Top 140 Joseph Smith Jr. Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “Every man should esteem his neighbor as himself.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

102. “And the angel said unto me: Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable above all other churches, which slayeth the saints of God, yea, and tortureth them and bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and bringeth them down into captivity.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

103. “This society is not only to relieve the poor, but to save souls.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

104. “We ought at all times to be very careful that high-mindedness shall never have place in our hearts.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

105. “I don’t blame anyone for not believing me, if I had not experienced it myself, I would not have believed it myself.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

106. “I told them I was but a man, and they must not expect me to be perfect; if they expected perfection from me, I should expect it from them; but if they would bear with my infirmities and the infirmities of the brethren, I would likewise bear with their infirmities.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

107. “I never feel to force my doctrine upon any person; I rejoice to see prejudice give way to truth, and the traditions of men dispersed by the pure principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

108. “We are looked upon by God as though we were in eternity; God dwells in eternity, and does not view things as we do.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

109. “Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

110. “Therefore let the Saints be diligent in building the Temple, and all houses which they have been, or shall hereafter be, commanded of God to build; and wait their time with patience in all meekness, faith, perseverance unto the end.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

111. “God judges men according to the use they make of the light which He gives them.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

112. “The secret of masonry is to keep a secret.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

113. “Eternity is full of thrones, upon which dwell thousands of children reigning on thrones of glory, with not one cubit added to their stature.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

114. “A question may be asked, ‘Will mothers have their children in eternity?’ Yes! Yes! Mothers, you shall have your children.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

115. “I have always declared God to be a distinct personage, Jesus Christ a separate and distinct personage from God the Father, and the Holy Ghost was a distinct personage and a Spirit: and these three constitute three distinct personages and three Gods.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

116. “The benefits of the constitution and laws are alike for all; and the great Elohim has given me the privilege of having the benefits of the constitution and the writ of habeas corpus.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

117. “When persons manifest the least kindness and love to me, O what power it has over my mind, while the opposite course has a tendency to harrow up all the harsh feelings and depress the human mind.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

118. “Patriotism is a passion which induces hot youth to rush forth to get shot and half shot, while sober, conservative age waves the flag and corrals the contracts.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

119. “Mormonism is the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ; of which I myself am not ashamed.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

120. “I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

121. “Let no man break the laws of the land, for he that keepeth the laws of God hath no need to break the laws of the land.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

122. “Come, all ye lovers of liberty, break the oppressor’s rod, loose the iron grasp of mobocracy, and bring to condign punishment all those who trample under foot the glorious Constitution and the people’s rights.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

123. “Patriotism should be sought for and will be found in right living. No man can be a good Latter-day Saint and not be true to the best interests and general welfare of his country.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

124. “When did I ever teach anything wrong from this stand? When was I ever confounded? I want to triumph in Israel before I depart hence and am no more seen. I never told you I was perfect; but there is no error in the revelations which I have taught. Must I, then, be thrown away as a thing of naught?”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

125. “Shall we not go on in such great a cause?”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

126. “And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of darkness, the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth...”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

127. “Mormons can testify whether I am willing to lay down my life for a Mormon; If it has been demonstrated that I have been willing to die for a Mormon I am bold to declare before heaven that I am just as ready to die for a Presbyterian, a baptist or any other denomination.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

128. “The flavor of patriotism depends upon its habitat.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

129. “I am not learned, but I have as good feelings as any man.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

130. “Our nation, which possesses greater resources than any other, is rent, from center to circumference, with party strife, political intrigues, and sectional interest; our counselors are panic stricken, our legislators are astonished, and our senators are confounded.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

131. “We may continue to expect the enjoyment of all the blessings of civil and religious liberty, guaranteed by the Constitution. The citizens of Illinois have done themselves honor, in throwing the mantle of the Constitution over a persecuted and afflicted people.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

132. “Governor Ford is sworn to support the Constitution of the United States and also of this State Illinois, and these constitutions guarantee religious as well as civil liberty to all religious societies whatever.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

133. “Surely I have contemplated the things of God.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

134. “Blessed be the memory of those few brethren who contended so strenuously for their constitutional rights and religious freedom, against such an overwhelming force of desperadoes!”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

135. “May those principles, which were so honorably and nobly defended, namely, the Constitution of our land, by our fathers, be established forever.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

136. “The constitution expects every man to do his duty; and when he fails the law urges him; or should he do too much; the same master rebukes him.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

137. “That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

138. “We are friendly to our country, and when we speak of the flag of our Union, we love it, and we love the rights the Constitution guarantees to every citizen. What did the Prophet Joseph say? When the Constitution shall be tottering we shall be the people to save it from the hand of the foe.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

139. “We believe in enjoying the constitutional privilege and right of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own consciences.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

140. “The chastisement of our peace was upon Him and with His stripes we are healed.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

141. “Unless we members of the Church do all we can to preserve the freedoms we have within the bounds of the laws of God, we will be held accountable.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

142. “Salvation could not come to the world without the mediation of Jesus Christ.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

143. “Every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was ordained to that very purpose in the Grand Council of heaven before this world was. I suppose I was ordained to this very office in that Grand Council.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

144. “The laundry has its hands on my dirty shirts, sheets, towels and tablecloths, and who knows what tales they tell.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

145. “And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the gold, and the silver, and the silks, and the scarlets, and the fine-twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots, are the desires of this great and abominable church.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

146. “I am the greatest advocate of the Constitution of the United States there is on the earth. In my feelings I am always ready to die for the protection of the weak and oppressed in their just rights. The only fault I find with the Constitution is, it is not broad enough to cover the whole ground.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

147. “We cannot be saved until we have risen above all our enemies, not the least of which is ignorance.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

148. “Afflictions, persecutions, imprisonments, and death, we must expect, according to the scriptures, which tell us that the blood of those whose souls were under the altar could not be avenged on them that dwell on the earth, until their brethren should be slain as they were.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.

149. “This doctrine of polygamy, or spiritual wife-system, that has been taught and practiced among us, will prove our destruction and overthrow.”

— Joseph Smith Jr.