The Lord declared in Latter-day scripture that He suffered the United States Constitution “to be established [and] maintained for the rights and protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles.” (D&C 101:77.) In what ways is the Constitution inspired? What is our duty to uphold and defend the inspired principles enshrined in that document?

Laguna Niguel Stake President Blaine Evanson shared the inspired principles embodied in the Constitution, the current threats to those principles, and our unique responsibility to uphold and defend the Constitution.

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for further study:

President Dallin H. Oaks, “Defending Our Divinely Inspired Constitution” (April 2021 General Conference)
President Dallin H. Oaks, “Going Forward with Religious Freedom and Nondiscrimination” (2021 Joseph Smith Lecture at the University of Virginia)
“Religious Freedom” (Church Gospel Topics Essay)
Additional essays and materials on ReligiousFreedom.lds.org.