Brigham Young Quotes

There is nothing so small but that we may honor God by asking His guidance of it, or insult Him by taking it into our own hands.

It is for us to make the effort. The result is always in God's hands.

A man of faith does not bargain or stipulate with God.

Leaning on Him, make with reverent meekness His own thy will.

What shall befall me in the pursuance of this work, I refer to the disposal of Almighty God, whose glory is dearer to me, not only than my liberty, but than my life.

Do your duty, that is best; leave unto the Lord the rest.

Act, and God will act.

The only thing that matters is submitting to the will of God.

I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

Do your duty and leave the rest to God.

I believe in one principle: Do your work and leave the rest to God.

You have to call on the Lord to find out where he wants you, what he wants from you.

Faith exists when absolute confidence in that which we cannot see combines with action that is in absolute conformity to the will of our Heavenly Father. Without all three--first, absolute confidence; second, action; and third, absolute conformity--without these three all we have is a counterfeit, a weak and watered-down faith.

I am totally in the hands of the Lord.

There is a golden thread that runs through every account of faith from the beginning of the world to the present time. Abraham, Noah, the brother of Jared, the Prophet Joseph Smith, and countless others wanted to be obedient to the will of God. They had ears that could hear, eyes that could see, and hearts that could know and feel. They never doubted. They trusted.

I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose.

Spread out your petition before God, and then say, "Thy will, not mine, be done." The sweetest lesson I have learned in God's school is to let the Lord choose for me.

I find the doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about his plans — I do not say for thinking about them.

After we have made our requests known to Him, our language should be, "Thy will be done". I would a thousand times rather that Gods' will should be done than my own.

O Lord, Thou knowest that which is best for us; let this or that be done, as Thou shalt please. Give what Thou wilt, how much Thou wilt, and when Thou wilt. Deal with me as thou thinkest best. Place me where Thou wilt, and deal with me in all things just as Thou wilt. Behold, I am Thy servant, prepared for all things: I desire not to live unto myself, but unto Thee; and oh, that I could do it worthily and perfectly!

God does not owe me an explanation for what He does in my life. And if I am looking for that to feel better about my suffering, then I'm not going to get it.

If we insist on visible proofs from God, we may well prepare the way for a permanent state of disappointment. True faith does not so much attempt to manipulate God to do our will as it does to position us to do his will. As I searched through the Bible for models of great faith, I was struck by how few saints experienced anything like Job's dramatic encounter with God. The rest responded to the hiddenness not by demanding that he show himself, but by going ahead and believing him though he stayed hidden.

God does not ask your ability Or your inability. He asks only your availability.

True freedom from fear consists of totally resigning one's life into the hands of the Lord.