And the honor be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, which is one God. And we know that if we are faithful in Christ, we shall rid our garments of the blood of all men, and be found spotless before the judgment-seat of Christ, and shall dwell with him eternally in the heavens. Nevertheless, the voice of the Lord commanded us that we should bear record of it wherefore, to be obedient unto the commandments of God, we bear testimony of these things. And we declare with words of soberness, that an angel of God came down from heaven, and he brought and laid before our eyes, that we beheld and saw the plates, and the engravings thereon and we know that it is by the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, that we beheld and bear record that these things are true. And we also testify that we have seen the engravings which are upon the plates and they have been shown unto us by the power of God, and not of man. And we also know that they have been translated by the gift and power of God, for his voice hath declared it unto us wherefore we know of a surety that the work is true. We must not sell this priceless, divine heritage which was largely paid for by the blood of patriots and prophets for a mess of pottage, for a counterfeit, a false doctrine parading under the cloak of love and compassion, of humanitarianism, even of Christianity.Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, unto whom this work shall come: That we, through the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, have seen the plates which contain this record, which is a record of the people of Nephi, and also of the Lamanites, their brethren, and also of the people of Jared, who came from the tower of which hath been spoken. Today I speak to all whose freedom to choose has been diminished by the effects of ill-advised choices of the past. The basic virtues of thrift, self-reliance, independence, enterprise, diligence, integrity, morality, faith in God and in His Son, Jesus Christ, were the principles upon which this, the greatest nation in the world, has been built. Hales, Becoming Provident Providers Temporally and Spiritually, General Conference (April 2009). It was restored in a free country under the influence of a God-inspired Constitution which created a climate of freedom, opportunity and prosperity. What was restored? In a very real sense, the true Law of the Harvest was restored – the law of justice, the law of mercy, the law of love. The restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the most significant fact since the resurrection of Jesus Christ. “Christianity in its fullness and truth has been restored to the earth by direct revelation. It was established ‘for the rights and protection of all flesh according to just and holy principles.’ They had incorporated within its sacred paragraphs eternal principles supported by the holy scriptures with which they were familiar. It says, Freedom is the power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act, to do this or that, and so to perform deliberate actions on one’s own responsibility. Later the product of the constitutional convention was referred to as our God-inspired Constitution. “In framing that great document which Gladstone declared ‘the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man,’ our early leaders our early leaders called upon a kind Providence. There is every evidence that ‘our fathers looked to God for their direction.’ Family prayer, reading of the holy scriptures, and the singing of hymns were an everyday occurrence. Religious devotion in the home was a common practice. The holy Sabbath was a day of rest and worship. They gave humble expression to this conviction in the inscription, ‘In God We Trust’ found on the coins of the land. “Yes, the early leaders and the people generally of this great nation recognized the necessity for spiritual support if the nation was to endure. Washington and his fellows were inspired to revolt from England and bring political liberty to this land, along with the more valuable treasure of religious liberty so that the soil might be prepared for the seed of the truth when it should again be sown” The Pilgrims and other Europeans were inspired to find this American haven of refuge and thus people this land with honest and God-fearing citizens. Lee If you knew what I knew, you would pile it up (referring to food storage) in the middle of the floor, throw a cloth over it and walk around it (This quote hangs on the wall in the Bishops Warehouse in Jacksonville, FL. “This restoration was preceded by a long period of preparation. Re: General Authority Quotes About Preparedness.
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