Quotes from Brigham Young

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

Don't try to tear down other people's religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it's glories.

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.

Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere.

Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.

Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

Still seems it strange, that thou shouldst live forever Is it less strange, that thou shouldst live at all This is a miracle and that no more.

The biggest labor problem is tomorrow.

Brethren, let us mind our own business - that is, the calling the Lord has called us to - to do everything we can to promote the good of the Cause of Truth, and never ask how big we are, or inquire who we are; but let it be, 'What can I do to build up the Kingdom of God upon the Earth?'

As to your families my counsel is, never lay down your authority to a wife or child, but treat them so kindly they will never want to leave you.

The present Constitution, with a few alterations of a trifling nature, is just as good as we want; and if it is sustained on this land of Joseph, it will be done by us and our posterity.

There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.

'Mormonism' has made me all I am; and the grace, the power, and the wisdom of God will make me all that I ever will be, either in time or in eternity.

The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.

I don't care about my character here on earth. I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord.

The men and women, who desire to obtain seats in the celestial kingdom, will find that they must battle everyday.

A man who did not have but one wife in the Resurrection that woman will not be his but be taken from him & given to another.

People are not to be driven and you can put into a gnat's eye all the souls of the children of men that are driven into heaven by preaching hell-fire.

Sin keeps a man from prayer, and prayer keeps a man from sin.

We want men to rule the nation who care more for and love better the nation's welfare than gold and silver, fame or popularity.

It is true that the blood of the Son of God was shed for sins through the fall and those committed by men, yet men can commit sins which it can never remit.