Although I think it is too late now to reverse course, I think the Lord would have blessed our efforts to do so if LDSs had heeded a statement by President Ezra Taft Benson, spoken in the October 1987 General Conference.   I think we moght have secured the blessings of liberty and ensure the protection and guidance of our Father in Heaven in America.  President Benson said:

"How then can we best befriend the Constitution in this critical hour and secure the blessings of liberty and ensure the protection and guidance of our Father in Heaven?

"First and foremost, we must be righteous... Two great American Christian civilizations - the Jaredites and the Nephites - were swept off this land because they did not "serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ. (Ether 2: 12) What will become of our civilization?

"Second, we must learn the principles of the Constitution in the tradition of the Founding Fathers. Have we read the Federalist Papers? Are we reading the Constitution and pondering it? Are we aware of its principles? Are we abiding by these principles and teaching them to others? Could we defend the Constitution? Can we recognize when a law is constitutionally unsound? Do we know what the prophets have said about the Constitution and the threats to it?

"Third, we must become involved in civic affairs to see that we are properly represented....

"Fourth, we must make our influence felt by our vote, our letters, our teaching, and our advice. We must become accurately informed and then let others know how we feel....
"We, the blessed beneficiaries of the Constitution, face difficult days in America, "a land which is choice above all other lands". (Ether 2: 10) May God give us the faith and the courage exhibited by those patriots who pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor..."