"God made Aaron to be the mouth piece for the children of Israel, and He will make me be god to you in His stead, and the Elders to be mouth for me; and if you don't like it, you must lump it."

"I have asked of the Lord concerning the practice of the Saints, and I have received for answer, that I should take unto myself more wives than one, and that the Saints should do likewise."

"I am a warm advocate of the cause of humanity."

"The greatest responsibility in this world that God has laid upon us is to seek after our dead."

"If I had not actually got into this work and been called of God, I would back out. But I cannot back out: I have no doubt of the truth."