Brigham Young Quotes

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• If you have a bad thought about yourself, tell it to go to hell because that is exactly where it came from.

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  Hell, About Yourself, Bad Thoughts

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• You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.

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  Family, Education, Strong Women

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• He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.

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  Fool, Rage, Paradox

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• Pray as if all depended on God and work as if all depended upon you.

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  Praying, Ifs

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• Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?

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  Self Esteem, Self Confidence, Self Worth

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• I love the Constitution and government of this land, but I hate the damned rascals that administer the government.

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  Hate, Government, Land

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• Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community.

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  Marriage, Men, Community

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• I am more afraid that this people have so much confidence in their leaders that they will not inquire for themselves of God whether they are led by Him. I am fearful they settle down in a state of blind self-security... Let every man and woman know, by the whispering of the Spirit of God to themselves, whether their leaders are walking in the path the Lord dictates, or not.

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  Men, Self, Lds

  Brigham Young's remarks in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City (January 12, 1862), as quoted in "Journal of Discourses" by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Volume 9, p. 150), 1862.

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• Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the seed of Cain, the penalty, under the law of God, is death on the spot. This will always be so.

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  Father, Men, White Man

  Journal of Discourses, vol. 10, p. 110, 1863.

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• If you work hard you'll be happy and if you don't then you'll go to hell!

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  Hard Work, Hell, Ifs

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• It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.

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  Wise, Forget, Trouble

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• Now if any of you will deny the plurality of wives and continue to do so, I promise that you will be damned; and I will go still further, and say that this revelation, or any other revelation that the Lord had given, and deny it in your feelings, and I promise that you will be damned.

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  Wife, Feelings, Promise

  Brigham Young (1856). “Journal of Discourses”, p.266

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• Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.

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  Forgiveness, Attitude, Opportunity

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• Life is best enjoyed when time periods are evenly divided between labor, sleep, and recreation...all people should spend one-third of their time in recreation which is rebuilding, voluntary activity, never idleness.

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  Sleep, People, Balance

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• If the Latter-day Saints will walk up to their privileges, and exercise faith in the name of Jesus Christ, and live in the enjoyment of the fullness of the Holy Ghost constantly day by day, there is nothing on the face of the earth that they could ask for, that would not be given to them. The Lord is waiting to be very gracious unto this people, and to pour out upon them riches, honor, glory, and power, even that they may possess all things according to the promises He has made through His apostles and prophets.

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  Jesus, Exercise, Names

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• No matter what your circumstances are, whether you are in prosperity or in adversity, you can learn from every person, transaction, and circumstance around you.

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  Inspiring, Education, Adversity

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• The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy. Others attain unto a glory and may even be permitted to come into the presence of the Father and the Son; but they cannot reign as kings in glory, because they had blessing offered unto them, and they refused to accept them.

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  Kings, Father, Son

  Brigham Young (1867). “Journal of Discourses”, p.269

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• Every virtuous woman desires a husband to whom she can look for guidance and protection through this world. God has placed this desire in woman's nature. It should be respected by the stronger sex. Any man who takes advantage of this, and humbles a daughter of Eve to rob her of her virtue, and cast her off dishonored and defiled, is her destroyer, and is responsible to God for the deed.

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  Daughter, Sex, Husband

  Brigham Young (1867). “Journal of Discourses”, p.268

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• Every organization of our government, the best government in the world, is crumbling to pieces. Those who have it in their hands are the ones who are destroying it. How long will it be before the words of the prophet Joseph will be fulfilled? He said if the Constitution of the United States were saved at all it must be done by this people. It will not be many years before these words come to pass.

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  Hands, Years, Organization

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• Why was Joseph Smith persecuted? Why was he hunted from neighborhood to neighborhood, from city to city, and from State to State, and at last suffered death? Because he received revelations from the Father, from the Son, and was ministered to by holy angels, and published to the world the direct will of the Lord concerning his children on the earth.

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  Children, Father, Angel

  Journal of Discourses 18:231, September 17, 1876.

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• We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.

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  Motivational, Family, Success

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• After men have got their exaltations and their crowns--have become Gods, even the sons of God--are made Kings of kings and Lords of lords, they have the power then of propagating their species in spirit; and that is the first of their operations with regard to organizing a world. Power is then given to them to organize the elements, and then commence the organization of tabernacles.

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  Kings, Son, Men

  Brigham Young (1858). “Journal of Discourses”

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• Crying babies are like good intentions: Both should be carried out immediately!

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  Baby, Good Intentions, Cry

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• Prayer is good, but when baked potatoes and milk are needed, prayer will not supply their place.

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  Prayer, Potatoes, Milk

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• He who takes offense when offense was not intended is a fool, yet he who takes offense when offense is intended is an even greater fool for he has succumbed to the will of his adversary.

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  Fool, Offense, Greater

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