“The Preacher Was No Better Than the Hearer”

“In the Lord’s Church the members are a congregation of equals; there are no degrees, no academic titles, no worldly attainments that separate members of the group. The gospel has been restored in our day, for example, that every man and woman may speak in the name of God the Lord, even the Savior of the world (see D&C 1:20). The bishop perhaps is a plumber, while his clerk is the vice president of a large corporation. The stake president is a farmer, while his high council is composed of lawyers and physicians and professors.” (McConkie and Millet, Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, vol. 3, p. 10)