1 Ne. 22:23
“… The most powerful opposition to the work of the Savior on this earth comes from those who know the truth and then deliberately turn from it and seek to destroy others.” (Chauncey C. Riddle, Ensign, Sept. 1977, p. 18)
“Remember that the very worst enemies that we’ve had are those that are within the Church. It was Judas that betrayed the Master… . Today it’s the same. The greatest and worst enemies we have in the Church today are those within our ranks…” (Harold B. Lee, CES address, BYU, July 8, 1966)
“Korihor is described in the heading as an AntiChrist, but I’m not sure that he started out that way. Have you ever thought that possibly Korihor started out as a college student with lots of questions? Although his questioning may have begun honestly, he made two really bad mistakes. First, he denied his faith. He denied the Light of Christ that had been given to him. Second, he started to preach false doctrine to others. Alma, his leader, bore his testimony to Korihor and then Korihor made another mistake. Rather than listening to his leader and listening and relying on the Spirit, he defended his position … and became more argumentative. He demanded that he be given a sign… . He perhaps didn’t intend for the sign to have such an affect on him personally, but often the consequences of our mistakes do affect us personally. Verses 52 and 53 of chapter 30 I believe are most important when Korihor acknowledges, ‘I always knew that there was a God, but Satan hath deceived me.’ Isn’t that interesting? ‘I always knew.’ He had the Light of Christ in him, but Satan deceived him.” (Janette C. Hales, BYU Devotional, Mar. 16, 1993)