These were our fellow Yes on 102 supporters. On the far left is Carly (her husband is behind the camera. We ran into them while they were headed inside to vote. (They did not sign up for this job but Jacob talked them into joining us) On the far right is Bob my parent's neighbor.
Believe it or not I actually had a wonderful time out there supporting this cause. We only got yelled at twice. Jacob says they don't count but I think they do. The first one was a little kid who yelled out of his car "NO on 102" Then shortly after that a lady walking in on her cell phone yelled NO on 102 as well. These both happened in our 1st 20 minutes of being there so I thought for sure there would be more, but nope that was it. We received a lot of thumbs up and winks so it was nice.
Eli is only 3 months but he is still keeping up with the rest of the Ash's on his politics.
On his bottom Eli sported a Yes on 102 sticker and on his front his shirt said...
Eli was sporting a shirt that said Ash for House, his Papa's Cece's campaign slogan. Don't let this picture confuse you he was really excited!
Results
Obama is our new president, Prop 102 Passed and Florida's Prop 2 passed (same as prop as 102) California's Prop 8 (marriage amendment) is still too close to call but the "Yes" vote is currently pulling ahead, and Cecil Ash is officially a State Legislator. Congratulations Cecil!!!
Thoughts
Ever since I found out McCain would be the Republican ticket and Obama the Democratic I was concerned for this country. I kept thinking how on earth can I vote for either one of these men. Then I changed my mind and I thought it is better to vote for the lesser of two evils than sit back and do nothing. As the election drew closer I started loosing sleep thinking about the upcoming election. I was just so concerned about where this country Jacob and I are raising our son in was heading. Jacob and I prayed often that the people of this country would be guided in what the best decision for us at this time would be. I was still nervous until this past weekend at Stake conference. Our Stake president said that all the Democrats he knew said that if McCain wins the world is over and the Republicans said that if Obama wins that our world is over. He continued his statement by saying trust me we will be just fine no matter who is elected. I thought about this for a while and realized that I was one of those people.
After hearing Obama was our president I accepted the results. My thoughts turned to the 12th Article of Faith for comfort and guidance. I knew he was our new president and that I was to support this man in his efforts. For months I stressed over who our president was going to be and once the result came in is the only time I found peace. I slept well last night. I slept well because what was truly important(prop 102, 8 and 2) had all passed. Jacob asked me if I would rather the props pass or McCain be president and I replied the props to pass with out a doubt. I think the words at conference and Jacob's question were truly answers to my concerned prayers.I Prayed last night and will continue to pray for our new president as he will soon be making some very important decisions.
8 comments:
He is no President to me. I will never support what he does in office. The problem was that McCain and Obama are not much different. Chuck Baldwin was the ONLY one who would uphold the Constitution and turn the country in the direction the Founding Fathers wanted. I loved Stake Conference because what Boyd K. Packer said, was even when hard times come we CAN have FAITH and BE HAPPY! So even though I feel like it's the end of the world I will be happy. We stood outside our polling place too to hold 102 signs! Yeah!!!
hello cutest diaper bum ever! ha that's so funny, where on earth did you find that! way to represent eli!! (raise the roof!) so what's funny is.. i went to bed last night not knowing any presidential results . .and when i woke up i told brady not to tell me .. i'd just go about my day and see who was the first to tell me about who won . .well low and behold . .i found out on your blog :) how surprising :) hehe!! i'm glad all those props passed - we voted on one here to see if we could ammend what was already passed but haven't heard yet. congrats to cecil . .that's great!! watch out world we have a politician in the fam!!
stacy - you are a good example of faith. excellent post.
and congrats to cecil! we all knew he'd win!
Thanks for your thoughts! It was really well put, and it put it in perspective a little better for me, as I have been feeling scared and worried too lately! thanks!!
Wow, you were very involved in politicking!! I love the sticker on Eli's bumb. Okay, Eli is getting so big and I don't think that he looks like Jacob anymore. I think that he is looking so much like you! I can't wait to see him in person again!
I agree. I didn't want Obama to win but I think it is our duty to support him now and hope that he leads this country in the right direction!
You and Jacob are amazing! I'm proud of you for volunteering at the polls. Stacy, I love you blog!!! That said, I have old eyes, and it's hard for me to read it through the wall paper. You don't have to change it for me. I'll just have to grab my glasses to read it. Be grateful for your young eyes while you have them.
xo Mom/Linda
Thanks for your comments. I think it's great you donated your time to the pro-marriage proposition. It's unfortunate that we're getting a lot of backlash here. Our ward building had all the glass doors shattered on Friday by anti-prop 8 people.
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