May those principles, which were so honorably and nobly defended, namely, the Constitution of our land, by our fathers, be established forever.

We are looked upon by God as though we were in eternity; God dwells in eternity, and does not view things as we do.

I don't blame anyone for not believing me, if I had not experienced it myself, I would not have believed it myself.

It is a false idea that the Saints will escape all the judgments, whilst the wicked suffer; for all flesh is subject to suffer and “the righteous shall hardly escape.” …So that is an unhallowed principle to say that such and such have transgressed because they have been preyed upon by disease or death, for all flesh is subject to death; and the Savior has said, “judge not, lest ye be judged.

When persons manifest the least kindness and love to me, O what power it has over my mind, while the opposite course has a tendency to harrow up all the harsh feelings and depress the human mind.

And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of darkness, the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth.

We're not just building a Temple here, the Lord is building us.