Gems-Teachings: Divinely Inspired Constitution
"The United States Constitution was the first written constitution in
the world. It has served Americans well, enhancing freedom and prosperity
during the changed conditions of more than two hundred years. Frequently
copied, it has become the United States' most important export. After
two centuries, every nation in the world except six have adopted written
constitutions (see "The Constitution," Wilson Quarterly, Spring
1987, pp. 97, 126), and the U.S. Constitution was a model for all of them.
No wonder modern
revelation says that God established the U.S.
Constitution and that it 'should be maintained for the rights and
protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles' (D&C
101:77)."
(Elder Dallin H. Oaks, "The Divinely Inspired Constitution," Ensign, Feb. 1992, 68)
the world. It has served Americans well, enhancing freedom and prosperity
during the changed conditions of more than two hundred years. Frequently
copied, it has become the United States' most important export. After
two centuries, every nation in the world except six have adopted written
constitutions (see "The Constitution," Wilson Quarterly, Spring
1987, pp. 97, 126), and the U.S. Constitution was a model for all of them.
No wonder modern
revelation says that God established the U.S.
Constitution and that it 'should be maintained for the rights and
protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles' (D&C
101:77)."
(Elder Dallin H. Oaks, "The Divinely Inspired Constitution," Ensign, Feb. 1992, 68)