--- title: "22 Mormon Church Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 22 Mormon Church quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Mormon Church sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1e/sophie-thatcher-5947_art_you-grow-up-with-a-lot-of-art-and-musica_1209581.jpg" --- > [You grow up with a lot of art and musicality within the Mormon church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-thatcher/you-grow-up-with-a-lot-of-art-and-musicality-within-the-mormon-church/) [Sophie Thatcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-thatcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1e/sophie-thatcher-5947_art_you-grow-up-with-a-lot-of-art-and-musica_1209581.jpg) > [In the early days of the Mormon Church, stewardship toward the land was a priority. It was a matter of survival in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-tempest-williams/in-the-early-days-of-the-mormon-church-stewardship-toward-the-land/) [Terry Tempest Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-tempest-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/terry-tempest-williams-835_church_in-the-early-days-of-the-mormon-church-s_480334.png) > [Most of my family is still active in the Mormon Church. They live in Utah and Provo and Orem and Salt Lake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-lance-black/most-of-my-family-is-still-active-in-the-mormon-church-they-live-in/) [Dustin Lance Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-lance-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d9/dustin-lance-black-4536_church_most-of-my-family-is-still-active-in-the_1207111.png) > [I grew up quite poor, and the Mormon church was always there for us as a family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-lance-black/i-grew-up-quite-poor-and-the-mormon-church-was-always-there-for-us-as/) [Dustin Lance Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-lance-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/dustin-lance-black-4536_always_i-grew-up-quite-poor-and-the-mormon-chur_2197226.png) > [I have two nexuses of sadness about the Mormon Church. The first is the effect the Church's position on homosexuality has on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/i-have-two-nexuses-of-sadness-about-the-mormon-church-the-first-is/) [Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/andrew-solomon-1140_church_i-have-two-nexuses-of-sadness-about-the_2819939.jpg) > [I grew up in the Mormon Church and I have a very strange relationship with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-lance-black/i-grew-up-in-the-mormon-church-and-i-have-a-very-strange-relationship/) [Dustin Lance Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-lance-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43f/dustin-lance-black-4536_catholic_i-grew-up-in-the-mormon-church-and-i-hav_472356.png) > [I do believe that the Mormon Church is at kind of an awakening, in two different ways: More people are becoming aware…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-wilmore/i-do-believe-that-the-mormon-church-is-at-kind-of-an-awakening-in-two/) [Larry Wilmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-wilmore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f6/larry-wilmore-3223_awakening_i-do-believe-that-the-mormon-church-is-a_1076986.png) > [I come from a culture that embodies the need to convert others to "the truth." The Mormon Church has one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-tempest-williams/i-come-from-a-culture-that-embodies-the-need-to-convert-others-to-the/) [Terry Tempest Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-tempest-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/terry-tempest-williams-835_church_i-come-from-a-culture-that-embodies-the_1957827.png) > [I still follow the lifestyle of the Mormon church. I try to go to church every Sunday even when I'm on tour.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsey-stirling/i-still-follow-the-lifestyle-of-the-mormon-church-i-try-to-go-to/) [Lindsey Stirling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsey-stirling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cff/lindsey-stirling-9155_church_i-still-follow-the-lifestyle-of-the-morm_2175989.jpg) > [I know one gay ex-Mormon who is a talented, self-destructive alcoholic. Whenever he is drunk and going on a tear, we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/i-know-one-gay-ex-mormon-who-is-a-talented-self-destructive-alcoholic/) [Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/andrew-solomon-1140_alcoholics_i-know-one-gay-ex-mormon-who-is-a-talent_1520816.jpg) > [If the Mormon Church still supported polygamy, and if it appeared to be a system that was not exploitative of women, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/if-the-mormon-church-still-supported-polygamy-and-if-it-appeared-to/) [Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/andrew-solomon-1140_church_if-the-mormon-church-still-supported-pol_1318996.jpg) > [The thing that makes me really outraged, is the idea that the Mormon Church would presume to get involved in decisions that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/the-thing-that-makes-me-really-outraged-is-the-idea-that-the-mormon/) [Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/andrew-solomon-1140_church_the-thing-that-makes-me-really-outraged_2717414.jpg) > [In the Mormon Church, we believe we can be married for all eternity, not till death do you part. As Mom was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clayton-m-christensen/in-the-mormon-church-we-believe-we-can-be-married-for-all-eternity/) [Clayton M. Christensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clayton-m-christensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d05/clayton-m-christensen-6841_again_in-the-mormon-church-we-believe-we-can-b_917855.jpg) > [“As long as people want the Mormon Church to be true, more than they are willing to face the possibility that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-whitefield/as-long-as-people-want-the-mormon-church-to-be-true-more-than-they/) [Jim Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-whitefield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/jim-whitefield-58965_mormonism_as-long-as-people-want-the-mormon-church_2011054.jpg) > [It does seem to me, though, that there is a difference between the Mormon Church saying, "We don't accept gay people within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/it-does-seem-to-me-though-that-there-is-a-difference-between-the/) [Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/andrew-solomon-1140_abomination_it-does-seem-to-me-though-that-there-is_1804876.jpg) > [You know, growing up Mormon, I always got the sense that it was hard for the leaders of the church to feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-lance-black/you-know-growing-up-mormon-i-always-got-the-sense-that-it-was-hard/) [Dustin Lance Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-lance-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bd/dustin-lance-black-4536_believe_you-know-growing-up-mormon-i-always-got_1112808.png) > [Religion is so focused on family. These days, for many people, being gay is also focused on family. The Mormon Church is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/religion-is-so-focused-on-family-these-days-for-many-people-being-gay/) [Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/andrew-solomon-1140_able_religion-is-so-focused-on-family-these-d_675296.jpg) > [Well, we are Americans. I've always believed that you work with where you are - I am a Mormon woman who was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-tempest-williams/well-we-are-americans-i-ve-always-believed-that-you-work-with-where/) [Terry Tempest Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-tempest-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/terry-tempest-williams-835_always-believe_well-we-are-americans-i-ve-always-believ_3011881.png) > [If you don't want to have gay weddings in Mormon churches, that's fine. That's absolutely up to the members of the faith…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/if-you-don-t-want-to-have-gay-weddings-in-mormon-churches-that-s-fine/) [Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/andrew-solomon-1140_church_if-you-don-t-want-to-have-gay-weddings-i_734024.jpg) > [I can only say that I believe the Mormon Church is changing because the people inside the church are changing, particularly, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-tempest-williams/i-can-only-say-that-i-believe-the-mormon-church-is-changing-because/) [Terry Tempest Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-tempest-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/terry-tempest-williams-835_believe_i-can-only-say-that-i-believe-the-mormon_2842090.png) > [What's unique about the Mormon Church is that it encourages inquiry. I really do think my research and religion are all on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clayton-m-christensen/what-s-unique-about-the-mormon-church-is-that-it-encourages-inquiry-i/) [Clayton M. Christensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clayton-m-christensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6eb/clayton-m-christensen-6841_asking-questions_what-s-unique-about-the-mormon-church-is_962263.jpg) > [“I was irresistibly drawn to write about Latter-Day Saints not only because I already knew something about their theology, and admired much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-krakauer/i-was-irresistibly-drawn-to-write-about-latter-day-saints-not-only/) [Jon Krakauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-krakauer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/jon-krakauer-1557_printing-press_i-was-irresistibly-drawn-to-write-about_2011654.png) ## Top authors on Mormon Church - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andrew-solomon-13073.jpg) Andrew Solomon 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mormon-church/andrew-solomon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mormon-church/#itemlist", "name": "Mormon Church Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You grow up with a lot of art and musicality within the Mormon church.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sophie Thatcher" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-thatcher/you-grow-up-with-a-lot-of-art-and-musicality-within-the-mormon-church/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1e/sophie-thatcher-5947_art_you-grow-up-with-a-lot-of-art-and-musica_1209581.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1e/sophie-thatcher-5947_art_you-grow-up-with-a-lot-of-art-and-musica_1209581.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1e/sophie-thatcher-5947_art_you-grow-up-with-a-lot-of-art-and-musica_1209581.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You grow up with a lot of art and musicality within the Mormon church.” — Sophie Thatcher", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In the early days of the Mormon Church, stewardship toward the land was a priority. 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