“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:1–3, 27).

“We are concerned about families that experience the difficulties and stress resulting from prolonged family separations. These separations occur due to a variety of situations, such as military obligations or work assignments.

"Regardless of the cause for separations, priesthood leaders, auxiliary leaders, home teachers and visiting teachers should be aware of these separations and provide appropriate support and help.

"The need for ministering will vary from family to family….” First Presidency letter, March 20, 2010

"When war raged between the Nephites and the Lamanites, the record states that 'the Nephites were inspired by a better cause, for they were not fighting for … power but they were fighting for their homes and their liberties, their wives and their children, and their all, yea, for their rites of worship and their church. And they were doing that which they felt was the duty which they owed to their God'” (Alma 43:45–46). Gordon B. Hinckley, “War and Peace,” Ensign, May 2003, 78