"If I had not actually got into this work and been called of God, I would back out. But I cannot back out: I have no doubt of the truth."

"I will refute that idea, and take away the veil, so that you may see."

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

"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."

"I am a champion of liberty, and an advocate for the rights of man."