--- title: "21 Ifs Quotes By Joseph Smith, Jr" description: "21 Ifs quotes by Joseph Smith, Jr. Plus more from Joseph Smith, Jr and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/835/joseph-smith-jr-1647_ancient_will-not-the-lord-hear-my-prayers-and-li_208030.png" --- > [Will not the Lord hear my prayers and listen to my cries as soon as he ever did to theirs \[the ancient…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/will-not-the-lord-hear-my-prayers-and-listen-to-my-cries-as-soon-as/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/835/joseph-smith-jr-1647_ancient_will-not-the-lord-hear-my-prayers-and-li_208030.png) > [If men do not comprehend the character of God, they do not comprehend themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/if-men-do-not-comprehend-the-character-of-god-they-do-not-comprehend/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/joseph-smith-jr-1647_character_if-men-do-not-comprehend-the-character-o_1471178.png) > [Search your hearts, and see if you are like God. I have searched mine, and feel to repent of all my sins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/search-your-hearts-and-see-if-you-are-like-god-i-have-searched-mine/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6f/joseph-smith-jr-1647_feels_search-your-hearts-and-see-if-you-are-li_970725.png) > [I know what I say; I understand my mission and business. God Almighty is my shield; and what can man do if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/i-know-what-i-say-i-understand-my-mission-and-business-god-almighty/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/806/joseph-smith-jr-1647_almighty_i-know-what-i-say-i-understand-my-missio_1106477.png) > [To get salvation we must not only do some things, but everything which God has commanded...The object with me is to obey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/to-get-salvation-we-must-not-only-do-some-things-but-everything-which/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/joseph-smith-jr-1647_i-stand-alone_to-get-salvation-we-must-not-only-do-som_1928094.jpg) > [We don't ask any people to throw away any good they have got; we only ask them to come and get more.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/we-don-t-ask-any-people-to-throw-away-any-good-they-have-got-we-only/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/joseph-smith-jr-1647_asks_we-don-t-ask-any-people-to-throw-away-an_2139327.jpg) > [Be wise; let prudence dictate all your counsels; preserve peace with all men, if possible; stand by the Constitution of your country;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/be-wise-let-prudence-dictate-all-your-counsels-preserve-peace-with/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/joseph-smith-jr-1647_america_be-wise-let-prudence-dictate-all-your-co_397933.png) > [If there is trouble in the country, neither I nor my people made it, and all that we have ever done, after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/if-there-is-trouble-in-the-country-neither-i-nor-my-people-made-it/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/joseph-smith-jr-1647_america_if-there-is-trouble-in-the-country-neith_2575836.png) > [I told them I was but a man, and they must not expect me to be perfect; if they expected perfection from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/i-told-them-i-was-but-a-man-and-they-must-not-expect-me-to-be-perfect/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/joseph-smith-jr-1647_bears_i-told-them-i-was-but-a-man-and-they-mus_1164765.png) > [You might as well baptize a bag of sand as a man, if not done in view of the remission of sins…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/you-might-as-well-baptize-a-bag-of-sand-as-a-man-if-not-done-in-view/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a6/joseph-smith-jr-1647_bags_you-might-as-well-baptize-a-bag-of-sand_1554177.jpg) > [Sarah lied about me. I never made the offer which she said I did. I will not advise you to break up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/sarah-lied-about-me-i-never-made-the-offer-which-she-said-i-did-i/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e49/joseph-smith-jr-1647_advise_sarah-lied-about-me-i-never-made-the-off_1123033.jpg) > [If I lose my life in a good cause I am willing to be sacrificed on the altar of virtue, righteousness and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/if-i-lose-my-life-in-a-good-cause-i-am-willing-to-be-sacrificed-on/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58a/joseph-smith-jr-1647_altars_if-i-lose-my-life-in-a-good-cause-i-am-w_2460412.png) > [It is said that brother Joseph in his lifetime declared that the Elders of this Church should step forth at a particular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/it-is-said-that-brother-joseph-in-his-lifetime-declared-that-the/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8b/joseph-smith-jr-1647_america_it-is-said-that-brother-joseph-in-his-li_3126338.png) > [Shall we longer bear these cruelties which have been heaped upon us for the last ten years in the face of heaven,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/shall-we-longer-bear-these-cruelties-which-have-been-heaped-upon-us/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/658/joseph-smith-jr-1647_america_shall-we-longer-bear-these-cruelties-whi_283555.jpg) > [The things of God are of great import; and time, and experience,and careful, and ponderous, and solemn thoughts can only find them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/the-things-of-god-are-of-great-import-and-time-and-experience-and/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2f/joseph-smith-jr-1647_abyss_the-things-of-god-are-of-great-import-an_691767.jpg) > [The old Catholic church traditions are worth more than all you have said. Here is a principle of logic that most men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/the-old-catholic-church-traditions-are-worth-more-than-all-you-have/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/joseph-smith-jr-1647_apple-trees_the-old-catholic-church-traditions-are-w_2168169.png) > [I would not have suffered my name to have been used by my friends on anywise as President of the United States,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/i-would-not-have-suffered-my-name-to-have-been-used-by-my-friends-on/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/joseph-smith-jr-1647_america_i-would-not-have-suffered-my-name-to-hav_1917062.jpg) > [ \[W\]e shall have the satisfaction of knowing that we have acted conscientiously, and have used our best judgment. And if we have… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/w-e-shall-have-the-satisfaction-of-knowing-that-we-have-acted/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/joseph-smith-jr-1647_hands_w-e-shall-have-the-satisfaction-of-knowi_98392.jpg) > [You don't know me; you never knew my heart. No man knows my history. I cannot tell it: I shall never undertake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/you-don-t-know-me-you-never-knew-my-heart-no-man-knows-my-history-i/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/joseph-smith-jr-1647_believe_you-don-t-know-me-you-never-knew-my-hear_725122.png) > [Mormons can testify whether I am willing to lay down my life for a Mormon; If it has been demonstrated that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/mormons-can-testify-whether-i-am-willing-to-lay-down-my-life-for-a/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/joseph-smith-jr-1647_baptists_mormons-can-testify-whether-i-am-willing_2706714.png) > [A man is saved no faster than he gets knowledge. For if he does not get knowledge, he will be brought into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/a-man-is-saved-no-faster-than-he-gets-knowledge-for-if-he-does-not/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/joseph-smith-jr-1647_captivity_a-man-is-saved-no-faster-than-he-gets-kn_85084.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Joseph Smith, Jr > [ According to the laws and constitution of the people, which I \[the Lord\] have suffered to be established, and should be maintained for the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/according-to-the-laws-and-constitution-of-the-people-which-i-the-lord/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [All your losses will be made up to you in the resurrection, provided you continue faithful. By the vision of the Almighty I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/all-your-losses-will-be-made-up-to-you-in-the-resurrection-provided/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [A man is saved no faster than he gets knowledge. For if he does not get knowledge, he will be brought into captivity by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/a-man-is-saved-no-faster-than-he-gets-knowledge-for-if-he-does-not/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [I never told you I was perfect; but there is no error in the revelations which I have taught.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/i-never-told-you-i-was-perfect-but-there-is-no-error-in-the/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [ \[W\]e shall have the satisfaction of knowing that we have acted conscientiously, and have used our best judgment. And if we have to throw… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/w-e-shall-have-the-satisfaction-of-knowing-that-we-have-acted/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [If I had not actually got into this work and been called of God, I would back out. But I cannot back out: I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/if-i-had-not-actually-got-into-this-work-and-been-called-of-god-i/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/i-will-prove-that-the-world-is-wrong-by-showing-what-god-is-god/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [One of the grand fundamental principles of Mormonism is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/one-of-the-grand-fundamental-principles-of-mormonism-is-to-receive/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [I never thought it was right to call up a man and try him because he erred in doctrine, it looks too much like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/i-never-thought-it-was-right-to-call-up-a-man-and-try-him-because-he/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [The laundry has its hands on my dirty shirts, sheets, towels and tablecloths, and who knows what tales they tell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/the-laundry-has-its-hands-on-my-dirty-shirts-sheets-towels-and/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [When we are accomplishing the good, the greatest opposition comes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/when-we-are-accomplishing-the-good-the-greatest-opposition-comes/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [Salvation cannot come without revelation. Men of the present time testify of heaven and hell, and have never seen either; and I will say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/salvation-cannot-come-without-revelation-men-of-the-present-time/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [ Will not the Lord hear my prayers and listen to my cries as soon as he ever did to theirs \[the ancient saints'\] if… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/will-not-the-lord-hear-my-prayers-and-listen-to-my-cries-as-soon-as/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [Let the Saints remember that great things depend on their individual exertion, and that they are called to be co-workers with us and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/let-the-saints-remember-that-great-things-depend-on-their-individual/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) > [Friendship is the grand fundamental principle of Mormonism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/friendship-is-the-grand-fundamental-principle-of-mormonism/) [Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/joseph-smith-jr/#itemlist", "name": "21 Ifs Quotes By Joseph Smith, Jr", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Will not the Lord hear my prayers and listen to my cries as soon as he ever did to theirs [the ancient saints'] if I come to him in the manner they did?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joseph Smith, Jr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/will-not-the-lord-hear-my-prayers-and-listen-to-my-cries-as-soon-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/835/joseph-smith-jr-1647_ancient_will-not-the-lord-hear-my-prayers-and-li_208030.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/835/joseph-smith-jr-1647_ancient_will-not-the-lord-hear-my-prayers-and-li_208030.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/835/joseph-smith-jr-1647_ancient_will-not-the-lord-hear-my-prayers-and-li_208030.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Will not the Lord hear my prayers and listen to my cries as soon as he ever did to theirs [the ancient…” — Joseph Smith, Jr", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If men do not comprehend the character of God, they do not comprehend themselves.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joseph Smith, Jr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/if-men-do-not-comprehend-the-character-of-god-they-do-not-comprehend/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/joseph-smith-jr-1647_character_if-men-do-not-comprehend-the-character-o_1471178.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/joseph-smith-jr-1647_character_if-men-do-not-comprehend-the-character-o_1471178.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/joseph-smith-jr-1647_character_if-men-do-not-comprehend-the-character-o_1471178.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If men do not comprehend the character of God, they do not comprehend themselves.” — Joseph Smith, Jr", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Search your hearts, and see if you are like God. 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