Quotes from Brigham Young

Still seems it strange, that thou shouldst live forever Is it less strange, that thou shouldst live at all This is a miracle and that no more.

Brethren, let us mind our own business - that is, the calling the Lord has called us to - to do everything we can to promote the good of the Cause of Truth, and never ask how big we are, or inquire who we are; but let it be, 'What can I do to build up the Kingdom of God upon the Earth?'

As to your families my counsel is, never lay down your authority to a wife or child, but treat them so kindly they will never want to leave you.

The present Constitution, with a few alterations of a trifling nature, is just as good as we want; and if it is sustained on this land of Joseph, it will be done by us and our posterity.

There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.

'Mormonism' has made me all I am; and the grace, the power, and the wisdom of God will make me all that I ever will be, either in time or in eternity.

The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.

I don't care about my character here on earth. I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord.

The men and women, who desire to obtain seats in the celestial kingdom, will find that they must battle everyday.

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.