I can walk down the streets of Salt Lake City and meet people who speak a score or more of languages Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, Albanian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Japanese, Chinese both Mandarin and Cantonese, Mongolian, Estonian, various dialects of the Philippines, and what have you. I think it is a tremendous phenomenon. All have learned these languages while serving as missionaries. And as they have learned the language of the land in which they have served, they have had companions in missionary service who are natives of those lands and who in turn have learned English from them. This cross-fertilization of languages and cultures is a tremendous thing.
Conflict grows out of ignorance and suspicion.
As we learn to know and appreciate those of various cultures, we come to love them. The cause of peace is strengthened in a very real sense by this tremendous program which we foster. We now have 333 missions across the world. Each becomes a bridge to better understanding among people, to greater appreciation for other cultures. Now another thing.