Brigham Young Quotes - Page 7

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• The gifts of the Gospel are given to strengthen the faith of the believer.

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  Given, Believer

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• If you go on a mission to preach the gospel with lightness and frivolity in your hearts, looking for this and that, and to learn what is in the world, and not having your minds riveted - yes, I may say riveted - on the cross of Christ, you will go and return in vain...Let your minds be centered on your missions, and labor earnestly to bring souls to Christ.

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  Heart, Soul, Mind

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• Anger should never be permitted to rise in our bosoms, and words suggested by angry feelings should never be permitted to pass our lips. 'A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger'.

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  Wrath, Feelings, Answers

  Brigham Young (1867). “Journal of Discourses”, p.136

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• We are in a great school, and we should be diligent to learn, and continue to store up the knowledge of heaven and of earth, and read good books, although I cannot say that I would recommend the reading of all books, for it is not all books which are good. Read good books, and extract from them wisdom and understanding as much as you possibly can, aided by the Spirit of God. (JD 12:124)

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  Reading, Book, School

  Brigham Young (1867). “Journal of Discourses”

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• God never made something out of nothing; it is not in the economy or law by which the worlds were, are, or will exist

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  Law, World, Economy

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• Now, there is no harm in a teapot, even if it contains tea, if it is let alone.

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  Tea, Harm, Teapots

  Brigham Young (1867). “Journal of Discourses”

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• All the difference between men and angels is, men are passing through the day of trial that angels have already passed through.

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  Angel, Men, Differences

  "Journal of Discourses, Vol. 9-10". Book by Brigham Young, p. 102, 1862.

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• Miracles, or those extraordinary manifestations of the power of god, are not for the unbeliever; they are to console the Saints, and to strengthen and confirm the faith of those who love, fear, and serve God.

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  Miracle, Saint, Fear Of Love

  Brigham Young (1867). “Journal of Discourses”

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• The principle of love within us is an attribute of the Deity, and it is placed within us to be dispensed independently according to our own will.

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  Principles, Deities, Attributes

  Brigham Young (1861). “Journal of Discourses”, p.16

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• Every accomplishment, every refined talent, every useful attainment in mathematics, music, and in all sciences, and art belong to the Saints.

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  Music, Art, Accomplishment

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• When you ... see our Father, you will see a being with whom you have long been acquainted, and He will receive you into His arms, and you will be ready to fall into His embrace and kiss Him. ... You will be so glad and joyful. ... When you are qualified and purified, ... you can endure the glory of eternity.

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  Father, Fall, Kissing

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• When all the other children of Adam have had the privilege of receiving the Priesthood, and of coming into the kingdom of God, and of being redeemed from the four quarters of the earth, and HAVE RECEIVED THEIR RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD, then it will be time enough to remove the curse from Cain and his posterity.

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  Children, Earth, Four

  Brigham Young (1854). “Journal of Discourses”

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• My experience has taught me, and it has become a principle with me, that it is never any benefit to give out and out, to man or woman, money, food, clothing, or anything else. If they are able-bodied and can work and earn what they need, when there is anything on earth for them to do. This is my principle and I try to act upon it. To pursue a contrary course would ruin any community in the world and make them idlers.

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  Work, Men, Giving

  Brigham Young (1867). “Journal of Discourses”, p.297

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• Learn to be good for something.

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  Be Good

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• It yields solid satisfaction to hear men testify of the truth of the Gospel. It is always peculiarly interesting to me to hear the Saints tell their experience. It is to me one of the best sermons to hear men and women relate to each other how the Lord has wrought upon their understanding, and brought them into the path of truth, life, and salvation.

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  Men, Yield, Interesting

  Brigham Young (1855). “Journal of Discourses”, p.89

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• To gain the spiritual ascendancy over ourselves, and the influences with which we are surrounded, through a rigid course of self-discipline, is our first consideration, it is our first labor, before we can pave the way for our children to grow up without sin unto salvation.

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  Spiritual, Children, Growing Up

  Brigham Young (1854). “Journal of Discourses”

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• The Holy Ghost is the Spirit of the Lord, and issues forth from himself, and may properly be called God's minister to execute his will in immensity.

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  Issues, May, Spirit

  Brigham Young (1855). “Journal of Discourses”, p.50

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• Let us continue to improve until we are filled with the knowledge of the truth. We have yet much to learn.

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  Truth, Filled

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• We do not wish incorrect and unsound doctrines to be handed down to posterity under the sanction of great names, to be received and valued by future generations as authentic and reliable, ... Errors in history and doctrine, if left uncorrected by us who are conversant with the events, and who are in a position to judge of the truth or falsity of the doctrines, would go to our children as though we had sanctioned and endorsed them.

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  Children, Names, Errors

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• There is no calling of God to man on earth but what brings with it the evidence of its authenticity.

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  Men, Calling, Earth

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• I have no wife whom I love so well that I would not put a javelin through her heart, and I would do it with clean hands.

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  Heart, Hands, Wife

  Brigham Young (1856). “Journal of Discourses”, p.247

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• It's better to die doing good than to live doing evil.

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  Evil, Doing Good, Dies

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• I do not want "Mormonism" to become popular; I would not, if I could, make it as popular as the Roman Catholic Church is in Italy, or as the Church of England is in England, because the wicked and ungodly would crowd into it in their sins.

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  Catholic, Wicked, Church

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• If we ever walk in streets paved with gold, we will have placed it there ourselves.

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  Gold, Walks, Streets

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• It is bad enough to see young fools, but worse to see old fools.

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  Fool, Enough, Young

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