"We…claim the privilege of worshipping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may"
~ LDS Article of Faith # 11
"...study and learn and become acquainted with all good books, and with languages, tongues, and people."
~ D&C 90:15
"We should gather all the good and true principles in the world and treasure them up, or we shall not come out true Mormons."
~ Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pg. 316
“Respecting how much a man…shall give annually we have no special instructions to give; he is to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church or in any other, or in no church at all, wherever he finds them.”
~ Joseph Smith. Times and Seasons 3 (Mar. 15, 1842):732.
"We have heard men who hold the priesthood remark that they would do anything they were told to do by those who preside over them [even] if they knew it was wrong; but such obedience as this is worse than folly to us; it is slavery in the extreme; and the man who would thus willingly degrade himself, should not claim a rank among intelligent beings, until he turns from his folly. A man of God would despise the idea. Others, in the extreme exercise of their almighty authority have taught that such obedience was necessary, and that no matter what the saints were told do by their presidents they should do it without any questions. When Elders of Israel will so far indulge in these extreme notions of obedience as to teach them to the people, it is generally because they have it in their hearts to do wrong themselves."
~ Joseph Smith, Millennial Star, Vol 14, Number 38, pages 593-595.
"...the most prominent difference in sentiment between the Latter Day Saints and sectarians was, that the latter were all circumscribed by some peculiar creed, which deprived it's members of the priveledge of believing anything not contained therein, whereas the Latter Day Saints have no creed, but are ready to believe all true principles that exist, as they are made manifest from time to time."
~ The Journal of Joseph: The Personal Diary of a Modern Prophet, p. 203
"We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things"
~ LDS Article of Faith #13
"Man is, that he may have Joy" ~ The Book of Mormon
"Happiness is the object and design of our existence ..." ~ Joseph Smith, Letter to Nancy Rigdon
