My First Entry - Who I am...

My name is Steve. I'm starting this blog to express my views and opinions on things. I just feel that there aren't enough people with traditional, Christian values making their voices heard. I'm traditional and I'm Christian, and I'm making my voice be heard.

I will just tell you up-front that I have very conservative social views.

I'm not here to judge others, I'm just trying to express my OWN views.

The title of my blog is "My Mormon View," but I want to make it very clear that I do not represent the Mormon Church in any way, shape, matter, or form. I am NOT a Church spokesman. I'm an active member, period. I named my blog like I did because I wanted people to know up-front where I'm coming from, and my religion is a directing force in my life.

It may or may not matter to you, but I think I should tell you a few things about myself in order to put my opinions in context.

• I'm 47 years old.
• I've been married to my amazing wife for 26 years.
• We have five daughters, four of them are married.
• We have four grandchildren - two girls and two boys.
• My ancestors come from Switzerland and other European countries. They came to the United States in the 1860s after joining the Mormon Faith.
• I've spent most of my career in the software industry; mostly in sales.
• I founded a software company, which I later sold.
• My political views are conservative. I'm registered as a Republican, but I'm seriously thinking about switching to Independent. Frankly, I'm pretty tired of all politicians. It makes me sick what is happening in politics. We now have self-promoting grand-standers, instead of servants of the people. I have voted for a few Democrats, but I'll be honest, I can count them on one hand.
• The politician I most admire, at least in recent US history, is President Reagan.
• The politician I most disagree with is President Obama. I'm sure I'll express more on this in future blogs.
• I consider myself very religious. I appreciate people of all religions and am grateful for people all over the world who believe in a Higher Being, and try to live their lives accordingly.
• I do not consider myself better than other people; I don't have a holier than thou perspective on life. I do, however, feel very strongly about certain things in life. I also respect other's opinions and their right to feel strongly about those opinions.

That's probably enough for now. Any more and I'll lose even the most ardent readers. So, welcome to my blog. I hope you find it interesting. You are welcome to comment, but I ask you to be respectful.

Have a good day,

Steve