Wisdom and Freedom of Speech

"Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom, and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech." ~ Benjamin Franklin

Freedom and Blessings

"Freedom only prospers only where the blessings of God are avidly sought and humbly accepted." ~ Ronald Reagan

Happy Constitution Day....Sept 17, 1787

The Constitutional Convention

"All of us have an obligation to study the Constitution and participate actively in the system of self-government it establishes." ~ Ronald Reagan

Star Spangled Banner

The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics
By Francis Scott Key ~ September 13, 1814

Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Never Forget

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Creation

"God left the world unfinished for man to work his skill upon. He left the electricity in the cloud, the oil in the earth.  He left the rivers unbridged and the cities unbuilt. 
God gives to us the challenge of raw materials, not the ease of finished things.  He leaves the pictures unpainted and the music unsung and the problems unsolved, that we might know the joys and glories of creation."  ~ Thomas S. Monson

Thanksgiving Proclamation, Oct 3, 1789

"Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor-- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."
~ George Washington, Thanksgiving Proclamation issued October 3, 1789

His Commandments and Blessings do not Change

"The world changes constantly and dramatically, but God, His commandments, and promised blessings do not change." ~ L. Tom Perry

Courts Issue Opinions

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One Generation Away...

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.  We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.  It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." ~ President Ronald Reagan