SAYINGS AND WRITINGS OF PREST. WOODRUFF.*
1. " left as strong
a testimony as was ever given to the
human family, and sealed that testi-
mony with his own life and blood."
2. "We are laying a foundation
while in the days of our youth for a
character which will decide our des-
tiny throughout all time and eternity
either for good or evil."
3. "All the prophets both ancient
and modern, together with all the
holy angels, are anxiously watching
this work."
4. "We all have our agency to
choose the good and refuse the evil,
or to choose the evil and refuse the
good, for the Lord forces no man to
heaven neither does He tempt any
man to do evil."
5. "A man cannot leave this
Church without the power of God
leaves him. It has been the power
of the Priesthood that has made men
great, and no man can handle this
Priesthood only as God wills."
6. "In my opinion the character
of a person is formed between child-
hood and the age of eighteen."
7. "As I have received the good
and evil, the fruits of obedience and
disobedience, I think I am justified in
exhorting all my young friends to
obey the whisperings of the Spirit of
God and they will always be safe."
8. "Whenever you are blessed
with any good thing be willing to
share it with others."
9. "I am living on borrowed time
and I know not how long I shall be
permitted to remain here, but I wish
to bear my testimony to you that
this work is true."
10. "It is better for us to fall in
the defense of truth than to deny
the words of God and go to hell."
11. "I would rather seal my tes-
timony with my blood and lay my
body to rest in the grave and have
my spirit go to the other side of the
veil to enjoy a long eternity of light,
truth, blessing, and a knowledge
that the Lord will bestow upon every
man who keeps His laws, than to
spend a few short years of earthly
pleasures and be deprived of these
blessings and the society of my
friends and brethren behind the
veil."
12. "You will lose nothing by
honoring your fathers and redeem-
ing your dead, for it is a glorious
work."
13. "We will soon pass to the
other side of the veil but let us do
our duty while we are here."
14. "The spirit of God labors and
strives to preserve all the children of
men from evil, and the Lord gives
*Sentiments presented at the Young Ladies'
Reunion in the Fourteenth Ward, .
SAYINGS AND WRITINGS OF PREST. WOODRUFF.*
1. " left as strong
a testimony as was ever given to the
human family, and sealed that testimony with his own life and blood."
2. "We are laying a foundation
while in the days of our youth for a
character which will decide our destiny throughout all time and eternity
either for good or evil."
3. "All the prophets both ancient
and modern, together with all the
holy angels are anxiously watching
this work."
4. "We all have our agency to
choose the good and refuse the evil,
or to choose the evil and refuse the
good, for the Lord forces no man to
heaven neither does He tempt any
man to do evil."
5. "A man cannot leave this
Church without the power of God
leaves him. It has been the power
of the Priesthood that has made men
great, and no man can handle this
Priesthood only as God wills."
6. "In my opinion the character
of a person is formed between childhood and the age of eighteen."
7. "As I have received the good
and evil, the fruits of obedience and
disobedience, I think I am justified in
exhorting all my young friends to
obey the whisperings of the Spirit of
God and they will always be safe."
8. "Whenever you are blessed
with any good thing be willing to
share it with others."
9. "I am living on borrowed time
and I know not how long I shall be
permitted to remain here, but I wish
to bear my testimony to you that
this work is true."
10. "It is better for us to fall in
the defense of truth than to deny
the words of God and go to hell."
11. "I would rather seal my testimony with my blood and lay my
body to rest in the grave and have
my spirit go to the other side of the
veil to enjoy a long eternity of light,
truth, blessing, and a knowledge
that the Lord will bestow upon every
man who keeps His laws, than to
spend a few short years of earthly
pleasures and be deprived of these
blessings and the society of my
friends and brethren behind the
veil."
12. "You will lose nothing by
honoring your fathers and redeeming your dead, for it is a glorious
work."
13. "We will soon pass to the
other side of the veil but let us do
our duty while we are here."
14. "The spirit of God labors and
strives to preserve all the children of
men from evil, and the Lord gives
*Sentiments presented at the Young Ladies'
Reunion in the Fourteenth Ward, .
