When mourning the loss of our departed friends, I cannot help but think that in every death there is a birth; the spirit leaves the body dead to us, ….

Some may say [journal keeping] is a great deal of trouble. But we should not call anything trouble which brings to pass good. I consider that portion….

The Lord will never permit me or any other man who stands as president of this church to lead you astray..

Upon the shoulders of you mothers rests; in a great measure, the responsibility of correctly developing the mental and moral powers of the rising gen….

You may have the administration of angels, you may see many miracles; . . . but I claim that the gift of the Holy Ghost is the greatest gift that can….

Trust in God. Do your duty. Remember your prayers. Get faith in the Lord, and take hold and build up Zion. All will be right..

We are not apt to think of the importance of events as they transpire with us, but we feel the importance of them afterwards..

We feel led to caution . . . against forming the bad habit of incurring debt and taking upon themselves obligations which frequently burden them heav….

There never was a set of men since God made the world under a stronger responsibility to warn this generation, to lift up our voices long and loud, d….

The moment a man or a woman becomes angry they show a great weakness..

Two great virtues . . . give a man power with the heavens - integrity and purity of character. Let a man possess these, let his heart be true and un….

There is absolutely nothing in the Mormon's religion inconsistent with the most patriotic devotion to the government of the United States. Revelation….

Do not be discouraged because you cannot learn all at once; learn one thing at a time, learn it well, and treasure it up, then learn another truth an….

I would say to bishops, and to all men in authority, we should have an interest in carrying on this work. We should labor to get the Spirit of God. I….

Joseph Smith visited me a great deal after his death, and taught me many important principles. . . . Among other things, he told me to get the Spirit….

The Lord never had - and never will have to the end of time - a church on the earth without prophets, apostles, and inspired men. Whenever the Lord h….

I say to Israel, the Lord will never permit me or any other man who stands as president of this Church to lead you astray. It is not in the program. ….

If we are going to do away with polygamy, it would only be one feather in the bird, one ordinance in the Church and Kingdom. Do away with that, then ….

Those men who laid the foundation of this American government and signed he Declaration of Independence were the best spirits the God of heaven could….

It should be our chief study to treasure up the words of life that we may grow in grace and advance in the knowledge of God and become perfected in C….

I wish to say to the Latter-day Saints, all that we have to do is be faithful, to keep His commandments, to be humble, to seek Him in mighty prayer, ….