- The freedom to pray
- The freedom to work where we want (or not work at all - apparently Palin likes this one)
- The freedom to have as many children as we want (go Duggars!)
- The freedom to choose who we want to date (and marry - although arranged marriages do have advantages)
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of religion (I love being LDS!)
- Freedom of choice
- The freedom to get as much education as we want
The church put out this great 4th of July post on lds.org and it was awesome to see what people were grateful for. I love living in this country. I didn't realize how great it was until I traveled abroad more during college. There is no greater feeling than flying back to the U.S. after being away for awhile. I remember a lesson Sister Lamb gave us at Young Women's camp one summer when it fell over the 4th of July. She told us that there is a reason that feelings of patriotism sometimes feel similar to those of the Spirit. The freedom we experience here in this country is essential to Heavenly Father's plan. It gives us the agency we need to be tested, and it allows the fullness of His gospel to be on the Earth today. I watched a documentary today on Masonry and its role in bringing freedom into this country. I'm not going to go into it in this blog entry, but I will at some point because I found it so interesting.
Anyway, I went to a BBQ, spent time with family and friends, watched fireworks, and got into a heated political discussion with my dad - yep, a pretty typical all-American 4th of July in the Hamrick home. I love that my parents are so conservative - it cracks me up because I'm pretty sure my dad was just as liberal as I am when he was my age. Whatever - only in this country could I be a pro-choice, pro-marry-whoever you want or however many people you want-I don't care, LDS, Qur'an-reading girl. If you happen to be the McCain-loving country boy that I am missing right now, don't worry... You will see the error of your ways one day! :)
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