Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley
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"We have seen only the foreshadowing of the mighty force for good that this church will become. . . . Our membership has grown. I believe it has grown in faithfulness. We lose too many, but the faithful are so strong. Those who observe us say that we are moving into the mainstream of religion. We are not changing. The world's perception of us is changing. We teach the same doctrine. We have the same organization. We labor to perform the same good works. But the old hatred is disappearing, the old persecution is dying. People . . . are coming to recognize what we stand for and what we do."
Despite marvelous advances in science, "wonderful as this time is, it is fraught with peril. Evil is all about us. It is attractive and tempting and in so many cases, successful. . . . We live in a season when fierce men do terrible and despicable things. We live in a season of war. We live in a season of arrogance. We live in a season of wickedness, pornography, immorality. . . . Our young people have never faced a greater challenge."
Latter-day Saints must "strengthen our resolve to oppose evil in whatever form it may take. . . . No cause under the heavens can stop the work of God. Adversity may raise its ugly head. The world may be troubled with wars and rumors of wars, but this cause will go forward.
" We have much to be grateful for and much to be proud of. But we can be better, so much better."
