President Gordon B. Hinckley of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concluded the Sunday morning session of General Conference by speaking on the perilous times of this dispensation - a topic concerning many Latter-day Saints.

"We are freedom-loving people," President Hinckley said.

President Hinckley consoled church members and spoke of the reality of the war in Iraq.

"There has been conflict throughout the ages," President Hinckley said.

President Hinckley spoke of the book of Revelation and the war in heaven.

He also said modern revelation gives additional light.

President Hinckley spoke of the stance of the church in this conflict.

"We have no quarrel with the Muslim People," President Hinckley said. "We are all God's children."

Encouraging the congregation to respect national leaders, President Hinckley said, "As citizens, we are under the direction of our respective national leaders. They have access to greater political and military intelligence than do the people generally."

President Hinckley referred to the twelfth article of faith, which states, "We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law."

President Hinckley said many are speaking out under the democratic law.

"That is their privilege and their right," President Hinckley said. "As long as they do so respectfully."

Saying everyone is affected by the terror of the war, President Hinckley said, "Many of our own church members have been involved in this battle. There has been casualties in this terrible conflict, and there will likely be more."

President Hinckley said there is much that church members can do to defend peace in these last days.

"We can teach the gospel," President Hinckley said. "Even when darkness and hatred ring in the hearts of some, we can proclaim with Paul that neither death, nor life, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God."

President Hinckley concluded by encouraging church members to cultivate the gospel of Jesus Christ in their own hearts.

"Regardless of the circumstances, we have the living son Jesus Christ," President Hinckley said.