Mormonism is not simply a commitment to a theology or a church practice, but a social-cultural order.

It becomes part of a person's second nature; he belongs to the church, like he belongs to his family, and he does not quit his family because someone in it turns out to be a rascal.

The only religion that can satisfy today's ideal is a religion that will give consecration to life, and direction to human endeavor, inspire men with faith in themselves, dedicate them to high moral purpose, and give them the strength to live through their failures, and to face with high courage their supreme tragedies.

Mormonism is not simply a commitment to a theology or a church practice, but a social-cultural order.