Every Act of Their Lives
The Quote “The Kingdom we are talking about, preaching about and trying to build up is the Kingdom of God on the earth… to which really and properly everything that pertains to men—their feelings, their faith, their affections, their desires, and every act of their lives—belong, that they may be ruled by it spiritually and temporally.” — Brigham Young, JoD 10:328 (June 1864) “Is it our duty to preach to this people and plead with them, until we can govern and control them in all temporal affairs as much as in spiritual affairs. I answer, it is the absolute and imperative duty of the Elders of Israel to try and control themselves and their families and their brethren, until they can hold control over all things in righteousness.” — Brigham Young, JoD 10:336 (June 1864) ...