“Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.”

“Imagination is what convinces us that there's more to the world than meets the eye. And isn't that the first principle of faith?”

“Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.”

“At the heart of my argument is the view that religious faith, far from being inevitably on the side of the status quo, should on principle hold this world to higher standards.”

“If faith is the first step or principle of the gospel and is eliminated, what happens to the gospel plan? The very foundation will crumble. I submit that there is a divine reason why all things cannot be proven by concrete evidence. (“Faith—The First Step,” Ensign, May 1975, 37)”

“It is not great faith, but true faith, that saves; and the salvation lies not in the faith, but in the Christ in whom faith trusts...It is not the measure of faith, but the sincerity of faith, which is the point to be considered.”