New York's Attorney General Quotes Joseph Smith!

I absolutely love this!

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a devout follower of Judaism who has written cogently in the defense of religious freedom for all people, was honored with the Visionary Leadership Award from the New York Latter-day Saint Professional Association (NYLDSPA) for his ongoing support of religious freedom. A group of some 400 people, including Elder Von G. Keetch, Elder Gordon H. Smith and Elder David L. Buckner of the Seventy, attended the interfaith gathering at the nondenominational Riverside Church in upper Manhattan.

Elder D. Todd Christofferson gave the evening’s honorary keynote address, praising Schneiderman as a “strong voice in defense of religious freedom here in New York and abroad," as he was honored for his ongoing efforts to prevent religious discrimination in the workplace.

At about 3:30 into the video Schneiderman says,

“As I've spoken out often against the rise of bigotry and intolerance and hate speech in recent years, I have often enjoyed quoting New York's own Joseph Smith when he said, ‘If it has been demonstrated that I have been willing to die for a "Mormon," I am bold to declare before Heaven that I am just as ready to die in defending the rights of a Presbyterian, a Baptist, or a good man of any denomination,'"

He then added, "It always throws people, when I throw in a Joseph Smith quote." to which the audience laughed.

Here is a link to the full article: http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/new-york-attorney-general-religious-freedom-for-all