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But as Spiff indicated, our Prophet has declared that this war is a continuation of the attempt to combat evil.

No one loves war, but we love righteousness, and we love freedom.

There is no religious faith extant in the world today that more accurately mirrors the principles of freedom and liberty that are embodied in the Constitution.

"Mormons" consider the U.S. Constitution to be a divinely-inspired document, and the men who framed it were simply doing the will of the Almighty. They themselves believed this to be true, and so do we.

Despite the difficulties of our early beginnings, there is no other land on earth, we believe, where that which we claim to be the true and restored Gospel of Jesus Christ could have taken root, sprouted and flowered, than the United States of America. It is for the purpose of restoring Christ's true church that this nation was established.

The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, a sacred book of scripture to us, was written for our day, to help us through the difficulties and trials that those living in our time would have to endure. Pres. Hinckley specifically mentions accounts where the ancient inhabitants of this hemisphere were required to take up arms to defend their lives, their liberty, their religion and their families.

He specifically draws a parallel between those ancient conflicts and the one we are engaged in at this time, and may likely become engaged in in the near future.

I believe--and many "Mormons" with whom I've spoken agree--that it is no coincidence that a godly and prayerful man such as President George W. Bush has come to hold the office he does at this time. Many of us believe his leadership is inspired. In fact, because it is thus, that is why many of the most evil and wicked people on the earth at this time, both within and without the United States, hate him so fiercely.

Satan has a great number of followers today, and if we are not careful, and don't adhere to godly principles in this nation we will fall just as the ancient people of God, the descendants of Jacob who inhabited this continent as described in the Book of Mormon, fell when they began to love wickedness more than godliness.

So it is important to put President Hinckley's talk in this context. We believe he is a prophet of God, just as surely as any prophet you may encounter in the Holy Bible, and when he speaks as he did he is inspired.

His words are for us, today, and we'll do well to heed them.