Quote#Wisdom
You don't know me; you never knew my heart. No man knows my history.…
Quote byJoseph Smith · 1805–1844
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: King Follett discourse (1844), History of the Church 6:317 (7 April 1844).
English (original)
You don't know me; you never knew my heart. No man knows my history. I cannot tell it: I shall never undertake it. I don't blame any one for not believing my history. If I had not experienced what I have, I could not have believed it myself. . . . When I am called by the trump of the archangel and weighed in the balance, you will all know me then.
— Joseph Smith
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