"Sometimes traditions, customs, social practices and personal preferences of individual Church members may, through repeated or common usage be misconstrued as Church procedures or policies. Occasionally, such traditions, customs and practices may even be regarded by some as eternal gospel principles. Under such circumstances those who do not conform to these cultural standards may mistakenly be regarded as unorthodox or even unworthy. In fact, the eternal principles of the gospel and the divinely inspired Church do accommodate a broad spectrum of individual uniqueness and cultural diversity."

Elder Ronald Poelman, 1984 General Conference

Original version:
https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/045-44-57.pdf

Published version:

http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1984/10/the-gospel-and-the-church?lang=eng