Land of the Free?

"Surely – certainly – it behooves patriotic citizens – such as you – to meet together to seriously consider present conditions in our beloved nation. It is imperative that American citizens become alerted and informed regarding the threat to our welfare, happiness and freedom.

No American is worthy of citizenship in this great land who refuses to take an active interest in these important matters."

Ezra Taft Benson spoke these words in 1966, but they ring just as true in 2012. A more contemporary but equally relevant message is being shared by one Ron Paul, e.g., last May.

That we have every hope of success is a sentiment shared by both the men I have mentioned. Ron Paul, despite efforts to portray him as a gloom-and-doom man, is aware of and happy for the real changes he has seen and hopes to see continue. President Benson, in a 1986 devotional, declared, "I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith. But it will not be saved in Washington. It will be saved by the citizens of this nation who love and cherish freedom. It will be saved by enlightened members of this Church--men and women who will subscribe to and abide by the principles of the Constitution."

I struggle with procrastination and leading out, but I can't ignore that we are clearly being called to preserve America's Constitution. We lovers of liberty need to meet together, physically or otherwise, and plan how we will do this. I urge all of us to heed the prophets of our time, before it is too late.