Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.
1853·Parley P. Pratt·Apostle
It may be inquired, why God made one unequal to another, or inferior in intellect or capacity. To which I reply, that He did not create their intelligence at all. It never was created, being an inherent attribute of the eternal element called spirit, which element composes each individual spirit, and which element exists in an infinitude of degrees in the scale of intellect, in all the varieties manifested in the eternal God, and thence to the lowest agent, which acts by its own will.
1862·Brigham Young·Prophet
Enoch possessed intelligence and wisdom from God that few men ever enjoyed, walking and talking with God for many years; yet, according to the history written by Moses, he was a great length of time in establishing his kingdom, among men. The few that followed him enjoyed the fulness of the Gospel, and the rest of the world rejected it. Enoch, and his party were taken from the earth, and the world continued to ripen in iniquity until they were overthrown by the great flood in the days of Noah; and, "as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the coming of the Son of Man."
1867·John Taylor·Apostle
We are made in the image of God, we were designed by the intelligence of God, and the organs we have are the same kind of organs that the Gods themselves possess. I consider that the body and the spirit are connected together in some inscrutable, indefinable, and intelligent manner; that, if we comprehended, would be a greater wonder and mystery to us than anything that we have already referred to.
1917·Anthony W. Ivins·Apostle
So, my brethren and sisters, I have reached this conclusion, and that is the thought which I desire to leave in your minds, that whatever of development there is in the world, whatever of evolution has come, leading from lesser to greater things, from worse to better conditions, are the results of the intelligence of God, as it is represented in the only created thing that stands in his image in the world.
1935·Heber J. Grant·Prophet
True definition of orthodoxy, 28 — Clear thinking necessary, 29- — Intelligent belief consistent, 29 — Truth a requisite, 30 — Not hard to have faith, 30 — Acceptance of Joseph Smith, 31 — Lame attempts, 31 — Right of succession, 31 — Fundamentals unchanged,
1937·Heber J. Grant·Prophet
Faith Brings Humility, 35 — Stimulation Through Recognition of Higher Power, 35 — The Highest Order of Intelligence, 35 — Faith a Divine Gift, 36 — An Important First Step in Acquiring Faith, 36 — Merely Arguments, 37 — A Declaration of Faith, 37 — Spiritual Exercise, 38 — Thoughts Must Be Disciplined, 39 — A Caution and Promise, 40.
