“This puts me in mind of a circumstance that occurred when I was laboring on a mission in London many, many years ago: We had an old gentleman there that had been in the army. He was a war veteran… — Charles W. Penrose Copy Share Image
Some people are very earnest after the things of God, and he who seeks finds, and the more he seeks in the right direction the more he finds. He that is dilatory in searching after the things of God, obtains but little; he that is diligent obtains much. All may receive it, but they must obtain it in the way… — Charles W. Penrose Copy Share
I, Charles W. Penrose, wrote the Manifesto with the assistance of Frank J. Cannon and John White... Wilford Woodruff signed it to beat the… — Charles W. Penrose Copy Share Image
“It happens then that God may be approached; that we may ask of him, but if we do ask of him we must ask… — Charles W. Penrose Copy Share Image
“Now this gift of the Holy Ghost, as I before remarked, is the greatest boon that can be conferred upon mortal men, because by it they can discern and comprehend the things of God, and without it they cannot. They may reflect upon them, ponder upon them, speculate about them; they may come to certain conclusions in their own minds… — Charles W. Penrose Copy Share
We are called with a special calling, and we have a special mission to perform. — Charles W. Penrose Copy Share Image
“This puts me in mind of a circumstance that occurred when I was laboring on a mission in London many, many years ago: We… — Charles W. Penrose Copy Share Image
The Manifesto was not a divine production but something manufactured to outwit the church's enemies. — Charles W. Penrose Copy Share Image
President Wilford Woodruff is a man of wisdom and experience, and we respect and venerate him, but we do not believe his personal views… — Charles W. Penrose Copy Share Image
“The Lord says that "truth is knowledge of things as they are and as they were, and as they are to come" (Sec. 93.)… — Charles W. Penrose Copy Share Image
