Joseph Smith’s Sermons - Relief Society Minutes
March 17, 1842
“Do not injure the character of any one - if members of the Society shall conduct improperly, deal with them, and keep all your doings within your own bosoms, and hold all characters sacred... “
Joseph Smith’s Sermons - Relief Society Minutes
March 30, 1842
“All must act in concert or nothing can be done.”
Joseph Smith’s Sermons - Relief Society Minutes
April 28, 1842
“He exhorted the sisters always to concentrate their faith and prayers for, and place confidence in those...whom God placed at the head to lead - that we should arm them with our prayers....”
Joseph Smith’s Sermons - Relief Society Minutes
April 28, 1842
“Don’t be limited in your views with regard to your neighbors’ virtues, but be limited towards your own virtues, and not think yourselves more righteous than others; you must enlarge your souls toward others if you would do like Jesus,
As you increase in innocence and virtue, as you increase in goodness, let your hearts expand - let them be enlarged towards others...”
Joseph Smith’s Sermons - Relief Society Minutes
May 26, 1842
“Put a double watch over the tongue...the tongue is an unruly member - hold your tongues about things of no moment - a little tale will set the world on fire.”
Joseph Smith’s Sermons - Relief Society Minutes
May 26, 1842
“Fret not thyself because of evil doers. God will see to it.”
Joseph Smith’s Sermons - Relief Society Minutes
June 9, 1842
“Pres. S. Said that henceforth no person shall be admitted but by presenting regular petitions signed by two or three members in good standing in the society - whoever comes in must be of good report.
“Harriet Luce and Mary Luce were receiv’d into the Society by recommend.”
“Objections previously made against Mahala Overton were remove - after which Pres Smith continued his address - said he was going to preach mercy. Supposing that Jesus Christ and angels should object to us on frivolous things, what would become of us? We must be merciful and overlook small things.”
Joseph Smith’s Sermons - Relief Society Minutes
June 9, 1842
“Nothing is so much calculated to lead people to forsake sin as to take them by the hand and watch over them with tenderness. When persons manifest the least kindness and love to me, O what pow’r 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’s Sermons - Relief Society Minutes
June 9, 1842
“All the religious world is boasting of righteousness - tis the doctrine of the devil to retard the human mind and retard our progress, by filling us with self-righteousness - The nearer we get to our Heavenly Father, the more are we disposed to look with compassion on perishing souls... If you would have God have mercy on you, have mercy on one another.”
Joseph Smith’s Sermons - Relief Society Minutes
June 9, 1842
“We are full of selfishness - the devil flatters us that we are very righteous, while we are feeding on the faults of others.”
Joseph Smith’s Sermons - Relief Society Minutes
August 31, 1842
“Little evils do the most injury to the church. If you have evil feelings and speak of them to one another, it has a tendency to do mischief.”
Neal A Maxwell Quote:
“I testify to you that God has known you, individually, for a long, long time. (See D&C 93:23) He has loved you for a long, long time. He not only knows the names of all the stars (see Psalm 147:4, Isaiah 40:26); He knows your names and all your heartaches and your joys! By the way, you have never seen an immortal star; they finally expire. But seated by you tonight are immortal individuals - imperfect but who are, nevertheless, ‘trying to be like Jesus’!”
Neal A Maxwell Conference, April 2004 “Remember How Merciful the Lord Hath Been
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