President Ezra Taft Benson:
“We do not find the Savior leading the Church with a harsh
or unkind hand. We do not find the Savior treating His Church with disrespect
or neglect. We do not find the Savior using force or coercion to accomplish His
purposes. Nowhere do we find the Savior doing anything but that which edifies,
uplifts, comforts, and exalts the Church” (“To the Fathers in Israel,” Ensign,
Nov. 1987, 50).
President Spencer W. Kimball:
“Christ loved the church and its people so much that he
voluntarily endured persecution for them, suffered humiliating indignities for
them, stoically withstood pain and physical abuse for them, and finally gave
his precious life for them.
“When the husband is ready to treat his household in that
manner, not only the wife but all the family will respond to his leadership”
(“Home: The Place to Save Society,” Ensign, Jan. 1975, 5).
