The First Presidency has announced a special fifth Sunday discussion on May 31, 2026, about moral agency and how the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence support religious liberty. The Church has created a discussion guide, “Celebrating the Founding of the United States and the U.S. Constitution,” and a video, for this meeting. The guide, video, and other resources are found in the Gospel Library under Books and Lessons, Religious Freedom.

“Throughout the earth’s history, the principle of moral agency has not been universally honored. Too many of God’s children have been—and still are—oppressed,” the introduction reads. “At the same time, God has been inspiring His children to protect ‘that principle of freedom [that] belongs to all mankind’ (Doctrine and Covenants 98:5).”

In the video, President D. Todd Christofferson and Elder Quentin L. Cook provide instruction about the significance of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and related events that enabled the Restoration of the Church.

The First Presidency also invited us to fast on Sunday, July 5, 2026, to express gratitude for religious liberty and to pray that it be strengthened throughout the world as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary.

Related resources:

• “Religious Freedom” in the Gospel Library.
• ReligiousFreedomLibrary.org, an online collection of talks and statements about religious freedom by Church leaders and others.
• Book: American Principles of Freedom: A Latter-day Saint Perspective