Articles of Faith

I'm going to start as part of this blog to not only blog about political aspirations but also things of my faith.

This week I'm going to focus on the articles of faith.

The articles of faith were written by Joseph Smith, and lay out our 13 core beliefs.

These are the very basics that our church was built upon.

Here they are:[I'll go over each one more in depth in a later post :)]

THE ARTICLES OF FAITH OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
History of the Church, Vol. 4, pp. 535—541

1 We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

2 We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.

3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.

6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.

7 We believe in the gift of btongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.

8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.

9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

10 We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal gglory.

11 We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.

12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.

13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to gendure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

-Joseph Smith

How you can capitalize on google trends...

Using google trends to increase traffic...

Using google trends is pretty easy and straight forward, it's also a great way to find new niches for new blogs and topic web sites.

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Tropical Storm Hannah brews could she become Hurricane Hannah?

Yesterday, I gave an update on Hurricane Gustav, today it appears another tropical storm has developed. Tropical storm Hannah has been upgraded from a tropical140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Vancouver Earthquake Rattles the Western Seaboard

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Vancouver Earthquake will not bring Tsunami
A 6.1 earthquate rattled vancouver today. The 6.1 earthquake hit just west of Vancouver Island early thi140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Google Trends Day 2 update...131 hits from google...

Google Trends update:
Yesterday I mentioned delving into google trends as a way to bring new traffic.

Yesterday I wrote a post about Mackenzie Phillips, Del Martin Di140 (continue reading &aquo;)

hurricane gustav track, get the latest updates on hurricane gustav

You know, this project of using google trends is seeming to be harder than I thought, I really don't know what to say about hurricane gustav track. Plus I'140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Del Martin - Lesbian Gay Rights Activist Dies

Del Martin was an infamous lesbian and gay rights activist.

Del Martin was a real pioneer for the LBGT.Del Martin was also known to eloquently support civil rights and libert140 (continue reading &aquo;)

One Day to Live's Mackenzie Phillips, arrested for Drug Possession.

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Mackenzie Phillips is the daughter ofthe Mamas & the Papas Papas founder John Philips. Mackenzie Phillips was born N140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Let's get Trendy - Google Trendy....

I just read of a study on getting traffic from google trends, and thought I need to get in on some of this action, so here's what I'm going to do in my first experiment. I'm going to write 1 140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Review of RSS Hugger by Collin Lahay.

Collin Lahay has launched a service called RSSHugger, which is basically an rss directory meets wiki.

He allows bloggers the opportunity to promote their blogs easily just by adding140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Earn a Million Dollars, the Easy Way (No Joke)...

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If I had a Million Dollars....

Sure everyone dreams of owning a million dollars, of course John Mccain would still consider you middle class but for m140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Why Mormons Should be Democrats

Image via Wikipedia It states in the Book of Mormon that we are to have free agency, and that there is an opposition in all things. In fact it is God's plan that we should have the freedom to make our own decisions.

Further it was Satan's plan that we would NOT be able to make our own decisions and instead we would be compelled to do what is right. Or in other words that morality would be forced upon us.

If we had no choice in the matter we would all make it back to heavenly father but not as individuals with purpose but as drones with no free will or agency.

Heavenly Father wants us to make choices, without making choices we cannot grow or progress. Each of us has our own weaknesses. Many of the choices we make whether good or bad affect the lessons we learn in life.

The republican party is about taking control of all moral issues like same sex marriage(I don't belive in or condone it - but if someone else's faith per se does then it's their own choice) it doesn't affect me what someone else chooses, it doesn't hurt my life. It isn't right, that's for sure - but it's not right for us as Latter-day saints or American's to FORCE other's to do what is right.

The beauty of freedom is that people can do what they please as long as it doesn't hurt another person, I believe in that fully. I believe the government has already crossed many fine lines on this matter. As long as someone is not a danger to someone they should be allowed to do what they choose.

This is how God planned it, and the democratic party is much more open to this belief, which is why I associate with it.

Another issue many bring up about democrats is that of Abortion, I am a democrat and don't support nor condone abortion, there are many of us... I don't believe in banning it either though, I believe that the situation is a grave and delicate one, and that there should be a lengthy process of education before abortion. I think there should be a government program focusing on adoption over abortion but in the end that it is that person's choice, as are all choices. I know if abortion weren't legal that there would be many back-door abortions.

What about instead of abortions, transferring the baby to be aborted into the womb of those who can't conceive? Is that an option?

There are many discussions that we could have but I honestly believe that the democrat party is one that is more open an honest and less in favor of large corporations.

What say you? Should we be compelled to be moral by the government - or have the option to choose for ourselves?

Why polygamy isn't funny - and why REAL Mormon's aren't Laughing!

ST. GEORGE, UT - SEPTEMBER 25: Warren Jeffs r...

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Many people associate polygamy with the LDS or Mormon Faith.

The picture is of Warren Jeff's who is NOT LDS or Mormon. He is no related to the church, and he is a polygamist of notoriety.

At one point the church practiced polygamy, in an effort to make sure that each home had a member of the priesthood in it, and that every woman and child had a father figure. It was also a commandment from God.

Why? Nobody really knows, some think it may have to do with the Lord's desire to have a large number of second and third generation members of the faith. It shouldn't be such a stretch though, I myself am quite happy with only one wife, and think even one is rough sometimes lol - but in the old testament it does speak of the patriarchs of old having plural marriages.

Polygamy is of course a practice that many in and out of the church didn't agree with, and those who did practice it had to be called by the church to fulfill that position.

Gordon B Hinckley has said many times that polygamy is not something the church endorses any longer, that there was a time and a place for it, but that that time is long past, and anyone who commits it is committing sin against the church.

One of our core beliefs is that we believe in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law of the land. This means if polygamy is outlawed we obey that law. In 1904 polygamy wasn't just banned in the church in America, but in every land regardless of their laws.

President Hinckley made the following statement:

“I wish to state categorically that this Church has nothing whatever to do with those practicing polygamy. They are not members of this Church. Most of them have never been members. They are in violation of the civil law. They know they are in violation of the law. They are subject to its penalties. The Church, of course, has no jurisdiction whatever in this matter.
“If any of our members are found to be practicing plural marriage, they are excommunicated, the most serious penalty the Church can impose. Not only are those so involved in direct violation of the civil law, they are in violation of the law of this Church.” Polygamy is also not allowed within the Church even in countries where it is allowed. The Church today teaches that marriage is strictly monogamous and no one can be a member of the Church and practice plural marriage.

As you can see Polygamy is not a mormon thing any longer. We are no way related to the FLDS church, or other's like it and it is quite distressing when someone who is misinformed professes their total ignorance by claiming things they don't even know about.

Now you can be sure your facts are straight, and won't act the fool the next time you talk to your Mormon friends....

Calling ALL Mormon Democrats!

I'm looking for Mormon Democrat Bloggers. If you write about politics and being Mormon - I need your help.

Please just link to this blog in your blogroll, and leave a comment here and I will do the same. Let's share the link love. You can use Patrick Curl / LDS Democrat, or Patrick Curl The Mormon Democrat, or just LDS Democrat, or Mormon Democrat.

I appreciate your help w/ this.

Best Wishes,
Patrick Curl - The Mormon Democrat

Search Me.com - Possible Google Killer? Check it Out!

Read Write Web posted a article detailing three futuristic search engines, and I discovered SearchMe.com and thought it was a pretty interesting find. I even made a video o140 (continue reading &aquo;)

MyTweeple.com - Twitter Tool of the Day.

My Tweeple.com is a pretty nifty service, it basically pulls all your friends from twitter and lets you view those who follow you, those you follow, and mutual followers, and you c140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Computinghost.com / Xisto.com etc SUCKS - Avoid at ALL Costs!

I've had the nightmare that would never end, I signed up about 3 months ago with computinghost for web hosting. Computinghost has been nothing but trouble. They claim140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Twitter Tool of the Day: Monitter

Monitter: The Real time - Live Twitter Monitor.

Monitter is great. It's pretty simple how it works. First you you provide 3 keywords, for instance social media, facebook, and twitter,140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Calacanis breaks the silence, couldn't go more than 5 weeks could ya??

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As many of you are aware, Jason Calacanis of Mahalo, went into retirement from blogging on July 11th. Claiming he n140 (continue reading &aquo;)

Introducing Whitehouse2008.info - Popurls / alltops of politics

If you haven't heard about whitehouse2008.info yet, it's about time you did. Whitehouse2008.info is a brilliant website designed to give you an inside look at both sides of the 2008 election. You can watch the republicans and democrats battle live via rss feeds that update continuously.

This is truly an awesome resource, and there are a lot of great items in their store where you can purchase obama shwag, mccain relics, donkey(democrat) crap, Elephant dung(Republican goods), or anti-bush gear, if that's your thing.

I highly recommend taking a moment to check it out.