Prohibition David O. McKay - April 1833 General Conference This reversal of sentiment is due in general to one of two conditions — perhaps both. Either Prohibition has failed to achieve the results anticipated, or the people finding themselves in such desperate financial straits are being swept off their feet in their eagerness to
Moral Legislation Loyalty (excerpt) by Gordon B. Hinckley In 1933 there was a movement in the United States to overturn the law which prohibited commerce in alcoholic beverages. When it came to a vote, Utah was the deciding state. I was on a mission, working in London, England, when I read the
Moral Legislation David O. McKay on Prohibition – October 1945 From: Old Battles Yet to be Fought—New Victories to Win INTEMPERANCE AN ENEMY TO PEACE A fourth battle still raging, and in which the opposition seems to be gaining ground, is the battle against intemperance. The attitude of the Church of Jesus Christ
Prohibition Henry D. Moyle on Prohibition, Moral Legislation – April 1949 From: We Should Improve Our Communities LIQUOR LAW We’ve had another law on our books with reference to liquor, and there was an effort made to expand the present liquor law to the detriment of the people. Nobody had to ask anybody any