Title of Liberty - American Covenant

Alma 46

Moroni’s Title of Liberty chapter.  Moroni is a chief commander of the armies of the Nephites.  He becomes incensed at the direction the leaders of the people are going (The Amalickiahites).  They are spreading lies and causing great dissension amongst the people.  What I found interesting, and I know I’ve seen it in the past – the people they were influencing were high leaders in the church!  (v6)

Here is this verse again:  “And thus we see”. . . .  V8 people are quick to forget the Lord their God, do iniquity and be led away by Satan.  Also the great wickedness one wicked man can cause. 

What to do?  Moroni declares war against the wickedness.  He rents his coat and commits himself to the cause of righteousness.  Others follow his lead and they cause to be put upon all the towers in the land a replica of this rent material declaring their allegiance to freedom.  (Today we could call this the American flag.)

I’ve been reading (not very fast, I’m afraid) a book by Tim Ballard called “The American Covenant”.  This is exactly what the American Covenant is:  Freedom, protection for our families and our religion and prosperity.  There’s more to it, but that is it in a nutshell as best my memory can dig up. 

We today have an obligation to fight for this same cause – our families, our right to worship according to our conscience, our liberty and prosperity.  Without freedom of religion, we will not prosper.  It is a simple formula.

So how does this affect me today?  There is an election being waged as I write.  We are in the process of choosing a Republican nominee for President.  It is critical that we elect a man or woman who understands the American Covenant.  One who will fight to the death to protect the freedoms we hole dear.  One who will be influential in convincing the nonbelievers that we have a responsibility to our God to worship Him and keep the commandments.  Our nation has deteriorated in so many ways of the world, i.e. separation of church and state has turned into a contest to eliminate religion and prayer from any government affair, Political Correctness has allowed the most evil of sins to be accepted into our society, complacency has contributed to the growth of these two lies.  It is huge to think it can be turned around, but we know the Lord is on our side and if the Lord is for us, then we can’t help but win.  I need to know what I’m talking about and be vocal as I encounter opportunities to discuss these things.