We do not unfold the sacred truths of the gospel to those who are as yet unprepared to receive them. To the doubting Zeezrom, Alma declared: “It is given unto many to know the mysteries of God; nevertheless they are laid under a strict command that they shall not impart only according to the portion of his word which he doth grant unto the children of men, according to the heed and diligence which they give unto him” (Alma 12:9). An example of protected principles and ordinances is the sacred protocols of the temples of God: “The ordinances, rites and ceremonies of the House of the Lord are sacred to faithful members of the Church, and to permit the gaze of the unholy would be to encourage the mockery of the scoffer and to invite the jeers of the enemies of righteousness” (Harold B. Lee, Decisions for Successful Living [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1973], 136–137).