Brigham Young

My faith does not lead me to think the Lord will provide us with roast pig, bread already buttered, etc. He will…

— Brigham Young

The best remedy for anger is delay.

— Brigham Young

When the Lord fights the battles of the saints, he does it so effectually that nobody gets nervous but the enemy

— Brigham Young

It is true that the blood of the Son of God was shed for sins through the fall and those committed by…

— Brigham Young

Whether surrounded with error or truth, the web woven around them in childhood's days lasts, and seldom wears threadbare...The traditions of my…

— Brigham Young

As to your families my counsel is, never lay down your authority to a wife or child, but treat them so kindly…

— Brigham Young

I believe in sisters marrying brothers, and brothers having their sisters for wives... This is something pertaining to our marriage relation. The…

— Brigham Young

“I have a word to say to my sisters. When I reflect upon the duties and responsibilities devolving upon our mothers and…

— Brigham Young

In these respects we differ from the Christian world, for our religion will not clash with or contradict the facts of science…

— Brigham Young

Brother Cannon remarked that people wondered how many wives and children I had. He may inform them that I shall have wives…

— Brigham Young

Every organization of our government, the best government in the world, is crumbling to pieces. Those who have it in their hands…

— Brigham Young

Life is best enjoyed when time periods are evenly divided between labor, sleep, and recreation...all people should spend one-third of their time…

— Brigham Young

To be damned is to be banished from, or be deprived of living in the presence of the Father and the Son.…

— Brigham Young

Jesus, our elder brother, was begotten in the flesh by the same character that was in the garden of Eden, and who…

— Brigham Young

In the days of Joseph [Smith] it was considered a great privilege to be permitted to speak to a member of Congress,…

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All we have to do is to go onward and upward, and keep the commandments of our Father and God; and he…

— Brigham Young

It yields solid satisfaction to hear men testify of the truth of the Gospel. It is always peculiarly interesting to me to…

— Brigham Young

Sweet harmonious sounds give exquisite joy to human beings capable of appreciating music. I delight in hearing harmonious tones made by the…

— Brigham Young

“We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do. We should set them…

— Brigham Young

All intelligent beings who are crowned with crowns of glory, immortality, and eternal lives must pass through every ordeal appointed for intelligent…

— Brigham Young

I am more afraid that this people have so much confidence in their leaders that they will not inquire for themselves of…

— Brigham Young

Our religion will not clash with nor contradict the facts of science in any particular.

— Brigham Young

Prepare yourselves for two weeks from tomorrow; and I will tell you now, that if you will tarry with your husbands, after…

— Brigham Young

The government of heaven, if wickedly administered, would become one of the worst governments upon the face of the earth. No matter…

— Brigham Young

I do not lift my voice against the great and glorious Government guaranteed to every citizen by the Constitution, but against those…

— Brigham Young