Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere.

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.

Daily toil, however humble it may be, is our daily duty, and by doing it well, we make it a part of our daily worship.

If you don't feel like praying, pray until you do!

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.

In these respects we differ from the Christian world, for our religion will not clash with or contradict the facts of science in any particular... whether the Lord found the earth empty and void, whether he made it out of nothing or out of the rude elements; or whether he made it in six days or in as many millions of years, is and will remain a matter of speculation in the minds of men unless he give revelation on the subject. If we understood the process of creation there would be no mystery about it, it would be all reasonable and plain, for there is no mystery except to the ignorant.

I shall not cease learning while I live, nor when I arrive in the spirit-world… and when I again receive my body, I shall …still continue my researches