Saturday, August 28, 2010

Title of Liberty

Moroni was a mighty general, and was very concerned at the popularity of the dangerous Amalekiah. He knew he had to do something to rally the freedom-lovers of the Nephites.

 12 And it came to pass that he rent his coat; and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it—In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children—and he fastened it upon the end of a pole

After he showed this Title of Liberty to his people and explained it and motivated them to follow it, he wanted to use it as a reminder to them.

36 And it came to pass also, that he caused the of liberty to be hoisted upon every tower which was in all the land, which was possessed by the Nephites; and thus Moroni planted the standard of liberty among the Nephites.

I wanted to compare this to something in my life, to "liken" the scriptures.  What is a Title of Liberty in my time?  The first thing I thought of was the flag.  When I see our American flag I think of liberty.  The liberty to travel as we want to, to worship as we see fit, to raise our children as we would like.

Then I also thought of things that represent my beliefs, my religion.  That might be things such as The Articles of Faith, The Proclamation on the Family, The Living Christ.  These proclaim who I am and what I believe, and for me could be a Title of Liberty.

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