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Mend it, fix it, make do, or do without. — Brigham Young

Jesus Christ was not begotten by the Holy Ghost. — Brigham Young

Honest hearts produce honest actions. — Brigham Young

The time will come that gold will hold no comparison in value to a bushel of wheat. — Brigham Young

Eight hours work, eight hours sleep, and eight hours recreation - Brigham Young — Susa Young Gates

What we commonly call death does not destroy the body, it only causes a separation of spirit and body. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

Pray as if all depended on God and work as if all depended upon you. — Brigham Young

I say, if you want to enjoy exquisitely, become a Latter-day Saint, and then live the doctrine of Jesus Christ. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

The biggest labor problem is tomorrow. — Brigham Young

When man desires to live as long as a tree, his diet will be fruit. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

It is a poor, unwise and very imbecile people who cannot take care of themselves. — Brigham Young

Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community. — Brigham Young

If we ever walk in streets paved with gold, we will have placed it there ourselves. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

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

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. — Brigham Young

I want to live perfectly above the law, and make it my servant instead of my master. — Brigham Young

It is bad enough to see young fools, but worse to see old fools. — Brigham Young

If we are not one, we are not in the true sense of the word the disciples of the Lord Jesus. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

The apostates think that everybody is wrong but themselves. — Brigham Young

Recreation and diversion are as necessary to our well-being as the more serious pursuits of life. — Brigham Young

If you don't feel like praying, pray until you do! — Brigham Young

Brigham Young lived to become immortal in history as an American Moses by leading his people through the wilderness into an unpromised land. — George Bernard Shaw

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. — Brigham Young

When the Lord fights the battles of the saints, he does it so effectually that nobody gets nervous but the enemy — Brigham Young

We are prepared for some things, and we receive just as fast as we prepare ourselves. — Brigham Young

If you have a bad thought about yourself, tell it to go to hell because that is exactly where it came from. — Brigham Young

True Independence and Freedom can only exist in doing whats right. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

Take care of yourselves, and live as long as you can, and do all the good you can. — Brigham Young

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us. — Brigham Young

There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source. — Brigham Young

There is no music in hell, for all good music belongs to heaven. — Brigham Young

My people must be tried in all things, that they may be prepared to receive the glory that I have for them. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

What is the duty of a Latter-day Saint? To do all the good he can upon the earth. — Brigham Young

There is no calling of God to man on earth but what brings with it the evidence of its authenticity. — Brigham Young

It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them. — Brigham Young

All rational beings have an agency of their own; and according to their own choice they will be saved or damned. — Brigham Young

The signers of the Declaration of Independence and the framers of the Constitution were inspired from on high to do that work. — Brigham Young

Which would you part with first
your tobacco, your whiskey, or your religion? — Brigham Young

Instead of preparing to die, prepare to live in the midst of all the exaltations of the Gods — Brigham Young

Learn to sustain yourselves; lay up grain and flour, and save it against a day of scarcity. — Brigham Young

Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere. — Brigham Young

The man or woman who lives worthily now is in a state of salvation. — Brigham Young

Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow. — Brigham Young

Every accomplishment, every refined talent, every useful attainment in mathematics, music, and in all sciences, and art belong to the Saints. — Brigham Young

[Our] first and foremost duty [is] to seek the Lord until we open the path of communication from God to our own soul. — Brigham Young

If you are ever called upon to chasten a person, never chasten beyond the balm you have within you to bind up. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

'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. — Brigham Young

God himself is increasing and progressing in knowledge, power, and dominion, and will do so, worlds without end. — Brigham Young

The best remedy for anger is delay. — Brigham Young

They who secure eternal life are doers of the word as well as hearers — Brigham Young

Pray as though everything depended on the Lord and work as though everything depended on you. — Brigham Young

Fear arises from the weakness of the flesh over which the devil has power. — Brigham Young

Let us seek to extend the present life to the uttermost by observing every law of health, and by properly balancing labor, study, rest and recreation. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

I do not know of any, excepting the unpardonable sin, that is greater than the sin of ingratitude. — Brigham Young

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

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him? — Brigham Young

Love the giver more than the gift. — Brigham Young

It is for us to do those things which the Lord requires at our hands, and leave the result with him. — Brigham Young

If you work hard you'll be happy and if you don't then you'll go to hell! — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

I was doing research on the Mormon handcart tragedy when I came across information about Brigham Young sending out missions to the Indians in 1855. — David Roberts

The people must have amusement as well as religion ... every pure enjoyment is from heaven. — Brigham Young

It is our duty to improve upon every blessing the Lord gives to us. — Brigham Young

The Brigham Young University (BYU) campus was just a few blocks from my home and tuition was minimal. — Paul D. Boyer

If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters. — Brigham Young

God never made something out of nothing; it is not in the economy or law by which the worlds were, are, or will exist — Brigham Young

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

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

Brigham Young had a prophetic vision. — Gordon B. Hinckley

Can we fight against and subdue ourselves? That is the greatest difficulty we ever encountered, and the most arduous warfare we ever engaged in. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

Now, there is no harm in a teapot, even if it contains tea, if it is let alone. — Brigham Young

Prayer is good, but when baked potatoes and milk are needed, prayer will not supply their place. — Brigham Young

Our education should be such as to improve our minds and fit us for increased usefulness; to make us of greater service to the human family. — Brigham Young

Some would have us believe that God is present everywhere. It is not so — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

See that your children are properly educated in the rudiments of their mother tongue, and then let them proceed to higher branches of learning.. — Brigham Young

Let not the tongue give utterance to the evil that is in thine heart, but command thy tongue to be silent until good shall prevail over evil. — Brigham Young

To mind your own business incorporates the whole duty of man. — Brigham Young

Our religion will not clash with nor contradict the facts of science in any particular. — Brigham Young

You go back and tell Brigham Young that I'll give up the Lord's money when he sends me a receipt signed by the Lord, and no sooner. — Samuel Brannan

I love the Constitution and government of this land, but I hate the damned rascals that administer the government. — Brigham Young

I feel like shouting, hallelujah, all the time, when I think that I ever I knew Joseph Smith, the Prophet. — Brigham Young

If you educate a man you educate a person, but if you educate a woman you educate a family — Brigham Young

Sin keeps a man from prayer, and prayer keeps a man from sin. — Brigham Young

All the difference between men and angels is, men are passing through the day of trial that angels have already passed through. — Brigham Young

Crying babies are like good intentions: Both should be carried out immediately! — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

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. — Brigham Young

The spirit of truth will do more to bring persons to light and knowledge, than flowery words. — Brigham Young