Brigham Young – Quotes

Not a desire, act,

Not a desire, act, wish, or thought does the Holy Ghost indulge in contrary to that which is dictated by the Father Brigham Young

It yields solid satisfaction to hear men testify of the truth of the Gospel. It is always peculiarly interesting to me to hear the Saints tell their experience. It is to me one of the best sermons to hear men and women relate to each other how the Lord has wrought upon their understanding, and … Read more

Let me give you

Let me give you a definition in brief. Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father, passing the angels who stand as sentinels, being enabled to … Read more

This is the greatest

This is the greatest wealth we possess: to know how to direct our labors rightly. Brigham Young

For their abuse of

For their abuse of [the Black African] race, the whites will be cursed, unless they repent. Brigham Young

The Lord chose Joseph

The Lord chose Joseph Smith, called upon him at fourteen years of age, gave him vision, and led him along, guided and directed him in his obscurity. Brigham Young

Take up the Bible,

Take up the Bible, compare the religion of the Latter-day Saints with it, and see if it will stand the test Brigham Young

The Scripture says that

The Scripture says that He, the Lord, came walking in the Temple, with His train; I do not know who they were, unless His wives and children; but at any rate they filled the Temple, and how many there were who could not get into the Temple I cannot say. This is the account given … Read more

If I had forty

If I had forty wives in the United States, they did not know it, and could not substantiate it, neither did I ask any lawyer, judge, or magistrate for them. I live above the law, and so do this people. Brigham Young

Monogamy, or restrictions by

Monogamy, or restrictions by law to one wife, is no part of the economy of heaven among men. Such a system was commenced by the founders of the Roman Empire… Rome became the mistress of the world, and introduced this order of monogamy wherever her sway was acknowledged. Thus this monogamic order of marriage, so … Read more