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“I could explain a hundred fold more than I ever have of the glories of the kingdoms manifested to me in the vision, were I permitted, and were the people prepared to receive them.”
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 305
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 305
“Brethren, if I were to tell you all I know of the Kingdom of God, I do not know that you would rise up and kill me…”
(As recalled by Parley P. Pratt in Millennial Star 55:585)
(As recalled by Parley P. Pratt in Millennial Star 55:585)
“If I was to show the Latter-day Saints all the revelations that the Lord has shown unto me, there is scarce a man that would stay with me, they could not bear it.” (Ibid, 13:257)
“People little know who I am when they talk about me, and they never will know until they see me weighted in the balance in the Kingdom of God. Then they will know who I am, see me as I am. I dare not tell them, and they do not know me.”
Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man pg 28
Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man pg 28
“Brother Brigham, if I was to reveal to this people what the Lord has revealed to me, there is not a man or woman [that] would stay with me.”
Brigham Young quoting Joseph Smith, JD 9:294
Brigham Young quoting Joseph Smith, JD 9:294
“If I were to reveal the things that God has revealed to me, if I were to reveal to this people the doctrines that I know are for their exaltation, these men would spill my blood.”
George A. Smith quoting Joseph Smith, JD 2:217
George A. Smith quoting Joseph Smith, JD 2:217
“If I should reveal the things that God has revealed to me, there are some on this stand that would cut my throat or take my hearts blood.”
Joseph Robinson quoting Joseph Smith. See Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man, p. 28
Joseph Robinson quoting Joseph Smith. See Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man, p. 28
“The Lord deals with this people as a tender parent with a child, communicating light and intelligence and the knowledge of his ways as they can bear it.”
HC 5:402
HC 5:402
“The people cannot bear the revelations that the Lord has for them. There were a great many revelations if the people could bear them.”
Brigham Young quoting Joseph Smith, JD 18:242
Brigham Young quoting Joseph Smith, JD 18:242
“I never have had opportunity to give them the plan that God has revealed to me.”
Dean C. Jesse, The Personal Writings of Joseph Smith, March 15, 1839, pp. 386–387
Dean C. Jesse, The Personal Writings of Joseph Smith, March 15, 1839, pp. 386–387
“You don’t know me; you never knew my heart. No man knows my history. I cannot tell it: I shall never undertake it.”
HC 6:317
HC 6:317
