Un-American?, Shame on me?; I THINK NOT!

February 24, 2009


My dear Grandchildren, both present and future;


I am writing you this letter because, I want you to know,without a shadow of a doubt, some of Grandma’s views, how I feel about certain things, my thoughts, my concerns, my beliefs. While your Mom and Dad are your primary and main role models, I also know the important role that all of us who love you and care for you play in your life.

I want to thank a couple of Hollywood’s “elite” (fascists) Bullies for motivating me to write this letter to you. One called me “un-American” and the other said I should “sit and reflect and anticipate my great shame and the shame in my Grandchildren’s eyes” all because my belief did not agree with theirs. Which got me thinking, it would be a shame if I did not openly and honestly express my belief, view and opinions on certain topics with you. So thank you Mr. Hanks and Mr. Penn for helping me to see how extremely important it is that I share these thoughts with my Grandchildren. Now while I personally did not support these forms of media by watching them, in which some of Hollywood’s “elite” use to self promote and try and (force feed) their views on main stream America, I did read their exact quotes from both sides of the news media.

While I love each of you equally, I also love how you all have your own unique personalities and have your own special talents and qualities. As you grow you will each develop your own interests and form your own opinions about pretty much everything.

So Grandma wants you to know that as you grow and develop and become who you are, I will always love you, we may not always agree, we may not always like the same things, like pink hair or pierced noses, the same music or even the latest fashion styles, or trends, and there will be times that we just might not see eye to eye, it is at those times I want you to remember how much I love you and that I might not love some of your words or actions, but I will always love you no matter what.

Grandma wants each of you to know this is the “Motto” I have adopted for our relationship.

"We may not always see eye to eye, but, we will always see heart to heart”.

We must always remember to show tolerance and have compassion for one another, we may not always agree with the choices or beliefs of others, but they too have free agency. This is not only true within our own family but with everyone we encounter in our life.

However, it is important to remember that while we all have free agency and are free to choose for our selves, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. When we make a choice, we will receive the consequences of that choice. The consequences may not always be immediate, but they will always follow, for good or bad.
I think that part is important, so read it again. It is just like we taught your Mom/Dad, when they were growing up. “For every action you take there is a consequence, whether it be good or bad, so choose your actions carefully.”

We must always stand firm in our own beliefs, be proud of who we are and of our values and morals, we must have the moral courage to make our actions consistent with our knowledge of right and wrong, and not allow others to silence us by intimidation, we can not give in because it seems to be the popular or cool thing, or just go along because everyone else is. Be cautious in your choices of “media” entertainment. Unfortunately in today’s society the majority of movies, television, news papers, internet, and magazines, are controlled by a small group of people who manipulate what we see, read, and hear, so that they can self promote their own hidden agendas, which often times are nothing more than immoral idealism.

I want you to know how PROUD I am to be an American, with a Republic form of Government which our founder Fathers sacrificed much to insure for all future generations. Who believed we all have certain unalienable rights, among them; Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That all the people have a voice, with a Government of the people, by the people, for the people. With a Constitution which provides and protects certain rights we have.

I want you to know, I know God our Eternal Heavenly Father lives, I want you to love our Heavenly Father, and to know that he loves you, I know he wants us to be happy and to always choose the right so that we may return to live with him some day. I know His Son Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer, he gave His life for us and suffered for the remission of our sins. I believe that we were born with free agency, to decide for our selves to choose good or evil, and I believe that we can be blessed with the gift of the Holy Ghost, and have their spirit to be with us to help guide us to choose the right.

I believe that the family and family values are truly one of the most important part of our society, and that marriage is a sacred ordinance between a Man and a Woman and should be ordained of God, that our family unit is key to our Heavenly Fathers Eternal plan. I believe happiness in our family life is built on a foundation of unconditional love, we must also invite the spirit of our Heavenly Father into our home, Mothers and Fathers need to show and express their love and respect for each other, and their children, we need to practice the principals of prayer, forgiveness, compassion, service, hard work and wholesome fun together as a family. (some exerts from, The Family: A Proclamation to the World)

I want you to know how strongly I believe that putting harmful substances (like drugs, tobacco and alcohol) in your body whether legal or illegal, is harmful to your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well being. You must think of your body as scared, be physical and active, try to eat healthy and make good choices of what you put into your body. Stand strong on these issues and do not give into peer pressure or the glorification from some media, like television, movies, games, magazines, etc. You need to be mindful though to the free agency of others who might choose to partake in these substances. You need to reach out to them through example and tolerance.

As you grow older, there will be even more issues that we will discuss and Grandma will share her views with you on those, We may even revisit some of these views and opinions in more depth as you become more age appropriate. I want you to know how much I love you, and that I will always be open and honest with you about what I believe and know to be true.

It is my fervent prayer that you too shall come to believe and know these things and gain a testimony of them for yourself.

With all my Love Forever and Always no matter what.
Bama