Brigham Young
Brigham Young
Brigham Youngwas an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsfrom 1847 until his death in 1877. He founded Salt Lake City and he served as the first governor of the Utah Territory. Young also led the foundings of the precursors to the University of Utah and Brigham Young University...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth1 June 1801
CityWhitingtonham, VT
CountryUnited States of America
If the Devil says you cannot pray when you are angry, tell him it is none of his business, and pray until that species of insanity is dispelled and serenity is restored to the mind. (p. 175)
To mind your own business incorporates the whole duty of man.
Of the time that is allotted to man here on the earth there is none to lose or waste. After suitable rest and relaxation there is not a day, hour or minute that we should spend in idleness, but every minute of every day of our lives we should strive to improve our minds and to increase the faith of the holy Gospel, in charity, patience, and good works, that we may grow in the knowledge of the truth as it is spoken and prophesied of and written about.
If you go on a mission to preach the gospel with lightness and frivolity in your hearts, looking for this and that, and to learn what is in the world, and not having your minds riveted - yes, I may say riveted - on the cross of Christ, you will go and return in vain...Let your minds be centered on your missions, and labor earnestly to bring souls to Christ.
My mind becomes tired, and perhaps some of yours do. If so, go and exercise your bodies.
How much unbelief exists in the minds of the Latter-day Saints in regard to one particular doctrine which I revealed to them, and which God revealed to me — namely that Adam is our Father and God —...
The greatest mystery a man ever learned, is to know how to control the human mind, and bring every faculty and power of the same in subjection to Jesus Christ; this is the greatest mystery we have to learn while in these tabernacles of clay.
Our education should be such as to improve our minds and fit us for increased usefulness; to make us of greater service to the human family.
In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.
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.
Let us preach righteousness, and practice it. I do not wish to preach what I do not practice.
Pray as if all depended on God and work as if all depended upon you.
He coached them from the bed and said, 'I don't care if we win a game this year; I want you to stay spiritually pure, glorify God and have fun,' ... And that's coming from a very competitive guy.
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.