You will find that this probation is the place to increase upon every little we receive, for the Lord gives line upon line to the children of men. When He reveals the plan of salvation, then is the time to fill up our days with good works.—J. of D., Vol. I, p. 5.
When you embark to fill up the end of your creation, never cease to seek to have the Spirit of the Lord rest upon you, that your minds may be peaceable, and as smooth as the summer breezes of heaven. Never cease a day of your life to have the Holy Ghost resting upon you.—J. of D., Vol, I, p. 69.
When I have served my God and my brethren, when I have performed every act required of me, until nothing remains to be done, but to lie down and rest, to seek recreation, then it becomes my lawful privilege, and not before.—Journal of Discourses, Vol. I., p. 112.
If you want to apostatize, apostatize, and behave yourselves.—J. of D., Vol. I, p. 84.
The duty of the mother is to watch over her children, and to give them their early education, for impressions received in infancy are lasting. You know, yourselves, by experience, that the impressions you have received in the dawn of your mortal existence, bear, to this day, with the greatest weight upon your mind. It is the experience of people generally that what they imbibe from their mothers in infancy is the most lasting upon the mind through life. This is natural, it is reasonable, it is right. I do not suppose you can find one person among five hundred who does not think his mother to be the best woman that ever lived. This is right, it is planted in the human heart. The child reposes implicit confidence in the mother, you behold in him a natural attachment, no matter what her appearance may be, that makes him think his mother is the best and handsomest mother in the world.—J. of D., Vol. I, p. 67.
I never passed John Wesley's church in London without stopping to look at it. Was he a good man? Yes; I suppose him to have been, by all accounts, as good as ever walked on this earth, according to his knowledge. Has he obtained a rest? Yes, and greater than ever entered his mind to expect; and so have thousands of others of the various religious denominations.—J. of D., Vol. VII., p. 5.
Persecution and hatred by those who love not the truth are a legacy bequeathed by the Savior to all his followers; for He said they should be hated of all men for His name's sake. If we had ceased to be persecuted and hated we might fear; but the prospect is encouraging.—J. of D., Vol. VII., p. 42.
When I hear persons say that they ought to occupy a station more exalted, than they do, and hide the talents they are in possession of, they have not the true wisdom they ought to have. There is a lack in them, or they would improve upon the talents given.—J. of D., Vol. VII., p. 162.
Take a course to let the Spirit of God leave your hearts, and every soul of you would apostatize.—J. of D., Vol. VII., p. 55.
Truth is obeyed when it is loved. Strict obedience to the truth will alone enable people to dwell in the presence of the Almighty.—J. of D., Vol. VII., p. 55.