In an October 2020 address at the semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ, "Hearts Knit in Righteousness and Unity," Elder Quentin L. Cook explains how to draw upon goodness and unity to achieve a kind of "diversity" that can avoid the "iniquity and division" that destroyed the Zion society of 4th Nephi and that roils society today in the United States and many other countries.
"With our all-inclusive doctrine, we can be an oasis of unity and celebrate diversity," he teaches. "Unity and diversity are not opposites. We can achieve greater unity as we foster an atmosphere of inclusion and respect for diversity." Among the doctrines that favor righteous unity as a basis for diversity, Elder Cook includes the teaching that "the host country for the Restoration, the United States, the U.S. Constitution, and related documents, written by imperfect men, were inspired by God to bless all people."
Today, of course, this doctrine has become very controversial, and a powerful movement pits the progress of diversity and justice against the legacy of the Founders' Constitution.
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