I teach them correct principles and they govern themselves.

I never told you I was perfect; but there is no error in the revelations which I have taught.

Mormonism is the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ; of which I myself am not ashamed.

I believe all that God ever revealed, and I never hear of a man being damned for believing too much; but they are damned for unbelief.

Will not the Lord hear my prayers and listen to my cries as soon as he ever did to theirs [the ancient saints'] if I come to him in the manner they did?

Search your hearts, and see if you are like God. I have searched mine, and feel to repent of all my sins.

The standard of truth has been erected: no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing, persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, till the purposes of God shall be accomplished and the great Jehovah shall say the work is done.