Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

 "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

We have all heard this before, and we believe it, or do we? It states that we are given certain rights, rights that make us the USA. These rights weren't granted to us from a king or president, nor could they. They were given to us from a supreme power, God. Our forefathers fought for the blessing of these rights to be open to each of us. In the Book of Mormon there were similar rights that were battled for. The people of the Book of Mormon, as the founding fathers, raised there own Declaration known as the "title of liberty".

"...In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children..."

Moroni was the leader of these people, they were oppressed, and their rights were attacked by subtle men who used flattering words.

"Yea, we see that Amalickiah, because he was a man of cunning device and a man of many flattering words, that he led away the hearts of many people to do wickedly; yea, and to seek to destroy the church of God, and to destroy the foundation of liberty which God had granted unto them, or which blessing God had sent upon the face of the land for the righteous’ sake."

The Declaration of Independence warned of governments with the same motives.

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

The result of each of the documents was unity and peace. Both peoples defended their rights, family, and love of God in war. War isn't the answer, standing up and defending our liberty is. There are many in the world who would seek to destroy our liberty, but this nation is a choice nation, it was founded on correct principles and a belief in God. With the same faith as our forefathers and Moroni, we to can establish liberty and peace, in our nation. "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."