Friday, July 11, 2008
Title of Liberty
I know it's a little late, but I have been thinking about our Independence Day. I have been reading in Alma about Moroni's title of liberty, "In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children" (Alma 46:12) I have been thinking that not much has changed with this country. It is still a "land of promise; yea, even a land which I have prepared for you; yea, a land which is choice above all other lands" (1 Nephi 2:20). I've thought about that. We are blessed when we are righteous especially in this country. I'm so grateful for the balance that exists in our government to not allow one person to dominate the ruling of the country. I am so grateful for our liberty that exists today. I love how the title of liberty mentions everything of importance starting with God. It evokes a feeling of satisfaction and appreciation to know that today people defend those things for us. I'm so grateful that I am able to live in America. I'm grateful for the courageous people who defend our liberty throughout the existence of the country. I am grateful that there are many righteous people that keep the liberty of our country as a high value.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Very true. I think we are the most blessed people for a few reasons: 1.) we live in a time when there are prophets on the earth and the gospel has been restored. 2.) We are members of Christ's church. and 3.) We live in this amazing country!! If you step back and think about it, there are SO many people that can't say that living on the earth today (#'s 2 and 3). Talk about count our many blessings! Those are huge, and we are SO lucky to live here in the USA.
I wonder what my title of liberty would look like, because, as you mentioned, Moroni puts everything of importance, and does some prioritizing. Would my title of liberty say (admit) I am fighting for a chance to take a nap? Or what about taking in the latest movie? Or fancy food? It makes me think about how I use my spare time. Thank you for the post.
Post a Comment