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Protecting Freedom: A Basic Part of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Multiple excerpts from this video come from a talk by Ezra Taft Benson, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Prophet and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Besides the...

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Temple Square Liberty Monument

The Law, Governments, Liberty, The Way This is video of a monument at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Slabs have various statements of LDS scripture, doctrine and teachings on The Law,...

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A Testimony Vibrant and True

We often sing in our congregations a favorite hymn, “An Angel from on High,” whose words were written more than a century and a half ago by Parley P. Pratt. 1 They represent his declaration of the...

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Some Fundamental Principles of Our Constitution

I am grateful to Mr. Carver for all he has said about me. With that I shall begin. I apologize for the length of this paper. It will take a little longer to read than I had hoped, but I did not see how...

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Some Elements of Post-War American Life

What I propose to say today may not be popular with everyone.  Furthermore, I am not aiming to recite a comedy; these are not comedy days.  …  For there always comes a time when unpleasant truths must...

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Law and Becoming

I have titled my remarks this evening “Law and Becoming.” By this I mean to talk about the vital role of law in what we may become. In speaking of becoming, I am taking the long view not only of what a...

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Ezra Taft Benson BYU Devotional on Our Responsibility to Preserve Freedom and...

Excerpt from “Our Immediate Responsibility“. BYU Devotional, October 25, 1966. “No greater immediate responsibility rests upon the members of the church, upon all citizens of this republic and of...

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Freedom Festival Speech 1997

At this season when we memorialize the arrival of our forbearers in these valleys of the west, it is fitting that we celebrate freedom, the reason for their coming here. Human liberty is such a...

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LDS Cannery Employees Raid Federal Agency!

Originally published on The Mormon Chronicle Or, wait, was it “Federal Agents Raid LDS Cannery!“? Actually, I’m not going to perpetuate the recent viral story that’s been making the rounds online and...

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An LDS Perspective on War and Foreign Policy

The Lord has told us to “renounce war and proclaim peace” (D&C 98: 16), yet I am surprised at how many Latter-day saints promote the opposite viewpoint. I want to take this opportunity to share...

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The New World Order – An Analysis For Latter-day Saints

From the Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson Dedicated to William Tyndale who was martyred in 1536 for printing the words of the prophets without permission. In Germany, in 1524, William Tyndale completed...

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Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen – Chapter 4

FORFEITURE OF PRIESTHOOD BY DECEPTION The Lord has told us that Satan’s mission here on earth is to win us over by deception: And he became Satan, yea, even the devil, the father of all lies, to...

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Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen – Chapter 5

THE EXERCISE OF UNRIGHTEOUS DOMINION BY ABUSE OF THE POLICE POWER It may come as a severe shock to priesthood bearers that the majority of us are being deceived, and are so lacking in knowledge of the...

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Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen – Chapter 6

THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH GOD HAS AUTHORIZED USE OF THE FORCE OF GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE INDIVIDUAL The Lord justifies the use of the police power against the individual for the purpose of...

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Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen – Chapter 7

ACTS OF GOVERNMENT WHICH CONSTITUTE AN EXERCISE OF UNRIGHTEOUS DOMINION Men may exercise unrighteous dominion upon one another through the agency of government in just as many ways as they can when...

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Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen – Chapter 8

ANOTHER STANDARD BY WHICH TO JUDGE GOVERNMENT ACTION —THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO In a speech delivered at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, on May 18, 1960,...

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Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen – Chapter 9

THE “VOICE FROM THE DUST” SPEAKS TO MODERN AMERICA ABOUT GOVERNMENT It appears that one of the main purposes of the Lord in giving us the Book of Mormon was to warn us against destroying ourselves...

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Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen – Chapter 10

SPECIFIC LESSONS FROM THE NEPHITE RECORD Perhaps the Nephite scriptures can aid us in seeing more clearly where the path of political duty lies. One outstanding example of a righteous man acting with...

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Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen – Chapter 11

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Latter-day Saints are the only people who have been given an understanding of the exact nature of the predicament we are in. We alone know that God through His...

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Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen – Chapter 12

SUMMARY The words of the prophets, ancient and modern, seem to have left us with these alternatives: As a nation we face temporal and spiritual destruction and captivity unless we repent and serve the...

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