"I would not seek to force people to live up to my ideals but rather love them into doing the thing that is right."
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"President George Albert Smith's Creed," Improvement Era, Apr. 1950, 262 (via Teachings of Presidents of the Church: George Albert Smith, Chapter 14: How to Share the Gospel Effectively).
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George Albert Smith
George Albert Smith, Sr. (April 4, 1870 – April 4, 1951) was the eighth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
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