The unique value of Christianity lies in those things which would never in a million years occur to men if left to themselves.
Hugh NibleyIndolent and unworthy the beggar may beโbut that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of turning away one honest petition.
Hugh NibleyWhat on earth have a man's name, degree, academic position, and of all things, opinions, to do with whether a thing is true?
Hugh NibleyThere is no patriarchy or matriarchy in the garden; the two supervise each other. Adam is given no arbitrary power; Eve is to heed him only insofar as he obeys their Father--and who decides that? She must keep check on him as much as he does on her. It is, if you will, a system of checks and balances in which each party is as distinct and independent in its sphere as are the departments of government under the Constitution--and just as dependent on each other.
Hugh Nibley