I Was Ordained One Of The Standing

Do Not Suffer Any Man To Baptize Or Minister Unto You, Unless God Has Spoken Unto Him By The Voice Of His Servants, And Authorized Him To Minister In His Name

All The Modern Christian Churches, Who Deny New Revelation, Have No More Authority To Preach, Baptize, Or Administer Any Other Ordinance Of The Gospel Than The Idolatrous Hindoos Have; Indeed All Their Administrations Are Worse Than In Vain — They Are A Solemn Mockery In The Sight Of God.

It Was Seldom That I Attended Any Religious Meetings, As My Parents Had Not Much Faith In And Were Never So Unfortunate As To Unite Themselves With Any Of The Religious Sects.

I Was Ordained One Of The Standing High Council In Zion, Under The Hands Of President Joseph Smith

God Has Told Us Latter-day Saints That We Shall Be Condemned If We Do Not Enter Into That Principle Of Polygamy; And Yet I Have Heard Now And Then (i Am Very Glad To Say That Only A Low Such Instances Have Come Under My Notice) A Brother Or A Sister Say, 'i Am A Latter-day Saint, But I Do Not Believe In Polygamy.' Oh, What An Absurd Expression! What An Absurd Idea! A Person Might As Well Say, 'i Am A Follower Of The Lord Jesus Christ, But I Do Not Believe In Him.'