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They who secure eternal life are doers of the word as well as hearers
Brigham Young
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Brigham Young
Age: 76 †
Born: 1801
Born: June 1
Died: 1877
Died: August 29
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I find no fault with the Constitution or laws of our country, they are good enough. It is the abuse of those laws which I despise, and which God, good men and angels abhor.
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I will tell you whom to vote for: We will vote for the principles of civil and religious liberty, the man who knows the most and who has the best heart and brain for a statesman and we do not care a farthing whether he is a Whig, a Democrat, a Barnburner, a Republican, or a New Light or anything else.
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Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?
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This is the reason why the doctrine of plurality of wives was revealed, that the noble spirits who are waiting for tabernacles might be brought forth
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One thing is certain, wherever we go there is a proof that the people are keeping the commandments of the Lord, especially the first one -- to multiply and replenish the earth.
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The Constitution and laws of the United States resemble a theocracy more closely than any government now on the earth, or that ever has been, so far as we know, except the government of the children of Israel to the time when they elected a king.
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Some wise being organized my system, and gave me my capacity, put into my heart and brain something that delights, charms, and fills me with rapture at the sound of sweet music.
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See that your children are properly educated in the rudiments of their mother tongue, and then let them proceed to higher branches of learning.
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When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives, with him.
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Some would have us believe that God is present everywhere. It is not so
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A lawyer's duty is to read the law well himself, then tell the people what it is, and let them act upon it.
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He is our Father - the Father of our Spirits, and was once a man in mortal flesh as we are, and is now an exalted being.
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My business is to obey when the Lord commands, and this is the duty of all mankind.
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It is difficult to find anything more healthy to drink than good cold water, such as flows down to us from springs and snows of our mountains. This is the beverage we should drink. It should be our drink at all times.
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When you get up in the morning, before you suffer yourselves to eat one mouthful of food, call your wife and children together, bow down before the Lord, ask him to forgive your sins, and protect you through the day, to preserve you from temptation and all evil, to guide your steps aright.
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Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?
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If your neighbors talk about you, and you think that they do wrong in speaking evil of you, do not let them know that your ever heard a word, and conduct yourselves as if they always did right, and it will mortify them, and they will say, We'll not try this game any longer.
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Children need directing and teaching what is right in a kind, affectionate manner How often we see parents demand obedience, good behavior, kind words, pleasant looks, a sweet voice and a bright eye from a child or children when they themselves are full of bitterness and scolding! How inconsistent and unreasonable this is!
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I don't care about my character here on earth.I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord.
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