- “I am grateful today for my affiliation with a people who have a firm conviction that God lives, that Jesus is the Christ; and I bear witness to you that the story off the babe born in the manger at Bethlehem is not a myth of the past, but that Jesus, the Son of God was born of Mary into mortality; that he lived among men; that he died upon the cross and was resurrected; that he actually and truly lives today; and that he is a personal being and is the Savior of the world.” The Teachings of Howard W. Hunter, Howard W. Hunter
- “Whereas many Christians have regarded God’s elect as the ones God has arbitrarily chosen, the Lord’s revelations to Joseph describe the elect as those who choose God of their own free will.” Steven C. Harper, Making Sense of the Doctrine and Covenants