Irreverence suits the purposes of the adversary

"The world grows increasingly noisy. Clothing and grooming and conduct are looser and sloppier and more disheveled. Raucous music, with obscene lyrics blasted through amplifiers while lights flash psychedelic colors, characterizes the drug culture. Variations of these things are gaining wide acceptance and influence over our youth....

"This trend to more noise, more excitement, more contention, less restraint, less dignity, less formality is not coincidental nor innocent nor harmless.

"The first order issued by a commander mounting a military invasion is the jamming of the channels of communication of those he intends to conquer.

"Irreverence suits the purposes of the adversary by obstructing the delicate channels of revelation in both mind and spirit."

- Boyd K. Packer, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "Reverence Invites Revelation," General Conference, Oct 1991
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1991/10/reverence-invites-revelation?lang=eng