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Modern prophets have warned against idolatry, aggression, and the spiritual cost of war. This archive gathers those words into a cleaner, faster, phone-friendly reading experience.

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The original site was built around tabs and fixed-width artwork. This version turns the same material into clear, tappable reading paths.

A Warlike PeopleSpencer W. Kimball on false gods, fear, and the counterfeit of patriotism.Let Us Have PeaceJ. Reuben Clark Jr. on restraint, humility, and returning to peace.U.S. Foreign PolicyWarnings about imposing national will by force.Blessed PeacemakersTeachings about discipleship and peace-making.Respect for LifeProphetic concern for the human cost of war.Peace WithinInner discipleship as the root of public peace.

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Scriptural anchors used by the project, now laid out as mobile-friendly cards instead of tiny sidebar links.

D&C 98:14–16Renounce war and proclaim peace.Luke 6:27–38Love your enemies; do good to them that hate you.Alma 48:7–17Preparation, defense, and the character of Moroni.D&C 98:33–38Offer peace repeatedly before conflict.3 Nephi 3:18–21Defensive gathering, not aggressive conquest.Alma 43:45–47Defense of homes, liberties, and families.

We are a Warlike People

An excerpt from a discourse by President Spencer W. Kimball.

The Lord gave us a choice world and expects righteousness and obedience to his commandments in return. But when I review the performance of this people in comparison with what is expected, I am appalled and frightened.

We are a warlike people, easily distracted from our assignment of preparing for the coming of the Lord. When enemies rise up, we commit vast resources to the fabrication of gods of stone and steel — ships, planes, missiles, fortifications — and depend on them for protection and deliverance.

“Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:44–45).

Our assignment is affirmative: to forsake the things of the world as ends in themselves; to leave off idolatry and press forward in faith; to carry the gospel to our enemies, that they might no longer be our enemies.

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