Bruce R. McConkie
"The gospel of peace makes men children of God! Christ came to bring peace-peace on earth and good will to men. His gospel gives peace in this world and eternal life in the world to come. He is the Prince of peace. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of them who preach the gospel of peace, who say unto Zion: The God reigneth! Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with his saints. By this shall all men know the Lord's disciples: They are peacemakers; they seek to compose difficulties; they hate war and love peace; they invite all men to forsake evil, overcome the world, flee from avarice and greed, stand in holy places, and receive for themselves that peace which passeth understanding, that peace which comes only by the power of the Spirit." (The Mortal Messiah, Book 2, p. 123)
Harold B. Lee
"Peacemakers shall be called the children of God. The trouble-maker, the striker against law and order, the leader of the mob, the law-breaker are prompted by motives of evil; and unless they desist, they will be known as the children of Satan rather than God. Withhold yourselves from him who would cause disquieting doubts by making light of sacred things, for he seeks not for peace but to spread confusion. That one who is quarrelsome or contentious, and whose arguments are for other purposes than to resolve the truth, is violating a fundamental principle laid down by the Master as an essential in the building of a full rich life. 'Peace and goodwill to men on earth' was the angel song that heralded the birth of the Prince of Peace." (Stand Ye in Holy Places, p. 347)
Blessed Are All the Pure in Heart for They Shall See God
The privilege of seeing the Almighty depends on the purification and sanctification of the individual. While most of the Christian world teaches as irrefutable that, No man hath seen God at any time (Jn 1:18). Many in the Church understand this scripture to mean that they shall see God in the resurrection, while others understand this to apply to both the mortal and resurrected spheres according to the word of the Lord, sanctify yourselves that your minds become single to God, and the days will come that you shall see him; for he will unveil his face unto you, and it shall be in his own time, and in his own way, and according to his own will (DC 88:68, see also DC 88:49-61).
Bruce R. McConkie
"We have the power—and it is our privilege—so to live, that becoming pure in heart, we shall see the face of God while we yet dwell as mortals in a world of sin and sorrow.
"This is the crowning blessing of mortality. It is offered by that God who is no respecter of persons to all the faithful in his kingdom. 'Verily, thus saith the Lord: It shall come to pass that every soul who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name, and obeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments, shall see my face and know that I am.' (D&C 93:1.)" (Conference Report, Oct. 1977, p. 52)
LeGrand Richards
"'Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.' (Matt. 5:8.) What a promise! I believe that. I believe every man or woman who lives here in mortality in purity before God will stand in his presence and have his benediction, 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant.' We have been told in this conference that no unclean thing shall ever enter his presence. I believe that with all my heart." (Conference Report, Oct. 1964, p. 67)
Dallin H. Oaks
"The issue is not what we have done but what we have become. And what we have become is the result of more than our actions. It is also the result of our attitudes, our motives, and our desires. Each of these is an ingredient of the pure heart…To become pure in heart--to achieve exaltation--we must alter our attitudes and priorities to a condition of spirituality, we must control our thoughts, we must reform our motives, and we must perfect our desires." (Pure in Heart, pp. 139-40 as taken from The Mount and the Master, by Robert E. Wells, p. 79)