Holidays
The First Thanksgiving Was for the Constitution
What defined the first national Thanksgiving? Gratitude to God, the Constitution, and a forgotten founder.
Annalee Blonquist
November 25, 2025
What defined the first national Thanksgiving? Gratitude to God, the Constitution, and a forgotten founder.
What would it take to form a more perfect union? Rejecting outrage, loving neighbors, and renewing civic and spiritual bonds.
Are we electing presidents for the right reasons? Protecting the Constitution is their duty, not policy debates.
What broke the post-9/11 unity? A patriotic renewal couldn’t withstand the rise of cultural and political fractures.
How do Latter-day Saints navigate the US Constitution and their faith’s history? It’s a complex picture with both gratitude and warnings.
Memorial Day is about remembering and honoring the dead. But it also reveals a history of conflict and the challenge of unity across U.S. history.
How should fidelity to country be manifested? It must combine reverence for founding principles with responsible critique and relentless pursuit of just laws.
Can a ‘Fidelity Month’ revive societal values and mend our disconnected world? Discover the compelling vision of renowned scholar Robert P. George.
A group of disagreeing folks that self-governs together? Do be serious. Retelling the glorious founding tale and what makes the United States unique as we anticipate the anniversary of its birth.
Does loving America mean loving the people living there? I think so. And from my own experience, it’s not just soldiers we can thank for patriotic service to our nation.
If it’s true yesterday “did not reflect the core of who we are as Americans,” the siege of our nation’s capital does say something about who many of us are becoming. Is this just another step on a downward spiral, or could it become a legitimate turning point for our nation’s trajectory?
“Exceptionalism” in reference to America has become, in many circles, a dirty word. This is a fresh look at why it shouldn’t be.