Essay Topic:What about the U.S. Constitution was inspired and How is it that the U.S. Constitution was inspired?

The United States Constitution had many elements that were inspired by God so that the coming forth of the gospel could take place. In Doctrine and Covenants chapter 101:80 it says “And for this purpose have I established the Constitution of this land. By the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose, and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood.”  All aspect of the constitution was inspired by God so the United States could be established and that the kingdom of god could go grow and be developed. One aspect of the constitution that was inspired was the land. Heavenly Father prepared a place for the gospel to grow and this land was America. In Ether chapter 2:10 it says, “For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept off.” God had set forth a place in which the gospel could prosper. Now that Heavenly Father had prepared an inspired place and he also prepared inspired people that would liberate this country, This was pointed out by Dallin H. Oaks he said, “That God raised up wise men unto this very purpose.” This shows that the coming about of the constitution was no accident, that God had wise men that were for ordained to come to earth to do this job. Not only were the men prepared by God but they were wise men, showing that they had values and an education that helped them to fulfill their life mission. The coming about of such an inspired manifesto does not just happen there are things that have to occur before such inspiration can take place.

            One of the ways how the constitution was inspired was that the wise men that were raised up by god were prepared with knowledge; educational knowledge and also spiritual knowledge. Many of the founding fathers not only had studied and gained and obtained secular knowledge but growing up many of the wise men had spiritual beliefs. Through having a spiritual knowledge they were more susceptible to the spirit and able to receive revelation from God. These men were extraordinary men not only were they inspired but they were motivated to follow the inspiration. They were men of action; they had to act in righteousness in order to gain inspiration for heavenly father.  These wise men also were humbled by their tribulation through the abuse of Great Britain. Through the trials they were experiencing they were able to put aside things of the world and they were able to listen to the spirit of god.  This was the main purpose of how the constitution was inspired. As explained in this essay the constitution is inspired of god, as Ezra Taft Benson said in the talk “Our Divine Constitution” “I reverence the constitution of the united states as a scared document. To me its words are akin to the revelations of God. For god had placed his stamp of approval upon it.” Not only did god approve of the Constitution but he provided a way for it to succeed. The Constitution is surely an inspired document.