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“Being an only child, my mother reared me very carefully.”
“When I first began to learn to sing, it took me from three to four months to learn two simple hymns.”
“I am free to confess that I am disappointed with the Yosemite valley. It seems only about one-half as grand as the American Fork canyon.”
“When I was about twenty-five years of age, Professor Sims informed me that I could sing, but added, 'I would like to be at least forty miles away while you are doing it.'”
“Many men say: 'If I could only see an angel, if I could only hear an angel proclaim something, that would cause me to be faithful all the days of my life!'”
“The Book of Mormon is in absolute harmony from start to finish with other sacred scriptures. There is not a doctrine taught in it that does not harmonize with the teachings of Jesus Christ.”
“The power of the living God is here on the earth. The Priesthood is here.”
“If we are striving, if we are working, if we are trying, to the best of our ability, to improve day by day, then we are in the line of our duty.”
“There is no such thing as standing still.”
“A Mormon knows that the promises of God are true, and He said that all will be tried; realizing these things the Latter-day Saints will acknowledge their Maker not only in blessings but also in tribulations.”
“To my mind, the main reason for the Depression in the United States as a whole, is the bondage of debt and the spirit of speculation among the people.”
“There never was one particle of... jealousy... in the heart of Hyrum Smith.”
“If there is any one thing that will bring peace and contentment into the human heart, and into the family, it is to live within our means.”
“I don't care if every patriarch in the Church has made a mistake in a blessing, and told a lie, I believe with all my heart and soul that the gospel is true, and I will not allow my faith to be upset.”
“I ask every man and woman occupying a place of responsibility whose duty it is to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to live it and keep the commandments of God, so that their example will teach it.”
“When I was a child, next to my own mother, no woman that ever lived took as much interest in me, gave me as much motherly advice or seemed to love me more than did Sister Snow. I loved her with all my heart, and loved her hymn, 'O My Father.'”
“I, of course, owe everything to my mother, because my father died when I was only nine days of age; and the marvelous teachings, the faith, the integrity of my mother have been an inspiration to me.”
“When one is giving service for the advancement of humanity, when one is working without money and without price, with no hope of earthly reward, there comes a real, genuine joy into the human heart.”
“Prosperity comes to those who observe the law of tithing.”
“When I first began to learn to sing... I would get off on nearly every line and did not know it. I have learned to know when I am off.”