Ancient American Setting of the Book of Mormon, pp. 52-53; Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Millet & McConkie, 1:19; 2:96; Enos 1:1
“After all, to do well those things which God ordained to be the common lot of all man-kind, is the truest greatness. To be a successful father or a successful mother is greater than to be a successful general or a successful statesman. One is universal and eternal greatness, the other is ephemeral… . Let us not be trying to substitute an artificial life for the true one.” (Joseph F. Smith, Gospel Doctrine, pp. 285-286)
“The newspapers give front page to ever increasing acts of violence, and magazines devote pages to the growing menace… . Can it be arrested? … . The answer is yes … The Lord has given us a plan so simple, so costless. It requires a change of attitudes and a transformation of lives. But the answer has always been here though ignored by the masses because it requires that sacrifice and dedication which men are reluctant to give … . But the Lord … gives promise to return the world to sane living, to true family life, to family interdependence. It is to return the father to his rightful place at the head of the family, to bring mother home from social life and employment, the children from near total fun and frolic… . An early American prophet said: [1 Nephi 1:1].” (Spencer W. Kimball, Conference Report, Apr. 1965, pp. 60-61)