Joseph Fielding Smith

� We must be prepared to defend the truth, and as men holding the holy priesthood which was restored by the opening of the heavens and the laying on of hands by holy messengers sent from the presence of the Lord, be prepared to protect the members of the Church against the cunning devices that are being employed in opposition to the gospel, to wean away our members who are not sufficiently informed and who lack the abiding testimony which faithfulness and obedience will ensure to every soul.

“War, quietly, insidiously, and with some fear because of the spread of the truth, is being waged against the restoration of divine truth.� (Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 1, p. 311)