Joseph Smith’s journal mentions his advocacy of US Constitution, finds fault in its broadness.

Date
Oct 15, 1843
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
Willard Richards
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Direct
Reference

Journal entry for 15 October 1843, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844, p. 128

Scribe/Publisher
Willard Richards
People
Joseph Smith, Sr., Joseph Smith, Jr., Willard Richards, Parley P. Pratt
Audience
N/A
Transcription

Sunday Oct 15. 1843. 11 A.M. cool. calm. cloudy.

stand east end of the temple. singing Prayer By. P[arley] P. Pratt. Joseph— preached.

It is one of the first principles of my life. & one that I have cultivated from my childhood. having been taught it of my father. to allow eve[r]y one the libe[r]ty of conscience. I am the greatest advocate of the C[onstitution] of U.S. there is there on the earth. in my feeling <​the​> only fault I can find with it is it is not broad enough to cover the whole ground.

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