Birth: November 22, 1856 Death: May 14, 1945
I am free to confess that I am disappointed with the Yosemite valley. It seems only about one-half as grand as the American Fork canyon..
The Lord is no respector of persons, and will give success to all who work for it. If l can only impress upon the minds of the youth of Zion the eloq….
If we are faithful in keeping the commandments of God His promises will be fulfilled to the very letter. . . . The trouble is, the adversary of men's….
I have felt the inspiration of the living God directing me in my labors..
If a man has the assurance within his own heart that he is worthy, and that he is laboring to the best of his ability to do good, he can stand up und….
No power on earth, no power beneath the earth, will ever prevent you or me or any Latter-day Saint from being saved, except ourselves.
Being an only child, my mother reared me very carefully..
Thank God we are not to be judged by the opinions of our fellows, but by the work that we do..
I have reached out my hand, I have plucked the fruits of the Gospel, I have eaten of them, and they are sweet, yea, above all that is sweet..
The Lord does not need your tithing, as far as He is concerned, but you need it for your growth, spiritually and temporally, that the windows of heav….
I consider it one of the greatest accomplishments of my life that I have learned to sing..
No obstacles are insurmountable when God commands and we obey..
He can who thinks he can..
Let us be ready and willing to follow our file leaders, and to sustain them. ... You will always be blessed and benefitted in following the advice an….
The singing of the songs of Zion, though imperfectly, with the inspiration of God, will touch the hearts of the honest more effectively than if sung ….
The singing of our sacred hymns, written by the servants of God, has a powerful effect in converting people to the principles of the Gospel, and in p….
The Church has been and now is unalterably opposed to gambling in any form whatever. It is opposed to any game of chance, occupation, or so-called bu….
No matter in what land we may dwell the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ makes us brothers and sisters, interested in each other, eager to understand ….
The first great commandment was to love the Lord our God with all our hearts, might, mind and strength; and the second was like unto it, to love our ….
No man can teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ under the inspiration of the living God and with power from on high unless he is living it..
President Heber J. Grant often quoted the following statement, which is sometimes attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson: “That which we persist in doing ….