“The Lord gave us power in proportion to the work to be done, and strength according to the race set before us, and grace and help as our needs required.”

“Sometimes the Lord brings us low before he can lift us higher.”

“We're not just building a Temple here, the Lord is building us.”

“Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed.”

“The nearer a person approaches the Lord, a greater power will be manifested by the adversary to prevent the accomplishment of His purposes.”

“The greatest responsibility in this world that God has laid upon us is to seek after our dead.”

“Great blessings await us at this time, and will soon be poured out upon us, if we are faithful in all things, for we are even entitled to greater spiritual blessings than they [the faithful at the time of Christ] were, because they had Christ in person with them, to instruct them in the great plan of salvation. His personal presence we have not, therefore we have need of greater faith.”