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Our heavenly Father is more liberal in His views, and boundless in…
Quote byJoseph Smith · 1805–1844
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 257 (11 April 1842).
English (original)
Our heavenly Father is more liberal in His views, and boundless in His mercies and blessings, than we are ready to believe or receive; and at the same time more terrible to the workers of iniquity, more awful in the executions of His punishments, and more ready to detect in every false way, than we are apt to suppose Him to be.
— Joseph Smith
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