Friendship is one of the grand fundamental principles of ‘[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]’

Friendship is one of the grand fundamental principles of ‘Mormonism’; [it is designed] to revolutionize and civilize the world, and cause wars and contentions to cease and men to become friends and brothers. …

Chapter 40: How Glorious Are Faithful, Just, and True Friends, Joseph Smith, Teachings of Presidents

I Do Not Believe the Greatest Threat to Our Future is from Bombs or Guided Missiles

An ominous warning was voiced by Laurence M. Gould, former president of Carleton College: “I do not believe the greatest threat to our future is from bombs or guided missiles. I don’t think our civilization will die that way. I think it will die when we no longer care. Arnold Toynbee has pointed out that 19 of 21 civilizations have died from within and not by conquest from without. There were no bands playing and flags waving when these civilizations decayed. It happened slowly, in the quiet and the dark when no one was aware.” ⁴

Thomas S. Monson, "Pornography, the Deadly Carrier" Ensign July 2001

There Stands Immovable...The Quiet Figure of The Son Of God

Even when the armaments of war ring out in deathly serenade and darkness and hatred reign in the hearts of some, there stands immovable, reassuring, comforting, and with great outreaching love the quiet figure of the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world.

Author: Gordon B. Hinckley

Title: War and Peace

Where: Ensign, May 2003, 78