WE, THE BLESSED BENEFICIARIES, FACE DIFFICULT DAYS IN THIS BELOVED LAND, “A LAND WHICH IS CHOICE ABOVE ALL OTHER LANDS.” (ETHER 2:10.) IT MAY ALSO COST US BLOOD BEFORE WE ARE THROUGH. IT IS MY CONVICTION, HOWEVER, THAT WHEN THE LORD COMES, THE STARS AND STRIPES WILL BE FLOATING ON THE BREEZE OVER THIS PEOPLE. MAY IT BE SO, AND MAY GOD GIVE US THE FAITH AND THE COURAGE EXHIBITED BY THOSE PATRIOTS WHO PLEDGED THEIR LIVES, THEIR FORTUNES, AND THEIR SACRED HONOR THAT WE MIGHT BE FREE. EZRA TAFT BENSON