“We wonder how often hearers first rejected the prophets because they despised them, and finally despised the prophets even more because they had rejected them … .
“Sometimes people let their hearts get so set upon things and the honors of this world. … Simple truths are often rejected in favor of the much less demanding philosophies of men … .
“The holy prophets have not only refused to follow erroneous human trends, but have pointed out these errors. No wonder the response to the prophets has not always been one of indifference. So often the prophets have been rejected because they first rejected the wrong ways of their own society” (Kimball, “Listen to the Prophets,” 77).