On this day in 1787, the Constitution of the United States was ratified. It’s not just a piece of paper. The Lord Jesus Christ said in a revelation to Joseph Smith:

“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.” Doctrine and Covenants 101:80

It’s a set of laws that Jesus has not only endorsed but allowed to come forth by “the hands of wise men” who He brought up for establishing it. Why did He want the Constitution established as the law for the U.S.A.?

For “the rights and protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles…” See Doctrine and Covenants 101:77.

If you are an American citizen, it’s important to know it, to live it, to teach it, and to hold your representatives in Congress accountable to it. If they don’t vote according to it, then vote in people who do, so that the Constitution is maintained for the “rights and protection of all flesh.”

Here’s how you can celebrate it today and every day!

1. Read the above picture book by Jean Fritz to get the history of the Constitutional Convention.
2. Read the book below to dive into what every paragraph means.

3. Watch these videos about the Constitution by Robert Brown. The first one is below and the playlist of all the videos is here.

4. Read this article here by Ezra Taft Benson called “Our Divine Constitution”

5. Play the board game below.

6. Watch A More Perfect Union, below.

7. Take this quiz about the U.S. Constitution here.

8. Watch the Schoolhouse Rock video of the preamble to the Constitution.

9. Take a quiz about the Bill of Rights, the first Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, here.

10. Read this book below.

11. Go to this voting record, the Freedom Index, here, and look up your Congressional representatives to see how Constitutional they are voting. Then send them a note thanking them or asking them to improve. One of mine had 100% for this past session. Amazing!

12. Counteract the movement to eradicate the Constitution with a call for a convention for a new constitution. Go here to learn more and let your Congress people know that you want them to vote no on a new constitutional convention.

13. Lastly, play another board game related to the Constitution. My review of it is here.