“Therefore it is said, and appropriately too, that “without faith it is impossible to please God.” If it should be asked – why is it impossible to please God without faith? The answer would be – because without faith it is impossible for men to be saved; and as god desires the salvation of men, he must, of course, desire that they should have faith; and he could not be pleased unless they had, or else he could be pleased with their destruction.” Joseph Smith, Lectures on Faith, pg. 62.