Break Quote by Ezra Taft Benson
![“[Joseph Smith] foresaw the time when the destiny of the nation would be in danger and would hang as by a thread. Thank God he did not see the thread break. He also indicated the important part that this people should yet play in standing for the principles embodied in these sacred documents - the…” quote by Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/36e/ezra-taft-benson-443_break_joseph-smith-foresaw-the-time-when-the-d_251877.jpg)
“[Joseph Smith] foresaw the time when the destiny of the nation would be in danger and would hang as by a thread. Thank God he did not see the thread break. He also indicated the important part that this people should yet play in standing for the principles embodied in these sacred documents - the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.”
![“How great indeed is our debt to [Joseph Smith]. His life began in Vermont and ended in Illinois, and marvelous were the things that happened between that simple beginning and that tragic ending. It was he who brought us a true knowledge of God the Eternal Father and His Risen Son, the Lord Jesus…” quote by Gordon B. Hinckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/76a/gordon-b-hinckley-331_knowledge-of-god_how-great-indeed-is-our-debt-to-joseph-s_2410863.jpg)
![“It's a very common belief [among Mormons] that the Constitution will hang by a thread and the Church will save it.” quote by Jan Shipps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/237/jan-shipps-106805_belief_it-s-a-very-common-belief-among-mormons_1732667.jpg)
![“It is said that brother Joseph in his lifetime declared that the Elders of this Church should step forth at a particular time when the Constitution should be in danger, and rescue it, and save it. This may be so; but I do not recollect that he said exactly so. I believe he [Joseph] said something…” quote by Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d8b/joseph-smith-jr-1647_america_it-is-said-that-brother-joseph-in-his-li_3126338.jpg)
