Brigham Young said the following:
“We are not anxious to obtain gold; if we can obtain it by raising potatoes and wheat, all right. ‘Can’t you make yourselves rich by speculating?’ We do not wish to. ‘Can’t you make yourselves rich by going to the gold mines?’ We are right in the midst of them. ‘Why don’t you dig the gold from the earth?’ Because it demoralizes any community or nation on the earth to give them gold and silver to their hearts’ content; it will ruin any nation. But give them iron and coal, good hard work, plenty to eat, good schools and good doctrine, and it will make them a healthy, wealthy and happy people” (Discourses of Brigham Young, 298).
“The worst fear that I have about this people is that they will get rich in this country, forget God and His people, wax fat, and kick themselves out of the Church and go to hell. This people will stand mobbing, robbing, poverty, and all manner of persecution, and be true. But my greater fear for them is that they cannot stand wealth; and yet they have to be tried with riches, for they will become the richest people on this earth” (reported in James S. Brown, Life of a Pioneer [1900], 122–23).
*My question is, does this pertain to the Saints in the Last Days? What do any of you know about this? Is this related to what is to happen before the great earthquake in Salt Lake?
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
BRIGHAM YOUNG, GOLD AND BEING SPOILED AS A PEOPLE
Great quote. I have seen portions of it - but not the whole thing in context:
What hath the Lord answered? What hath the Lord spoken? Read Jeremiah 23:32-40 and what you think these versus mean?
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