"Of the time that is allotted to man here on the earth there is none to lose or waste. After suitable rest and relaxation there is not a day, hour or minute that we should spend in idleness, but every minute of every day of our lives we should strive to improve our minds and to increase the faith of the holy Gospel, in charity, patience, and good works, that we may grow in the knowledge of the truth as it is spoken and prophesied of and written about."

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Source: Brigham Young (1867). “Journal of Discourses”, p.255

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Brigham Young

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Brigham Young was a prominent leader of the Latter-day Saints and the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known for his role in the westward expansion of the church.

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