"And when a person grows in the knowledge of the truth and advances to higher principles, he does not receive anything that contradicts any truth he had previously learned, for truth is never discordant with itself. Truth is eternal, truth is indestructible and never contradicts itself" Charles W. Penrose, Ibid., vol. 22, p. 69

Last Days Trials Coming - LDS Leaders Warn

"There is nothing short of complete apostasy, a complete denial of every principle we have received, a throwing away of the Holy Priesthood, that can save us from persecution. When this takes place, when all the chief features of the Gospel are obliterated, when we can float along the stream and do as the world does, then and not till then will persecution cease, or until the adversary is bound." (George Q. Cannon, 15 May 1881, Journal of Discourses, Volume 22, page 374)

Lorenzo Snow JD 26:368 - "Better suffer a thousand deaths than succumb to the force of persecution by promising to discard a single principle which God has revealed for our glory and exaltation. Our character, as Latter-day Saints, should be preserved inviolate, at whatever cost or sacrifice."

Brigham Young: "Do you think that this people CALLED Latter-Day Saints are traveling in the path that they should go in? Do you think that they offer their oblations and sacrifices to the Lord as they should? What do you think about it? What is the general expression through our community? It is that the Latter-day Saints ARE DRIFTING as fast they can into idolatry, DRIFTING into the spirit of the world AND INTO PRIDE and vanity." (Journal of Disc. 18: 239)

Preface in Vol 3 Journal of Discourses: "The light of truth, as it emanates from the abode of the Eternal Father through his Priesthood on the earth, IS EXPOSING THE CORRUPTIONS OF HYPOCRITES, and APOSTATE SPIRITS AMOUNG the Saints, IT is also heaping condemnation upon those WHO STILL choose darkness rather than light."

Brigham Young: "The majority of the human family DO NOT LOVE THE TRUTH, and many forsake it after they have embraced it. To me it is evident THAT many who understand the truth do not govern themselves by it. Do you think that people will obey the truth BECAUSE it is true, unless they love it ? NO, THEY WILL NOT. Truth is obeyed when it is loved. STRICT obedience to the truth will alone enable people to dwell in the presence of the Almighty. DO PEOPLE KNOW THIS." Journal of Discourses 7:55

PROPHET JOSEPH Smith: "I spoke to the people, showing them that to get salvation we must not only do some things, BUT EVERYTHING GOD HAS COMMANDED. Men may preach and practice everything except those things which God has commanded us to do, AND WILL BE DAMNED AT LAST. The object with me is to obey and teach others to obey God in just what he tells us to do. It mattereth not whether the principle is popular OR UNPOPULAR, I will always maintain a true principle, EVEN IF I STAND ALONE IN IT." Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith P 332

"Now those men, OR those women, who know NO MORE ABOUT THE POWER OF GOD, and the influences of THE HOLY SPIRIT, than to be led ENTIRELY BY ANOTHER PERSON, suspending their own understanding, and pinning their faith upon another's sleeve, WILL NEVER BE CAPABLE OF ENTERING INTO THE CELESTIAL GLORY, to be crowned as they anticipate, THEY will never be capable of becoming Gods. They cannot rule themselves, to say nothing of ruling others, BUT they must be dictated to in every trifle, like a child. They never can hold scepters of glory, majesty, and power in the celestial kingdom. Who will? THOSE Who ARE VALIANT and inspired with the true independence of heaven, who will go forth boldly in the service of their God, leaving others to do as they please, determined to do right THOUGH ALL MANKIND besides SHOULD TAKE THE OPPOSITE course."(President Brigham Young Journal of Discourses 1:312)

Joseph Smith, Lectures on Faith: “Let us here observe, that a religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things temporally never has the power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation; for, form the first existence of man, the faith necessary unto the enjoyment of life and salvation never could be obtained without the sacrifice of all earthly things. It is through the medium of the sacrifice of all earthly things that men do actually know that they are doing the things that are well pleasing in the sight of God. When a man has offered in sacrifice all that he has for the truth’s sake, not even withholding his life, and seeks to do his will, he does know, most assuredly, that God does and will accept his sacrifice and offering, and that he has not, nor will not seek his face in vain. Under these circumstances, then, he can obtain the faith necessary for him to lay hold on eternal life. "But, those who have not made this sacrifice to God do not know that the course which they pursue is well pleasing in his sight, for whatsoever may be their belief or their opinion, it is a matter of doubt and uncertainty in their mind; and where doubt and uncertainty are, there faith is not, nor can it be. For doubt and faith do not exist in the same person at the same time; so that person whose mind is under doubt and fear cannot have unshaken confidence; and where unshaken confidence is not, their faith is weak; and where faith is weak the person will not be able to contend against all the opposition, tribulations, and afflictions which they will have to encounter in order to be heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ Jesus; and they will grow weary in their minds, and the adversary will have power over them and destroy them."