“During his mortal ministry, Jesus taught his disciples, ‘Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you’ (Matthew 7:6). What the disciples, both ancient and modern, are allowed by the Spirit to teach is determined by the spiritual readiness of the listeners. The Lord has cautioned against presenting more than the listeners are prepared to hear and heed. Mormon was forbidden to preach the gospel not only because of the people’s spiritual unpreparedness but also perhaps because the hardness of their hearts would have prompted them to ‘turn again and rend’ Mormon” (McConkie et al., Doctrinal Commentary, 4:211–12).