I believe in sisters marrying brothers, and brothers having their sisters for wives... This is something pertaining to our marriage relation. The whole world will think what an awful thing it is. What an awful thing it would be if the Mormons should just say we believe in marrying brothers and sisters.

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.

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.

Crying babies are like good intentions: Both should be carried out immediately!

As to your families my counsel is, never lay down your authority to a wife or child, but treat them so kindly they will never want to leave you.

It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.

If we lack confidence in each other, and be jealous of each other, our peace will be destroyed. If we cultivate the principles of unshaken confidence in each other, our joy will be full.