"That which is wrong under one circumstance, may……" — Joseph Smith, Jr.
"That which is wrong under one circumstance, may be, and often is, right under another. God said, 'Thou shalt not kill'; at another time He said, 'Thou shalt utterly destroy.' This is the principle on which the government of heaven is conducted—by revelation adapted to the circumstances in which the children of the kingdom are placed. Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason thereof till long after the events transpire."
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169 Quotes by Joseph Smith, Jr.
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If my life is of no value to my friends it is of none to myself.
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How precious are the souls of men!
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You might as well baptize a bag of sand as a man, if not done in view of the remission…
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And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and…
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In your hands or that of any other person, so much power would, no doubt, be dangerous. I am the…
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Verily, I say unto you, that the wisdom of man, in his fallen state, knoweth not the purposes and the…
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There is a difference between the Holy Ghost and the gift of the Holy Ghost. Cornelius received the Holy Ghost…
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No man can receive the Holy Ghost without receiving revelations. The Holy Ghost is a revelator.
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And the angel said unto me: Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable above all other churches,…
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Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be; and a University training is…
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There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.
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Why was this heart of mine formed with so much sensibility! Or why not my fortune adapted to its impulses!…
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Each of us lives within the universe - the prison - of his own brain. Projecting from it are millions…
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