LDS Prophets on Voting Principles over Party & Politics (Ezra Taft Benson)

Now, I am not caring today, for myself, anything at all about a political party tag. So far as I am concerned, I want to know what the man stands for ...When I find out these things, when I know who it is who should receive my support, and I care not what his party tag is...Today, our duty transcends party allegiance; our duty today is allegiance to the Constitution as it was given to us by the Lord. (J. Reuben Clark, Jr., CR 10/62:8)

We must be devoted to sound principles in word and deed: principle above party, principle above pocketbook, principle above popularity. [Ezra Taft Benson - God, Family, Country]

"We engage in the election the same as in any other principle; you are to vote for good men, and if you do not do this it is a sin; to vote for wicked men, it would be sin . Choose the good and refuse the evil. Men of false principles have preyed upon us like wolves upon helpless lambs.. Let every man use his liberties according to the Constitution. Don't fear man or devil; electioneer with all people, male and female, and exhort them to do the thing that is right. We want a President of the United States, not a party President, but a President of the whole peopleand. Have a President who will maintain every man in his rights ." (Hyrum Smith, 1844, DHC-6:323)

No nation which has kept the commandments of God has ever perished, but I say to you that once freedom is lost, only blood—human blood—will win it back.

There are some things we can and must do at once if we are to stave off a holocaust of destruction.

First: We must return to worship the God of this land, who is Jesus Christ...

Second: We must awaken to a sense of [our] awful situation, because of this secret combination which [is] among [us] (Ether 8:24)...

Then we must put our trust in Him who has promised us His protection—and pray that He will intervene to preserve our freedom just as He intervened in our obtaining it in the first place.

Third: We must do as the Lord commanded us by revelation in 1833: Wherefore, honest men and wise men should be sought for diligently, and good men and wise men ye should observe to uphold; otherwise whatsoever is less than these cometh of evil (D&C 98:10).

Last: We must study the inspired Constitution and become involved in the political process ourselves...

I fully believe that we can turn things around in America if we have the determination, the morality, the patriotism, and the spirituality to do so.

My single-minded concern is for the freedom and welfare of my countrymen and my posterity, the freedom of all men.

I testify to you that Gods hand has been in our destiny. I testify that freedom as we know it today is being threatened as never before in our history. I further witness that this land—the Americas—must be protected, its Constitution upheld, for this is a land foreordained to be the Zion of our God. He expects us as members of the Church and bearers of His priesthood to do all we can to preserve our liberty.

May God bless us that, with His help, we will not fail to bring to pass His purposes on earth. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

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[Origin305]

@UtahKent You shouldnt be so quick to judge sir. Take the words of Ezra Taft Benson in their entirely and you will see that Ron Paul echoes his politics.

[suemorphplus2009]

@Twister051 Most of us are very much alarmed with permissiveness within the Church. But there is also very much the need to be cautious as well, and not be too quick to judge what some people say. There is really a need for everyone to be repentive of what serious sins they have on their hands right now, as is spoken in General Conference, because without the spirit, you won't have the strength to stand or accept the truth in these harsh times.

[mikebblack]

@Twister051 We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.

[mikebblack]

@UtahKent Boo to you sir. To take the words of the prophets and not listen to them is worse. Dr. Paul follows the teachings of the church of Jesus Christ more so than any other candidate. if you study the history of politics and the words of the prophets on such thins then you will find he is right. Just weeks ago GOP voters booed the golden rule and cheered the trail of tears and totalitarianism. I hope the lord may soften your heart sir.

[guyjohn59]

@UtahKent /watch?v=tQS42giSdIg

[UtahKent]

To take the words of a Prophet of God and use them as a backdrop for cheap political ad for Ron Paul? Shame on you, Brother. Do not pollute or take in vain the words of a Prophet. Our calling is to present them to the world unvanished by our own agendas.

[dancetahitian]

@supportingcrew False? What planet are you on...? Everything he said has or is coming to pass. Say hi to Kim Il Sung, Stalin and General Mao when you see them.

[supportingcrew]

@JustinMartyrJr Uhh benson can take his false prophecies and shove it up joseph smiths fat ass in hell

[onstageagain]

Joseph Smith said God designated his Church the only church on  the whole earth The last battle, in 421 AD, wiped out the Nephites. Moroni, last surviving Nephite, buried records in Cumorah, in NY . Hundreds of yrs later, Joseph Smith directed to the spot by Moroni who appeared to him in his bedroom in NY. Smith then "translated" the record & published it in 1830,The Book of Mormon. I'ss a cult...

[Twister051]

Is anyone else alarmed by the growing cry of "liberalism" WITHIN the Church by more and more of our own members? Our leaders, particularly the Prophet and the Apostles, are absolutey steadfast in their allegience to common sense and wisdom but I see a persistent, growing faction of our own members who foolishly clamor for immoral ideas, particularly for the acceptance of homosexuality. Google Heber C. Kimball and see what he said about a time of great sifting.