Idea #8 for celebrating America 250 is to watch this BYU devotional speech below by Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elder Perry was asked to head up a committee for the Church for celebrating the Bicentennial of the USA in 1976.

The video above shows Elder Perry announcing the plans of the Church to celebrate the Bicentennial. I wish I could see the posters the Church distributed that he talks about. I was alive at the time but only 5 so I don’t remember seeing any at my church building. How cool it would be to see them today! And the special FHE supplement he mentions, “God’s Hand in the Founding of America.” Anyway, I invite you to take notes and listen to the Holy Spirit as you watch this video to know what God is wanting you to do today to stand for liberty.

Then over here you can watch his report that he gave in October 1976 about the celebrations.

Want more Celebrate America 250 ideas? Go here. My goal is to share 250 ideas to use throughout the whole year of 2026. So come back and check for upcoming ones here on my blog. It’s so important that we keep the legacy of liberty from 1776 alive today!