Joseph Smith

You should not have feared man more than God. . . . If thou are not aware thou wilt fall.

And behold, how oft you have transgressed the commandments and the laws of God, and have gone on in the persuasions of men.

It is our divine destiny to be heirs of eternal life, to become 'priests and kings . . . [and] gods, even the sons of God . . . [and to] dwell in the presence of God . . . forever and ever.'

We never can comprehend the things of God and of heaven but by revelation.

Any man that does not receive revelation must be damned.

God did not make the earth out of nothing—for it is contrary to a rational mind and reason that a something could be brought from a nothing.

Love is one of the leading characteristics of Deity, and ought to be manifested by those who aspire to be the Sons of God. A man filled with the love of God, is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the world, anxious to bless the whole of the human family.

I calculate to be one of the instruments of setting up the kingdom of Daniel.

If I am to be damned for going to hell with my friends, I will go to hell with my friends.

I combat the errors of ages; I meet the violence of mobs; I cope with the cunning of devils and all hell is enraged against me.

The reason why I cannot be a sectarian is because I am not a sectarian.

I have done more than any man living to destroy the power of the devil.

I am a rough stone, and the sound of the hammer and chisel are continually upon me.

If you are ever called to bear a message to the people, do not go without your purse or your scrip, but go forth in the name of the Lord.

I have seen the face of God, and I have seen the face of the devil.

I am a lover of the Constitution, and I believe in the principles of republicanism.

I am willing to die for a cause, but not for a lie.

I am a friend to the poor, and I have always been so.

I am a prophet of God, and I am not afraid of man.

I am a servant of God, and I will serve him to the end.