Salt Lake news never fails to amuse me.

So this morning the top story on the news: not the CA wildfires, not the war or anything of substance…the top news story…

Marie Osmond passed out on Dancing With the Stars. Are you serious, all the news in the world and this is the most important story?! I bet she was faking it so she would stopped getting yelled at by Len Goodman.


Next news story: The LDS church responds to the CA wildfires. Here were the things that the LDS church made sure that they addressed.



Below is the LDS Church's response to the California wildfires so far:

1. All missionaries are safe.

2. Full-time missionaries in the San Diego area are helping at temporary shelters and providing evacuation assistance.

3. Ten meetinghouses are being used as temporary shelters. In several locations, occupants have been moved from one meetinghouse to another as mandatory evacuation areas have expanded.

4. To date, no Church buildings have been destroyed or severely damaged.

5. Damage assessment and the need for humanitarian assistance are still being evaluated as evacuation orders are lifted.

6. At the request of the mayor of San Diego, two truckloads of blankets and processed food are being delivered to evacuees in Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego; one this evening and the second tomorrow morning.

7. Commodities have been provided from bishops’ storehouses to meetinghouses used as temporary shelters.



First of all, why did the LDS church feel the need to respond to the wildfires? The fires aren't in Utah and LDS is a church, not a fire department. Stop issuing unnecessary press releases. Secondly,umm yeah, about that #4…I know if my house were going to become a fiery inferno the first thing I would worry about is whether my church was destroyed or not. If I were God I would burn those churches right to the ground, to the ground I say, because in a crisis like this infrastructure should be the last thing addressed and especially not before food and shelter needs. Lastly, you have missionaries doing real charitable work! That's certainly a first! I hope they don't dirty those nice black suits. Also, those bicycles are ill-equipped to help in an evacuation. Bet they didn't prepare for that in seminary.

Another thing I learned today. Seminary is taught in the public schools here in Utah. Yes, that's right seminary. As in religion. As in Mormon religion. In the public schools. Separation of church and state deez nuts! No wonder people are pushing for vouchers for private schools. Just another reason for me to want to not pay taxes to the state of Utah.

I guess this was a pretty angst filled post...but it happens some days. Now if you'll excuse me its time for me to go be a spinster with my fuzzy slippers, bathrobe and 2 cats.

That is all.