"The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven; and all other things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to it. But in connection with these, we believe in the gift of the Holy Ghost, the power of faith, the enjoyment of the spiritual gifts according to the will of God, the restoration of the house of Israel, and the final triumph of truth. - Prophet Joseph Smith, History of the Church 3:30

" . . . I will say that the doctrines taught in the Old and New Testaments concerning the will of God towards His children here on the earth; the history of what He has done for their salvation; the ordinances which He has instituted for their redemption; the gift of His Son and His atonement - all these are true, and we, the Latter-day Saints, believe in them. - President Brigham Young, Latter-day Prophets Speak, p. 347"To these men [prophets and apostlesT we are indebted for the Bible, that is, for the Old and New Testaments; to them and their revelations, to the communications that they had, the ministering of angels and the opening visions, and the unfolding of the purposes of God, and the various histories and dealings of God with the people. To these men . . . we are indebted for any knowledge that they had about God; and that Gospel, we are told, brings life and immortality to light. - President John Taylor, discourse in Salt Lake Tabernacle, March 17, 1872

" . . . I am not ashamed to acknowledge myself a firm believer in the literal fulfilment of the Bible, as well as every communication of God to man. . . . I believe that holy men of old wrote and spoke as they were moved upon by the Holy Ghost, and that they meant what they said and said what they meant, and that the apostle [PeterT spoke truly when he said, `that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.' " (2 Peter 1:20.) - President Wilford Woodruff, discourse in Salt Lake Tabernacle, Sept. 16, 1877

"The Holy Bible has had a greater influence on the world for good than any other book ever published. It has been printed in more editions and translated into more languages and read by more people than any other book. . . . The reason for the Bible's great influence for good is because it is inspired and contains the word of the Lord delivered to His prophets, who wrote and spoke as they were moved upon by the Holy Ghost, since the world began. - Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, p. 184

" . . . The Laws of the Lord, so called, the counsels contained in the Holy Scriptures, the revelations of the Lord to us in this day and age of the world, are but the sweet music of the voice of our Father in Heaven, in His mercy to us." - President George Albert Smith, October 1911 general conference

"The scriptures, particularly, after one's prayerful and diligent study, will serve as the safest guide in the discovery of the true Church, for the Gospel the Savior taught, has not changed. It is the same today as it was when He dwelt upon the earth. - President Harold B. Lee, address recorded for youth fireside, Jan. 8, 1961

" . . . the New Testament is what it implies - a new, additional witness and testimony of the sonship of Jesus Christ and the fatherhood of the Father and the divinity of this work, and the necessity of living the gospel, which He outlined and proclaimed." - President Spencer W. Kimball, April 1977 general conference

"I love the Bible, both the Old and the New Testaments. It is a source of great truth. It teaches us about the life and ministry of the Master. From its pages we learn of the hand of God in directing the affairs of His people from the very beginning of the earth's history. It would be difficult to overestimate the impact the Bible has had on the history of the world. Its pages have blessed the lives of generations. - President Ezra Taft Benson, October 1986 general conference