Religion Quotes by Orson Pratt

8 Religion quotes by Orson Pratt

Orson Pratt’s early Latter‑day Saint reflections on religion are distilled into eight short statements, each reflecting his pioneering spirit. This compact collection offers a quick entry into his foundational views.

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It was seldom that I attended any religious meetings, as my parents had not much faith in and were never so unfortunate…

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If a person trains his mind to walk in the spirit, and brings his whole mind to bear upon its operations, and…

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The Godhead consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is a material being.

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All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the…

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God is a spirit. A spirit is as much matter as oxygen or hydrogen

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Baptism is just as essential to salvation, as Faith and Repentance. Without being immersed in water no man can enter into the…

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"God is a spirit." But that does not make him an immaterial being —a being that has no properties in common with…

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All the modern christian churches, who deny new revelation, have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of…

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At various times during the last four thousand years God has asserted his rights and endeavoured to establish his own authority, his own laws,…

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