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> [“We should gather all the good and true principles in the world and treasure them up, or we shall not come out true Mormons.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith/we-should-gather-all-the-good-and-true-principles-in-the-world-and/)

[Joseph Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith/)

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## More by Joseph Smith

> [“We should gather all the good and true principles in the world and treasure them up, or we shall not come out true Mormons.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith/we-should-gather-all-the-good-and-true-principles-in-the-world-and/)

[Joseph Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith/)

> [“Patience is heavenly, obedience is noble, forgiveness is merciful, and exaltation is godly; and he that holds out faithful to the end shall in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith/patience-is-heavenly-obedience-is-noble-forgiveness-is-merciful-and/)

[Joseph Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith/)

> [If thou art called to pass through tribulations; if thou art in perils among false brethren; if thou art in perils among robbers; if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith/if-thou-art-called-to-pass-through-tribulations-if-thou-art-in-perils/)

[Joseph Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith/)

> [That they (the powers of heaven) may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to cover our sins, or to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith/that-they-the-powers-of-heaven-may-be-conferred-upon-us-it-is-true/)

[Joseph Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith/)

> [Man is that he might have joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith/man-is-that-he-might-have-joy/)

[Joseph Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith/)

> [ “God instituted laws whereby \[the Spirits that He would send into the world\] could have a privilege to advance life himself.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith/god-instituted-laws-whereby-the-spirits-that-he-would-send-into-the/)

[Joseph Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith/)

> [If my life is of no value to my friends, then it is of no value to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith/if-my-life-is-of-no-value-to-my-friends-then-it-is-of-no-value-to-me/)

[Joseph Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith/)

> [“The Book of Mormon is the most correct of any book on this Earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith/the-book-of-mormon-is-the-most-correct-of-any-book-on-this-earth-and/)

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