All Hail King Obama!
This may come as quite a surprise or shock to those who know me, but I am very upset with President Obama’s decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act. To be clear before people jump all over me, I am very much an ardent supporter of gay marriage and I enthusiastically supported President Obama in his campaign for the Presidency. I have always said that I dont think President Obama is perfect, but that I thought he was the best of the last crop of candidates. He has done several things I disagree with, but this latest takes the cake. The President simply cannot and should not allow his personal opinions on an issue to affect how he performs his legal obligations as outlined in the Constitution. Specifically, the executive branch is required to enforce and defend laws passed by the Congress. Any legal challenges should come from the Judicial branch. This system of checks and balances is what the framers agreed upon to avoid having a strong single figure running the union. President Obamas executive branch is but one of three branches of government who are supposed to supplement and check each other. His is not the place to reject DOMA, the courts are where this battle should be fought. When I first heard that the DOJ would no longer defend DOMA, I was relieved. I was relieved because I think that gay marriage hurts no one and that the government should not be allowed to impose its will on persons who love each other. However much I dislike DOMA, it is the law of the land. I see that the political landscape in this country is swinging toward being more accepting of gay marriage and that gives me joy. That does not mean I want the President to usurp power reserved by the judiciary. We are seeing in Egypt and Libya right now what happens when one person seizes too much power.
Im Eric Kiltz and I approved this message.
Reflections On My Independence Day Trip To Washington DC
This trip was planned nearly one year ago. As many of my friends and family know, I am a huge U2 fan. I saw the band in concert twice in 2009 and had plans to see them three times in 2010. The original plan for taking a trip at this time was to see U2 in concert in Chicago on July 6th. I started thinking that if I was already going to be out of town, why not just go to DC first for the Independence Day festivities? I had always wanted to go, why not do both in one trip I thought. I invited my friends Dain and Tom to join me and they agreed. I purchased a plane ticket from Salt Lake City to DC. I was about to purchase a ticket from DC to Chicago and another back to Salt Lake City when I decided to take a train back from Chicago. One of the items on my bucket list is to take a long haul train so I figured this would be a perfect opportunity. I went ahead and purchased a plane ticket from DC to Chicago and then bought a ticket on Amtrak’s California Zephyr train from Chicago to Salt Lake City, a trip lasting just shy of two days. Hotel rooms were reserved, a Hyatt in Arlington near DC, and a Hilton in downtown Chicago. All was meticulously planned out and I thought it would all work out when tragedy struck. The lead singer for U2, Bono, hurt his back whilst practicing in Munich and the entire North American leg of this year’s tour was rescheduled for 2011. Now I’m stuck in a kind of tricky situation. I thought about going to Chicago anyway and playing tourist for a couple of days but then I decided to just hang on to my ticket, it will still be valid next year when U2 reschedules, I’ll play tourist then. I wouldn’t be able to cancel the entire trip without losing my money on airfare and the train so I just decided to go to DC anyway. My train fare was non-refundable but I was able to move my departure up two days. So, here is what all I did during the trip:
Had an early flight to DC on July 2nd, connecting in Chicago where I would be returning in a few days… My flight got in early evening so I went to dinner at a pizza place in Arlington and then went back to the hotel to rest up for my busy day to follow. I had a really nice hotel room on the 14th floor, got a free upgrade because the original room they gave me wasn’t clean. I got up around 8 on July 3rd and first went to Arlington National Cemetery which was close to the hotel. The cemetery was a very emotional experience; I went to the grave of President John F Kennedy, the Tomb of the Unknowns, and various other memorials and grave sites. I got to the Tomb of the Unknowns right at the end of the changing of the honor guard so I got to see part of it but I didn’t have my camera ready in time to record the ceremony. I did get some pictures of the new guard after he posted. I was very unimpressed with the state of the grounds at the cemetery. Frankly, the grass looked like crap. Those of you who have been with me to DC will recall me being equally unimpressed with the state of the grounds at the National Mall. I don’t understand why we can spend 600 billion dollars on war when we can’t even turn on a sprinkler at a national cemetery.
After the cemetery, I went to the United States Holocaust Memorial. I had been told by others that this is a very moving exhibit. What I didn’t know is that you have to have tickets to see the permanent exhibit. Having no ticket, I was able to see a display they had on Nazi propaganda but that was all. As with many other places around DC, there were protestors out front speaking out against Israel’s incursions into Palestine. The police at the museum seemed very on edge, likely from the shooting last year that led to a dead cop in the lobby. The strictly forbade photos, even of the exterior of the building. I saw them make one woman remove a picture file from her camera.
From there, I went to the Newseum. I have wanted to visit the Newseum for a long long time but never seemed to get the chance. In case your intuition skills aren’t up to the task, the Newseum is a museum dedicated to the news. Being a news junkie, this was a fun place for me. Rather than go into specifics of what was there, I’ll just reference my pictures on Facebook.
At this point, it was the evening so most other tourist spots were closed so I decided to walk around downtown DC and take pictures of various sites. I went by the American Red Cross national headquarters which was kind of cool since I’m a volunteer with the Red Cross. I also stopped by the Canadian Embassy to take some pictures for a Canadian friend of mine. I then went by the White House. I have been here several times before but some of those pictures were lost in a hard drive meltdown so I wanted to replace them. I stopped and chatted with Conception Picciotto at her eternal protest in front of the White House. If you have been to DC, you will likely remember her from her tent with the large yellow signs up on Pennsylvania Avenue. She has been protesting on that spot continuously since 1981, sleeping there and all. She is a little odd but surprisingly articulate for someone who wears a foil hat on her head to ward off government brainwashing.
Now on to dinner with my friend Bonnie. We met up at a place called Capitol City Brewery, right up the street from Harry’s. Harry’s has special meaning to my friend Dain and IJ. Dinner was good, the margherittas were really good! I went back to the hotel at that point, it was only around 8 but I was pretty tired from walking around all day. I had intended to go to bed early but I ended up watching Harold and Kumar go to White Castle on the teevee until 11…
Now I’m up to Independence Day. The parade started at 1145 so I left at 9, got to Constitution Ave around 930 to stake out my spot. Most of the people stayed near the beginning of the parade route at Constitution and 7th, I went to the end of the route at Constitution and 17th where there were not nearly as many people. I had a great view of the Washington Monument which I was able to backdrop into several of my pictures. The parade was really fun, lots of high school marching bands that were actually pretty good. There were several bands and high schools from my home state of Kansas that were there which was pretty cool. I didn’t see anyone from Utah thoughL. I think the best part of the parade was seeing the look of pride on the high schoolers faces. I think back to when I was in high school and I would be filled with a tremendous sense of accomplishment had I had the chance to march in this parade. I’m just assuming it was pride; it could have been heat exhaustion as it was over 100 degrees out… Speaking of heat exhaustion, when the parade was over with I went back to the hotel and spent three hours with my air conditioner turned to 50 degrees. That freaking heat and humidity just sucked the life out of me. With my body cooled off, a pizza in my belly, I went back downtown for a coffee with a cute cop I met earlier on the mall followed by the concert and fireworks. At least I planned on seeing the concert. Some idiot at the National Park Service didn’t bother to tell anyone that you had to be actually sitting on the capitol steps to see the concert; everyone was under the impression that you could see it from the mall. Needless to say, a lot of people were pissed that they didn’t get to see it, myself included. I was able to get a good spot for the fireworks; I put myself in a spot where the Washington Monument would be in front of them to accentuate the photos and videos. It was really cool when a small child began a rendition of America the Beautiful which several of the crowd joined in to. After the fireworks, the wonderful minds at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority decided NOT to let people into the Metro at the Smithsonian station. Not wanting to have to maneuver my way through a crowd of 1 million people to get to another station, I walked back to Arlington, a trip that took just over two hours. Walking back that far was probably a pretty stupid decision as I really needed to get some sleep because I had to get up at 3 for my flight but I thought, screw it I’ll sleep when I’m dead. I got back to the hotel around midnight, was able to squeeze in 3 hours of sleep before arising for my flight to Chicago.
Upon arriving in Chicago, I boarded a CTA train to Union Station. I’m trying to keep an open mind and realize that I only saw a small swath of Chicago on my route to downtown but I was left with a rather unfavorable impression of the city. The parts I saw were really run down. The ‘L’ system was very old, the stations dank and dirty. One thing that struck me was that I saw a lot of people who looked a lot like me in both age and socio economic status. I felt sad that fate has brought them to live in such a crappy hell hole. I got to Union Station around 7 am and had a 7 hour wait until my Amtrak train left. Chicago’s Union station is a very nice station, but it is far too small for its needs. I talked to a couple of gentlemen at the station who were on the very same train on the very same day one year prior. They said that the train last year had hit a car, killing 3 people. They had to wait 6 hours until Amtrak sent some busses for them. The train ride was a very interesting experience. For the first 18 hours I was sitting next to an elderly lady named Kris who was on her way home to Denver after visiting family in Chicago. She was not impolite but neither was she very friendly. She finally got off in Denver so I had two seats to myself for the duration of the trip. Across the aisle was an Amish couple on their way to Utah for a conference. They were very nice people; they surprised me in that they had phones and cameras. Apparently they are from a sect of Amish that uses technology to a certain extent but still doesn’t drive. The husband was a construction worker in northern Kentucky and the wife was a homemaker (albeit with no children). The train was very full of Amish, supposedly Amtrak frequently is. One item of note is that I thought many of the Amish women were very beautiful. I don’t like makeup on women, so the Amish were right up my alley (except for their boring clothing). The ride was very long and the seat grew uncomfortable after a time but the train had a dining car and a lounge on it so I could move around a bit. There was a snack bar with sandwiches, candy and soda. The little bald man running the snack bar was funny as hell, very feisty. The ride was very scenic; I got a few nice pictures going through Colorado. I think though that if I ever ride Amtrak again I will get a sleeper room so I don’t have to try to sleep in a coach seat. I met some interesting people in the lounge. One, an elderly gentleman from Chicago had never been outside the city in his 70 years so he was fascinated with the farms and open fields of the Midwest. Another guy was a DJ from LA who was kind of the same way although he seemed to have traveled around at least a bit. I got back to town and had to convince the Amish couple to take a taxi to their hotel, they wanted to walk but the train station is in a kind of bad part of Salt Lake City. From there, it was off to bed where I slept for 11 hours…
Death As An Administrative Procedure?
I am not against the death penalty. I believe that there are some persons who are so evil, their crime so heinous that society cannot rationally let them survive. That being said, I think using death as a sentence is something that should be done with extreme caution. Society and the state should not take the ending of a human life lightly, rather as a very serious matter worthy of some very serious thought. A jury who is deliberating a capitol case should be 100% sure beyond a reasonable doubt that the person they convict is guilty of the crime they are accused of. A judge should be absolutely certain that imposing death is the only way to ensure that the person will not cause further harm to society. A persons ability to harm other inmates or prison officials should also be taken into account before one rushes into imposing a life sentence as an alternative to death. I would even go so far as to propose that the financial risks vs. benefits of the death penalty should not even be discussed. I have a very high regard for human life and I don’t like the idea of using dollars to quantify killing or not killing someone.
In the specific case of Ronnie Lee Gardner who, at the time this post is published is scheduled to die in 1 hour and 13 minutes, I am in favour of him being executed. I wont take the time to get into the merits of using a firing squad, I think its irrelevant given that Mr. Gardner choose this method. I think the State of Utah has made a good case against Mr. Gardner and he has been afforded every opportunity to make his own case. I think the Utah State Prison has done a very good job of handling the media and security aspects of this execution; in particular I think the prison spokesperson, Mr. Steve Gehrke has been very cordial and professional during his press conferences to this point. I admire the prison officials for the apparent humane way in which they are treating Mr. Gardner during his last hours in allowing him access to his family, his clergy and some snacks. Though I am not saddened by Mr. Gardner’s pending departure from this Earth, I am saddened that this situation has led to a loss of life, Mr. Gardner’s included. Provided that his execution not be stayed, may he rest in peace.
Blasphemy At It’s Finest
Ok, I never really did understand this whole easter thing but I’ve been doing some research on the topic and this is what I came up with.
So apparently around 3000 years ago there was this dude named Jebus. Nobody liked Jebus, probably because he was a liberal hippie and it was kind of a conservative era (plus he was black), so they lynched him. Everyone was so happy he died that 3000 years later some people still celebrate his death. There is even some guy called Pope who lives in Rome that gets so happy every easter that he takes a little boy to bed as a ‘special celebration’ if you know what I mean 
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What I haven’t been able to figure out is what easter has to do with rabbits, eggs and girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes. If anyone can shed some light on that that would be cool.
The Great Shasta Massacre of 2010
This isnt exactly very political in nature like most of my posts are but im nursing a buzzed like feeling though I have not imbibed any alcohol tonight and felt like writing this down. I must begin by saying that I went to see Our Town at Pioneer Theatre tonight. VERY dissapointed. The show had no plot. None. It was just a bunch of people living out their daily lives in a small town around the turn of the 20th century. What is really weird about this show is that ive seen it before, in junior high to be precise. It wasnt until the beginning of the third act when the narrator mentioned something about it being 1914 and everyone locks their doors because they have all heard of residential burglary. That sparked my memory from sitting in the auditorium of Roosevelt-Lincoln Jr. High somewhere in the middle of the theatre wondering why if everyone locked their doors in 1914 did people still not do it in the 90′s? This brought up a bunch of other memories of Jr. High including one 10 minute time when I got to play stand-in-spotlight-operator while some girl went to the bathroom. I must have put it out of my head since it is pretty much a waste of 2 1/2 hours of life. I read some reviews online raving about how good it is but my friend Tom said that must be because most people forget about it and then accidentally go see it again. Together with Tom, I walked to the train feeling like less of a person for seeing that play. Normally I feel rather good about myself after attending the theatre, I feel like I have bettered my existence by being a patron of the arts, that I am more cultured if you will. I dont feel as if I was the only one as this is the only play I have ever been to where the audience did not give a standing ovation.
Ok, now to tie this monologue in with this posts title. The play was a great juxtaposition to a conversation my friend Tom and I had with our friend JC. We had a pre-show dinner at Big Ed’s where we told JC about our afternoon last Saturday shooting up soda cans in the desert. Tom described in detail how I lined up several Shasta cans and then stood about 3 feet away holding my pistol sideways and blew them away ‘gangland style’.
I Just Dont Get It
A recent bout of so called ‘gay rights’ protests have occurred near Temple Square in Salt Lake City lately. These protests have been called by another name, ‘kiss-ins’. The ‘kiss-ins’ have stemmed from an incident wherein two gay, drunk individuals were walking through main street plaza and began kissing each other. Church security approached these two and asked them to leave, they declined and became belligerent. Church security then attempted to remove them from the property which caused the two men to fight them and resulted in security taking them to the ground and putting plastic cuffs on them. The police were then called and the men were cited for trespassing. For my out of state readers, main street plaza is a section of street in downtown Salt Lake City that years ago was sold to the Mormon church and was then turned into open space. While the Mormon church allows the public to pass through this plaza, it is clearly marked that it belongs to them. To be clear, church security told the men that they were on private property and that their actions were not welcome. Although the church did not have any posted policy banning homosexual kissing, the men were told of church position and given the option of leaving peacefully.
I have opted to not participate in these protests, which if you know me may surprise you as I typically attend all protests on the principle that we must exercise our right to assemble or we will use it. When the Mormon church supported California’s Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage, I was at the forefront of several protests around Temple Square. I have supported events and efforts of both the Utah Pride Center and Equality Utah. I bring this up to make it known that I am a fierce supporter of gay rights. But I cannot bring myself to support these recent ‘kiss-ins’. My reasons are listed below in a copied version of a conversation which took place on Facebook with several of my friends who are also gay rights supporters. I strongly solicit comment from everyone on this issue, especially from those of you who are Mormon.
Eric Ethington is wondering if there is another Plaza protest scheduled. Heard there was, but no details 
Eric Kiltz Do you not have any regard for private property?
Happy Holidays! Ok, I Couldn’t Think Of A Witty Title For This Post So I Decided To Use An Easy One…
Ok, here I go with a few thoughts. I’m going to put them all on one post rather than have several in the interests of time.
To start with, kudos to the House for passing the Auto Industry Loan package last night. Although I could have done without the crappy commentary on C-SPAN, I love watching contested bills being argued and voted on. However, that doesn’t mean that I %100 agree with the government handing over money to companies that have not proved they know how to effectively run a business. Those douche bags have been in business for over 100 years so it is no-one’s fault but theirs that they are struggling. They should fire their CEO’s and their entire board and get rid of Union Labor. I’m all about workers rights but the UAW seems to think their workers are some sort of gods who require treatment as such. That being said, we cannot afford to let one of the ‘Big 3’ to go under. Too many people would lose their jobs and that simply won’t do. However, I think a merger would be in their best interest.
Senator Buttars can just fuck right off. That stupid son of a bitch seems to think that he is the self appointed moral guardian for the rest of the state. He is so goddamn stupid that he doesn’t even realize that he represents EVERY GODDAMN UTAHN IN HIS DISTRICT!!! Not just the conservative Mormons who elected him. His non-binding resolution to ask businesses to use ‘Merry Christmas’ is just the wrong thing at the way wrong time. He doesn’t realize that not every Utahan is a Mormon who believes in Christ. He doesn’t seem to care that the state is facing a 1 billion dollar budget shortfall right now and we need to focus our attention on finding appropriate places to cut spending and raise more money. He doesn’t seem to realize that our prisons are overcrowded and we need more space for our prisoners. He doesn’t seem to realize that UDOT had to cut millions of dollars in projects because there is no money which put thousands out of work. To those of you who just reelected this asshole, fuck you. He has been an asshole for years now so WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING???!!!
Governor Huntsman has the right idea regarding the Budget deficit. Out of the four states that I have lived in, I have always been amazed how many services Utah offers to its citizens. I agree with Governor Huntsman’s decision to cut non-essential programs while increasing funding to Medicaid. This is the right time to cut programs such as the Asthma School Program while providing a way for children to have basic medical care.
Im Eriq Kiltz and I approved this message because I am a fan of Governor Huntsman and I hate Senator Buttars.
OK CNN, Seriously, I Mean Seriously…
I know times are tough and advertising revenue is drying up. But for petes sake CNN, does it really make sense to let FOX NEWS ADVERTISE ON YOUR NETWORK???????????
The Following Utah Persons And Businesses Financially Supported Proposition 8:
| A. Bruce Knudsen | Bountiful | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Aaron Larson | Provo | A&Amp;E Family Publisher | Marriage Educator | $100 |
| Aaron Meyers | Provo | Microsoft | Software Design Engineer | $35 |
| Aaron Meyers | Provo | Microsoft | Software Design Engineer | $100 |
| Alan Archibald | St George | Self-Alan Archibald | N/A | $1,000 |
| Alan Colledge | Lindon | Central Utah Clinic | M.D. | $1,000 |
| Allen Webb | Layton | Cdi Media, Inc. | Management | $35 |
| Allen Webb | Layton | Cdi Media, Inc. | Management | $50 |
| Allison Peterson | Salt Lake City | St Marks Hosp | Nurse | $100 |
| Amber Lasley | Provo | Provo School District | Teacher | $500 |
| Andrea Fillmore | Provo | N/A | Homemaker | $250 |
| Ann Sharp | Orem | Provo School District | Instructional Researcher | $100 |
| Annabel Lambert | Kamas | South Summit School District | Teacher’s Aide | $100 |
| Arthur Morley | Kaysville | N/A | Retired | $500 |
| Barbara Lee | Midway | Homemaker | Homemaker | $10,000 |
| Barton Rhidehouse | Salt Lake City | Alta Air | Regional Manager Of Hvac Co. | $500 |
| Benjamin Beeson | Orem | Neighborhood Homes | Management | $250 |
| Beverly Garrison | Salem | N/A | Retired | $1,000 |
| Beverly Moffitt | Salt Lake City | N/A | Retired | $500 |
| Bill Culbertson | Provo | Intel | Engineer | $100 |
| Boyd Fugal | Pleasant Grove | Fugal Farms | Farms | $500 |
| Boyer Family Investments Ltd. | Coalville | N/A | N/A | $1,000 |
| Brain Stapleton | Pleasant Grove | Bidmail, Inc. | Software Engineer | $2,500 |
| Brandon Stoker | Provo | Law School | Student | $35 |
| Brandon Stoker | Provo | Law School | Student | $100 |
| Brian Nelson | Provo | Blue Mountain Insurance | Insurance | $100 |
| Brody Holbrook | Hyde Park | Jj Cole Collections | Vice President | $750 |
| Brody Holbrook | Hyde Park | Jj Cole Collections | Vice President | $100 |
| Brooks Bahr | Salt Lake City | Lac/Usc Med Center | Med Resident Physician | $250 |
| Bryan Piteck | Salt Lake City | Subway Sandwiches | Owner | $500 |
| Burgandy Keel | Eagle Mountain | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Caleb Miskin | Provo | Weka Inc. | Estimating Assistant | $1,000 |
| Carla Call | Provo | N/A | Retired | $200 |
| Carla Call | Provo | N/A | Retired | $200 |
| Carly Torgerson | Cedar City | Iron County School Dist | Teacher | $200 |
| Carol Arave | North Salt Lake | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Celeste Adams | Saint George | Intermountain Health Care | Rn | $200 |
| Chad Hays | Provo | Provo City School District | Special Education Teacher | $100 |
| Chanelle Parkinson | Pleasant Grove | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Charlaine Thompson | Orem | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Charles Hardy | Sandy | L-3 Communications | Engineer | $125 |
| Cheri Jackson | Salt Lake City | N/A | Homemaker | $2,000 |
| Christie Kinghorn | Woods Cross | N/A | Attorney | $50 |
| Christie Kinghorn | Woods Cross | N/A | Attorney | $100 |
| Clint Olson | South Jordan | Co Maintaince Inc | Landscaper | $750 |
| Clyde Williams | Sandy | Byu | Professor | $100 |
| Constancy Trust | Salt Lake City | N/A | N/A | $9,950 |
| Coral Desert Rhabilitation | St George | N/A | Health Facility Administrater | $1,000 |
| Coral Twiggs | Pleasant Grove | Coral Construction, Inc. | Vp | $100 |
| Cortney Nelson | Draper | Wells Fargo | Financial Analist | $400 |
| Curtis Hoffman | Woodland Hills | Curtis B Hoffman, Attorney At Lw | Attorney | $100 |
| D. Ogden | Provo | Byu | Professor | $100 |
| Dan Garrison | Salem | N/A | Retired | $250 |
| Daniel Lee | Logan | Us Coast Guard | Military | $200 |
| Daniel Lee | Logan | Us Coast Guard | Military | $100 |
| Daniel Patten | Salt Lake City | C.R. England | Data Analyst | $100 |
| David Clark | Draper | United Tws | Tws | $99 |
| David Clark | Draper | United Tws | Tws | $2,450 |
| David Edgecomb | Pleasant Grove | Computer Confidence Llc | It Technician | $100 |
| David Johnston | Orem | N/A | Marketing | $100 |
| David Paxman | Provo | Byu | Teacher | $1,000 |
| David Whiting | Grantsville | Tooele County School District | Educator | $100 |
| Deborah Bohman | North Logan | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Delmer Harris | St. Geo. | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Dennis Gleason | Pleasant Grove | Wolf Electronix, Inc. | Sales Executive | $500 |
| Derek Mock | Provo | Provo Property Management | Hr | $200 |
| Desaray Bevans | Roy | State Farm | Staff Agent | $100 |
| Diana Lewis | Holladay | Sorenson Communications | Vice President | $250 |
| Diane Petty | Springville | Self-Western States Mechanical | Owner Of Plumbing Business | $500 |
| Donald Keyes | Ogden | Self | Insurance | $500 |
| Douglas Chabries | Orem | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Douglas Pearce | Saint George | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Douglas Youngberg Investments Inc | Washington | N/A | N/A | $5,000 |
| Edmund Evans | Salt Lake City | Goldman Sachs | Chief Development Officer | $2,000 |
| Edson Barton | Lehi | Barton Llc | Education Consultant | $250 |
| Edward Quinn | North Salt Lake | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Elese Parent | Logan | N/A | Retired | $200 |
| Elizabeth Bell | Orem | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Energy Efficiency Mgmt Llc | Draper | N/A | N/A | $2,450 |
| First Global Marketing Llc | Provo | N/A | N/A | $10,000 |
| Floyd Woodfield | Saint George | Weber State University | Retired Professor | $100 |
| Franklin Dimick | Monroe | Dimick Water Resources Engineeri | Civil Engineer | $100 |
| Fundet Foundation Inc. | Draper | N/A | N/A | $2,450 |
| Fundet Foundation Inc. | Draper | N/A | N/A | $7,500 |
| Gary Schnell | Highland | The Argent Group | Development Manager | $100 |
| George Brunt | Provo | Corporate Legal Consultants | Attorney | $100 |
| Geralee Mcarthur | South Jordan | N/A | Homemaker | $1,000 |
| Glen Davis | Holladay | Interstate Specialties Llc | Sales | $250 |
| Glen Rusche | Orem | Synergy Companies | Manager | $200 |
| Gloria Ottesen | Eagle Mountain | Lds Church | Clothing Supervisor | $100 |
| Gloria Ottesen | Eagle Mountain | Lds Church | Clothing Supervisor | $50 |
| Golden Murray | Mapleton | Raytheon Oakley Systems | Software Engineer | $100 |
| Grant Norman | Paradise | Self-Western States Rebar | Manager | $100 |
| Greg Born | Provo | Interwest | Software Architect | $100 |
| Gregory Anderson | Springville | Carlsbad Unified School Dist. | Teacher | $1,000 |
| Gregory Hess | Kaysville | Parr, Waddoups Brown Gee | Attorney | $500 |
| Helen Manwaring | Salem | Essential Science Publishing | Hr Bookkeeper | $100 |
| Herbert Gillespie | Roosevelt | Gillespie Law Office | Attorney | $1,000 |
| Hyde Merrill | Midvale | Merrill Energy, Llc | Engineer | $500 |
| Intense International | Provo | N/A | N/A | $2,000 |
| J.C. Bisel | Vernal | N/A | Retired | $500 |
| Jacquelyn Vanorman | Salt Lake City | N/A | Homemaker | $200 |
| Jake Schnakenburg | Orem | Ohana Software | Programmer | $700 |
| James Ogilvie | Brighton | Axial Biotech | Researcher | $250 |
| James Pinegar | Orem | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Jan Brown | Bountiful | Petrous | Manager | $100 |
| Janet Blackwelder | Highland | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Janet Hintze | Kaysville | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Janette Penfield | Provo | Brigham Young University | Higher Education Administrator | $750 |
| Janie Leroy | Salt Lake City | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Jason Bertoch | Cedar City | Halliburton | Field Professional | $100 |
| Jean Davis | Lehi | Intermoutain Healthcare | Registered Nurse | $250 |
| Jean Mcknight | Orem | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Jeff Armstrong | Saratoga Springs | Armstrong Consulting | Programmer | $100 |
| Jeff Armstrong | Saratoga Springs | Armstrong Consulting | Programmer | $50 |
| Jeff Ford | Washington | Cross Creek | Marriage &Amp; Family Therapist | $100 |
| Jeff Heaton | Salt Lake City | Ub Real Estate Llc | Real Estate | $100 |
| Jeffrey Bennion | Salt Lake City | Kawa Design Studios | Finance | $1,000 |
| Jeffrey Blair | American Fork | Cemaphore Systems | Software Developer | $1,000 |
| Jeffrey Holt | Huntsville | Goldman Saches &Amp; Co | Investment Banker | $9,990 |
| Jeffrey Rosenbaugh | Provo | Exxonmobil | It Specialist | $200 |
| Jeffrey Williams | American Fork | Im Flash Technologies, Llc | Software Engineer | $250 |
| Jennifer Johnson | Holladay | Coraticum Asset Management | Manager | $2,500 |
| Jennifer Mckay | Kaysville | N/A | Homemaker | $8,000 |
| Jered Anderson | Woods Cross | N/A | Retired | $250 |
| Jerry Sandberg | Bountiful | Cfs | Teacher | $100 |
| Jim Huefner | Bountiful | N/A | Retired | $200 |
| Job Jones | Cedar City | Southern Utah Univ | Admin Assistant | $1,000 |
| John Gadd | Pleasant Grove | Workman Nydegger | Patent Attorney | $100 |
| John Hendrix | Provo | Standard Fiber | Financial Executive | $200 |
| Jon Holbrook | Bountiful | N/A | Retired | $25 |
| Jon Holbrook | Bountiful | N/A | Retired | $35 |
| Jon Holbrook | Bountiful | N/A | Retired | $35 |
| Jon Holbrook | Bountiful | N/A | Retired | $35 |
| Jon Robison Md | North Logan | Interwest Anesthesia | Physician | $250 |
| Jonathan Bullen | Salt Lake City | Eagle Gate College Group | Ceo-President | $5,000 |
| Jonathan Collins | Provo | Western National Group | Project Manager | $1,000 |
| Jonathan Lund | Provo | Belcan | Engineer | $100 |
| Joshua Roberts | Provo | Neo Mps, Inc. | Chemist | $150 |
| Joyce Broadhead | Provo | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Joyce Erickson | Centerville | N/A | Homemaker | $250 |
| Julia Warren | Provo | Seastore | Graphic Designer | $100 |
| Julia Wooden | Sandy | Franklin Covey Protect | V.P. Sales | $1,000 |
| Julie Johnson | Bountiful | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Julina Magnusson | Provo | Byu | Esl Teacher/Administrator | $100 |
| Karen Aubrey | South Jordan | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Karl Greenwood | Provo | At&Amp;T | Engineer | $100 |
| Katherine Brown | Payson | N/A | Homemaker | $200 |
| Kathleen Mcconkie | St. George | None | $1,000 | |
| Kathleen Tervort | Elk Ridge | N/A | Homemaker | $600 |
| Kathryn Carter | Salt Lake City | N/A | Homemaker | $9,500 |
| Kathryn Knight | Salt Lake City | Kathryn Knight | Attorney | $250 |
| Kathryn Zarbock | Sandy | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Kathryn Zarbock | Sandy | N/A | Retired | $150 |
| Kenneth Woolley | Salt Lake City | Extra Space Inc. | Ceo | $5,000 |
| Kent Bowman | North Salt Lake | Tanner Lc | Cpa | $200 |
| Kent Bringhurst | Orem | N/A | Retired | $1,000 |
| Kent Meyers | Pleasant Grove | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Kerry Strauss | Provo | Fibertek | Engineer | $100 |
| Kirk Pearson | Provo | Student | Student | $150 |
| Kirsten Bradshaw | Santa Clara | Periodental Specialist Inc. | Administrative Specialist | $200 |
| Krista Yates | Midvale | N/A | Retired | $150 |
| Kyle Christensen | Spanish Fork | Western Botanicals, Inc. | Owner | $500 |
| Lakeside Storage, Llc | Provo | N/A | N/A | $1,000 |
| Laura Korth | Sandy | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Laura Middleton | Provo | Hrcp, L.C. | President | $200 |
| Lauralee Lemon | Santaquin | N/A | Homemaker | $250 |
| Laurel Frost | Hurricane | N/A | Homemaker | $200 |
| Laurie Janssen | West Jordan | Intermountain Healthcare | Accountant | $1,000 |
| Leanne Barlow | Provo | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Leland Hair | Orem | N/A | Retired | $150 |
| Leonor Alvarez | Highland | Alvarez Translations | Translator | $100 |
| Linda Gubler | Santa Clara | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Linda Hall | Hurricane | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Linda Henrie | Park City | N/A | Homemaker | $500 |
| Lisa Holdaway | North Ogden | Wsd | Teacher | $100 |
| Lisa Jackson | Spanish Fork | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Logan Barrowes | Spanish Fork | Svn Equities | Financial Analyst | $250 |
| Lowell Erbe | Lehi | Bungee Labs | Sofware Engineer | $100 |
| Lyndon Ricks | Centerville | Kruse, Landa Maycock &Amp; Ricks | Attorney | $100 |
| Madelyn Thomas | South Jordan | N/A | Homemaker | $200 |
| Marc Jewell | Salt Lake City | Hp | Business | $100 |
| Marcia Warner | Salem | N/A | Homemaker | $500 |
| Margery Mallory | Bountiful | Lds Church | Executive Secretary | $100 |
| Mark Barlow | American Fork | Atk | Electrical Engineer | $250 |
| Mark Sorrells | American Fork | Self Employed | Sales | $100 |
| Mark Wangsgaard | Provo | Johnsons Medical | Sales | $100 |
| Mary Gebs | Smithfield | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Matt Zollinger | Tremonton | Box Elder School District | School Counselor | $100 |
| Matthew Wonnacott Md | Bountiful | Us Air Force | Physician | $100 |
| Maurine Mclean | South Jordan | N/A | Homemaker | $250 |
| Mel Olsen | Lindon | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Melanie Ballard | Slc | N/A | Homemaker | $200 |
| Melissa Merrill | Salt Lake City | N/A | Publishing | $150 |
| Merlene Bodily | Grigham City | N/A | Homemaker | $200 |
| Michael Hilliard | Midway | N/A | Retired | $1,000 |
| Michael Lee | Elk Ridge | Nims | Researcher | $250 |
| Michael Lee | Elk Ridge | Nims | Researcher | $500 |
| Michael Vincent | Salt Lake City | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Michael Vincent | Salt Lake City | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Michelle Murdock | Salem | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Michelle Wickham | Orem | Klas | Attorney | $100 |
| Nancy Perl | Orem | N/A | Homemaker | $250 |
| Nanilea Bendixen | Provo | Longs Drugs | Cashier | $250 |
| Nathaniel Stringham | Sandy | Mac Management, Inc | President/Ceo | $500 |
| Nicholas Jepsen | Provo | Student | Student | $150 |
| Nicholas Jepsen | Provo | Student | Student | $200 |
| Norm Nemrow | Provo | Byu | University Professor | $500 |
| O. Don Ostler | Salt Lake City | N/A | Retired | $1,000 |
| Pamela Allen | Salt Lake City | Retired | Retired | $200 |
| Paul David | Salt Lake City | Wilson And Davis Co | Stock Broker | $1,000 |
| Paul Johnson | Pleasant Grove | Bennett Tueller Johnson &Amp; Deere | Attorny | $100 |
| Paula Webb | Provo | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Penny Linford | Alpine | Prosteel Security Products | President | $100 |
| Rachel Thurston Photography, Inc. | Sandy | Self | Photographer | $100 |
| Ralph Benson | Bountiful | Corp Of The Presiding Bishop | Tax Manager | $100 |
| Randy Giboney | Spanish Fork | Western Botanicals, Inc. | Owner | $500 |
| Randy Wilson | Riverton | Familysearch.Org | Computer Scientist | $100 |
| Rebecca Buckwalter | Orem | N/A | Homemaker | $2,500 |
| Rebecca Rainer | Highland | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Richard Holdaway | North Ogden | N/A | Retired | $250 |
| Ripley Architects | Salt Lake City | N/A | N/A | $200 |
| Robert Cheatham | Provo | Dci | Engineer | $1,000 |
| Robert Hale | Midvale | Usps | Postal Supervisor | $100 |
| Robert Hale | Midvale | Usps | Postal Supervisor | $35 |
| Robert Lee | Alpine | Nextpage | Exec | $250 |
| Robert Lewis | Provo | Lovell’s International Law Firm | Lawyer | $100 |
| Robert Valentine | Highland | Part Time Instructor | Teacher | $100 |
| Russel Bailey | Hyde Park | Jacobsen Construction | Construction Supervisor | $100 |
| Samuel Mckay | Kaysville | Student | Student | $8,000 |
| Sandefur Schmidt | Provo | Sandefur Schmidt | Writer, Researcher | $1,000 |
| Sandra Howard | Stansbury Park | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Sarah Warr | Provo | N/A | Homemaker | $300 |
| Saul Speirs | Provo | Byu Law | Student | $250 |
| Scott Wright | Orem | Nss | Computer Security | $100 |
| Shane Loveland | Provo | Xactwar | Research | $100 |
| Sharolynn Pyeatt | Spanish Fork | Byu | Librarian | $100 |
| Shelby Deher | Lindon | Envision Lending | Loan Officer | $100 |
| Shelly Price | Draper | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Sheryl Wardrop | Provo | N/A | Homemaker | $100 |
| Stacy Johanna | Provo | Shrines Hospital For Kids | Social Worker | $100 |
| Stan Russell | Sandy | Ams | Accountant | $250 |
| Stephanie Bywater | Holladay | Mediconnect Global | Ceo/President | $100 |
| Stephen Peterson | Summit | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Steven Bentley | Orem | Young Living | Cpa | $1,000 |
| Steven Bowers | South Jordan | The Layton Companies, Inc | Exec Vp | $250 |
| Steven Gottfredson | Salt Lake City | Pfizer | Sales Manager | $100 |
| Stuart Orgill | Orem | Qualtrics | Executive | $250 |
| Sumerlyn Tanner | Santaquin | Teachers Unlimited | Substitute Teacher | $100 |
| Susan Gleason | Bountiful | Huntsman Hospital | Rn | $250 |
| Susan Roylance | South Jordan | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Susan Thompson | Cedar City | Planview Inc | Project Manager | $500 |
| Suzanne Strong | Holladay | N/A | Retired | $250 |
| Synergy Entrepreneurs Llc | Draper | $100 | ||
| Synergy Entrepreneurs Llc | Draper | N/A | N/A | $2,450 |
| Tamara Hill | Orem | N/A | Homemaker | $250 |
| Tamara Snow | North Salt Lake | N/A | Homemaker | $500 |
| Terry Gale | Sandy | Discover Fiancial Services | Account Manager | $200 |
| Teryl Arnold | Riverton | Future Vision Technologies | Software Engineer | $250 |
| Theodore Schmidt | Salt Lake City | N/A | Retired | $250 |
| Thomas Butler | America Fork | Fortress Investments | Real Estate | $1,000 |
| Timothy Nicolaysen | Draper | Es-O-En Corp | Owner | $100 |
| Timothy Smith | Provo | Byu | Professor | $100 |
| Todd Lillywhite | Murray | American Research Bureau | Researcher | $100 |
| Toni Moncrief | Bountiful | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Travis Jensen | Provo | Sleadden Arps | Attorney | $300 |
| Trent Linton | Sandy | Usmc | Military | $250 |
| Utah Process Inc | Provo | Utah Process | Constadile | $300 |
| Vicky Morris | Salt Lake City | N/A | Homemaker | $500 |
| Whitne Strain | Bountiful | N/A | Self Employed | $100 |
| William Williams | Provo | N/A | Retired | $100 |
| Wolfgang Muelleck | Highland | Peoples Utah Bancorp | Cfo | $100 |
| Zion Foundation | Draper | N/A | N/A | $2,450 |
| Zion Foundation | Draper | N/A | N/A | $7,500 |
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