I could explain a hundred fold more than I ever have of the glories of the kingdoms manifested to me in the vision, were I permitted, and were the people prepared to receive them.
Every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was ordained to that very purpose in the Grand Council of heaven before this world was. I suppose I was ordained to this very office in that Grand Council.
What is the damnation of hell? To go with that society who have not obeyed His commands.
The secret of masonry is to keep a secret.
Although I do wrong, I do not the wrongs that I am charged with doing; the wrong that I do is through the frailty of human nature, like other men. No man lives without fault.
Truth is Mormonism. God is the author of it.
Mormonism is the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ; of which I myself am not ashamed.
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.
I am not learned, but I have as good feelings as any man.
We may come to Jesus and ask Him; He will know all about it; if He comes to a little child, he will adapt himself to the language and capacity of a little child.
