To the early missionaries of this dispensation the Lord said, “Preach my gospel which ye have received, even as ye have received it” (D&C 49:2). There is no suggestion here that they cover it with honey or put ribbons on it. A few months later the Lord said, “What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself” (D&C 1:38). The Lord has never commissioned anyone to make excuses for him, he has simply asked us to trust him.