Word stronger than sword

Alma and his companions went to preach among the wicked Zoramites,
because as he wrote the word had greater power in changing people than
anything else. This is a lesson we could learn from and apply today.
However, it is as important in our day as in Alma's that our words be
honest and sincere.

Alma 31:5 And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency
to lead the people to do that which was just—yea, it had had more
powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or
anything else, which had happened unto them—therefore Alma thought it
was expedient that they should try the virtue of the word of God.

See http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/31

Picture: Thomas Monson speaking at a General Conference of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints