161 Quotes by Joseph Smith Jr.

I made this my rule: When the Lord commands, do it.

Search your hearts, and see if you are like God. I have searched mine, and feel to repent of all my sins.

You might as well baptize a bag of sand as a man, if not done in view of the remission of sins and getting of the Holy Ghost. Baptism by water is but half a baptism, and is good for nothing without the other half-that is, baptism of the Holy Ghost.

And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of darkness, the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth...

The things of God are of deep import; and time, and experience, and careful and ponderous and solemn thoughts can only find them out.

God hath not revealed anything to Joseph, but what he will make known unto the Twelve, and even the least Saint may know all things as fast as he is able to bear them...

I could explain a hundred fold more than I ever have of the glories of the kingdoms manifested to me in the vision, were I permitted, and were the people prepared to receive them.

Could you gaze into heaven five minutes, you would know more than you would by reading all that ever was written on the subject.

Patriotism is a passion which induces hot youth to rush forth to get shot and half shot, while sober, conservative age waves the flag and corrals the contracts.