We know that material things and physical things are not the source and substance of safety, strength, and freedom of our beloved county. God is a projection and objectification of the human spirit, reflecting the categorial structure of the human mind and its conceptual tools. Physiological anthropology studies the humans natural limitations; pragmatic anthropology deals with the human’s potentialities, with what one is, as a free agent, makes of oneself, or is about and ought to make of oneself. Thus, philosophical anthropology studies both human beings as a creature and human beings as the creator of cultural values—human beings as observer and human beings as interpreted by oneself. Many occasions have arisen in which respect and love have been shown to our great country, and the precious principles of freedom and dignity which we accord the individual have been honored. We admire and love America. Never forget, America, that yours is a spiritual country. We know that you are practical people. Many people marvel at your factories, skyscrapers, houses, parks, cars, educational and health care system and the safety that is held to be so valuable in the communities. However, underlying everything else is that fact that America began as a God-loving, God-fearing, God-worshiping people, knowing that there is a spark of the divine in each of us. It is this respect for the dignity of the human spirit which makes America invincible. #RandolphHarris 1 of 7

People who visit America often report that they met people with stirring, inspiring, testimonies, and this generated an experience of great expectations. Our visitors never forget how magnificently they were uplifted and spiritually fed and how wonderfully their culture was accepted and how welcome they felt. There is a spirit of generosity and good humor, and a sense of humbleness. Our guests were not surprised to discover that the books which head the best seller list were books on peace, happiness, and family. People are able to discover several interesting places in the community such as antique shops, small museums, amazing restaurants with many different and delicious cultural cuisines located all in one square. Even the chain stores like Dominos have exquisite pizza and very friendly employees. While traveling, people make it a point to go into these places on certain days and they have found that it gives them the confidence to talk to people and make friends. Many love the fact that the stores and restaurants are so friendly and recognize them because it makes it easier for travelers to feel at home. This allows individuals to expand their horizons and start to enjoy the country, some even call America their home away from home. Sixty-six percent of people moving to America feel at home within year, making it the most welcoming place in the World. It is easy to settle because it is so much more accommodating tham people realize. #RandolphHarris 2 of 7

Choosing to do what the Lord has defined as right will, in the long run, always lead to the best outcomes. Here it is made clear that life, at its best and most vigorous, is spiritual and, as such, is the sincere expression of the soul to God. The spiritual self of each of us is that part of us that will never grow old, or ill, or die, but it must be nurtured and invigorated! We have also learned throughout life that strength comes to an ordinary soul when given an extraordinary calling. Faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, kindness, Godliness, charity, humility, and diligence are the attributes the Lord deserves from his disciples because each of us is to be an example of the believers. We should be enthusiastic about the future. Life is beautiful when we make an effort to find beauty in it. Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore, if we have faith we hope for things which are not seen, which are true. Faith is the most personal reflection of adoration for—and devoted to—our Heavenly Father. Call upon God in faith, and if thou wilt thou shall have the desires of thine heart. Faith in its full and pure form requires an unshakable assurance and absolute confidence that God will hear our pleas and grant our petitions in the Lord’s own due time. #RandolphHarris 3 of 7

We are always able to see farther looking back than we can in the crush of the moment. Sometimes those blessing in our lives that we have yet to receive are beyond the scope of mortal eyes. Faith allows us to see far off with spiritual vision all that God intends for his children. The Lord has restored his gospel in these times, and a testimony of that gospel is burned in our hearts, as faith lights our way in life.  It matters not where we live or what our individual circumstances may be. Each day our righteous living can demonstrate a faith in God that sees beyond mortal heartaches, disappointments, and unfulfilled promises. It is a glorious thing to possess a faith that enables us to look forward to that day when all that was promised the Saints will be given. When you are not being loved, do not lose touch with your love, and do so without collapsing or skinning into exaggerated tolerance. At times this may mean opening our hearts to our own close-heartedness. Opening our heart does not always mean we will look loving, but the very intention to this open is a potent context shifter. And keep in mind that there are people who believe, often passionately, in God, even if they are not willing to express their love of God to others. Each person has a personal relationship with the Lord and we have to respect that. Keep in mind, researchers have studied those who have strong political opinions and found they often literally do not know what they are talking about. #RandolphHarris 4 of 7

Many people who take positions on cap and trade, for instance, have no idea what cap and trade is, but they will nearly get into a knock down, drag out fight over their stance. So just because someone is not going around trying to proselytize others does not make them less of a believer. Since we are on the subject of emissions trading, cap and trade is a government, market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. Those who cannot meet the standards are taxed at a higher rate for the excess emission they produce. Our Universe is awakening and it requires not only a new understanding of religion, but also a new way of understanding religion’s relation to science. It is through our own subjectivity—mental, moral, aesthetic and religious—that the Universe now carries on its long anticipatory adventure toward fuller being. Some people see cap and trade as a scheme, and religion teaches us to make sure we honestly believe what we stand for is right and to be able to defend our position on the choices we make in life within our own conscience. By debating on a topics we know nothing about, it could be considered a scheme or even lying. God wants us to be as honest as we possibly can. The cosmic story is hardly over and it look patiently and expectantly ahead for a possible meaning to it all. We must read the cosmic story both scientifically and religiously, from outside and inside simultaneously. #RandolphHarris 5 of 7

If we are to think of our faith to our contemporary World, we need to think in terms compatible with what we know of the World through empirical science. Both religion and science are founded on faith, namely, on belief in the existence of something outside the Universe, like an unexplained God or an unexplained set of physical laws, maybe even a huge ensemble of unseen Universes, too. All science proceeds on the assumption that nature is ordered in a rational and intelligible way. And to create such a Universe, we know that we have an intelligent God. To be a scientist, one has to have faith that the Universe is governed by dependable, immutable, absolute, Universal, mathematical laws of an unspecified origin. One has to believe that these laws will not fail, that we will not wake up tomorrow to find heat flowing from cold to hot, or the speed of light changing by the hour. If God’s laws and the laws of physics were just any old ragbag of rules, life would almost certainly not exist. Belief in the existence of something outside the Universe, like an unexplained God or an unexplained set of physical laws, maybe even a huge ensemble of unseen Universes, are two principles founded on faith. Christians envisage God as upholding the natural order from beyond the Universe, while physicists think of their laws as inhabiting an abstract transcendent realm of perfect mathematical relationships. #RandolphHarris 6 of 7

When faith is properly understood and used, it has dramatically far-reaching effects. Such faith can transform an individual’s life from maudlin, common everyday activities to a symphony of joy and happiness. The exercise of faith is vital to Father in Heaven’s plan of happiness. Just as people who believe in God claim that the World depends utterly on God for its existence, physicists declare a similar asymmetry: the Universe is governed by eternal laws (or meta-laws). Faith in the capacity to discover hidden characteristics and traits that can transform life are the foundation building block of creation. We exercise our faith in true principles and that builds character. Fortified character expands our capacity to exercise more faith. As a result, our capacity and confidence to conquer the trials of life is enhanced. The more our character is fortified, the more enabled we are to benefit from exercising the power of faith. We will discover how faith and character interact to strengthen one another. Character is woven patiently from threads of applied principle, doctrine, and obedience. Wherever in life great spiritual values awaits a person’s appropriation, only faith can appropriate them. We cannot live without faith, and until science comes up with a testable theory of the laws of the Universe, its claim to be free of faith is manifestly bogus. #RandolphHarris 7 of 7