Orson Pratt

All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos have. ↗

— Orson Pratt

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Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the kingdom of God. ↗

— Orson Pratt

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The kingdom of God is an order of government established by divine authority. It is the only legal government that can exist in any part of the universe. ↗

— Orson Pratt

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An order of government, established by such an all-wise, powerful being, must be good and perfect, and must be calculated to promote the permanent peace, happiness, and well-being of all his subjects. ↗

— Orson Pratt

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At various times during the last four thousand years God has asserted his rights and endeavoured to establish his own authority, his own laws, and his own government among the children of men. ↗

— Orson Pratt

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Do not suffer any man to baptize or minister unto you, unless God has spoken unto him by the voice of his servants, and authorized him to minister in his name. ↗

— Orson Pratt

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Each atom of the Holy Spirit is intelligent, and like all other matter has solidity, form, and size, and occupies space. ↗

— Orson Pratt

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God is a spirit. A spirit is as much matter as oxygen or hydrogen. ↗

— Orson Pratt

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God is the King. In him exists all legal authority. ↗

— Orson Pratt

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I was ordained one of the standing High Council in Zion, under the hands of President Joseph Smith. ↗

— Orson Pratt

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