Able Quote by Leo Tolstoy
“If Mormonism is able to endure, unmodified, until it reaches the third and fourth generation, it is destined to become the greatest power the world has ever known.”
About This Quote
Source Letter: Tolstoy to a friend, 1885
If Mormonism survives unchanged across generations, it could become a dominant global force.
In simple terms: Enduring faith may become powerful.
Key Takeaway
Consider cultural resilience over time.
Themes
religion
history
culture
growth
future
Mood
speculative
reflective
Type
analytical
philosophical
When to use this quote
- demographic studies
- missionary work
- political analysis
Key Concepts
sociology
theology
Questions to Reflect On
- What factors sustain religious continuity?
- How might change affect influence?
A Different Perspective
Assumes no reform or external pressure.
![“Our families may be corrupted by worldly trends and teachings unless we know how to use the [Book of Mormon] to expose and combat the falsehoods in socialism, organic evolution, rationalism, humanism, and so forth.…And our nation will continue to degenerate unless we read and heed the words of the…” quote by Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/734/ezra-taft-benson-443_book_our-families-may-be-corrupted-by-worldly_2490305.jpg)
