4th of July Party Printables and Thoughts About Freedom

Have you found and visited the “I Dig Pinterest” blog yet? My friend, Christine, gathers ideas that she likes from Pinterest and then tries them out with her family. She posts her results, recipes, ideas, and creations there every week. Christine asked me to design some party printables for her readers and followers to help celebrate the 4th of July, so I created some cupcake toppers, a few food tent labels, and a banner that says “Let Freedom Ring” that you can print and decorate with–for FREE! Check out Christine’s original post here to see some other creative ideas for the cupcake toppers! Her ideas are so cute!

I think the 4th of July is such a great holiday. Besides the fact that my husband gets the day off to spend with the family, it’s a fantastic reminder of the freedoms and liberties that my family and I get to enjoy as citizens of the United States of America. We have the privilege to work, worship however we’d like, and have safety and protection in the towns and cities we live in.

Freedom is something that our Heavenly Father wants each of His children to have. The scriptures teach us that the Spirit of God is the spirit of freedom (Alma 61:15) and that if we follow Christ, we will be a free people (D&C 38:22). Moroni gloried in the freedom of his country (Alma 48:11), because he knew that his people would be more righteous and closer to Christ if they were able to have the freedom to worship. Many righteous people in the scriptures fought for their freedom, as well as soldiers who have fought for the freedoms in our time.

I am grateful for freedom. I am grateful for the independence of our beautiful country. Let freedom ring!

What are you doing to celebrate the 4th of July with your family?

My good friend already printed her banner and hung it on her mantel!

 Download all of the 4th of July party printables here!
(The printables are in .pdf format)

Let me know what you think, and feel free to share links to photos or posts about how you used these! Also, would you like to see more party printables? Leave me a comment below! And don’t forget to check out the “God Bless America” free 4th of July print here.

God Bless America

God Bless America. What more can I say? I desire the blessings of my Heavenly Father to be poured out upon this land that I live in and love. I pray for the safety of my country, as well as the safety of other countries. The USA is not above the rest–we know that all men are created equal. Safety, liberty, and happiness should be granted to all citizens in whatever land they may live in.

I am grateful that our Founding Fathers believed in God and implemented freedoms in the Constitution that have allowed me to worship as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know that they were inspired men. I pray that our political leaders will remember the freedoms that we were given because of faith in God, and pray that God’s name will never be removed from our hearts as Americans.

How has the freedom to worship blessed your life?

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Freedom = Peace on Earth

While I was thinking about how much I love America and humming “America the Beautiful,” I was looking for inspiring quotes from latter-day prophets about how the United States is an amazing place. I really wanted something that talked about the blessing of our freedom in this great nation, and I wanted it specifically to be something that could be used for the 4th of July (Wednesday!).

As my husband and I searched and pondered, we found this awesome quote by none other than our prophet dear, President Thomas S. Monson: “When we safeguard (the heavenly virtue of freedom), when we honor it, when we protect it, we will walk with Washington, we will pray with patriots, and we shall have peace on earth, good will to men.

What wonderful promises from our prophet! If we honor and protect the freedom of our country, we can truly attain peace. I love the thought of praying with patriots–men and women who fought for our freedom in days past, and those who fight in days present. My prayers are with those patriots as I thank God for this beautiful land in which we can worship Him!

I am a patriot of the United States of America. Happy 4th of July everyone!

Today I have 3 different color versions of this free printable for you to download, print, and share! Red, white, or blue (of course!). Take one, take two, or take them all!

How has being a patriot affected the decisions you have made in your life?

Download blue here.

Download red here.

Download white here.