A declaration of belief of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regarding governments and laws… is incorporated as Section 134 of the Doctrine and Covenants of the Church… and the statement stands as applicable today as the day it was written.
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At a time when most of our public discourse concerns rights, it may seem strange to speak of responsibilities.
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It is unusual to find in recorded history a nation of people who enjoyed the privilege of self-government. It is even more rare to find a nation who possessed this right along with the gospel of Christ. The gospel teachings provide an understanding of the proper function of government, which lays an extremely important political [...]
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by Joseph Smith. Nauvoo, Illinois. Printed by John Taylor. 1844. General Smith’s Views of the Power and Policy of the Government GENERAL SMITH’S V I E W S OF THE POWERS AND POLICY OF THE G O V E R N M E N T OF THE UNITED STATES NAUVOO, ILLINOIS. PRINTED BY JOHN TAYLOR. [...]
The first basic principle is agency. The second basic principle concerns the function and proper role of government. The third important principle pertains to the source of basic human rights.
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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 on the Constitution of this land.
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We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law. And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges…is justifiable before me.
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The position of this Church on the subject of Communism has never changed. We consider it the greatest satanical threat to peace, prosperity, and the spread of God’s work among men that exists on the face of the earth.
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