Shanna Jones

Authorized distributor for White Elegance in Southern Utah Mother of 4
Grandmother of 9
Author of 3
Child of God
Child of the Covenant
Disciple of Jesus Christ

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@ScottPresler If you're reading this, you're using data. They need to be built somewhere so they just need to figure out how to build them responsibly so they don't use water and power in excess. They have to prove to be good neighbors.

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@emilymiller @Freedom250 @StateMaryland Thanks, did you visit my state Utah? I heard it won Best of Show.

[Clint Teeples @TeeplesCY]

Excellent letter to the editor published in The Dallas Morning News.

Fairview mayor owes Latter-day Saints an apology

Mayor John Hubbard of the fast-growing Dallas suburb of Fairview recently wrote in the pages of The Salt Lake Tribune about a zoning dispute in his city. Hubbard has said his goal is to embarrass leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is headquartered in Salt Lake City, because of their decision to build a temple with a 120-foot steeple that his town approved.  

A forthright response is warranted, not from church leaders, who already reached an agreement with the town of Fairview, but from everyday Latter-day Saints, the kind who are hurt by Hubbard’s jeremiad. 

In his essay, Hubbard significantly misrepresented the nature and character of Fairview. 

He wrote that Fairview is organized around a 35-foot height limit in residential zones. But he did not mention that the temple is located on a major thoroughfare that is currently part of a major expansion project. He also failed to note that the temple site is located on “church row,” where each of the surrounding buildings exceed that 35-foot limit. Churches have been built on this stretch because the road is so busy home builders will not build on it. So much for residential. 
Hubbard said Fairview is a small town but did not note the massive outdoor mall less than a mile down the road the temple will be built on, nor that the mall also exceeds the 35-foot height limit. 

In other comments, Hubbard compared the temple height to Yankee Stadium, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Sphinx. These examples serve to distract. There are six churches in Collin County alone that are taller than the proposed temple and located in residential areas. No need to mention Italy. 
Hubbard claimed in his column that the temple would be the tallest structure Fairview has ever seen. That would make sense given how quickly Fairview is growing. But unfortunately, the mayor evidently overlooked other structures in his town. The temple will be at least the fourth-tallest structure in Fairview.  

Hubbard also failed to mention that in 2006, Fairview granted Creekwood United Methodist Church a conditional use permit for a building expansion that included a proposed 154-foot digital bell tower. The tower was never built, but the permit itself shows that the town has previously approved a structure substantially taller than the proposed temple. So much for how important height is to the town’s character. 

The Church of Jesus Christ has already compromised with the town of Fairview, significantly reducing the size and height of the building to meet the city’s needs. But Hubbard calls the church a bully because it asked the town to follow federal law. After all of this, Hubbard has the temerity to say it is the church that is being a bad neighbor. 

Texans aren’t so easily fooled. I lived in Texas for 18 years. Telling our neighbor what to do on their own property, going back on your word, trying to embarrass them — that’s not the Texas way.  

This kind of name-calling from a mayor does real damage to real Latter-day Saint kids who are trying to belong, and for what? Stopping the seventh-tallest church in the county, a mile down the road from the mall, on “church row.”  

If Hubbard’s goal is truly to be a good neighbor, it’s time to put the embarrassment campaign away, offer an apology, and start mending fences with the Latter-day Saints he’s damaged with his misguided campaign.

Author is the legendary CD Cunningham

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@ktowns99 @GuntherEagleman Check the distance

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@FiredUpCoug I say Toady. The concept of a "brown-noser" transcends specific individuals, often appearing as a classic workplace or social archetype. It is frequently linked to other synonyms such as Sycophant, toady, or bootlicker.

[TheBlaze @theblaze]

Kentucky Gov. Beshear asks Mitch McConnell to provide health update: “Over the last several weeks, Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the current state of your health and wellbeing, and ability to hold office in the United States Senate.”

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@BasedMikeLee Pause NATO for two years to save $ and let's see what happens.

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@miles_commodore Don't forget your passport.

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@Drew1931 Kessler likely has fomo after these summer league games.

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@HuddleLair Keegan Murray

[Andrew Kolvet @AndrewKolvet]

The video compilation (exhibit 12.4) of Tyler Robinson visiting UVU campus four times on 9/10 (the last visit stretching into the early morning hours of 9/11) will be submitted as evidence and broadcast to the media.

Here’s the video.

When you watch it, you'll understand why the defense fought so hard against allowing it to be seen by the public.

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@ArtTakesNote We know he studied film with Will Hardy after the first game and got better by the second. He's good and coachable.

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@BasedMikeLee Nope

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@Tjonesonthenba Double double watch 😀

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

Ugh, I didn't see the review upcoming orders on my Amazon "Subscribe & Save" and they delivered almost a complete list of 40 subscriptions! Whoops!!

[The Hotshot Wake Up @HotshotWake]

Utah: After weeks of hard work, The 41,842 acre Iron Fire outside Eureka, is now 100% contained. The Cherry Fire, next door, is now 98% contained and remains 34,252 acres.

Crews will now get a well deserved R&R before traveling to assist other fires around the nation. Thanks to the subscriber who shared this aerial view of fire activity on the Iron Fire early on.

[Shanna Jones @JonesShanna99]

@emilymiller @TrumpAccounts Ride your bike over and visit Mitch McConnell 😁

[Peacemaking Saint @PeacemakingSt]

The prophecy laid out in Malachi 4:5-6 of Elijah's return was fulfilled nearly 200 years ago.

The prophecy from the Lord states:

"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

"And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse."

On April 3, 1836, Elijah returned and committed the keys of his dispensation to the prophet Joseph Smith, fulfilling prophecy and turning "the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the children to the fathers."

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Is America ready for my term limit legislation titled “Three Strokes and You’re Out” ?

[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints @Ch_JesusChrist]

In a special broadcast of “Music and the Spoken Word” honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States, Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid encouraged Americans to embrace unity, respect and the enduring truths of the Declaration of Independence.

President Dallin H. Oaks and many other leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints listened to the Choir and Coach Reid celebrate this historic milestone for the United States of America.

Learn more on Church Newsroom.

https://t.co/WWhKPWffSe