“When I turned 11, we had to leave East Germany overnight because of th...” — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quote

“When I turned 11, we had to leave East Germany overnight because of the political orientation of my father. Now I was going to school in West Germany, which was American-occupied at that time. There in school, all children were required to learn English and not Russian. To learn Russian had been difficult, but English was impossible for me.”

“I suppose the Church would be perfect only if it were run by perfect beings. God is perfect, and His doctrine is pure. But He works through us - His imperfect children - and imperfect people make mistakes.”

“I have to be honest: I don't get many, if any - I don't know that I've ever received a phone call in my office from somebody that says they've been discriminated against based on their sexual orientation.”

“Sexual orientation, color, background - that's what I want people to take away: Anyone can be anything.”

“Regardless of the sexual orientation behind a relationship, it is still a relationship and still love.”