1 Ne. 2:20; 2 Ne. 1:7; Mosiah 12:15; Morm. 3:9; 4:8,18; D&C 3:4
“When threatened, we become anti-enemy instead of pro-kingdom of God… . We forget that if we are righteous the Lord will either not suffer our enemies to come upon us (and this is the special promise to the inhabitants of the land of the Americas) or he will fight our battles for us… .” (Spencer W. Kimball, Ensign, June 1976, p. 6)
“Men of the world are in the world only because they adopt the philosophy of the world which is the philosophy of self sufficiency. It is not a humble philosophy—it is highly egotistical. It makes men themselves the arbiters of all things. They look to no higher source than themselves for the solution of all questions… . It requires courage to come out of the world and adopt the philosophy of faith. Sometimes it subjects one to ridicule and the contempt of friends which are harder for most men to endure than physical pain; but because a thing is hard to do or hard to believe is no assurance that it is not right.” (Stephen L. Richards, Conference Report, Apr. 1935, p. 30)