Quotes by Brigham Young

About Brigham Young:

Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 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.
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I have a word to say to my sisters. When I reflect upon the duties and responsibilities devolving upon our mothers and sisters, and the influence they wield, I look upon them as the mainspring and soul of our being here. It is true that man is first....

Brigham Young

Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community.

Brigham Young

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)

Brigham Young

It is difficult to find anything more healthy to drink than good cold water, such as flows down to us from springs and snows of our mountains. This is the beverage we should drink. It should be our drink at all times.

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If I do not know the will of my Father, and what He requires of me in a certain transaction, if I ask Him to give me wisdom concerning any requirement in my life, or in regard to my own course, or that of my friends, my family, my children, or those ...

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If you are ever called upon to chasten a person, never chasten beyond the balm you have within you to bind up.

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Love the giver more than the gift.

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In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.

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True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.

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Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.

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

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Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere.

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

Brigham Young

Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.

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Honest hearts produce honest actions.

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We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.

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The biggest labor problem is tomorrow.

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I want to live perfectly above the law, and make it my servant instead of my master.

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Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.

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Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

Brigham Young

Author Bio

  • NameBrigham Young
  • DescriptionLatter Day Saint movement leader
  • BornJune 1, 1801
  • DiedAugust 29, 1877
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTheologian