August 17, 2010 “Our object is to get and cleave to everything that is good,
“Our object is to get and cleave to everything that is good, and to reject everything
that is bad. One reason why religious people in the world are opposed to music
and theatres is because of the corruption that is mixed up with them. Wicked and
corrupt men associate themselves with these things, and degrade them; but is this
any reason that the Saints should not enjoy the gifts of God? Is that a correct
principle? Certainly not. It is for them to grasp at everything that is good, and
calculated to promote the happiness of the human family. …”
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, 97
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