The keys of the kingdom of God are committed unto man on the earth, and from thence shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth, as the stone which is cut out of the mountain without hands shall roll forth, until it has filled the whole earth. - D&C 65:2
"At the same time that we look ahead with optimism, we should pause and look back on the faith of our humble pioneer forefathers," Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve observed at April 1996 general conference. "Their faith built the foundation on which the Church continues."
