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Comments about AMCAP
Made By Church and AMCAP Leaders
President Gordon B. Hinckley, speaking to AMCAP at Fall 1997 Convention (AMCAP Networker, Spring 1998)
To have you of the Church in this professional field stand together and work together, and give strength and support and encouragement, one to another, in a world where you are constantly under attack, is a remarkable and wonderful thing. The Lord bless you in your great organization...
Keep up the good work. Look after those who are in trouble and in need. There are so very many...You know what to do for them; yuo give them encouragement and hope and interest in their lives. May you be blessed in all of your professional service. Stay together, work together and love and respect and appreciate one another is my prayer for each of you...
Elder Neal A. Maxwell, speaking to AMCAP at Fall 1999 Convention (Source: AMCAP Networker, Spring 2000. Quote based on member notes, not direct transcription.)
This association is indicative of the increasing difference between the Gospel and the world. You've chosen to proceed in the direction of true principles.
...Thank you, on behalf of Heavenly Father's children - especially for those who cannot express thanks for themselves. Thank you for your love and patience. Thanks for all you do in behalf of the Lord, His Son... Thanks for the work of hope and of love that you do.
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Elder Joe J. Christensen, speaking to AMCAP at Fall 1999 Convention (Source: Printed manuscript of Elder Christensen's prepared remarks for this conference)
I have watched this association for many years...Commendation is in order to all of you who have chosen your helping profession and have diligently strived to maintain all you do on the sure foundation of that "rock" -- your testimony of the Savior and of Restored Gospel truths and principles. (Matt. 16:13-19)
You are a unique and influential group accomplishing much good, and will continue to do so with the trust and confidence of those we sustain as living prophets as long as you remain on that "rock." I am confident that were the organization to take a turn away from these solid moorings of testimony and commitment to the Savior and the Restoration, the "gates of hell" may prevail and AMCAP would flounder and eventually disintegrate.
Elder Vaugn J. Featherstone, speaking at first AMCAP Convention, Fall 1975 (Source: AMCAP Journal 1-1, 1975)
[You are] doing what the Savior spent His whole life doing, in just a little different way. You are healing souls.
Don Lankford (AMCAP Journal Editor), AMCAP Journal 1-1, 1975
Brothers and Sisters, the day is past that we as AMCAP members need lower our eyes, dig our toes in the sand and apologize for our respective professions. The day is also past when we as professionals need to apologize for our religious values. Your AMCAP Editorial Board is convinced that our professions, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and our individual ethics are congruent...
We are going to show by example that AMCAP's members are also trusted and respected members of the L.D.S. Church. We also want all AMCAP members to be active and vocal in their respective associations
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