“We saw Time's varied traces Were deep on every hand - Indeed, upon the people, More marked than on the land. The bands that once with firmness Could grasp the axe and blade, Now move with trembling motion, By strength of nerve decayed. The change in form and feature And furrows on the cheek Of Time's increasing volume, In plain, round numbers speak. And thus, as in a mirror's Reflection, we were told, With stereotyped impressions, The fact of growing old.”
![“He [Joseph Smith] said if one member becomes corrupt and you know it; you must immediately put it away. The sympathies of the heads of the church have induc'd them to bear with those that were corrupt; in consequence of which all become contaminated--you must put down iniquity and by your good…” quote by Eliza R. Snow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fcd/eliza-r-snow-38914_quote_he-joseph-smith-said-if-one-member-becom_1711256.jpg)
![“Let [us] seek for wisdom instead of power and [we] will have all the power [we] have wisdom to exercise.” quote by Eliza R. Snow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd6/eliza-r-snow-38914_exercise_let-us-seek-for-wisdom-instead-of-power_2801730.jpg)
