Brigham Young Said

I want to see men and women breathe the Holy Ghost in every breath of their lives, living constantly in the light of God's countenance.

Brigham Young outmaneuvered some of the greatest players of his era, robber barons and railroad kings, newspaper magnates, mining giants and Washington politcos, culture leaders and religious demogogues and Union generals, all of which were hellbent on the church's destruction. It was full on Borgias vs the Medicis out here in the rockies and we survived them all. He made friends and allies with the ones he could and isolated and outflanked the rest. We would be wise to study him.

If the inhabitants of the earth thoroughly understood their own being, their views, feelings, faith, and affections would be very different from what they now are.

The reflections what they are here for, who produced them, and where they are from, far too seldom enter their minds.

Instead of reflecting upon and searching for hidden things of the greatest value to them, they rather wish to learn how to secure their way through this world as easily and as comfortably as possible.

Joseph Smith holds the keys of this last dispensation, and is now engaged behind the veil in the great work of the last days.

Let us seek the Lord with all our hearts, then shall we be weaned from the world; no man will love this, that, or the other thing, except to do good with it, to promote the eternal interests of mankind, and prepare them to be exalted in immortality.

It is for you and me to receive wisdom so as to be prepared for exaltation and eternal lives in kingdoms that now exist in eternity.

We are not able to comprehend all things, but we can continue to learn and grow, until all will be perfectly clear to our minds, which is a great privilege to enjoy—the blessing of an eternal increase. And the man or woman who lives worthily is now in a state of salvation.

We have prayed for you continually; thousands of prayers have been offered up for you, day by day, to Him who has commanded us to gather Israel, save the children of men by the preaching of the gospel, and prepare them for the coming of the Messiah.

Some of the Elders seem to be tripped up in a moment, if the wicked can find any fault with the members of this Church; but bless your souls, I would not yet have this people faultless, for the day of separation has not yet arrived.

We can beat them, because we have men here that live in the light of the Lord, that have the Holy Priesthood, and hold the keys of the kingdom of God.

We can pray the best, preach the best, and sing the best. We are the bestlooking and finest set of people on the face of the earth, and they may begin any game they please, and we are on hand, and can beat them at anything they have a mind to begin.

“Human beings are expected by their Creator to be actively employed in doing good every day of their lives, either in improving their own mental and physical condition or that of their neighbors.” - President Brigham Young

There are many of the men and women now before me who have looked for a pure people, and have supposed that that was a proof of the truth of our doctrines, but they will never find such a people until Satan is bound, and Jesus comes to reign with his Saints.

“I do not want ‘Mormonism’ to become popular. … I would rather pass through all the misery and sorrow, the troubles and trials of the Saints, than to have the religion of Christ become popular with the world.” - Brigham Young

The Lord Jesus Christ works upon a plan of eternal increase of wisdom, intelligence, honor, excellence , power, glory, might, and dominion, and the attributes that fill eternity.

A man might have visions, the angels of God might administer to him, he might have revelations, and see as many visions as you could count; he might have the heavens opened to him, and see the finger of the Lord, and all this would not make him the President of the Church.

It was the occupation of Jesus Christ and his Apostles to propagate the Gospel of salvation and the principles of eternal life to the world, and it is our duty and calling, as ministers of the same salvation and Gospel, to gather every item of truth and reject every error.

@graveair All that is good, lovely, and praiseworthy belongs to this church and kingdom. Death, hell, and the grave only are outside of “Mormonism.”

Is there anything theologically interesting in Mormonism? Does it deserve that I learn even 1% about it?

@blankblankblq @graveair I want to see men and women breathe the Holy Ghost in every breath of their lives, living constantly in the light of God's countenance.

@graveair Their ontology of God is interesting. They basically deny the Holy Spirit, but in a passive way. Smith only saw the Father and the Son in his "visions," I believe.