Occupation: Founding Figure Birth: June 1, 1801 Death: August 29, 1877
Now, where a man in this church says, 'I don't want but one wife, I will live my religion with one,' he will perhaps be saved in the Celestial kingdo….
I honor and revere the name of Joseph Smith. I delight to hear it; I love it. I love his doctrine. I feel like shouting Hallelujah, all the time, whe….
People are not to be driven and you can put into a gnat’s eye all the souls of the children of men that are driven into heaven by preaching hell-fire..
I will tell you whom to vote for: We will vote for the principles of civil and religious liberty, the man who knows the most and who has the best hea….
If you wish to get rich, save what you get. A fool can earn money; but it takes a wise man to save and dispose of it to his own advantage..
Sweet harmonious sounds give exquisite joy to human beings capable of appreciating music. I delight in hearing harmonious tones made by the human voi….
Prepare yourselves for two weeks from tomorrow; and I will tell you now, that if you will tarry with your husbands, after I have set you free, you mu….
Some, in their curiosity, will say, "But you Mormons have another Bible! Do you believe in the Old and New Testaments?" I answer we do believe in the….
Do you think that people will obey the truth because it is true, unless they love it? No, they will not. Truth is obeyed when it is loved..
Monogamy, or restrictions by law to one wife, is no part of the economy of heaven among men. Such a system was commenced by the founders of the Roman….
To gain the spiritual ascendancy over ourselves, and the influences with which we are surrounded, through a rigid course of self-discipline, is our f….
Suppose you found your brother in bed with your wife, and put a javelin through both of them. You would be justified, and they would atone for their ….
It's a lot more common now for someone to know a Mormon rather than just know of Mormons out in Utah, ... We seem more normal. We're not as exotic..
My business is to obey when the Lord commands, and this is the duty of all mankind..
When you ... see our Father, you will see a being with whom you have long been acquainted, and He will receive you into His arms, and you will be rea….
Do not reject anything because it is new or strange, and do not sneer nor jeer at what comes from the Lord, for if we do, we endanger our salvation..
What we commonly call death does not destroy the body, it only causes a separation of spirit and body..
A few years ago one of my wives, when talking about wives leaving their husbands said, 'I wish my husband's wives would leave him, every soul of them….
When man desires to live as long as a tree, his diet will be fruit..
My faith does not lead me to think the Lord will provide us with roast pig, bread already buttered, etc. He will provide us with the ability to raise….
If you are without bread, how much wisdom can you boast and of what real utility are your talents, if you cannot procure for yourselves and save agai….