Words of Mormon 1:18; Mosiah 15:18; 27:37; Alma 4:5; 24:20; Church News, Oct. 11, 1990, p. 72; Gospel Ideals, McKay, p. 280; refer in this text to Hel. 5:52
“Opposition to war cannot ensure peace, because peace is more than the absence of war… . Peace can only come through the gospel of Jesus Christ… . The peace the gospel brings is not just the absence of war. It is the opposite of war. Gospel peace is the opposite of any conflict, armed or unarmed… . We cannot have peace among nations without achieving general righteousness among the people who comprise them.” (Dallin H. Oaks, Conference Report, 1990, p. 91, 93)