Remember that the war for independence only BEGAN after the Declaration of Independence (above), and lasted for 8 years! The people of the United States were able to write the Constitution, only after they won the Revolutionary war. The only way they won was by enlisting the help of France, and other allies. Remember also that Churchill was only able to defeat the Nazis with the help of the United States. I have 2 friends that approached me about the Mona Vie business, just 2 short weeks after 08/09/08. One of them was a former IBO, crossline from me, who left the AmStar business after spending 8 months showing 300 people the opportunity and ending up with ony 3 unmotivated recruits (I wonder why?). He now has over 1000 distributers in his Mona Vie business in less than a year, including the wife of Mitt Romney, and is making several thousands of dollars a month! My other friend, after only just over 2 years with Mona Vie, has over 4 thousand in his group in Japan!!! After 5 years of being in the (Quixtar-Progressive Business Concepts-Internet Services-Legacy Business Group-Team Freedom-Team Freedom South-Chuck Goetschel-system-TEAM) I have only considered registering in one other business (after the 08/09/08 separation, obviously), and that business is MONA VIE!!! I had a gut feeling that we would be affiliated with them for some reason. I personally have been very impressed! I was planning on registering both of my friends groups on the TEAM's leadership development system, and was planning on registering to hold my spot and buy the amaizing product. The policy council's decision is inspired, no doubt about it! God has raised up such a group as this to "dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them." Orrin could have paraphrased "We, therefore, the Representatives of the united [organizations of TEAM], in General Congress (of Policy Council), Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these [teams], solemnly publish and declare, That these united [teams] are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent [organizations]" "Brethren, shall we not go forward in so great a cause? Forward, not backward, and on, on to the victory!" (Joseph Smith, Jr.) "Wherefore, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause and do many thing of their free will to bring to pass much rightiousness, wherefore power is given unto them where in they are are agents unto themselves." (Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Section 58) Remember also that it is "by small and simple things that great things are brought to pass" (The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ, Alma 37) And also "If God be for us, than who can be against us?" (Holy Bible) We believe in truth, nomatter where it is found, and I now pledge my lifelong support of the TEAM and all it stands for. Let us seak for the truth that exists in the Mona Vie business. Let us fight valiently, the battle before us for the hearts and minds of men, that it may be said of us that " for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge[d] to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Sincerely, Freeman