The important consideration is not how long we can live but how well we can learn the lesson of life, and discharge our duties and obligations to God and to one another.

Nothing is so much calculated to lead people to forsake sin as to take them by the hand and to watch over them in tenderness. When persons manifest the least kindness and love to me, O what pow'r it has over my mind.

The Book of Mormon is true, just what it purports to be, and for this testimony I expect to give an account in the day of judgment.

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

The Constitution of our country [was] formed by the Fathers of liberty... Exalt the standard of Democracy! Down with that of priestcraft, and let all the people say Amen! that the blood of our fathers may not cry from the ground against us. Sacred is the memory of that blood which bought for us our liberty.

If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates.

It is our duty to concentrate all our influence to make popular that which is sound and good, and unpopular that which is unsound.