Joseph Smith — "I am not afraid to die. I shall die a martyr for the cause of Christ."

"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 learned for myself that God is a being of great condescension, and that he will reveal himself to man."

"I have been in the midst of more wickedness and persecution than any man living."

"I had a vision of the Father and the Son, and the Father said, 'This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!'"

"Come on! ye prosecutors! ye false swearers! All hell, boil over! Ye burning mountains, roll down your lava! for I will come out on the top at last. I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am …"