On July 5, over 6 million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout the United States were invited to kneel in prayer and set aside food for a cause that has defined their faith since the church’s 1830 organization: religious freedom.
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The First Presidency urged members of the Church in the United States to participate in a fast to express gratitude for religious liberty and ask that it be strengthened throughout the world — echoing a conviction as old as the restored gospel.
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Though current anti-Christian pressures may feel modern, leaders of the church have been no stranger to defending religious freedom.
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