1267. Joseph Smith on Government By Craig R. Frogley · August 27, 2020, in Meridian Magazine
It will be wonderful when people are taught true laws of freedom, and obey those same laws! The Prophet Joseph taught true principles, and the pioneers governed themselves -- at least those who followed him and his teachings. Joseph Smith on Government By Craig R. Frogley · August 27, 2020 Cover image: Portrait of Joseph Smith by Walter Rane. In a time when we all struggle with questions on government, it is noteworthy that Joseph Smith also struggled with it. He visited Washington DC, many senators and congressmen, and interviewed with the president of the United States. After Missouri, where the state government seemed to be fully invested in the problems forcing the Saints from their homes and lands contrary to the expectations and rights of U.S. citizenship, it isn’t surprising to find the prophet working with the Lord to understand government’s role as a vessel for the restoration of the global Kingdom of God on earth. From his reading of the Bo