221 Quotes by Joseph Smith, Jr.

Eternity is full of thrones, upon which dwell thousands of children reigning on thrones of glory, with not one cubit added to their stature.

A question may be asked, 'Will mothers have their children in eternity?' Yes! Yes! Mothers, you shall have your children.

Shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not backward. Courage, brethren; and on, on to the victory!

The laundry has its hands on my dirty shirts, sheets, towels and tablecloths, and who knows what tales they tell.

Truth does not appease but inflames the curiosity.

We are looked upon by God as though we were in eternity; God dwells in eternity, and does not view things as we do.

[W]e shall have the satisfaction of knowing that we have acted conscientiously, and have used our best judgment. And if we have to throw away our votes, we had better do so upon a worthy rather than an unworthy individual who might make use of the weapon we put in his hand to destroy us.

Patriotism should be sought for and will be found in right living. No man can be a good Latter-day Saint and not be true to the best interests and general welfare of his country.

Our nation, which possesses greater resources than any other, is rent, from center to circumference, with party strife, political intrigues, and sectional interest; our counselors are panic stricken, our legislators are astonished, and our senators are confounded.