(6/28/98) 
"The angels are our watchmen, for Satan said to Jesus, 'He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.' (Matthew 4:6) It would seem from a careful perusal of the scriptures, that the angels, while God has saints upon the earth, stay in this lower world to ward of evil:..." — John Taylor, "The Gospel Kingdom," Chapter 3, p. 31

(7/24/99)
"In relation to events that will yet take place, the kind of trials, troubles, and sufferings which we shall have t o cope with, it is to me a matter of very little moment; these things are in the hands of God, he dictates the affairs of the human family, and directs and controls our affairs; and the great thing that we, as a people, have to do is to seek after and cleave unto our God, to be in close affinity with him, and to seek for his guidance, and his blessing and Holy Spirit to lead and guide us in the right path. Then it matters not what it is nor who it is that we have to contend with, God will give us strength according to our day." — John Taylor, "Journal of Discourses," 18:282

(2/14/00)
"It is said again that the Saints shall judge the world, but that is not yet; our business now is simply to preach the Gospel and deliver our testimony, to gather together the elect from among the nations, and having faithfully performed our duty to leave the events pertaining to others in the hands of God." — "Journal of Discourses," Vol. 23, p. 373-376, February 11th, 1883

(2/15/00)
"When the light that is in heaven communicates with the light within us, when the Spirit that dwells in the bosom of the Almighty dwells in ours, and an intercourse is opened between heaven and us, we are then placed in a position to understand that which it would be impossible to comprehend upon any natural principle known to us, and hence it is written, 'For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.' (1 Corinthians 2:11.)" — "The Gospel Kingdom," p. 45

(2/16/00)
"I will tell you a secret. If we could only prepare ourselves to do the will of God and keep his commandments and live our religion so that God could trust us with more means than we have, he would so order things, and that too by natural ways, that our desires in that direction would be fully gratified." — "The Gospel Kingdom," p. 248-249

(2/17/00)
"It is a mistaken notion that wealth makes people happy. Cattle, sheep, houses, possessions would not bring you happiness. The scriptures tell us that he that hath eternal life is rich: and the Lord has told us to seek after the riches of eternal life." — "The Gospel Kingdom," p.266

(2/18/00)
"His word has never failed. You have proved Him in times of trial and fierce persecution in the past, and He is the same God to day that He was then. He has neither gone to sleep, nor is He upon a journey; and if you are faithful to Him, He will as surely deliver you in the future, and fulfill all His promises to Zion, as He has delivered you in the past." — "Messages of the First Presidency," Vol. 2, p. 346

(2/19/00)
"Abraham was the friend of God; we are the friends of God, and if we are not his friends, he cannot find them on the earth; if we are not his friends, he cannot find friends who dare do as we do--who dare cleave to the truth in the midst of shame, obloquy, persecution, and reproach." — "Journal of Discourses," Vol. 11, p. 164, October 7, 1865

(2/20/00)
"For those who are ready to listen to him and be brought under the influence of the Spirit of God and be led by the principles of revelation and the light of heaven, and who are willing to yield obedience to his commands at all times and carry out his purposes upon the earth, and who are willing to abide a celestial law, he has prepared for them a celestial glory, that they may be with him for ever and ever." — "Journal of Discourses," Vol. 20, p. 116, January 6, 1879