The Constitution of the United States was inspired by God. Their is a passage in the scriptures that tells us of this. In D&C 101: 80 it says “And for this purpose have I established the Constitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose, and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood.” It was inspired by God for his children to live in a land of freedom, free from bondage so that it will one day be a Zion unto us. It was also inspired for man to be accountable for his actions in his agency. The sections of the Constitution protecting our rights were divinely inspired. It protects our natural or God given rights, which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Also, for example our right to freedom of religion. We would not be able to worship our God were it not for that right established by the constitution and surely inspired of God. The founding fathers had a faith in God and that surely contributed to the Constitution. They were all inspired of God because they had the spirit guide them. They also had a desire to establish this country under God. They had a desire to follow promptings. Just like in our lives as members of the church today God will show unto us all things if we desire to know of them and ponder and do what the spirit has guided us to do. Christopher Columbus was surely inspired of God to discover America which would one day lead to this country being established as well as the Constitution. This country needed to be established with the rights outlined by the constitution to ensure that when the day came that Joseph Smith restored the true church the American people would be free to join it. All these events leading up to the Constitution surely show that it was divinely inspired by God for the purpose and protection of his children. Even the Revolutionary War which the poor and outnumbered Americans should have lost was won surely by the help and mercy of God. Because of this divine inspiration we are able to live and worship freely in this land of promise.
Good work explaining how the Constitution was inspired! You clearly stated several specific examples and supported them. My suggestions to make this a little better would be to structure it more in essay format with a little more into and conclusion, and maybe explain more about what parts of the Constitution were inspired.
ReplyDeleteYou did a really good job explaining specific examples and using supporting details. You could use a little more information about which parts of the Constitution were inspired. But overall, it is great!
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