“Indolent and unworthy the beggar may be—but that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of turning away one honest petition.” MaySaidRunningRiskHonestTenConcernBeggarUnworthyPetitionsJoseph Smith Book:Approaching Zion Source: Approaching Zion
“The worst sinners, according to Jesus, are not the harlots and publicans, but the religious leaders with their insistence on proper dress and grooming, their careful observance of all the rules, their precious concern for status symbols, their strict legality, their pious patriotism... the haircut becomes the test of virtue in a world where Satan deceives and rules by appearances.” WorldJesusLeadershipReligiousLeaderVirtueWorstHonestyHairConcernTestsDressesCarefulAppearanceSymbolsSatanSinnerDeceivingStrictPiousHaircutsInsistenceObservanceGroomingReligious LeadersDeceiverLegalityHarlotsStatus Symbol Author:Hugh Nibley
