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

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

God is the King. In him exists all legal authority

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.

The greatest desire of my heart was for the Lord to manifest His will concerning me

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.

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.

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

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.

Don't sound so grumpy. Next thing you know you'll be whinning and giving me puppy dog eyes.

Children see beauty in everything.

Crazy people don't know they're crazy. I know I'm crazy, therefore I'm not crazy, isn't that crazy?

Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.

A dream inside a dream might not be a dream.

Any child who cannot do long division by himself does not deserve to smoke.

There is nothing peranent except change.

Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.

I was first in my family to go to college.

With each success your faith in the law will grow stronger, until you reach the point of total conviction. Then you will be invincible.