Joseph Smith on Discouragement
“You can place me in the deepest pit in Nova Scotia and pile the Rocky Mountains upon my head and I will end up on top– Because I will not get discouraged.” Joseph Smith
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Joseph Smith – God will feel after you and wrench your heart strings
“You will have all kinds of trials to pass through. And it is quite as necessary that you be tried as it was for Abraham and other men of God . . . God will feel after you and he … Continue reading →
Joseph Smith – Eternal Life is obtained through sacrifice
“Let us here observe, that a religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things never has power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation . . . It was through this sacrifice [of all earthly … Continue reading →
Joseph Smith – Men have to suffer to be exalted
“Men have to suffer that they may come upon Mount Zion and be exalted above the heavens.” Joseph Smith. Words of Joseph Smith, 244, 247.
Continue reading →Jeffrey R. Holland on Rescuing Those in Need
“As surely as the rescue of those in need was the general conference theme of October 1856, so too is it the theme of this conference and last conference and the one to come next spring. It may not be … Continue reading →
Joseph Smith on Desiring to Bless the Whole Human Race
“A man who is full of the love of God is not content with blessing his family only, but thinks about all of the people in the world, anxious to bless the whole human race.” Joseph Smith, History of the … Continue reading →
Joseph Smith on Becoming Like Christ to Be Saved
“Salvation consists in the glory, authority, majesty, power and dominion which Jehovah possesses and in no thing else; and no being can possess it but himself (Jehovah) or one like him.” Joseph Smith
Continue reading →Joseph Smith – “Son Thou Shalt Be Exalted”
“After a person has faith in Christ, repents of his sins, and is baptized for the remission of his sins and receives the Holy Ghost, (by the laying on of hands), which is the first Comforter, then let him continue … Continue reading →
Joseph Smith on the Impact of the Holy Ghost
“After the baptism of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, the Holy Ghost fell upon them in a miraculous manner. “We were filled with the Holy Ghost, and rejoiced in the God of our salvation,” the Prophet said. “Our minds being … Continue reading →
Joseph Smith on Man’s Tendency to Reject New Teachings
“Many men will say, “I will never forsake you, but will stand by you at all times.” But the moment you teach them some of the mysteries of the Kingdom that are retained in the heavens and are to be … Continue reading →
