161 Quotes by Joseph Smith Jr.

Wherefore a good name is better than riches.

We may continue to expect the enjoyment of all the blessings of civil and religious liberty, guaranteed by the Constitution. The citizens of Illinois have done themselves honor, in throwing the mantle of the Constitution over a persecuted and afflicted people.

I never feel to force my doctrine upon any person; I rejoice to see prejudice give way to truth, and the traditions of men dispersed by the pure principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Salvation cannot come without revelation. Men of the present time testify of heaven and hell, and have never seen either; and I will say that no man knows these things without this.

We ought at all times to be very careful that high-mindedness shall never have place in our hearts.

Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none.

A man is saved no faster than he gains knowledge.

I have always declared God to be a distinct personage, Jesus Christ a separate and distinct personage from God the Father, and the Holy Ghost was a distinct personage and a Spirit: and these three constitute three distinct personages and three Gods.

This society is not only to relieve the poor, but to save souls.