# To Heal the World -- Rasband April 2022 source:: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/45rasband?lang=eng people:: [[Ronald A. Rasband]] tags:: #issue/freedom/religious dates:: 2022-04 related:: [[Religious Freedom]] ### Notes >[!summary] Summary » [[To Heal the World -- Rasband April 2022]] >Our [[Religious Freedom|religious freedom]] is under attack. What is [[Religious Freedom|religious freedom]]? "It is freedom of worship in all its configurations." Efforts to restrict [[Religious Freedom|religious freedom]] aren't new. [[Religious Freedom and Love of Liberty -- Joseph Smith|Joseph Smith declared he was willing to die for the Religious Freedom of any denomination.]] Four ways society benefits from [[Religious Freedom|religious freedom]]. Rasband invites us to "champion the cause of [[Religious Freedom|religious freedom]]". ^summarycallout ### Quotes "Religious freedom honors the first and second great commandments, placing God at the center of our lives. We read in Matthew: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” “And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”" \- [[Ronald A. Rasband]] - [To Heal The World - April 2022](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/45rasband?id=p20-p22&lang=eng#p20) ^q1 "Religious freedom fosters expressions of belief, hope, and peace." \- [[Ronald A. Rasband]] - [To Heal The World - April 2022](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/45rasband?lang=eng&id=p26#p26)^q2 "Religion inspires people to help others." \- [[Ronald A. Rasband]] - [To Heal The World - April 2022](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/45rasband?lang=eng&id=p30#p30)^q3 "Freedom of religion acts as a unifying and rallying force for shaping values and morality." \- [[Ronald A. Rasband]] - [To Heal The World - April 2022](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/45rasband?lang=eng&id=p38#p38)^q4 "I invite you to champion the cause of [[Religious Freedom|religious freedom]]. It is an expression of the God-given principle of [[Agency|agency]]." \- [[Ronald A. Rasband]] - [To Heal The World - April 2022](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/45rasband?lang=eng&id=p42#p42)^q5