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“My father summed up his attitude about both parenting and church service with one simple phrase: “Just show up.”
― Patrick Q. Mason, Planted

“Disbelievers can be good, solid people who love their spouse and children and live ethical, productive, meaningful lives. At the same time, disbelievers must understand that educated, informed, and sincere people can believe in the reality of Joseph Smith's revelations, the truth of the Book of Mormon, and the divine inspiration behind the church. They are not covering up secret doubts nor are they victims of false consciousness when they bear testimony. There are informed people who genuinely believe in and belong to the church. I am one of them.”
― Patrick Q. Mason, Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt

“Patience and forgiveness thus become two of the house of faith’s load-bearing walls.”
― Patrick Q. Mason, Planted

“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation