"The doctrines of the gospel are indispensable. They are essential, but the packaging is optional… The basket and the bottle are different containers, but the content is the same: fruit for a family. Is the bottle right and the basket wrong? No, they are both right. They are containers appropriate to the culture and the needs of the people. And they are both appropriate for the content they carry, which is the fruit."
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"Baskets and Bottles", speech given at the annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 6, 1996, compiled in chapter 46 of At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women (Church Historian's Press, 2017)
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Chieko N. Okazaki
Chieko Nishimura Okazaki (21 October 1926 – 1 August 2011) was an author, educator, and religious leader. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Okazaki was also the first person of color to serve on one of the church's general organization boards. She was also the first counselor to Elaine L. Jack in the church's General Relief Society Presidency from 1990 to 1997, a well-regarded speaker, and a best-selling author.
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