McConkie 1979 amazing call to let "us" tell what we believe

[Heather]

We are called Mormons. Many people look upon us as a singular sect as they cry: Delusion, false prophets, polygamy, as once was so common; or Racists, antiwomen, patriarchal dictators, as some now say; or Worshippers of Adam and deniers of Christ and his grace, as others falsely acclaim; or whatever sophistry of the moment will sow the seeds of prejudice among those who otherwise might learn who we are and what we believe.

Oftentimes it seems to us that these cries from shallow minds and these self-serving statements of those who resent our rapid growth and increasing influence in the world and these voices whose social and political views we do not espouse are but another evidence of the truth and divinity of the work itself. The devil is not dead, and as his voice was once raised in cries of Crucify him, crucify him, so it now shrieks in shrilling hysteria against Christs people in this day.

We feel it is not too much to ask, in this age of enlightenment and open dialogue, to let us be the ones who tell who we are, what we believe, and why our cause is going forward in such a marvelous way.