Prophet Statesmen, John Taylor
As we have progressed the mist has been removed, and in relation to these matters, the Elders of Israel begin to understand that they have something to do with the world politically as well as religiously, that it is as much their duty to study correct political principles as well as religious, and to seek to know and comprehend the social and political interests of man, and to learn and be able to teach that which would be best calculated to promote the interests of the world.
Excerpt from 1862 sermon given by John Taylor, see Journal of Discourses, Volume 9, p. 340. John Taylor (1808–1887) served as the third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
