Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith, Jr.was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was twenty-four, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death fourteen years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religious culture that continues to the present...
men gains faster
A man is saved no faster than he gains knowledge
ghost mystery lord
For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old as in times to come; wherefore, the course of the Lord is one eternal round" - 1 Nephi 10:19
mean lord great-things
And thus we see that by small means the Lord can bring about great things" - 1 Nephi 16:29
angel privilege associates
If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates.
trials endure wells
My Brethren if thou endure thy trials well though shalt be exalted.
law giving people
[God] never will institute an ordinance or give a commandment to His people that is not calculated in its nature to promote that happiness which He has designed, and which will not end in the greatest amount of good and glory to those who become the recipients of His law and ordinances.
race needs done
The Lord gave us power in proportion to the work to be done, and strength according to the race set before us, and grace and help as our needs required.
secret masonry
The secret of masonry is to keep a secret.
men ideas heaven
I will prove that the world is wrong, by showing what God is...God himself was once as we are now and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens! That is the great secret...I am going to tell you how God came to be God. We have imagined and supposed that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea, and take away the veil, so that you may see
giving-up may sake
Never give up an old tried friend, who has waded through all manner of toil, for your sake, and throw him away because fools may tell you he has some faults.
rumor ears tongue
Rumor with her ten thousand tongues is diffusing her uncertain sounds in almost every ear..
wise men hands
The exaltation and happiness of any community, goes hand in hand with the knowledge possessed by the people, when applied to laudable ends; whereupon we can exclaim like the wise man; righteousness exalteth a nation; for righteousness embraces knowledge and knowledge is power.
blood soul affliction
Afflictions, persecutions, imprisonments, and death, we must expect, according to the scriptures, which tell us that the blood of those whose souls were under the altar could not be avenged on them that dwell on the earth, until their brethren should be slain as they were.
honesty giving devil
There are so many fools in the world for the devil to operate upon, it gives him the advantage oftentimes.