Inspired Constitution

"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."(D&C 101:80) The U.S. Constitution was inspired by Heavenly Father for the purpose of creating a nation where people would have the rights to have their own agency. Everyone would be able to choose what religion they want to follow or what they wanted to do with their lives without having someone choose it for them. The making of the U.S. Constitution was very much an inspired thing. During the Constitutional Convention many men from all over the thirteen colonies came together in hopes of unity everyone. Those men who were chosen to represent those colonies were men who were very well educated and knew about politics. They weren't just going in there without knowing how other countries ran at the time. Another thing about these men is that they came from different backgrounds so they all had different perspectives and ideas on how everything should run. It seems from an outside perspective that it would have been really hard to come to a consensus without the help of Heavenly Father's inspiration. All the man at that convention were humbled so they would be able to compromise. People have different opinions and can be really stubborn about what they believe. Without that compromising spirit American would not have the constitution they have today. Elder Dallin H. Oaks stated that "The success of the convention was attributable in large part to the remarkable intelligence, wisdom, and unselfishness of the delegates." Elder Oaks in the same talk gave four things in the U.S. Constitution that he believed were inspired. They are separation of powers, the Bill of Rights, division of powers, and popular sovereignty. The separation of powers makes it so that not one single person or branch has more power than another. It also includes checks and balances. The bill of rights not only gives the American people rights to certain things but it also tells the government what they can not do. Division of powers gives equal power to the state governments and the national government. Popular sovereignty is when the people give the government their power. The government can not have more power than what it is given. This nation was chosen by Heavenly Father to be a great nation. He inspired our Forefathers to create the Constitution so that we could be a free nation.