Becoming Educated

"We encourage every person and every group who is sincerely seeking to study constitutional principles and awaken a sleeping and apathetic people to the alarming conditions that are rapidly advancing about us. We wish all of our citizens throughout the land were participating in some type of organized self-education in order that they could better appreciate what is happening and know what they can do about it." (Pres. David O. McKay - CR April 1966)

The Sin of Silence

Hugh Nibley explained our responsibility to not just blindly follow the prophet and use that as an excuse to not seek out knowledge for ourselves in this quote:

"Many have noted the strong tendency of Latter-Day Saints to avoide making waves. They seem strangely touchy on controversial issues. This begets an extreme lack of candor among the saints, which in turn is supported by a new doctrine according to which we have a prophet at our head who relieves us of all responsibility for seeking knowledge beyond a certain point, making decisions or taking action on our own."

- Quoted in Awakening to our Aweful Situation, Jack Monnett, p. 30

Stand up for Truth

One of our most serious problems is the inferiority complex which people feel when they are not informed and organized. They dare not make a decision on these vital issues. They let other people think for them. They stumble around in the middle fo the road to avoid being “controversial” and get hit by the traffic going both ways. In this might struggle each of you has a part. Every person on the earth today chose the right side during the war in heaven. Be on the right side now. Stand up and be counted.

- Pres Ezra Taft Benson (An Enemy Hath Done This, p. 30-45)

Freedom Quotes

Here's a great website with quotes on freedom and the Constitution from a Latter Day Saint perspective.

Our Constitution, Our Republic

Bob Smith, former senator from New Hampshire, explains our responsbilities as citizens to become educated about Constitutional principles and how to vote for people in our elections.

Help with ideas

Maybe this idea is bigger than I am capable of delivering, but I almost feel like I can't sit back and let people just accept the way things are being run in this country anymore. I feel compelled to share what I know (which is not much) with people to help them find the truth for themselves. For example, I think that educating people on correct constitutional principals is a key to protecting and preserving the rights and freedoms our Constitution has given us.

Constitutional Daily Insights

I envision this site as being a place where people can share thoughts and insights on the constitution and where people can get daily emails (like www.thoughtsalive.com) with a short thought that will educate readers on true constitutional principals so that we can gain an a better understanding of what the founding fathers had in mind when they wrote the constititution.

Jeff