"I am a rough stone, and the sound of the hammer and chisel are continually upon me."

"I am willing to lay down my life for the cause of truth."

"I have asked of the Lord concerning the practice of the Saints, and I have received for answer, that I should take unto myself more wives than one, and that the Saints should do likewise."

"If you are ever called to bear a message to the people, do not go without your purse or your scrip, but go forth in the name of the Lord."

"I have learned for myself that God is a being of great condescension, and that he will reveal himself to man."