Brigham Young Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Brigham Young
Brigham Young Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Brigham Young on Wise Famous Quotes.
What we commonly call death does not destroy the body, it only causes a separation of spirit and body.
He is our Father - the Father of our Spirits, and was once a man in mortal flesh as we are, and is now an exalted being.
I say, if you want to enjoy exquisitely, become a Latter-day Saint, and then live the doctrine of Jesus Christ.
Do you think that people will obey the truth because it is true, unless they love it? No, they will not. Truth is obeyed when it is loved.
If any of you wish to know how to have your bread fall butter side up, butter it on both sides, and then it will fall butter side up.
All we have to do is to go onward and upward, and keep the commandments of our Father and God; and he will confound our enemies.
Not a desire, act, wish, or thought does the Holy Ghost indulge in contrary to that which is dictated by the Father
The principle of love within us is an attribute of the Deity, and it is placed within us to be dispensed independently according to our own will.
The men and women, who desire to obtain seats in the celestial kingdom, will find that they must battle everyday.
We want men to rule the nation who care more for and love better the nation's welfare than gold and silver, fame or popularity.
A lawyer's duty is to read the law well himself, then tell the people what it is, and let them act upon it.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.
A man who did not have but one wife in the Resurrection that woman will not be his but be taken from him & given to another.
When the Lord fights the battles of the saints, he does it so effectually that nobody gets nervous but the enemy
The Holy Ghost is the Spirit of the Lord, and issues forth from himself, and may properly be called God's minister to execute his will in immensity.
If you have a bad thought about yourself, tell it to go to hell because that is exactly where it came from.
'Mormonism' has made me all I am; and the grace, the power, and the wisdom of God will make me all that I ever will be, either in time or in eternity.
God himself is increasing and progressing in knowledge, power, and dominion, and will do so, worlds without end.
[Our] first and foremost duty [is] to seek the Lord until we open the path of communication from God to our own soul.
Every accomplishment, every refined talent, every useful attainment in mathematics, music, and in all sciences, and art belong to the Saints.
As to your families my counsel is, never lay down your authority to a wife or child, but treat them so kindly they will never want to leave you.
All rational beings have an agency of their own; and according to their own choice they will be saved or damned.
Take up the Bible, compare the religion of the Latter-day Saints with it, and see if it will stand the test
Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?
If you wish to get rich, save what you get. A fool can earn money; but it takes a wise man to save and dispose of it to his own advantage.
All the difference between men and angels is, men are passing through the day of trial that angels have already passed through.
I have no wife whom I love so well that I would not put a javelin through her heart, and I would do it with clean hands.
When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives, with him.
He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.
Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?
It is for us to do those things which the Lord requires at our hands, and leave the result with him.
Do not reject anything because it is new or strange, and do not sneer nor jeer at what comes from the Lord, for if we do, we endanger our salvation.
If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters.
God never made something out of nothing; it is not in the economy or law by which the worlds were, are, or will exist
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.
Can we fight against and subdue ourselves? That is the greatest difficulty we ever encountered, and the most arduous warfare we ever engaged in.
Lord, here am I, send me, I will redeem every son and daughter of Adam and Eve that lives on the earth, or that ever goes on the earth.
If you are ever called upon to chasten a person, never chasten beyond the balm you have within you to bind up.
Daily toil, however humble it may be, is our daily duty, and by doing it well, we make it a part of our daily worship.
There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.
My people must be tried in all things, that they may be prepared to receive the glory that I have for them.
People are not to be driven and you can put into a gnat's eye all the souls of the children of men that are driven into heaven by preaching hell-fire.
There is no calling of God to man on earth but what brings with it the evidence of its authenticity.
Jesus, our elder brother, was begotten in the flesh by the same character that was in the garden of Eden, and who is our Father in Heaven.
See that your children are properly educated in the rudiments of their mother tongue, and then let them proceed to higher branches of learning..
It's a lot more common now for someone to know a Mormon rather than just know of Mormons out in Utah, ... We seem more normal. We're not as exotic.
I love the Constitution and government of this land, but I hate the damned rascals that administer the government.