Mosiah 26:1
“Now it came to pass that there were many of the
rising generation that... did not believe the
tradition of their fathers.”
Alma 9:8
“Behold, O ye wicked and perverse generation, how
have ye forgotten the tradition of your fathers; yea,
how soon ye have forgotten the commandments
of God.”
Alma 60:32
“It is the tradition of their fathers that has caused
their hatred.”
Doctrine and Covenants 93:39
“And that wicked one cometh and taketh away light
and truth, through disobedience, from the children
of men, and because of the tradition of their fathers.”
President Ezra Taft Benson
“The ‘tradition of their fathers’ refers, of course,
to the bad examples and teachings of fathers” (in
Conference Report, Apr. 1981, 47; or Ensign,May
1981, 35).
Overcoming False Traditions
Matthew 10:37
“He that loveth father or mother more than me is
not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter
more than me is not worthy of me.”
Mosiah 25:12
“And it came to pass that those who were the
children of Amulon and his brethren,... were
displeased with the conduct of their fathers, and
they would no longer be called by the names of
their fathers, therefore they took upon themselves
the name of Nephi, that they might be called the
children of Nephi.”
Alma 3:11
“And it came to pass that whosoever would not
believe in the tradition of the Lamanites, but
believed those records which were brought out
of the land of Jerusalem, and also in the tradition
of their fathers, which were correct, who believed
in the commandments of God and kept them, were
called the Nephites.”Alma 37:9
“Yea, I say unto you, were it not for these things
that these records do contain, which are on these
plates, Ammon and his brethren could not have
convinced so many thousands of the Lamanites of
the incorrect tradition of their fathers; yea, these
records and their words brought them unto
repentance.”Helaman 15:4
“But behold my brethren, the Lamanites hath he
hated because their deeds have been evil continually,
and this because of the iniquity of the tradition of
their fathers. But behold, salvation hath come unto
them through the preaching of the Nephites; and
for this intent hath the Lord prolonged their days.”Elder Boyd K. Packer
“To you adults who repeat the pattern of neglect
and abuse you endured as little children, believing
that you are entrapped in a cycle of behavior from
which there is no escape, I say:
“It is contrary to the order of heaven for any soul to
be locked into compulsive, immoral behavior with
no way out!
“It isconsistent with the workings of the adversary
to deceive you into believing that you are.
“I gratefully acknowledge that transgressions, even
those which affect little children, yield to sincere
repentance. I testify with all my soul that the
doctrine of repentance is true and has a miraculous,
liberating effect upon behavior.
“To you innocentones who have not transgressed,
but were abused as little children and still carry an
undeserved burden of guilt, I say:
“Learn true doctrine—repentance andforgiveness;
lay that burden of guilt down!
“For we are all children of the same Heavenly Father.
May not each of his children, of any age, claim the
redeeming sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and in so doing,
through complete repentance, be cleansed and
renewed to childlike innocence?” (in Conference
Report, Oct. 1986, 21–22; or Ensign,Nov. 1986, 18).338 TRADITIONS OF THEFA THERS