Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the kingdom of God Orson Pratt More Quotes by Orson Pratt More Quotes From Orson Pratt If God had sufficient wisdom and power to construct such a beautiful world as this, then we must admit that his wisdom and power are immeasurably greater than that of man, and hence he is qualified to reign as king Orson Pratt wisdom kings beautiful Convince us of our errors of doctrine, if we have any, by reason, by logical arguments, or by the Word of God, and we will be ever grateful for the information, and you will ever have the pleasing reflection that you have been instruments in the hands of God of redeeming your fellow beings from the darkness which you may see enveloping their minds. Orson Pratt grateful honesty reflection I discover that some of the Eastern papers represent me as a great blasphemer, because I said, in my lecture on Marriage, at our last Conference, that Jesus Christ was married at Cana of Galilee, that Mary, Martha, and others were his wives, and that he begat children. Orson Pratt wife children jesus 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.' Orson Pratt brother believe jesus If we should take a million of worlds like this and number their particles, we should find that there are more Gods than there are particles of matter in those worlds. Orson Pratt matter numbers world The greatest desire of my heart was for the Lord to manifest His will concerning me Orson Pratt lord desire heart God is the King. In him exists all legal authority Orson Pratt authority kings If a person trains his mind to walk in the spirit, and brings his whole mind to bear upon its operations, and upon the principles of faith which are calculated to put him in possession of the power of God, how much greater will be his faculties for obtaining knowledge. . . . Orson Pratt faith bears mind If, after a rigid examination, it be found an imposition, it should be extensively published to the world as such; the evidences and arguments on which the imposture was detected, should be clearly and logically stated, that those who have been sincerely yet unfortunately deceived, may perceive the nature of the deception and be reclaimed, and that those who continue to publish the delusion, may be exposed and silenced. Orson Pratt deception honesty world The kingdom of God is an order of government established by divine authority. It is the only legal government that can exist in any part of the universe. Orson Pratt government kingdoms order God the Father and God the Son cannot be everywhere present; indeed they cannot be even in two places at the same instant: but God the Holy Spirit is omnipresent - it extends through all space, with all other matter. Orson Pratt god father son The kingdom of God is a theocracy. And as it is the only form of government which will redeem and save mankind, it is necessary that every soul should be rightly and thoroughly instructed in regard to its nature and general characteristics Orson Pratt government soul kingdoms The system of idolatry, invented by modern christianity, far surpasses in absurdity anything that we have ever heard of Orson Pratt good-christian modern christianity Jesus appeared unto the ancient Nephites, in the northern part of what we call South America. Orson Pratt ancient america jesus An order of government, established by such an all-wise, powerful being, must be good and perfect, and must be calculated to promote the permanent peace, happiness, and well-being of all his subjects Orson Pratt powerful wise happiness Noah and his family were the only loyal and obedient subjects to the legal power: they alone were saved Orson Pratt subjects saved loyal Baptism is just as essential to salvation, as Faith and Repentance. Without being immersed in water no man can enter into the fullness of Celestial glory: for baptism is instituted for the remission of sins; and if a person does not take the necessary steps to obtain pardon of sins, of course, he cannot be saved in the kingdom of God. Orson Pratt baptism water men Each atom of the Holy Spirit is intelligent, and like all other matter has solidity, form, and size, and occupies space. Orson Pratt atoms intelligent space "God is a spirit." But that does not make him an immaterial being —a being that has no properties in common with matter. The expression "an immaterial being," is a contradiction in terms. Immateriality is only another name for nothing. It is the negative of all existence. A "spirit" is as much matter as oxygen or hydrogen. Orson Pratt hydrogen oxygen matter At various times during the last four thousand years God has asserted his rights and endeavoured to establish his own authority, his own laws, and his own government among the children of men Orson Pratt rights men children
