Tremont Temple Lectures

“TO THE HONORABLE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

We, the undersigned, adult residents of the United States, 21 years of age or more, hereby respectfully, but earnestly petition your Honorable Body not to pass any bill in regard to the observance of the Sabbath, or Lord’s day, or any other religious or ecclesiastical institution or rite; nor to favor in any way the adoption of any resolution for the amendment of the National Constitution that would give any preference to the principles of any one religion above another, or that will in any way sanction legislation upon the subject of religion: but that the total separation between religion and the state, assured by our National Constitution as it now is, may forever remain as our fathers established it.” TTL 12.15

I have some respect for Washington, Madison, Jefferson, U. S. Grant, the American Constitution, and the teachings of Jesus Christ. (Applause.) We do not take one man and multiply him into seven million two hundred thousand and one; we do not ask you to sign it until you have read it. And we will see that it goes to the proper place. Sign it yourself; pass it to your friends and neighbors and get everybody to sign it; and I pray you all to jealously watch the American Constitution because it is your liberty, and believe in Jesus Christ for he is your life. TTL 12.16