"God is a spirit." But that does not make him an immaterial being —a being that has no properties in common with matter. The expression "an immaterial being," is a contradiction in terms. Immateriality is only another name for nothing.… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I was ordained one of the standing High Council in Zion, under the hands of President Joseph Smith — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The Godhead consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is a material being. — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
The greatest desire of my heart was for the Lord to manifest His will concerning me — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
