This law of monogamy, or the monogamic system, laid the foundation for prostitution and the evils and diseases of the most revolting… — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
I discover that some of the Eastern papers represent me as a great blasphemer, because I said, in my lecture on Marriage,… — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
God has told us Latter-day Saints that we shall be condemned if we do not enter into that principle of polygamy; and… — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
Some of the nations of Europe who believe in the one wife system have actually forbidden a plurality of wives by their… — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
We have now clearly shown that God the Father had a plurality of wives, one or more being in eternity, by whom… — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
If God had sufficient wisdom and power to construct such a beautiful world as this, then we must admit that his wisdom and power… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
On the 1st day of December, 1830, I was confirmed, and in accordance with the word of the Lord I was ordained an Elder… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
It was seldom that I attended any religious meetings, as my parents had not much faith in and were never so unfortunate as to… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
I was ordained one of the standing High Council in Zion, under the hands of President Joseph Smith — Orson Pratt Copy Share
The kingdom of God is an order of government established by divine authority. It is the only legal government that can exist in any… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
If a person trains his mind to walk in the spirit, and brings his whole mind to bear upon its operations, and upon the… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
If, after a rigid examination, it be found an imposition, it should be extensively published to the world as such; the evidences and arguments… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
Do not suffer any man to baptize or minister unto you, unless God has spoken unto him by the voice of his servants, and… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
At various times during the last four thousand years God has asserted his rights and endeavoured to establish his own authority, his own laws,… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
It is a grievous sin in the sight of God for any man to presume to baptize, unless God has authorized him by new… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
If we should take a million of worlds like this and number their particles, we should find that there are more Gods than there… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
The Godhead consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is a material being. — Orson Pratt Copy Share
All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
This law of monogamy, or the monogamic system, laid the foundation for prostitution and the evils and diseases of the most revolting nature and… — Orson Pratt Copy Share
The greatest desire of my heart was for the Lord to manifest His will concerning me — Orson Pratt Copy Share
