"The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching."
-Joseph Smith, Jr.
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"What is the damnation of hell? To go with that society who have not obeyed His commands.“
-Joseph Smith, Jr.
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"The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching."
-Joseph Smith, Jr.
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"In your hands or that of any other person, so much power would, no doubt, be dangerous. I am the only man in the world whom it would be safe to trust with it. Remember, I am a prophet!"
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"Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none."
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"I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book."
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"Although I do wrong, I do not the wrongs that I am charged with doing the wrong that I do is through the frailty of human nature, like other men. No man lives without fault."
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"RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society."
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"I think human society for tens of thousands of years has sent young men out in small groups to do things that are necessary but very dangerous. And they've always gotten killed doing it. And they've always turned it into a matter of honor and a way of gaining acceptance back into society if they survived."
-Sebastian Junger
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