Speeches Transcripts of recent speeches presented by Church leaders. "The National Press Club" President Gordon B. Hinckley / 8 March 2000 President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "I believe that no other church which has risen from the soil of America has grown so large or spread so widely." "Los Angeles World Affairs Council" President Gordon B. Hinckley / 13 May 1999 President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "The genius of our work is that we expect things of our people. They grow as they serve, and there are numerous opportunities to challenge them." "Keep Faith with America" President Gordon B. Hinckley / 6 May 1999 President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints " . . . I come here with a plea . . . do not lose faith in America. . . . It is not a perfect nation, but it is a great nation." "The Quest for Excellence" President Gordon B. Hinckley / 10 November 1998 President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "I want to urge you to stand a little taller, to rise a little higher, to be a little better." America Needs Heroes in Public Life President Gordon B. Hinckley / 25 September 1998 President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "Where today are the heroes from whose lives we learned honesty and integrity and the meaning of work?" Building Bridges of Understanding Elder M. Russell Ballard / 17 February 1998 Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles "We need to be kind and gentle . . . as we express our convictions and feeling that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored." "The Peaceable Followers of Christ" President Boyd K. Packer / 1 February 1998 Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles "My message is for those who . . . claim that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not a Christian church."