When others try and ban certain words or wont listen to another’s opinion they are turning this Miracle we call America upside down. Whenever there is disagreement we should have more dialogue, not less. Banning words or phrases or books is a terrible way the progressives use today to take away our God-given rights.
“I plead with you this evening to pray for this country, for our leaders, for our people, and for the families that live in this great nation founded by God… this country was established and preserved by our founding fathers and mothers who repeatedly acknowledged the hand of God through prayer… We must stand boldly for righteousness and truth, and must defend the cause of honor, decency, and personal freedom espoused by Washington, Madison, Adams, Lincoln, and other leaders who acknowledged and loved God… We must stand boldly for righteousness and truth, and must defend the cause of honor, decency, and personal freedom espoused by Washington, Madison, Adams, Lincoln, and other leaders who acknowledged and loved God… Please look for the Lord’s hand in your lives and in the lives of your family, as I do in the lives of my ancestors and family,” he said. “Expect it. Do not dismiss it. Do not relegate the experiences in your lives to coincidences. From the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 through the signing of the U.S. Constitution in September 1787, the “wise men” whom the Lord “raised up unto this very purpose… As an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, I have a solemn duty to face the Lord and deliver His message,” said President Ballard. “His words often include words of encouragement and expressions of love. They also include words of warning. America and the nations of the earth, as in times past, “are at another crossroad… Let it begin today that we take leadership and reach out in our own prayers and encourage our neighbors, our friends, our families … to pray for this country that we all love much.” President Ballard pleads with Latter-day Saints to ‘pray for this country’ as United States is at ‘another crossroad by Sarah Jane Weaver church News. Link here: https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-10-21/pray-for-the-united-states-its-leaders-and-its-family-president-ballard-pleads-164797
“…in culmination of the grand scheme of schemes, this great nation, the Republic of the United States, might be established upon this land as an asylum for the oppressed; a resting place, it might be said, for the Ark of the covenant, where the temple of our God might be built; where the plan of salvation might be introduced and practiced in freedom, and not a dog would wag his tongue in opposition to the purposes of the Almighty. We believe that this was His object in creating the Republic of the United States; the only land where his work could be commenced or the feet of his people find rest. No other land had such liberal institutions, had adopted so broad a platform upon which all men might stand.We give glory to those patriots for the noble work they did; but we give the first glory to God, our Father and their Father, who inspired them. We take them by the hand as brothers. We believe they did nobly their work, even as we would fain do ours, faithfully and well, that we might not be recreant in the eyes of God, for failing to perform the mission to which He has appointed us.” Bishop Orson F. Whitney, delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, April 19, 1885. Reported by John Irvine. Journal Discourses Volume 26 Page 201Mark E. Petersen said: “You from other lands don’t need to become jealous of America. Who is jealous of Palestine, where Jesus was born? We are not jealous of the country; we merely recognize the hand of God in sending him there. We must also recognize the hand of God in sending the gospel to this land. We learn to love America because it is God’s land!Watch over 700 Inspirational Videos Sign-up Here
73% Say Freedom of Speech Worth Dying For
Rasmussen Reports Wednesday, August 23, 2017.
73% Say Freedom of Speech Worth Dying For
Americans agree freedom of speech is under assault but strongly insist that they are prepared to defend that freedom even at the cost of their lives if necessary.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that an overwhelming 85% of American Adults think giving people the right to free speech is more important than making sure no one is offended by what others say. Just eight percent (8%) think it’s more important to make sure no one gets offended. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
This shows little change from past surveying. Eighty-three percent (83%) think it is more important for the United States to guarantee freedom of speech than it is to make sure nothing is done to offend other nations and cultures. Seventy-three percent (73%) agree with the famous line by the 18th century French author Voltaire: “I disapprove of what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” Only 10% disagree with that statement, but 17% are undecided.
Among Americans who agree with Voltaire, 93% rate freedom of speech as more important than making sure no one is offended. That compares to just 69% of those who disagree with the French author’s maxim.
The national survey of 1,000 American Adults was conducted on August 17 & 20, 2017 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC.
Just 28% of Americans believe they have true freedom of speech today, and most think the country is too politically correct.
There is rare partisan agreement on freedom of speech. Most Americans regardless of political affiliation agree that they would defend someone’s right to say something even if they don’t agree with it, although Democrats are slightly less sure than Republicans and those not affiliated with either major party. The majority across the political spectrum also agree that free speech is more important than making sure no one’s offended.
Generally speaking, most adults across the demographic board agree. Blacks (65%) are just slightly less likely than whites (75%) and other minorities (73%) to say they’d defend to the death someone’s right to free speech if they don’t agree with them.
Men are more supportive of the statement that women are.
Voters rate freedom of speech as even more important than other basic constitutional rights such as religious freedom, freedom of the press and the right to bear arms
After conservative pundit Ann Coulter was forced to cancel a planned speech at University of California, Berkeley, in the late spring following protests and threats of violence by some students. 44% of Americans said there is less freedom of speech on U.S. college campuses today than there has been in the past. Nearly half (47%) also believe most college administrators and professors are more interested in getting students to agree with certain politically correct points of view rather than in a free exchange of ideas.
In May, just 19% of voters felt that the United States should erase symbols of its past history that are out of line with current sentiments.
Despite calls by some politicians and the media for erasing those connected to slavery from U.S. history, voters strongly believe it’s better to learn from the past than erase it.
Just 20% of Americans say it is better for owners of social media like Facebook and Twitter to regulate what is posted to make sure some people are not offended.
Banned Words
Posted here June 29, 2015
It’s in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, for goodness sakes: “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech . . .” Is there anyone who doesn’t understand what that means? It means as a free American citizen I can say whatever I want (as long as my words don’t lead to the physical harm of others — like shouting “fire” in a movie theater, for example). My thoughts and words are not controlled by the government. I am free to say whatever I wish.
Yet, there are colleges and universities across the country compiling lists of words students must not use, phrases that are forbidden, and all sorts of rules about what can and can not be spoken. These, mind you, are the institutions intended to be forums of debate; they’re where issues are expected to be argued back and forth. These are the institutions that now wish to squelch any comment they disagree with.
The First Amendment wasn’t provided to protect uncontroversial speech. There’s no need to protect that; it’s uncontroversial. The First Amendment was expressly provided to protect uncomfortable, disagreeable, and contentious speech.
The ‘Inclusive Language Campaign’ at the University of Michigan (Source.)
Dozens of posters plastered across the University of Michigan caution students not to say things that might hurt others’ feelings, part of a new “Inclusive Language Campaign” at the state’s flagship public university that cost $16,000 to implement.
Words declared unacceptable through the campaign include “crazy,” “insane,” “retarded,” “gay,” “tyranny,” “gypped,” “illegal alien,” “fag,” “ghetto” and “raghead.” Phrases such as “I want to die” and “that test raped me” are also verboten.
University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said the campaign aims to “address campus climate by helping individuals understand that their words can impact someone, and to encourage individuals to commit to creating a positive campus community.”
Macalester College Seeks to Ban ‘Offensive Phrases’ Like ‘You Guys,’ ‘Derp’ . (Source.)
Students at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota are going to have to start watching their tongues, for a new campaign introduced on campus seeks to ban words like “girl,” “derp,” “lame,” “crazy,” “gay,” “invalid,” “spaz,” “retarded,” and “you guys” in an effort to halt “oppressive” language.
The campaign encourages students to become more aware of the words they use, because if they don’t, they “may inadvertently use the power of our voice to oppress and degrade others.”
Elon University Bans the Word “Freshman” (Source.)
Elon University in North Carolina has banned the word “freshman” from its website and student orientation, claiming it’s sexist and suggests that the young women might make good rape victims. It’s replacing the word with the term “first-year.”
Ironically, numerous students have stated they were actually more comfortable with the word “freshman.”
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has also eliminated the word “freshman” from its official university documents as part of a concerted effort to use “gender inclusive language.” (Source.)
PC Police at UC Berkeley Want to Ban One of the Most American Phrases of All Time (Source.)
The administrators at UC Berkeley want to ban certain phrases on campus. Among them: “America is a melting pot,” “Why are you so quiet?” and “I believe the most qualified person should get the job.”
These innocent phrases are said to be racist and sexist.
Should Colleges Punish Swearing? (Source.)
At Hinds Community College in Mississippi, “public profanity, cursing and vulgarity” are all punishable with a $25 fine for a first offense, and a $50 fine for a second offense.
Further, the offense of “flagrant disrespect” (which may be demonstrated by swearing), can earn a student demerits that could lead to suspension.
Forbidden at the University of California (Source.)
A University of California faculty seminar discussed “diversity in the classroom” at nine of the 10 UC campuses during the 2014-2015 school year. A worksheet at these ceminars was entitled “Tool: Recognizing Microagressions and the Messages They Send.” The opening sentence: “Microaggressions are the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership.” The ultimate cure for such “hurtful” behavior? Banning free speech.
Examples of “microagression” statements were listed: “You are a credit to your race.” And “Wow! How do you become so good in math?” And “Everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough.” And “Where are you from” or “where were you born?” And (said to an Asian person): “You must be good in math, can you help me with this problem?” And (to a woman of color): “I would have never guessed you were a scientist.” (Source.)
Politically Correct Speech at CUNY (Source.)
“Mr.,” “Mrs.,” and “Ms” are being shown the door at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
At CUNY, school staffers have been advised to refrain from using gendered salutations in correspondence with students — and instead use a student’s full name, according to an internal university memo.
Campus Speech Codes: Absurd, Tenacious, and Everywhere (Source.)
The University of Connecticut banned the “use of derogatory names, inappropriately directed laughter, inconsiderate jokes, anonymous notes or phone calls, and conspicuous exclusions from conversations and/or classroom discussions.”
Free Speech Dying a Slow Death on Campus (Source.)
It was reported in The Washington Post that, during a university panel on free speech (of all things), “Smith [College] President Kathleen McCartney had joked, ‘We’re just wild and crazy, aren’t we?’ In the transcript, the word ‘crazy’ was replaced by the notation: ‘[ableist slur].”
Term of Endearment Is on List of Words to Ban (Source.)
The word “bae” is on a list of a dozen words to be banned at Lake Superior State University. Others include “cra-cra” (short for crazy-crazy), “takeaway,” “swag,” “curate,” (which means chosen), “skill set,” “enhanced interrogation,” and “foodie.” Other words: “polar vortex,” (a large pocket of very cold air), “friend-raising,” “hack,” (meaning to gain unauthorized access by manipulating a computer code), and “-Nation” when used as a suffix for fans of a sports team, celebrity, or politician.
Lake Superior State has been publishing a list of bad words since Jan. 1, 1976.
Free Inquiry? Not on Campus (Source.)
In their 1993 book, The Shadow University, Alan Charles Kors and Harvey Silverglate turned some of the early speech codes into national laughingstocks. Among the banned comments and action they listed: “intentionally producing psychological discomfort” (University of North Dakota), “insensitivity to the experience of women” (University of Minnesota), and “inconsiderate jokes” (University of Connecticut). Serious nonverbal offenses included “inappropriate laughter” (Sarah Lawrence College), “eye contact or the lack of it” (Michigan State University), and “subtle discrimination,” such as “licking lips or teeth; holding food provocatively” (University of Maryland).
Later gems, added well after the courts struck down (as overly broad) some campus conduct codes, included bans on “inappropriate non-verbals” (Macalaster College), “communication with sexual overtones” (Lincoln University), and “discussing sexual activities” (State University of New York at Brockport). Other campus codes bar any comment or gesture that annoys, offends, or otherwise makes someone feel bad. Tufts ruled that attributing harassment complaints to the “hypersensitivity of others who feel hurt” is itself harassment.
Free Speech and Safe Spaces on College Campuses (Source.)
Free speech has become an increasingly limited and precarious right, especially on college campuses. Some 58 percent of public campuses still enforce shockingly illiberal speech codes. Furthermore, 1 in 6 of America’s largest and most prestigious colleges have free speech zones which limit where free speech can occur. Some of these zones compromise areas as miniscule as 1.37 percent of the total campus, and many require weeks-long approval processes for any expressive activity.
Speech Codes Have Expanding Dramatically (Source.)
There were approximately 75 hate speech codes in place at U.S. colleges and universities in 1990; by 1991, the number had grown to over 300.
Critics assert that the costs of hate speech codes far outweigh their benefits. Threatened by “politically correct” speech codes, students will be afraid to speak in classes. As a social institution, a university should be open to all opinions, popular and unpopular. As Oliver Wendell Holmes commented, “The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think.” Speech codes thus inflict a major harm on our social institutions.
Speech Codes: The Biggest Scandal on College Campuses Today (Source.)
At the end of 2012, it was reported that 62 percent of all the higher-education institutions surveyed maintain policies that restrict a substantial amount of speech protected under the First Amendment. Included in the 62 percent are Harvard, Columbia, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Speech codes come in many forms. The University of North Dakota bans student speech that “feels offensive” or “demeaning.” The University of Missouri at St. Louis boasts a policy restricting speech that will “discredit the student body.” Texas’ Sam Houston State University broadly prohibits “abusive, indecent, profane or vulgar language.” (Just how is a student to know if something he or she says falls in one or more of these categories?)
But there’s some good news. Although the percent of schools with speech codes (62%) is high, in 2007 it was 75 percent. So progress has been made. But, given that universities have been sued at least 22 times since 1989 — with virtually every challenge leading to the university either settling and withdrawing its code or losing in court — why do any speech codes still exist?
Obama Administration Pressures Universities to Adopt Unconstitutional Speech Codes Report dated June 19, 2015. (Source.)
Under the Obama administration, the Education Department has pressured universities and the public schools to restrict speech, including off-campus speech, even when it is protected by the First Amendment. The Education Department claims this is required by federal anti-discrimination laws such as Title IX and Title VI, even when the speech is not severe and pervasive.
In May 2013, Obama’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) ordered the University of Montana to ignore the requirements in the Supreme Court’s Davis decision (that speech be severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive) in its internal Title IX investigations of harassment and retaliation, effectively commanding colleges to adopt speech codes broader than those struck down by the federal courts in cases like Saxe v. State College Area School District (2001) and DeJohn v. Temple University (2008).
Since 2013, the Office for Civil Rights has sent conflicting signals about what definition of hate speech should be adopted by colleges, but it is not surprising that colleges that want to avoid a Title IX inquisition have adopted strict speech codes to avoid potential harassment by the OCR, as in fact, many colleges have. The result: Draconian restrictions on speech at many of the colleges and universities around the country.
A list of 100 politically correct words and phrases:
Dictator – Leader who refuses to obey the UK government
Tyrant – Leader who refuses to obey the UK government
Regime – Government that refuses to obey UK government
Crime rate – Street activity index
Robbery – Wealth redistribution
Vomiting – Unplanned re-examination of recent food choices
Lying – Economical with the truth
Wanted criminal – Person of interest
Patriot – Troublemaker / pest / nuisance / agitator
Promiscuous – Sex addict
Chairman – Chairperson / Chair
Fireman – Firefighter
Merry Christmas – Season’s Greetings
Blackboard – Chalkboard
Illegal voter – Undocumented voter
Bribe – Public service bonus
Christmas – Winter Festival
Lies – Alternative facts
Printing money – Quantitative easing
Immigrants – Labour supporters
Illegal subletting – Irregular subletting
Shoplifting – Irregular shopping
Black sheep – Outcast
Blackmail – Extortion
Postman – Mail carrier
Manhole – Utility hole
Blacklisted – Banned
Murder – Unauthorised termination of life
Rational fear – Phobia
Uneducated – Unschooled / Lacking a formal education
Flip chart – Easel (Flip is a derogatory word for Filipinos)
Mexican – Hispanic
Dustman – Sanitation engineer
Ghetto – Economically deprived area
Housewife – Domestic engineer
Illegal aliens – Undocumented migrants
Ugly – Visually unfavourable
Lazy – Motivationally deficient
Unemployed – Unintentionally at leisure / non-waged
Smelly – Nasally disturbing
Best man for the job – Best person for the job
Man in the street – Average person
Waitress – Server
Failure – Non-traditional success
Forefathers – Ancestors
Man-made – Artificial
Manpower – Human resources
Mankind – Humanity
Right-hand man – Chief assistant
Christian name – Forename
Sportsmanship – Fairness
Tax man – Tax officer
Workmanlike – Efficient
Steward – Flight attendant
Stewardess – Flight attendant
Deaf – Hearing impairment
Disease – Disorder
Businessman – Business person
Actress – Actor
Manageress – Manager
Spinster – Bachelorette
White lie – Lie
Plastic surgery – Cosmetic surgery
Britons have been gagged by political correctness.
The British National Party believes in freedom of speech and also believes that criticism and dissent are essential in a democracy.
The far-left uses slur words against their political opponents because they have lost the argument.
https://bnp.org.uk/politically-correct-words/
Who is Satan and does He Steal our Liberty and Freedom?
Liberty vs. Freedom
“…they do study at this time that they may destroy the liberty of thy people, for thus saith the Lord…” (Alma 8:17)
“The United States is the promised land…”
– L. Tom Perry
L. Tom Perry
Latter-day Church leaders continue to be consistent with the foretelling by Book of Mormon prophets of the rise of America. Elder L. Tom Perry once stated: “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is truly a worldwide Church. Nevertheless, it is important to realize that the Church could never have become what it is today without the birth of a great nation, the United States of America.
The Lord prepared a new land to attract the peoples of the world who sought liberty and religious freedom… “The United States is the promised land foretold in the Book of Mormon, a place where divine guidance directed inspired men to create the conditions necessary for the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It was the birth of the United States of America that ushered out the Great Apostasy, when the earth was darkened by the absence of prophets and revealed light. It was no coincidence that the lovely morning of the First Vision occurred just decades after the establishment of the United States” – Elder L. Tom Perry, “The Tradition of Light and Testimony,” Ensign [Dec. 2012], 29; emphasis added. See page 24 in the Annotated Book of Mormon by David Hocking and Rod Meldrum.
Freedom vs. Liberty
Annotated Book of Mormon by David Hocking and Rod Meldrum Page 216- Purchase
Book of Mormon Definition of Freedom vs. Liberty
“Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose [first choice] liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose [second choice] captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.” (2 Nephi:2:27; emphasis added.)
“And thus he was preparing to support their liberty, their lands, their wives, and their children, and their peace, and that they might live unto the Lord their God, and that they might maintain that which was called by their enemies the ‘cause of Christians.’” (Alma 48:10; emphasis added.)
“For behold, they do study at this time that they may destroy the liberty of thy people, (for thus saith the Lord) which is contrary to the statutes, and judgments, and commandments which He has given unto His people.” (Alma 8:17; emphasis added.)
Freedom provides the ability to choose between good and evil—God’s Natural Law or Satan’s counterfeit plan. True liberty is the conscientious choice to follow God’s law.” Annotated Book of Mormon page 216 by David Hocking and Rod Meldrum
Liberty then is far more important that simple freedom. Freedom means we can do anything we want, as we are free to choose. Liberty means we can do what ever we choose under God’s Laws. This is why the United States of America in not a Democracy meaning the majority rules. The United States has a Republic form of government in which elected individuals represent the citizen body and exercise power according to the rule of law under the Constitution.
Have you ever heard of the:
Liberty Bell, not the Freedom Bell.
Statue of Liberty, not the Statue of Freedom.
Land of Liberty, not the Land of Freedom.
Title of Liberty, not the title of Freedom.
One of the sad events in history was the 9-11 attacks on Sept 11, 2001. The building that was built to replace the Twin Towers is now called the “Freedom Tower”. Remember Freedom is a tyrannical rule and Liberty is under God’s care. Rod Meldrum has an awesome video that gives you more information about 9-11 and how the attacks are related to the USA’S disobedience to God. HERE: We believe the towers were brought down by our government to make money for the Cabal by pitting the Muslims against the Christians. This Cabal consisted of the Vatican, City of London, Washington DC and the Money of the Rothchild’s and Rockefeller’s.
Which country in the world has Liberty under God’s Law, the coming forth of The Book of Mormon and The Constitution of the United States of America?
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The answer is simple, The United States of America where the Lord Himself said, “I established the Constitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose, and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood.” (D&C 101:80) Our Bill of Rights gives us 3 unalienable rights, Life, Liberty and Property. From this Promised and Choice Land we spread the Gospel of Christ through the most correct book on earth, even The Book of Mormon, which is the real history of a real people who lived here in the Heartland of the Promised Land of Liberty, even these United States.
When the Lord declares the United States as “CHOICE above all other lands” (1 Nephi 2:20), does he mean that those who live in the United States are better than people of other lands? Of course not. He loves all of His children equally. But, just as the Lord made the Land of Israel a Promised Land, He has also made the United States as the other Promised Land. The people who live on these lands MUST obey the commandments or they will be swept off this Choice Land. It happened with the generation of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, the Jaredites and the Nephites. What is the fate of this Choice Land? It will remain Choice so the question is, who will live on the Choice Land? Only those people who keep all the Commandments of God, which ever land they are from, the Choice people of God will dwell on the Choice lands of God. Jerusalem and the New Jerusalem.
“The remarkable alliance between Israel and the United States has always been above politics. It must always remain above politics. Because America and Israel, we share a common destiny, the destiny of promised lands that cherish freedom and offer hope. Israel is grateful for the support of American — of America’s people…” Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech to U.S. Congress MARCH 3, 2015
Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Benson said, “I desire, therefore, to speak to you about our divine Constitution, which the Lord said “belongs to all mankind” (D&C 98:5; italics added) “and should be maintained for the rights and protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles” (D&C 101:77; italics added).
The Constitution of
the United States has served as a model for many nations and is the oldest
constitution in use today. “I established the Constitution of this land,” said
the Lord, “by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose” (D&C 101:80). For centuries the Lord kept America hidden in the hollow of His hand until the time was right to unveil her
for her destiny in the last days. “It is wisdom that this land should be
kept as yet from the knowledge of other nations,” said
Lehi, “for behold, many nations would overrun the land, that there would
be no place for an inheritance” (2 Ne. 1:8)
In the Lord’s due
time His Spirit “wrought upon” Columbus, the pilgrims, the Puritans, and others
to come to America. They testified of God’s intervention in their behalf (see 1
Ne. 13:12–13). The Book of Mormon records that they humbled “themselves before
the Lord; and the power of the Lord was with them” (1 Ne. 13:16).
Our Father in Heaven
planned the coming forth of the Founding Fathers and their form of government
as the necessary great prologue leading to the restoration of the gospel. Recall what our Savior Jesus Christ
said nearly two thousand years ago when He visited this promised land: “For
it is wisdom in the Father that they should be established in this land, and be set up as a free people
by the power of the Father, that these things might come forth” (3 Ne. 21:4). America, the land of liberty, was to be the Lord’s latter-day
base of operations for His restored church…
During his first inaugural address in 1789, President George Washington, a man who was raised up by God, said: “No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the affairs of men, more than the people of the United States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency” (First Inaugural Address, 30 Apr. 1789)…
Unfortunately, we as
a nation have apostatized in various degrees from different Constitutional
principles as proclaimed by the inspired founders. We are fast approaching that
moment prophesied by Joseph Smith when he said: “Even this nation will be on the very verge of crumbling
to pieces and tumbling to the ground, and when the Constitution is upon the
brink of ruin, this people will be the staff upon which the nation shall lean,
and they shall bear the Constitution away from the very verge of destruction” (19
July 1840, as recorded by Martha Jane Knowlton Coray; ms. in Church Historian’s
Office, Salt Lake City)…
Only in this foreordained land, under its God-inspired Constitution and the resulting environment of freedom, was it possible to have established the restored church…
Two great American Christian civilizations—the Jaredites
and the Nephites—were swept off this land because they did not “serve the God
of the land, who is Jesus Christ” (Ether
2:12). What will become of our civilization?…
I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith.
It will be saved by the righteous citizens of this nation who love and cherish
freedom. It will be saved by enlightened members of this Church—among
others—men and women who understand and abide the principles of the
Constitution.
I reverence
the Constitution of the United States as a sacred document. To me its words are
akin to the revelations of God, for God has placed His stamp of approval upon
it.
I testify that the
God of heaven sent some of His choicest spirits to lay the foundation of this
government, and He has now sent other choice spirits to help preserve it.
We, the blessed beneficiaries of the Constitution, face difficult days in America, “a land which is choice above all other lands” (Ether 2:10)… Exra Taft Benson “Our Divine Constitution Ensign Oct 1987
The USA has been without our Republic since the Act of 1781 where under Ulysses S. Grant he was forced to file bankruptcy and the Cabal City of London bought us as a Corporation and each citizen is now simply chattel or property. We believe President Trump will bring us back as a Sovereign Republic soon.
President Russell M. Nelson
“The Book of Mormon reveals the inheritance of Joseph, son of Israel, who was not forgotten when land was distributed to the tribes of Israel. This was promised in the Abrahamic covenant. Because … Joseph’s inheritance was to be a land CHOICE above all others. CHOICE because it was chosen to be the repository of sacred writings on golden plates from which the Book of Mormon would one day come. CHOICE because it would eventually host the world headquarters of the Restored Church of Jesus Christ in the latter days. And it was CHOICE because it was a land of liberty for those who worship the Lord and keep His commandments” – Elder Russell M. Nelson, President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles,Provo Missionary Training Center, Provo, UT, June 2016, emphasis added.
“The Only Land where His Work could be Commenced”
“…in culmination of the grand scheme of schemes, this great nation, the Republic of the United States, might be established upon this land as an asylum for the oppressed; a resting place, it might be said, for the Ark of the covenant, where the temple of our God might be built; where the plan of salvation might be introduced and practiced in freedom, and not a dog would wag his tongue in opposition to the purposes of the Almighty. We believe that this was His object in creating the Republic of the United States; the only land where his work could be commenced or the feet of his people find rest. No other land had such liberal institutions, had adopted so broad a platform upon which all men might stand. We give glory to those patriots for the noble work they did; but we give the first glory to God, our Father and their Father, who inspired them. We take them by the hand as brothers. We believe they did nobly their work, even as we would fain do ours, faithfully and well, that we might not be recreant in the eyes of God, for failing to perform the mission to which He has appointed us.” Bishop Orson F. Whitney, delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, April 19, 1885. Reported by John Irvine. Journal Discourses Volume 26 Page 201
George Washington’s Address to the Inhabitants of Canada
(14 September 1775)
Friends and Brethren,
The unnatural Contest between the English Colonies and Great-Britain, has now risen to such a Heighth, that Arms alone must decide it. The Colonies, confiding in the Justice of their Cause, and the Purity of their Intentions, have reluctantly appealed to that Being, in whose Hands are all human Events.
He has hitherto smiled upon their virtuous Efforts—The Hand of Tyranny has been arrested in its Ravages, and the British Arms which have shone with so much Splendor in every Part of the Globe, are now tarnished with Disgrace and Disappointment.— Generals of approved Experience, who boasted of subduing this great Continent, find themselves circumscribed within the Limits of a single City and its Suburbs, suffering all the Shame and Distress of a Siege. While the true born Sons of America, animated by the genuine Principles of Liberty and Love of their Country, with increasing Union, Firmness and Discipline repel every Attack, and despise every Danger… Come then, my Brethren, unite with us in an indissoluble Union, let us run together to the same Goal.—We have taken up Arms in Defence of our Liberty, our Property, our Wives, and our Children, we are determined to preserve them, or die.[Just like Moroni]
We look forward with Pleasure to that Day not far remote (we hope) when the Inhabitants of America shall have one Sentiment, and the full Enjoyment of the Blessings of a free Government… Incited by these Motives, and encouraged by the Advice of many Friends of Liberty among you, the Grand American Congress have sent an Army into your Province, under the Command of General Schuyler; not to plunder, but to protect you; to animate, and bring forth into Action those Sentiments of Freedom you have disclosed, and which the Tools of Despotism would extinguish through the whole Creation… I invite you therefore as Friends and Brethren, to provide him with such Supplies as your Country affords; and I pledge myself not only for your Safety and Security, but for ample Compensation. Let no Man desert his Habitation—Let no one flee as before an Enemy. The Cause of America, and of Liberty, is the Cause of every virtuous American Citizen; whatever may be his Religion or his Descent, the United Colonies know no Distinction but such as Slavery, Corruption and arbitrary Domination may create. Come then, ye generous Citizens, range yourselves under the Standard of general Liberty—against which all the Force and Artifice of Tyranny will never be able to prevail.
[G. Washington; emphasis added]
Source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 1, 16 June 1775?–?15 September 1775, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia [1985], 461–463 George Washington’s Address to the Inhabitants of Canada (14 September 1775) 297
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-01-02-0358)
