no contention, no controversy

George Q. Cannon: Is it right for Latter-day Saints to contend and to have arguments? It is not right; it is not according to the mind and will of God. Whenever two Elders contend and argue, they may know and everyone may know that the Spirit of God is not there to the extent that it should be, because where the Spirit of God reigns there is no contention, no controversy. Men may differ in their views, but after they have expressed these differences then contention should cease; in fact, it should never exist.

(Book: Gospel Truth, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book,

1987, p. 160 [sermon delivered August 3, 1890].)