“Within the last year, I have had the privilege of meeting
and conversing on the gospel with some men who live in this community [Salt
Lake City], not members of our Church. One man had resided here for twenty
years, a man whose life is above reproach, a good citizen, a splendid
businessman, one who has kindly feelings towards our people. He told me that he
had . . . come to the conclusion that we were just as good as our neighbors who
are members of other churches; he could not see any difference in us.
“I want to say to you, my brethren and sisters, that is no
compliment to me. If the gospel of Jesus Christ does not make me a better man,
than I have no developed as I should, and if our neighbors not in this Church
can live among us from year to year and see no evidence of the benefits that
come from keeping the commandments of God in our lives, then there is need for
reform in Israel.”
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: George Albert Smith
(2011), 7-8
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