I read this many years ago. I selected the most common book cover photo above because I couldn't find anywhere online a picture of my more obscure, classic book cover. Oh wells.
So Joseph Smith is the man. This is a chronological compilation of his quotes from his sermons and writings, put together by Joseph Fielding Smith. He talked about so many things. But one thing that stood out is how often he spoke about obtaining knowledge and how important that is. And it is impossible to read this book and not recognize how incredibly knowledgeable Joseph Smith was. So intelligent. I love reading his words and learning from him. My book is marked up on pretty much every single page where I underlined great quotes.
Quotes, some of the many:
"He that can mark the power of Omnipotence, inscribed upon the heavens, can also see God's own handwriting in the sacred volume: and he who reads it oftenest will like it best, and he who is acquainted with it, will know the hand wherever he can see it"
"Men who have no principle of righteousness in themselves, and whose hearts are full of iniquity, and have no desire for the principles of truth, do not understand the word of truth when they hear it."
"Ever keep in exercise the principle of mercy, and be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimations of repentance, and asking forgiveness; and should we even forgive our brother, or even our enemy, before he repent or ask forgiveness, our heavenly Father would be equally as merciful unto us."
"It is no more incredible that God should save the dead, than that he should raise the dead."
"Suppose that Jesus Christ and holy angels should object to us on frivolous things, what would become of us? We must be merciful to one another, and overlook small things."
"Nothing is so much calculated to lead people to forsake sin as to take them by the hand, and watch over them with tenderness."
"Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God."
"He never will institute an ordinance or give a commandment to His people that is not calculated in its nature to promote that happiness which He has designed."
"There is no salvation between the two lids of the Bible without a legal administrator."
"No man can receive the Holy Ghost without receiving revelations. The Holy Ghost is a revelator."
"[T]here are so many fools in the world for the devil to operate upon, it gives him the advantage oftentimes."
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