"I am a man of God, and I desire to be a blessing to all men."

"God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!"

"I have been called of God to lay the foundation of a great work."

"You have got to learn how to be Gods yourselves, and to be kings and priests to God, the same as all Gods have done before you, namely, by going from a small degree to another, from grace to grace, fr…"

"And behold, how oft you have transgressed the commandments and the laws of God, and have gone on in the persuasions of men."