"We have done a very great deal of work on a humanitarian basis out across the world among people who are not members of the Church, millions and millions of dollars and vast quantities of goods and clothing and medicine and things of that kind to lift people in distress, to save them from famine, to help them. . . . We stand ready to assist wherever we can with such resources as we have. It isn't a burden for our people, it is a blessing for them" (Gordon B. Hinckley, "Messages of Inspiration from President Hinckley," Church News, Oct. 2, 1999, 2).

"I am grateful for the humanitarian aid we have been able to extend to the poor and the unfortunate. This very day hungry children are eating food in North Korea because of the aid which you have sent. In a world where there is so much of hunger and suffering, where death walks hand in hand with little children, we must continue and enlarge our efforts, not permitting politics or other factors to hold back the hand of mercy" (Gordon B. Hinckley, "Look to the Future," Ensign, Nov. 1997, 68).

"Humanitarian efforts by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have reached into every corner of the globe. Millions of the earth's needy have been blessed as members of the Church have consecrated their . . . [time to] teach basic literacy, dig freshwater wells, foster village banks, create new jobs, sustain hospitals and orphanages, teach basic self-reliance, and act in many other ways to help Heavenly Father's children improve their lives both spiritually and temporally" (Thomas S. Monson, "My Brother's Keeper," Ensign, Nov. 1994, 43-44.)

"Where there is stark hunger, regardless of the cause, I will not let political considerations dull my sense of mercy or thwart my responsibility to the sons and daughters of God, wherever they may be or whatever their circumstances" (Gordon B. Hinckley, "The Victory over Death," Ensign, May 1985, 54).

"A man filled with the love of God, is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race" (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, 4:227).

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