James E. Faust
“With the increased onslaught of forces that cause families to disintegrate, we ought to dig in our heels to preserve all that is great and good in the family. We are reminded that in times of tribulations, the Nephites were not fighting for a political cause, such as monarchy or power; rather, they ’were inspired by a better cause.‘ For ’they were fighting for their homes and their liberties, their wives and their children, and their all, yea, for their rites of worship and their church.’ (Alma 43:45.)” (Ensign, Aug. 1990, “Where is the Church?”)
Sheri L. Dew
Twelve years ago President Ezra Taft Benson taught: ’Never before on the face of this earth have the forces of evil and the forces of good been as well organized. … The final outcome is certain—the forces of righteousness will win. But what remains to be seen is where each of us … will stand in the battle—and how tall we will stand. … Great battles can make great heroes and heroines’ (“In His Steps,” address to Church Educational System personnel, Anaheim, California, 8 Feb. 1987).
"Are we not like Captain Moroni’s armies who, though vastly outnumbered, were ’inspired by a better cause, for they were not fighting for monarchy nor power but they were fighting for their homes and their liberties, … yea, for their rites of worship and their church’? (Alma 43:45).
"You and I compose a pivotal battalion in the army of the Lord! May we arise in this, the greatest cause on earth. May we go forward together in the strength of the Lord. More than ever He needs our faith and faithfulness, our vitality and our ingenuity, our unwavering commitment and conviction.
“This life is a test. It is also a glorious privilege. May we work toward the kind of Big Finish the Apostle Paul described: ’I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith’ (2 Tim. 4:7-8).” (Ensign, July 2000, “This is a Test”)