Joseph Smith Jr. Quotes

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.

We're not just building a Temple here, the Lord is building us.

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.

Whatever principle of intelligence we attain in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.

God judges men according to the use they make of the light which He gives them.

Blessed be the memory of those few brethren who contended so strenuously for their constitutional rights and religious freedom, against such an overwhelming force of desperadoes!

The benefits of the constitution and laws are alike for all; and the great Elohim has given me the privilege of having the benefits of the constitution and the writ of habeas corpus.

May those principles, which were so honorably and nobly defended, namely, the Constitution of our land, by our fathers, be established forever.

. . . meekness,love, purity, these are the things that should magnify us.

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.

I don't blame anyone for not believing me, if I had not experienced it myself, I would not have believed it myself.

It is our duty to concentrate all our influence to make popular that which is sound and good, and unpopular that which is unsound.

Happiness is the object and design of our existence.

That which has a beginning will surely have an end.

I teach them correct principles and they govern themselves.

Eternity is full of thrones, upon which dwell thousands of children reigning on thrones of glory, with not one cubit added to their stature.

If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates.

The chastisement of our peace was upon Him and with His stripes we are healed.

We are looked upon by God as though we were in eternity; God dwells in eternity, and does not view things as we do.

The heads (Plural) of the Gods appointed one God for us; and when you take that view of the subject, it sets one free to see all the beauty, holiness and perfection of the Gods.

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.

When God commands, do it!

God sees the secret springs of human action, and knows the hearts of all living.

Love is one of the chief characteristics of Deity, and ought to be manifested by those who aspire to be the sons of God.

A question may be asked, 'Will mothers have their children in eternity?' Yes! Yes! Mothers, you shall have your children.

I love that man better who swears a stream as long as my arm yet deals justice to his neighbors and mercifully deals his substance to the poor, than the long, smooth faced hypocrite.

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.

I never told you I was perfect; but there is no error in the revelations which I have taught.

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.

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.

The important consideration is not how long we can live but how well we can learn the lesson of life, and discharge our duties and obligations to God and to one another.

If you will stay with the majority of the Twelve Apostles, and the records of the Church, you will never be led astray.

Shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not backward. Courage, brethren; and on, on to the victory!

If my life is of no value to my friends it is of none to myself.

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.

Surely I have contemplated the things of God.

Shall we not go on in such great a cause?

No man knows my history.

I never feel to force my doctrine upon any person; I rejoice to see prejudice give way to truth, and the traditions of men dispersed by the pure principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

A man is saved no faster than he gains knowledge

Rumor with her ten thousand tongues is diffusing her uncertain sounds in almost every ear.

Truth revealed from heaven is worth more than all the notions of men.

Whatever happens, the Lord is in it.

Trust in God, always take care of each other.

My Brethren if thou endure thy trials well though shalt be exalted.

The nearer a person approaches the Lord, a greater power will be manifested by the adversary to prevent the accomplishment of His purposes.

We say that God is true; that the Constitution of the United States is true; that the Bible is true; and that the Book of Mormon is true, and that Christ is true

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.

The laundry has its hands on my dirty shirts, sheets, towels and tablecloths, and who knows what tales they tell.

There are so many fools in the world for the devil to operate upon, it gives him the advantage oftentimes.