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Friday, August 22, 2008
The Nothingness of Money
I am back and man has it been a long time since my last post, but I sure have learned a lot these last few months. As you will notice by the title of the post I have taken on a bit of a different role on this blog and I hope to speak a little bit about the nothingness of money and how worthless it will become in the nearby future. To explain where I am coming from I will use a little bit of history and scriptures. In 1910 our economy was moving forward like it always does. It came out of a bust from a "run on the bank". Interestingly enough the majority of power and wealth was held by a few individual bankers and investment firms. As we all know, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. We learn that "it is the nature and disposition of almost all men as soon as they get a little authority as they suppose they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion" It has happen all throughout history and it will continue to happen. These men had way to much power and wanted more. Here is what happened and you might want to read The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin to get a better Idea but I will quote his summary here
"The basic plan was drafted at a secret meeting held in November of 1910 at the private resort of J.P. Morgan on Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia. Those who attended represented the great financial institutions of Wall Street and indirectly, Europe as well. The reason for secrecy was simple. Had it been known that rival factions of the banking community had joined together, the public would have been alerted to the possibility that the bankers were plotting an agreement in restraint of trade-which, of course, that is exactly what they were doing. What emerged was a cartel agreement with five objectives: stop the growing competition from the nation's newer banks; obtain a franchise to create money out of nothing for the purpose of lending; get control of the reserves of all banks so that the more reckless ones would not be exposed to currency drains and bank runs; get the taxpayer to pick up the cartel's inevitable losses; and convince Congress that the purpose was to protect the public. It was realized that the bankers would have to become partners with the politicians and that the structure of the cartel would have to be a central bank..." Here are the names of men that attended this secret meeting
1. Nelson W. Aldrich Republican Senate Father-in-law to John D. Rockefeller, Jr.;
2. Henry P. Davison Sr. Partner of J.P. Morgan company
3. Charles D. Noroton, President of the National City Bank New York
4. A. Piatt Andrew, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
5. Frank A. Vanderlip, Presidnet of the National City Bank
6. Benjamin Strong, head of J.P. Morgan's Bankers Trust
7. Paul M. Warburg, representing the Rothschilds and Warburgs in Europe.
These men represent about 1/4 of the words wealth at that time...It is interesting to note that they all went to Jekyll island in secrecy and that is the scary thing. Due to these types of secret combinations whole nations were destroyed and will be destroyed in the future the Lord warned us about these types of combinations through his prophets.
"8 And it came to pass that they formed a secret acombination, even as they of old; which combination is most abominable and wicked above all, in the sight of God;
"The basic plan was drafted at a secret meeting held in November of 1910 at the private resort of J.P. Morgan on Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia. Those who attended represented the great financial institutions of Wall Street and indirectly, Europe as well. The reason for secrecy was simple. Had it been known that rival factions of the banking community had joined together, the public would have been alerted to the possibility that the bankers were plotting an agreement in restraint of trade-which, of course, that is exactly what they were doing. What emerged was a cartel agreement with five objectives: stop the growing competition from the nation's newer banks; obtain a franchise to create money out of nothing for the purpose of lending; get control of the reserves of all banks so that the more reckless ones would not be exposed to currency drains and bank runs; get the taxpayer to pick up the cartel's inevitable losses; and convince Congress that the purpose was to protect the public. It was realized that the bankers would have to become partners with the politicians and that the structure of the cartel would have to be a central bank..." Here are the names of men that attended this secret meeting
1. Nelson W. Aldrich Republican Senate Father-in-law to John D. Rockefeller, Jr.;
2. Henry P. Davison Sr. Partner of J.P. Morgan company
3. Charles D. Noroton, President of the National City Bank New York
4. A. Piatt Andrew, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
5. Frank A. Vanderlip, Presidnet of the National City Bank
6. Benjamin Strong, head of J.P. Morgan's Bankers Trust
7. Paul M. Warburg, representing the Rothschilds and Warburgs in Europe.
These men represent about 1/4 of the words wealth at that time...It is interesting to note that they all went to Jekyll island in secrecy and that is the scary thing. Due to these types of secret combinations whole nations were destroyed and will be destroyed in the future the Lord warned us about these types of combinations through his prophets.
"8 And it came to pass that they formed a secret acombination, even as they of old; which combination is most abominable and wicked above all, in the sight of God;
19 For the Lord worketh not in secret combinations, neither doth he will that man should shed blood, but in all things hath forbidden it, from the beginning of man.
22 And whatsoever anation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the bblood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for cvengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not.
24 Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this asecret combination which shall be among you; or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up.
25 For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the afreedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who bbeguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath chardened the hearts of men that they have dmurdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning.
I found it very interesting that during this meeting you could not call people by there last names and some of them had made up names. It was a secret meeting of wealth and power to figure out a way to control all of America and practically the world. He who has the gold makes the rules and these men knew that. They understood that if they had control of the money supply they could control any and all politician and Americans. It is the golden rule he who has the gold makes all the rules. Now how could one get control of the whole money supply of the strongest nation ever? Create The FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.
The Federal Reserve system is not Federal it is a private organization and is about as Federal as Federal Express. They created a perfect cartel that would end up having control over 100% of our money supply. It began by powerful men who wanted more power on Jekyll island in secrecy. Isn't that SCARY?
So what does that mean to you? EVERYTHING. It means that a private corporation that has its own interest's at heart has control over you... Say that you are a working citizen all of your life and you set aside a bit of retirement plus you put a lot of money in FDIC accounts. Well I would hate to tell you, one day you are going to lose about everything you got and then some. Here is one Cycle that the FED uses to devalue your money and I need to make sure you understand that it is ONE of the ways there are many which I do not care to write about.
1. The Fed Prints money and loans to the Government and banks.
2. The Government spends the money and the tax payers pay the interest on that money. The banks on the other hand lend out phantom money to the consumer and place those loans on their books as an ASSET. So if you deposit 100 Dollars into your bank by the time it gets through the system that money has turned into 10,000 dollars worth of Loans/Assets of Banks. It is interesting to know that Consumers are paying interest on Money that was created out of thin air.
3. That interest paid goes into the pockets of the banks and the owners of the FED
4. They turn around and loan it back out. It is a viscous cycle that will eventually devalue your money to nothing. Well actually it already has.....
One other scary thing that is happening right before our eyes is the bailout game. When Large Corporations and banks collapse the Fed is the lender of Last Resort they step in to bailout these piece of junk corporations which have no right to be in business making the congress back the bailouts. Once congress backs these bailouts the FED starts up the Printing Presses and creates more money out of thin air, but who gets stuck with the bill Tax payers and stockholders. Do you want examples? Bear sterns, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Chrysler, Indymac, and the list goes on and on. When the printing presses are turned on the people pay, but that is not the bad thing it is the devaluing of our currency that is going to kill us. You need to realize that the Government is broke they do not have money to spend but the FED loves it when they borrower money because they only care about receiving their interest payments. It is a weird system that will prove to be the collapse of one of the greatest nations of all time, but like I said in the title our money is nothing and is backed by nothing and for those of you who think that it is protected, Wait and SEE. We will wake up one day and realize the the money we spent our lives trying to obtain is worthless...
JACE VERNON
25 For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the afreedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who bbeguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath chardened the hearts of men that they have dmurdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning.
I found it very interesting that during this meeting you could not call people by there last names and some of them had made up names. It was a secret meeting of wealth and power to figure out a way to control all of America and practically the world. He who has the gold makes the rules and these men knew that. They understood that if they had control of the money supply they could control any and all politician and Americans. It is the golden rule he who has the gold makes all the rules. Now how could one get control of the whole money supply of the strongest nation ever? Create The FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.
The Federal Reserve system is not Federal it is a private organization and is about as Federal as Federal Express. They created a perfect cartel that would end up having control over 100% of our money supply. It began by powerful men who wanted more power on Jekyll island in secrecy. Isn't that SCARY?
So what does that mean to you? EVERYTHING. It means that a private corporation that has its own interest's at heart has control over you... Say that you are a working citizen all of your life and you set aside a bit of retirement plus you put a lot of money in FDIC accounts. Well I would hate to tell you, one day you are going to lose about everything you got and then some. Here is one Cycle that the FED uses to devalue your money and I need to make sure you understand that it is ONE of the ways there are many which I do not care to write about.
1. The Fed Prints money and loans to the Government and banks.
2. The Government spends the money and the tax payers pay the interest on that money. The banks on the other hand lend out phantom money to the consumer and place those loans on their books as an ASSET. So if you deposit 100 Dollars into your bank by the time it gets through the system that money has turned into 10,000 dollars worth of Loans/Assets of Banks. It is interesting to know that Consumers are paying interest on Money that was created out of thin air.
3. That interest paid goes into the pockets of the banks and the owners of the FED
4. They turn around and loan it back out. It is a viscous cycle that will eventually devalue your money to nothing. Well actually it already has.....
One other scary thing that is happening right before our eyes is the bailout game. When Large Corporations and banks collapse the Fed is the lender of Last Resort they step in to bailout these piece of junk corporations which have no right to be in business making the congress back the bailouts. Once congress backs these bailouts the FED starts up the Printing Presses and creates more money out of thin air, but who gets stuck with the bill Tax payers and stockholders. Do you want examples? Bear sterns, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Chrysler, Indymac, and the list goes on and on. When the printing presses are turned on the people pay, but that is not the bad thing it is the devaluing of our currency that is going to kill us. You need to realize that the Government is broke they do not have money to spend but the FED loves it when they borrower money because they only care about receiving their interest payments. It is a weird system that will prove to be the collapse of one of the greatest nations of all time, but like I said in the title our money is nothing and is backed by nothing and for those of you who think that it is protected, Wait and SEE. We will wake up one day and realize the the money we spent our lives trying to obtain is worthless...
JACE VERNON
Friday, February 15, 2008
O Thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus Stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. Then they that were in the ship came and worshiped him, saying; Of a truth thou art the Son of God. (St. Matthew 14:25-33)
This has to be one of my absolute favorite story found in the scriptures it has so many applications to my life and I hope it will begin to have many applications to yours. The Disciples had toiled all night long against the storm while Jesus was upon the shore line watching. They feared and were afraid that they all might perish if the storm does not calm itself. On the Fourth Watch (this means early morning they had to work and toil all night long which is a lesson unto itself) Jesus came walking on the water and Peter the overzealous one asks "Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water." And like Jesus always says "Come." Instantly Peter jumped over the side of the boat not thinking that he was about to be a part of a miracle. That just goes to show you the exceptional Faith that Peter had. I do not think too many of us will be that willing to jump out and leave the safety of the boat. "While his eyes were fixed upon the Lord, the wind could toss his hair and the spray could drench his robes, but all was well-he was coming to Christ." But Peter was quickly distracted and he began to sink. His thoughts and focus were changed from the Saviors face to the storm, rain, and the rushing wind. "It was only when his faith wavered and fear took control, only when the removed his glance from the Master to look at the furious waves and the ominous black gulf beneath, only then did he began to sink into the sea. In.... terror he cried out, Lord, save Me" (Jeffrey R. Holland, "Broken things to Mend,")
O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Can you see it? What caused a man of such Faith to begin to sink? Focus and Fear. Peter had the ability to walk on water and because of his great quality to leap without fear and try something new he found himself in a unfamiliar situation. It was uncomfortable for him and instead of focusing on the goal he began to focus on the problems. Does this not apply to us? How many of us have set out on a great journey with great faith. We feel great about something and have all the confidence in the world that things are going to work out. We plunge in with both feet with high hopes, focused energy, and great enthusiasm. But what happens to most people when problems start to arise and doubt and fear begin to creep into our minds? It will happen it does not matter what kind of journey you are about to embark on there will be trials and opposition in all things. That I can guarantee for it is a law. When problems arise 99% draw back, give up, and return to the safety of the ship, but I am here to tell you to do otherwise and Follow Peter. Instead of giving up and turning back to the boat he looked up and Cried "Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus Stretched forth his hand, and caught him." He looked up not back!! In moments of great despair and trail Peter new exactly what to do. Even though he made the mistake of focusing on the turbulence around him (which is something that we all tend to do) he didn't make the bigger mistake of retreating.
JACE VERNON
This has to be one of my absolute favorite story found in the scriptures it has so many applications to my life and I hope it will begin to have many applications to yours. The Disciples had toiled all night long against the storm while Jesus was upon the shore line watching. They feared and were afraid that they all might perish if the storm does not calm itself. On the Fourth Watch (this means early morning they had to work and toil all night long which is a lesson unto itself) Jesus came walking on the water and Peter the overzealous one asks "Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water." And like Jesus always says "Come." Instantly Peter jumped over the side of the boat not thinking that he was about to be a part of a miracle. That just goes to show you the exceptional Faith that Peter had. I do not think too many of us will be that willing to jump out and leave the safety of the boat. "While his eyes were fixed upon the Lord, the wind could toss his hair and the spray could drench his robes, but all was well-he was coming to Christ." But Peter was quickly distracted and he began to sink. His thoughts and focus were changed from the Saviors face to the storm, rain, and the rushing wind. "It was only when his faith wavered and fear took control, only when the removed his glance from the Master to look at the furious waves and the ominous black gulf beneath, only then did he began to sink into the sea. In.... terror he cried out, Lord, save Me" (Jeffrey R. Holland, "Broken things to Mend,")
O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Can you see it? What caused a man of such Faith to begin to sink? Focus and Fear. Peter had the ability to walk on water and because of his great quality to leap without fear and try something new he found himself in a unfamiliar situation. It was uncomfortable for him and instead of focusing on the goal he began to focus on the problems. Does this not apply to us? How many of us have set out on a great journey with great faith. We feel great about something and have all the confidence in the world that things are going to work out. We plunge in with both feet with high hopes, focused energy, and great enthusiasm. But what happens to most people when problems start to arise and doubt and fear begin to creep into our minds? It will happen it does not matter what kind of journey you are about to embark on there will be trials and opposition in all things. That I can guarantee for it is a law. When problems arise 99% draw back, give up, and return to the safety of the ship, but I am here to tell you to do otherwise and Follow Peter. Instead of giving up and turning back to the boat he looked up and Cried "Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus Stretched forth his hand, and caught him." He looked up not back!! In moments of great despair and trail Peter new exactly what to do. Even though he made the mistake of focusing on the turbulence around him (which is something that we all tend to do) he didn't make the bigger mistake of retreating.
JACE VERNON
Friday, February 8, 2008
The Trial of Money
After serving a four-year mission in the Hawaiian Islands, from 1854 to 1857, young Joseph F. Smith began his long journey home to Utah. He boated across the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco, then slowly began his journey by foot with a small company of Latter-day Saints.
One day when the company had stopped to camp and rest, a group of troublemakers came storming through. Most of the men ran and hid, but Joseph decided he had nothing to be afraid of, so he continued the task of piling firewood in the camp. As he did so, one of the men approached him with a pistol, declaring that it was his duty to exterminate every Mormon he came in contact with. As he pointed his pistol at Joseph, he demanded, “Are you a Mormon?”
Without fear or hesitation, Joseph answered, “Yes siree; dyed in the wool; true blue, through and through.”
The man was so startled by the courage of young Joseph F. Smith that he dropped his pistol and said, “Well, you are the [expletive deleted] pleasantest man I ever met! Shake, young fellow, I am glad to see a man that stands up for his convictions.” The man rode off, with the others following behind (Joseph Fielding Smith, Life of Joseph F. Smith, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1938, 189).
Utah is especially known for these types of things. I do not want to call them scams or investment traps because I really believe they work and I have seen them work in my own life and in the lives of others. I have watched people make great livings from them and I have seen people go to jail. It is not the so called investments that are the problem. It is the people involved who will not take responsibility for their own actions and their own words and it goes both ways entangling the investors and ones who taught them. It is the money behind it all that causes people to forget true principles. So I will go back to my question WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE MONEY IS GONE???? I will enlighten you...
- Blame game begins
- Law suites begin because Lawyers smell money
- People start claiming that they are the victims
- Whining, complaining, regret, and worry set in
- People stop taking responsibility for their actions
- Hate, pride, idleness, contentions, gossip, envy, and the list goes on..........
"For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. and having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
I reiterate the sentence that says "they that WILL BE RICH fall into temptation..."Think about that for a few minutes. I sure have and it has caused me to look at myself and see if Money has changed me in any way. It is a great temptation of mine and often Times I have to stop myself and question my own motives. I have been on both sides of the table. I have tried to help people make money by teaching them about investments and I have also lost thousands upon thousands of dollars in investing in things that did not pan out. Like many of you I have been caught up in the get rich quick sceams and I am sure that I will get involved in a lot more. Are we all willing to stand up for the choices we have made and live with the consequences whether good or bad?
The reason I started with the story above is to stress the importance of sticking with your values what ever they may be, even if it costs you your life. Joseph F Smith was a man that made a choice and he was willing to pay the ultimate price if necessary. Are we willing to stand up for good valued principles even when it comes to money? Does kindness come before profits, mercy before justice, generosity before greed, and patience before anger.. It should and one day it will. We tend to forget values and cast them aside when it comes to gain. If you really want to be happy and live by true principles here are a few to think about:
- Honesty (are you willing to be honest when it comes to Money)
- "Give to him that asketh thee and of him that would borrow from thee turn thou not away....
- Responsibility (are you willing to take full responsibility for your actions even if you lose everything?)
- Hard work (by the sweat of thy brow thou shalt work all the days of thy life....)
- Get out of DEBT/pay thy debts (release thyself from bondage)
- Save for a rainy day
- Loyalty
- Humility (if you lose money do you become prideful or are you willing to humble yourself and try again)
- Kindness, righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
- Be the Victor not the Victim (when things go wrong blame yourself not others and then get to work to overcome it and do not quit..)
JACE VERNON
Friday, December 21, 2007
In the Beginning
I have always been interested in Money and the things that Money can provide not only for me but for other people. The Majority of people will spend hours upon hours trying to obtain it. Some will go out and buy lottery tickets, others work 80 hour weeks, some inherit millions and others make millions. Whatever way you look at it we all have to make money to be able to survive in this crazy place we call earth. My Dad always jokes around and says " you can never have enough money." I am sure you have all heard that one before. Why is it that People will go to the such an extreme just to make a few bucks? If you take the time to think about our culture you will notice that we have all became obsessed with the idea of becoming rich. That is one of the reasons that I have decided to start a blog called It's A Matter of Money. I get tired of seeing all of the Evil things happening to people because of money. Satan is real and his goal is to make us miserable. Certainly we can not give in to such a monster who is so caught up in making us suffer. One of his ultimate tools is money and we have allowed ourselves to enter onto his territory. It has become our God and the Buck stops here with by blog. I am not saying that I am perfect by any means. I like you am a natural man and in the Book of Mormon it says that the "Natural man is an Enemy to God and has been since the fall of Adam and will be forever and ever unless we yield to the enticings of the Holy Spirit of GOD." We have to take control of our finances and use them to do good. There are certain laws attached to money that if obeyed will not only bring more money into our lives, but will make us happy. Isn't that the thing we really want. I will be the first to tell you that money cannot buy you happiness, but it sure helps. The lack of Money will cause just as many problems as an abundance of money. You just have to decide which side you would like to be on.
JACE VERNON
JACE VERNON
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