Brigham Young Quotes

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

Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father.

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

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.

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.

He that confesseth not that Jesus has come in the flesh and sent Joseph Smith with the fullness of the Gospel to this generation, is not of God, but is anti-christ

The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy

The best remedy for anger is delay.

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

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

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

Daily toil, however humble it may be, is our daily duty, and by doing it well, we make it a part of our daily worship.

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.

True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.

If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters.

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.

Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.

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

Yes, polygamy is one of the relics of Adam, of Enoch, of Noah, of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob, of Moses, David, Solomon, the Prophets, of Jesus, and his apostles.

Love the giver more than the gift.

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.

If we lack confidence in each other, and be jealous of each other, our peace will be destroyed. If we cultivate the principles of unshaken confidence in each other, our joy will be full.

Let us have compassion upon each other, and let the strong tenderly nurse the weak into strength, and let those who can see guide the blind until they can see the way for themselves.

Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere.

No person having the least particle of Negro blood can hold the Priesthood

I don't care about my character here on earth.I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord.

I do not know of any, excepting the unpardonable sin, that is greater than the sin of ingratitude.

If you don't feel like praying, pray until you do!

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

Honest hearts produce honest actions.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

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

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

There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.

Our education should be such as to improve our minds and fit us for increased usefulness; to make us of greater service to the human family.

If you love the truth, you can remember it.

Don't try to tear down other people's religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it's glories.

See that your children are properly educated in the rudiments of their mother tongue, and then let them proceed to higher branches of learning.

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

The men and women, who desire to obtain seats in the celestial kingdom, will find that they must battle everyday.

The time will come that gold will hold no comparison in value to a bushel of wheat.

We went west willingly--because we had to.

If any of you wish to know how to have your bread fall butter side up, butter it on both sides, and then it will fall butter side up.

Let us preach righteousness, and practice it. I do not wish to preach what I do not practice.

This is the reason why the doctrine of plurality of wives was revealed, that the noble spirits who are waiting for tabernacles might be brought forth

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

What is the duty of a Latter-day Saint? To do all the good he can upon the earth.

A man who did not have but one wife in the Resurrection that woman will not be his but be taken from him & given to another.

When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives, with him.

My business is to obey when the Lord commands, and this is the duty of all mankind.