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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.
Constitutional conflicts can arise when religious language and behavior take an aggressive and domineering posture toward government and society as a whole.
What sustains the Constitution? Founders distrusted power, built checks on ambition, and trusted agency as divine.
What would it take to form a more perfect union? Rejecting outrage, loving neighbors, and renewing civic and spiritual bonds.
Should judges defy the president for the Constitution? True fidelity means law over personal allegiance.
Are we electing presidents for the right reasons? Protecting the Constitution is their duty, not policy debates.
What motivates Latter-day Saints’ votes? Faith, morality, and pragmatism drive choices across political lines.
How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments transform the US Government? To maintain civil rights, they granted more power to the federal government.
How do Latter-day Saints navigate the US Constitution and their faith’s history? It’s a complex picture with both gratitude and warnings.
Is a church the key to saving democracy? Latter-day Saints’ beliefs could prove pivotal in the outcome of the next election.
What drives compromise in politics? A professor and new US Citizen suggests it’s grounded in pragmatism, flexibility, empathy, dialogue, public interest, and foresight.
More and more people are disparaging America’s founding documents as a barrier to progress. This weekend’s Constitution
Day is a good time to remind ourselves what they’re missing and the higher wisdom that inspired it all.