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The Magna Charta, 1215
"Magna Charta was signed, establishing principles in
behalf of the freedom and dignity of man." ~ Gordon B. Hinckley
The Declaration of Independence, 1776
"It was through and by the power of God, that the fathers of this country framed the Declaration of Independence ..." ~ John Taylor
The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787
"I am saying to you that to me the Constitution of the United States of America is just as much from my Heavenly Father as the Ten Commandments." ~ George Albert Smith
The Bill of Rights, 1791
"As a people and a government we are on the high road of apostasy from that inspired Bill of Rights bequeathed to us by the founders of this great republic." ~ Joseph L. Wirthlin
George Washington's Farewell Address, 1796
"[This] address is prophetic. I believe it ranks alongside the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution." ~ Ezra Taft Benson
The Monroe Doctrine, 1823
"[The Monroe Doctrine] was the inspiration of the Almighty which rested upon John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson and other statesmen, and which finally found authoritative expression in the message of James Monroe to Congress in 1823." ~ Joseph Fielding Smith
Sections and chapters of the Standard Works of the Church that specifically mention matters of a political nature...(this list is by no means exhaustive)
Mosiah 29
(the system of the reign of the judges)
Ether 8: 18-24
(secret combinations)
Doctrine & Covenants 98:5-6
(befriend Constitutional law)
Doctrine & Covenants 101:76-80
(The Lord established the Constitution of the United States)
Doctrine & Covenants 134
(a declaration of belief on government and laws in general)
30 Characteristics of Secret Combinations
(Scriptures on the nature, purpose and methods of secret combinations)
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FIRST PRESIDENCY
Separation of Church and State
Conference, Apr. 1907
Warning To Church Members
Improvement Era, Aug. 1936
First Presidency Letter to US Treasury
1941
False Political "Isms"
General Conference, April 1942
First Presidency Letter to Utah Congressional Delegation (re Universal Compulsory Military Training)
December 14, 1945
Church Members are Free to Join Anti-Communist Organizations
Church News, March 1963
Support Candidates Aware of the Dangers of Communism
Church News, Oct. 1964
The Church Does Not Endorse Political Parties
Deseret News, Nov. 1964
Statement Concerning the Position of The Church on Communism
Conf., April 1966
Exercise Voting Franchise According To Convictions
Circular Letter, Sept. 1966
First Presidency Message:
America's Promise
Ensign, Sept. 1979
Family Home Evening Lessons for the
Bicentennial of the Constitution
(published 1987)
Church and Politics, May 1996
JOSEPH SMITH
Views on the Powers and Policy of
the Government of the United States
CH, Vol. II, Chapt. 31, p. 713
JOHN TAYLOR
On the Incompetency of the
Means Made Use Of by Man to
Regenerate the World
See Ensign, Aug. 1971
DAVID O. MCKAY
The Deadly Challenge of Communism
Conf., 1962
Unity of Purpose Important to the Accomplishment of God's Work
Conf., Sep. 1967
EZRA TAFT BENSON
The American Heritage of Freedom,
A Plan of God
Conf. Oct. 1961
Not Commanded In All Things
Conf., Apr. 1965
The Greatest Work in the World
MIA Conf., June 1966
Protecting Freedom - An Immediate Responsibility
Conf., Oct. 1966
Civil Rights - Tool of Communist Deception
Conf., Sept. 1967; can be found in the book, An Enemy Hath Done This
Americans are Destroying America
Conf., Apr. 1968
The Book of Mormon Warns America
BYU, May. 1968
Civic Standards for the Faithful Saints
Conf., Apr. 1972
Watchmen, Warn the Wicked
Ensign, July 1973
The Constitution - A Glorious Standard
Conf., Apr. 1976
Our Priceless Heritage
Conf., Nov. 1976
America at the Crossroads
New Era, July 1978
A Witness and a Warning
Conf., Oct. 1979
Our Divine Constitution
Conf., Oct. 1987
I Testify
Conf., Oct. 1988
See also Conferences: Oct. 1944, Apr. 1948, Oct. 1954, April 1962, Apr. 1963, Oct. 1963, Oct. 1965, Apr. 1967.
MARION G. ROMNEY
Socialism and the United Order Compared
Conf., Apr. 1966
In Mine Own Way
Conf., Oct. 1976
The Purpose of Church Welfare Services
Conf., Apr. 1977
The Perfect Law of Liberty
Conf., Oct. 1981
J. REUBEN CLARK
Let Us Not Sell Our Children Into Slavery
(speech found in his book Stand Fast By Our Constitution)
BRUCE R. McCONKIE
Know Your Constitution
Deseret News, Mar-Apr 1945
JAMES E. FAUST
A New Civil Religion
Ensign, Oct. 1992
DALLIN H. OAKS
Religion in Public Life
Ensign, July 1990
The Divinely Inspired Constitution
Ensign, Feb. 1992
Religious Values and Public Policy
Ensign, Oct. 1992
Religious Freedom
BYU - Idaho, Oct. 2009
The Fundamentals of Our Constitutions
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sep. 2010
M. RUSSELL BALLARD
Religion in a Free Society
Ensign, Oct. 1992
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BOOKS BY CHURCH LEADERS
Ezra Taft Benson
The Proper Role of Government
(and H. Verlan Andersen)
Hans V. Andersen, Jr. (compiler)
God, Family, Country: Our Three Great Loyalties
Title of Liberty
The Constitution: A Heavenly Banner
An Enemy Hath Done This
J.R. Newquist (compiler)
Prophets, Principles and National Survival
J.R. Newquist (compiler)(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson in April Conference, 1972)
A Witness And A Warning: A Modern-day Prophet Testifies of the Book of Mormon
The Red Carpet
Title of Liberty
Conspiracy + Complacency = Disaster
Cross Fire : The Eight Years with Eisenhower
This Nation Shall Endure
Farmers at the Crossroads
C. Bargeron (co-author)
Mormonism vs. Communism
J.J. Stewart (co-author)
J. Reuben Clark
Stand Fast By Our Constitution
Donald Q. Cannon
Latter-day Prophets and the United States Constitution
H. Verlan Andersen
The Moral Basis of a Free Society
(free zipped pdf download ~ 600K)
The Book of Mormon and The Constitution
Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson in April Conference, 1972)
The Great and Abominable Church of the Devil
RECOMMENDED LDS WORKS
The Naked Communist
by W. Cleon Skousen
(recommended by David O. McKay, October Conference, 1959)
The Elders of Israel and the Constitution
Jerome Horowitz
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, April Conference, 1972)
CHURCH EDUCATION SYSTEM PUBLICATIONS
The Law of Consecration and Stewardship
(Enrichment Section L, Doctrine & Covenants Institute Student Manual)
RECOMMENDED NON-LDS WORKS
(publications recommended by Church leaders)
Pan-Germany
(recommended by Heber J. Grant, April Conference, 1918)
Masters of Deceit
J. Edgar Hoover
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, BYU Speeches of the Year, 10 Dec 1963)
A Study of Communism
J. Edgar Hoover
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, BYU Speeches of the Year, 10 Dec 1963)
You Can Trust the Communists
(To Be Communists)
Dr. Fred Schwarz
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, BYU Speeches of the Year, 10 Dec 1963)
Economics in One Lesson
(Online Version)
Henry Hazlitt
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, BYU Speeches of the Year, 10 Dec 1963)
The Constitution of the United States
Mussatti
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, BYU Speeches of the Year, 10 Dec 1963)
The Clichés of Socialism
?
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, BYU Speeches of the Year, 10 Dec 1963)
The Admiral's Log
Admiral Ben Moreell
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, BYU Speeches of the Year, 10 Dec 1963)
The Mainspring of Human Progress
(free pdf)
Henry Grady Weaver
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, BYU Speeches of the Year, 10 Dec 1963)
Communist Revolution in the Streets
Gary Allen
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, October Conference 1967)
None Dare Call It Conspiracy
Gary Allen
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, April Conference, 1972)
The American Tradition
by Clarence B. Carson
(free pdf download)
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, New Era, May 1975; see also Ensign, July 1972)
The Federalist Papers
(recommended by Ezra Taft Benson, October Conference, 1987)
OTHER WORKS OF NOTE
The Law
Frederic Bastiat
(oft quoted/drawn upon by Ezra Taft Benson)
Persuasion vs Force
Mark Skousen
(praised by Gordon B. Hinckley)
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