The Book of Mormon
and the Constitution

The Book of Mormon and the Constitution

by H. Verlan Andersen

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(Cover photo is of an original Book of Mormon.)

	Introduction	v
	Preface	xi
I	If Ye Are Not One Ye Are Not Mine	1
II	Our Living Prophet Has Issued a Warning	9
III	The Lord’s Book of Mormon Commandments to the Gentiles	13
IV	The Book of Mormon Warns the Gentiles	19
V	Governments May Be Used to Preserve or Destroy Freedom	25
VI	Almost All Men Are Inclined to Destroy Free Agency	31
VII	The Consequences of Pride	37
VIII	The Sin of Pride	45
IX	The Influence of Prior Governments on Reign of the Judges	53
X	Reasons for Changing from Monarchy to Self-government	59
XI	The Nephite Experience with Enforced Priestcraft	65
XII	The Nephite Experience with Secret Combinations	75
XIII	Secret Combinations	85
XIV	The Constitution of the United States of America	91
XV	The Golden Rule and That Law Which Is Constitutional	99 [p. iv]
XVI	The Reign of Divine Law	107
XVII	Individual Freedom—The Transcendent Purpose of Government	115
XVIII	The Duties of Man	125
XIX	The Four Laws Government must Obey to Protect Human Rights	131
XX	Governments Shall Punish the Intentional Violation of Duties	141
XXI	Governments Shall Punish Nothing Except the Intentional Violation of Duties—Licensing Laws	147
XXII	Governments Shall Punish Nothing Except the Intentional Violation of Duties—Regulatory Laws	157
XXIII	Governments Shall Never Create Nor Abolish Duties—welfare State Laws	165
XXIV	The Destruction of Rights by Use of Irredeemable Paper Money	173
XXV	Public Schools	181
XXVI	The Lord’s Plan Versus Enforced Priestcraft	193
XXVII	Unenforced Priestcraft	205
XXVIII	Prophecies Regarding Fate of Gentiles	211
XXIX	If Ye Are Not One Ye Are Not Mine	219
	Appendix I	225
	Appendix II	227
	Appendix III	231
	Appendix IV	233
	Index	239 [p. v]

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