A Give Away! (Ended)

NOTE: This book available in a new give-awawy which closes July 18.

Up For Grabs:

One copy of A Glorious Standard: For All Mankind, by Christopher S. Bentley, with an inscription by the author.

A little about the book: It is a compilation of quotes and commentary about the Constitution and government, made by prophets such as Isaiah, Jacob, and Moroni, as well as modern prophets and apostles such as Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, John Taylor, Ezra Taft Benson, and many more. These quotes have been compiled by the author from a variety of sources ranging from many General Conference reports and Journals of Discourses, as well as church magazines, messages of the First Presidency, and the History of the Church, among others. Bentley has gathered them up and organized them along the lines of four different themes:

1. "First, the Lord Himself has stated unequivocally that He is the Constitution's Author. Indeed, almost all of the latter-day prophets have declared that the Constitution is a document created through the inspiration of the Spirit." (Page 1)

2. [A]lmost every prophet in this dispensation has emphasized the vital importance of defending, upholding and adhering to the Constitution." (Page 2)

3. [S]everal prophets have warned that we have apostatized in various ways from the Constitution... (Page 2)

4. [T]he Constitution's role goes beyond providing a free nation in which the gospel and true Church could be restored to the earth once again. ... The principles of that great charter will eventually spread over the whole world, and all who are living [during the Millennium] will abide by them. (Page 2)

These four themes become the basis of the four sections of the book, with an amazing variety of quotes from Joseph Smith's time to Gordon B. Hinckley, who was President of the Church at the time the book was published, as well as quotes from the scriptures referencing things that ancient prophets said.

This book is a major factor in my own awakening to the vital importance of the Constitution, and I highly recommend it!


How to Enter:

There are two ways, and both involve a little reading, but don't feel like you have to spend too much time to play! Just read some and then blog your thoughts.

Method 1:
Read The Proper Role of Government, written by Ezra Taft Benson, and post about it on your blog. Include a link back to this post, so that others who want to enter the give-away can find it. Leave me a comment, including a link to your post.

Method 2:
Read part of the Constitution Party's Platform, and post about it on your blog. This does not necessarily need to be a post about how wonderful the platform is, feel free to disagree if you like. But please do make it a thoughtful response about the platform as a whole or an issue that is important to you. I'm sure it won't be a problem, but posts including personal attacks of any sort and other nastiness will be disqualified at my sole discretion. Once again, include a link to the give-away your post, and come back here & leave a comment, letting me know that you blogged it and where I can find it.


Deadline:

All posts must be up, and comments left on this post, not later than 11:55pm on Saturday 4 July 2009.