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Heavenly Father is more liberal in His views, and boundless in His mercies, than we are ready to believe or receive.
Don't be limited in your views with regard to your neighbor's virtue...You must enlarge your soul towards each other.
Let no man break the laws of the land, for he that keepeth the laws of God hath no need to break the laws of the land.
If you will stay with the majority of the Twelve Apostles, and the records of the Church, you will never be led astray.
Love is one of the chief characteristics of Deity, and ought to be manifested by those who aspire to be the sons of God.
The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching.
A question may be asked, 'Will mothers have their children in eternity?' Yes! Yes! Mothers, you shall have your children.
I know what I say; I understand my mission and business. God Almighty is my shield; and what can man do if God is my friend?
There are three proven rules for good teeth: brush after every meal; see your dentist twice a year; and mind your own business.
A translator is essentially a reader and we all read differently, except that a translator's reading remains in unchanging print
Could you gaze into heaven five minutes, you would know more than you would by reading all that ever was written on the subject.
It is our duty to concentrate all our influence to make popular that which is sound and good, and unpopular that which is unsound.
The Book of Mormon is true, just what it purports to be, and for this testimony I expect to give an account in the day of judgment.
The devil has no power over us only as we permit him. The moment we revolt at anything which comes from God, the devil takes power.
Knowledge does away with darkness, suspense, and doubt; for these cannot exist where knowledge is . . . In knowledge there is power.
Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason there of until all of the events transpire.
The things of God are of deep import; and time, and experience, and careful and ponderous and solemn thoughts can only find them out.
I believe all that God ever revealed, and I never hear of a man being damned for believing too much; but they are damned for unbelief.
A translation can never equal the original; it can approach it, and its quality can only be judged as to accuracy by how close it gets.
If I had not actually got into this work and been called of God, I would back out. But I cannot back out: I have no doubt of the truth.
All your losses will be made up to you in the resurrection, provided you continue faithful. By the vision of the Almighty I have seen it.
We believe in enjoying the constitutional privilege and right of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own consciences.
This doctrine of polygamy, or spiritual wife-system, that has been taught and practiced among us, will prove our destruction and overthrow.
The nearer a person approaches the Lord, a greater power will be manifested by the adversary to prevent the accomplishment of His purposes.
Cease, man, to mourn, to weep, to wail; Enjoy thy shining hour of sun; We dance along Death's icy brink, But is the dance less full of fun?
Friends of my youth, a last adieu! haply some day we meet again; Yet ne'er the self-same men shall meet; the years shall make us other men.
Eternity is full of thrones, upon which dwell thousands of children reigning on thrones of glory, with not one cubit added to their stature.
The constitution expects every man to do his duty; and when he fails the law urges him; or should he do too much; the same master rebukes him.
That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God.
May those principles, which were so honorably and nobly defended, namely, the Constitution of our land, by our fathers, be established forever.
Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause. He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws.
Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own.
The Now, that indivisible point which studs the length of infinite line Whose ends are nowhere, is thine all , the puny all thou callest thine.
All faith is false, all faith is true. Truth is the shattered mirror strown in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit the whole to own.
Unless we members of the Church do all we can to preserve the freedoms we have within the bounds of the laws of God, we will be held accountable.
In the beginning, the head of the Gods called a council of the Gods; and they came together and concocted a plan to create the world and people it.
It is a time-honored adage that love begats love...cast your bread upon the waters and ye shall receive it after many days, increased to a hundredfold.
The Lord gave us power in proportion to the work to be done, and strength according to the race set before us, and grace and help as our needs required.
Will not the Lord hear my prayers and listen to my cries as soon as he ever did to theirs [the ancient saints'] if I come to him in the manner they did?
Repentance is a thing that cannot be trifled with every day. Daily transgression and daily repentance is not that which is pleasing in the sight of God.
During my work there I came across some very significant issues that I started reporting in December of 2001 to the mid-level management within the FBI.
And they asked me to take a polygraph as to the allegations and reports I'd made. I volunteered and I took the polygraph and passed it without a glitch.
Could we have prevented in 100% certainty? I don't think anything is that certain. However, we would have had a very, very good chance for preventing it.
A man filled with the love of God is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race.
The Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.
It must never be unpatriotic to support your country against your government. It must always be unpatriotic to support your government against your country.
Never give up an old tried friend, who has waded through all manner of toil, for your sake, and throw him away because fools may tell you he has some faults.
Seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.
The purposes of our God are great, His love unfathomable, His wisdom infinite, and His power unlimited; therefore, the Saints have cause to rejoice and be glad.
Patriotism is a passion which induces hot youth to rush forth to get shot and half shot, while sober, conservative age waves the flag and corrals the contracts.