Joseph Smith Quotes (21 Quotes)

We cannot be saved until we have risen above all our enemies, not the least of which is ignorance.

I never expected or believed I could commit this horrible crime. I can only hope that I can be an example to others.

I confessed to everything, murder, all types of stuff.

That they (the powers of heaven) may be conferred upon us, it is true but when we undertake to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens withdraw themselves the Spirit of the Lord is grieved.

Our minds being now enlightened, we began to have the Scripture laid open to our understandings, and the true meaning and intention of the more mysterious passages revealed unto us in a manner which we never could attain to previously . . .

If thou art called to pass through tribulations if thou art in perils among false brethren if thou art in perils among robbers if thou art in perils by land or by sea if thou art accused with all manner of false accusations if thine enemies fall upon thee if they tear thee from the society of thy father and mother and brethren and sisters and if with a drawn sword thine enemies tear thee from the bosom of thy wife, and of thine offspring, and thine elder son, although but six years of age, shall cling to thy garments, and shall say, My father, my father, why can't you stay with us O, my father, what are the men going to do with you and if then he shall be thrust from thee by the sword, and thou be dragged to prison, and thine enemies prowl around thee like wolves for the blood of the lamb and if thou shouldest be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee if thou be cast into the deep, if the billowing surge conspire against thee if fierce winds become thine enemy if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good. The Son of Man (Jesus Christ) hath descended below them all art thou greater than he.

Everybody contributed, everybody stepped up. We knew SLV would give us all they've got. We did a good job of keeping our composure.

This morning I read German and visited with a brother and sister from Michigan, who thought that a prophet is always a prophet but I told them that a prophet was a prophet only when he was acting as such.---

I do not ask for mercy for myself. As you have heard, there were many times when I didn't care whether I lived or died.

I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head... When I came to myself again, I found myself lying on my back, looking up into heaven.

I feel everyone on the team brings positive elements. Everyone is supportive. If they're given an opportunity to play, they're ready to play.

We are bound together in chains as well as the cords of everlasting love, we are in good spirits and rejoice that we are counted worthy to be persecuted for Christ's sake.

I am like a sheep going to the slaughter but I am as calm as a summer's day.

If he keeps working hard, he's got a bright future. He's a good kid. We like him a lot. He works hard, he's respectful and has a great sense of humor.

The Standard of Truth has been erected. No unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing. Persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame. But the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and dependent till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, until the purposes of God shall be accomplished and the Great Jehovah will say, The work is done.'

I truly hope that all the families involved can get their lives back on track.

The people on both sides of this issue fundamentally care most about people having the opportunity to make good healthy decisions for themselves.

I do not ask for mercy for myself. The only reason I ask for you to give me a life sentence is for the sake of my family.

Access to the banking system is a critical piece of their ability to save. Giving them that access is a social, political and moral imperative.

I take full responsibility for the crimes. . . . I knew I was wrong, but I couldn't stop.

Man is that he might have joy.