Show OBEY THE LAW that is the title of the september ward teachers message from the general church authorities and regardless of religious beliefs we believe most of the people of the world today agree with the principle of the message excerpts from which are as follows for more than a hundred years latter day saints have declared to the world that we believe in honoring obeying and sustaining the law because of this definite statement of our belief which is accepted without reservation by every true latter day saint and because such action indicates the Iii highest hest type of citizenship in any nation Tia tion every member of the church should take pride in obeying the law in every respect those who obey the law bring honor credit and respect not only to themselves but to the church and its entire membership those who violate the law discredit not only themselves but bul the church as well while every good citizen should honor obey and sustain the law latter day saints should be leaders and exemplars it is a part of our religion eli gion it is one of the standards of the church obedience to law would eliminate much of the difficulty buffe suffering r and embarrassment which now annoy us traffic law violations ignoring stop signals and warning signs passing on hills and curves speeding failing to give prop proper e r signals and lack of respect fior bor the rights of others bring trouble le suffering expense and all too fie quent ly death d in many cases the innocent suffer with the guilty liquor laws tax and revenue laws those governing property y rights moral laws and 0 ther other statutes made for the protection and advancement of society should have ive full support and compliance from every member of the church we proclaim to the world that we believe in honoring the law that which a person really honors 13 never violated we say that we believe in sustaining the law to sustain means to uphold support and defend we also say that we believe in obeying the law surely anere can be no misunderstanding as to the me moaning aning and intent of the word obey latter day saints have a splendid reputation as good citizens arid and supporters ot of law and order but how much better would that reputation be if i every member would prove in action what we say in words honor obey and sustain the law |