President Hinckley:
“There are Goliath's all around you,
hulking giants with evil intent to destroy you. These are not nine-foot tall men, but they are men and institutions that control attractive but evil things
that may challenge and weaken and destroy you. Included in these are beer and
other liquors and tobacco. Those who market these products would like to
enslave you into their use. There are drugs of various kinds….There is
pornography, seductive and interesting and inviting.“The
Giants who are behind these efforts are formidable and skillful. They have
gained vast experience in the war they are carrying on. They would like to
ensnare you. “It is
almost impossible to entirely avoid exposure to their products. You see these
materials on all sides. But you need not fear if you have the slingshot of
truth in your hands. You have been counseled and taught and advised. You have
the stones of virtue and honor and integrity to use against these enemies who
would like to conquer you….You can triumph over them…. “Victory
will be yours. There is not a person within the sound of my voice who needs to
succumb to any of these forces….You have His power within you to sustain you.
(President Gordon B. Hinckley, General Conference report, April 1983, 66)
