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"When you see the bitter apostate, you do not see only an absence of light, you see also the presence of darkness. Do not spread disease germs!" - Elder Boyd K Packer
"We should not be ashamed to be committed, to be converted, to be biased in favor of the Lord." - Elder Boyd K Packer, Apostle
"In the Church we are not neutral. We are one-sided. There is a war going on, and we are engaged in it. It is the war between good and evil, and we are belligerents defending the good. We are therefore obliged to give preference to and protect all that is represented in the gospel of Jesus Christ, and we have made covenants to do it." - Elder Boyd K Packer, Apostle
"In an effort to be objective, impartial, and scholarly, a writer or a teacher may unwittingly be giving equal time to the adversary...The idea that we must be neutral and argue quite as much in favor of the adversary as we do in favor of righteousness is neither reasonable nor safe." - Elder Boyd K Packer
"One who chooses to follow the tenets of his profession, regardless of how they may injure the Church or destroy the faith of those not ready for “advanced history,” is himself in spiritual jeopardy." - Elder Boyd K Packer
"There is a temptation for the writer or the teacher of Church history to want to tell everything, whether it is worthy or faith promoting or not.Some things that are true are not very useful." - Elder Boyd K Packer
"I am disappointed that [the men who direct the LDS Church] continue to do everything in their considerable power to keep important aspects of the church's past hidden in the shadows." - Jon Krakauer, Author of Banner of Heaven
"If Mormons aspire to convince non-believers that their religion is more valid than other faiths, and that the doctrines of Joseph Smith are truly handed down from God-Mormons should be equally willing to open the archives of the LDS Church to all interested parties, and to actively encourage a vigorous, unfettered examination of the church's rich and fascinating past." - Jon Krakauer, Author of Banner of Heaven
"Indeed, LDS leaders have explicitly stated that they believe accounts of Mormon history should be, above all else, "faith promoting"-that is to say, accounts of Mormon history should be celebratory rather than critical, and should downplay, omit, or deny sensitive or unsavory aspects of that history." - Jon Krakauer, Author of Banner of Heaven
"The leaders of the modern LDS Church deem the history of their religion to be sacred, and have long endeavored to retain tight proprietary control over how that history is presented to the world." - Jon Krakauer, Author of Banner of Heaven