Blood Quotes by Brigham Young

12 Blood quotes by Brigham Young

Young’s leadership often framed blood as a covenantal tie among believers. These twelve statements illustrate how he connected bodily sacrifice with collective purpose.

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No person having the least particle of Negro blood can hold the Priesthood

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There is not a man or woman, who violates the covenants made with their God, that will not be required to pay…

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Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man who belongs to the…

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This is loving your neighbour as ourselves; if he needs help, help him; and if he wants salvation and it is necessary…

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It is true that the blood of the Son of God was shed for sins through the fall and those committed by…

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Will you love your brothers or sisters likewise, when they have committed a sin that cannot be atoned for without the shedding…

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I have known a great many men who have left this Church for whom there is no chance whatever for exaltation, but…

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The time has been in Israel under the law of God, the celestial law, or that which pertains to the celestial law,…

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Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man who belongs to the…

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Suppose you found your brother in bed with your wife, and put a javelin through both of them. You would be justified,…

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Any man having one drop of the seed of Cane in him Cannot hold the priesthood ... I will say it now…

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While brother Joseph was referring to the provinces of God, I was led to reflect that there is no act, no principle,…

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

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

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Infringe upon the rights of no one. Borrow no tool but what you will return according to promise. Take no wood, nor anything else…

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