Orson Pratt Quotes
Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the kingdom of God
If we should take a million of worlds like this and number their particles, we should find that there are more Gods than there are particles of matter in those worlds.
The kingdom of God is an order of government established by divine authority. It is the only legal government that can exist in any part of the universe.
We have now clearly shown that God the Father had a plurality of wives, one or more being in eternity, by whom He begat our spirits as well as the Spirit of Jesus His first Born.
An order of government, established by such an all-wise, powerful being, must be good and perfect, and must be calculated to promote the permanent peace, happiness, and well-being of all his subjects
The system of idolatry, invented by modern christianity, far surpasses in absurdity anything that we have ever heard of
Jesus appeared unto the ancient Nephites, in the northern part of what we call South America.
Do not suffer any man to baptize or minister unto you, unless God has spoken unto him by the voice of his servants, and authorized him to minister in his name
This law of monogamy, or the monogamic system, laid the foundation for prostitution and the evils and diseases of the most revolting nature and character under which modern Christendom groans.
Each atom of the Holy Spirit is intelligent, and like all other matter has solidity, form, and size, and occupies space.
It was seldom that I attended any religious meetings, as my parents had not much faith in and were never so unfortunate as to unite themselves with any of the religious sects.
The Godhead consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is a material being.
The true God He has extension, and form, and dimensions. He occupies space; has a body, parts, and passions; can go from place to place. He can eat, drink, and talk
At various times during the last four thousand years God has asserted his rights and endeavoured to establish his own authority, his own laws, and his own government among the children of men
On the 1st day of December, 1830, I was confirmed, and in accordance with the word of the Lord I was ordained an Elder under the hands of the Prophet
I was ordained one of the standing High Council in Zion, under the hands of President Joseph Smith
Noah and his family were the only loyal and obedient subjects to the legal power: they alone were saved
It is a grievous sin in the sight of God for any man to presume to baptize, unless God has authorized him by new revelation to baptize in his name
Noah and his family were the only loyal and obedient subjects to the legal power: they alone were saved.