A man who did not have but one wife in the Resurrection that woman will not be his but be taken from him & given to another.

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.

'Do you think that we shall ever be admitted as a State into the Union without denying the principle of polygamy?' If we are not admitted until then, we shall never be admitted.

He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.

If you work hard you'll be happy and if you don't then you'll go to hell!

I honor and revere the name of Joseph Smith. I delight to hear it; I love it. I love his doctrine. I feel like shouting Hallelujah, all the time, when I think that I ever knew Joseph Smith, the Prophet whom the Lord raised up. I am bold to say that, Jesus Christ excepted, no better man ever lived or does live upon this earth. I am his witness.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?