“The Title of Liberty,” Friend, July 1972, 23
The Title of Liberty
A flag is a wonderful thing. Every nation has a flag that is a symbol of the people and what they hope to be.
The Book of Mormon tells about a very special flag called the “Title of Liberty.” It was made by a great leader named Moroni, who became a general of the Nephite army when only twenty-five years old.
With the help of the Lord, Moroni was successful in winning many battles against the Lamanites.
Most of the Nephite people loved the Lord and wanted to serve Him, but there was one man named Amalickiah who wanted to become king. He gathered some of his followers to destroy those who served God so they would not be able to interfere with his wicked plans.
General Moroni was angry when he heard of the evil plans of Amalickiah. In his anger Moroni tore his coat, took a piece of it, and wrote some words upon it. Fastening the cloth to the end of a pole, Moroni named it the “Title of Liberty.”
Then Moroni went among the people waving this unusual flag so all of the people could see what he had written . He said to them, “Whosoever will maintain this title upon the land, let them come forth … and enter into a covenant that they will maintain their rights, and their religion, that the Lord God may bless them.”
The people were eager to do what was right and to follow Moroni, so they made a covenant to serve God.
The words written on the “Title of Liberty” made the people want to do their very best. To find out what the words were, decipher the code. To do so, look at a letter, count three letters ahead in the alphabet, and write down that letter. (Example: If letter is D, write down the letter G.) Continue until all letters have been deciphered.
FK JBJLOV LC LRO DLA, LRO OBIFDFLK, XKA COBBALJ, XKA LRO MBXZB, LRO TFSBP, XKA LRO ZEFIAOBK.