Kindness to Animals and Caring for the Earth: Selections from the Sermons and Writings of Latter-day Saint Church Leaders

This book contains over 200 statements and stories on kindness to animals and caring for the earth from leaders, scholars, historians, and frontiersmen of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Approximately ninety percent of the passages are from prophets and apostles, including excerpts from nearly every President of the Church. Each shares their opinions, stories, or heartfelt expressions on kindness to animals and respect and admiration for the natural world. These quotations can be read from cover to cover, studied and meditated on individually, or used as supporting text for talks, lessons, or articles. Questions answered in the book include: Were there animals and plant life in the premortal existence? Do animals have spirits? What does it mean to be a steward and have dominion over the earth? Is it a sin to needlessly kill animals? Are there animals in heaven?