http://mormonbeliefs.org An Overview on Fundamental Mormon Beliefs Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:28:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://mormonbeliefs.org/articles_faith/submission_to_secular_authority_1#comment-1457 Gale Mon, 10 May 2010 22:24:18 +0000 http://www.mormonbeliefs.org/106/submission-to-secular-authority-1#comment-1457 We are also taught to be obedient to those who govern us on earth. If we are sent to war, the guilt is upon the leader who sends us. However, the Lord teaches that the only just war is in defense of your home, family, and liberty. These are hard questions, of course, and we all have to make personal decisions according to our own conscience. For instance, in Nazi Germany, there were good faithful Latter-day Saints who fought both for and against the Nazis. We are also taught to be obedient to those who govern us on earth. If we are sent to war, the guilt is upon the leader who sends us. However, the Lord teaches that the only just war is in defense of your home, family, and liberty. These are hard questions, of course, and we all have to make personal decisions according to our own conscience. For instance, in Nazi Germany, there were good faithful Latter-day Saints who fought both for and against the Nazis.

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