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

One of the grand fundamental principles of Mormonism is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.

Truth is Mormonism. God is the author of it.

Mormonism is the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ; of which I myself am not ashamed.

Let us this very day begin anew, and now say, with all our hearts, we will forsake our sins and be righteous.

The Book of Mormon is true, just what it purports to be, and for this testimony I expect to give an account in the day of judgment.

Salvation could not come to the world without the mediation of Jesus Christ.

A man filled with the love of God is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race.

This doctrine of polygamy, or spiritual wife-system, that has been taught and practiced among us, will prove our destruction and overthrow.

Unless we members of the Church do all we can to preserve the freedoms we have within the bounds of the laws of God, we will be held accountable.

Patriotism should be sought for and will be found in right living. No man can be a good Latter-day Saint and not be true to the best interests and general welfare of his country.

If a women ask for respect instead of earning it then they are weak.

Sometimes the memories we cling hardest to are the ones that hurt us the most.

Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.

Always live your life with your biography in mind.

O Lord have mercy on me, to God I commend my soul.

Above all, try something

There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion.

The mind conscious of innocence despises false reports: but we are a set always ready to believe a scandal.

A lot of my characters in all of my books have a self-destructive urge. They'll do precisely the thing that they know is wrong, take a perverse delight in doing the wrong thing.

To have some deep feeling about Buddhism is not the point; we just do what we should do, like eating supper and going to bed. This is Buddhism.