Brigham Young
Brigham Young
Brigham Youngwas an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsfrom 1847 until his death in 1877. He founded Salt Lake City and he served as the first governor of the Utah Territory. Young also led the foundings of the precursors to the University of Utah and Brigham Young University...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth1 June 1801
CityWhitingtonham, VT
CountryUnited States of America
If we are not one, we are not in the true sense of the word the disciples of the Lord Jesus.
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.
The Lord created you and me for the purpose of becoming Gods like himself.
It is for us to do those things which the Lord requires at our hands, and leave the result with him.
How shall we know that we obey [God]? There is but one method by which we can know it, and that is by the inspiration of the Spirit of the Lord witnessing unto our spirit that we are His, that we love Him, and that He loves us. It is by the spirit of revelation we know this.
My business is to obey when the Lord commands, and this is the duty of all mankind.
I want to live perfectly above the law, and make it my servant. instead of my master.
There was a direct and positive association between cola consumption and the risk of high blood pressure, ... It was present in sugared cola and diet cola, and it was absolutely a surprise to us.
Let us preach righteousness, and practice it. I do not wish to preach what I do not practice.
Pray as if all depended on God and work as if all depended upon you.
In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.
I don't care about my character here on earth. I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord.
I don't care about my character here on earth.I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord.
The Americans as a nation are killing themselves with their vices and high living. As much as a man ought to eat in half an hour they swallow in three minutes gulping down their food like the [dog] under the table which when a chunk of meat is thrown down to it swallows it before you can say 'twice.' If you want a reform carry out the advice I have just given you. Dispense with your multitudinous dishes, and, depend upon it, you will do much towards preserving your families from sickness, disease and death.