Prophetic Quotes On Apostates

“Among the assaults on families are the attacks on our faith, for which parents should prepare their children. Some of it is coming from apostates who had testimonies and now seem unable to leave the Church alone. ...Persecution is not new to the devoted followers of Christ. More recently, however, the anger and venom of our enemies seems to be increasing."

-- James E. Faust, April 1983

The following quotes are all from Brigham Young:

"This is precisely the position of those who leave this Church; they go into the dark, they are not able to judge, conceive or comprehend things as they are. They are like the drunken man—he thinks that everybody is the worse for liquor but himself, and he is the only sober man in the neighborhood. The apostates think that everybody is wrong but themselves."

"Those who leave the Church are like a feather blown to and fro in the air. They know not whither they are going; they do not understand anything about their own existence; their faith, judgment and the operation of their minds are as unstable as the movements of the feather floating in the air." (DBY, 84)

"If the Saints neglect to pray, and violate the day that is set apart for the worship of God, they will lose his Spirit. If a man shall suffer himself to be overcome with anger, and curse and swear, taking the name of the Deity in vain, he cannot retain the Holy Spirit. In short, if a man shall do anything which he knows to be wrong, and repenteth not, he cannot enjoy the Holy Spirit, but will walk in darkness and ultimately deny the faith (DBY, 85)."

"It is most astonishing to every principle of intelligence that any man or woman will close their eyes upon eternal things after they have been made acquainted with them, and let the … things of this world, the lusts of the eye, and the lusts of the flesh, entangle their minds and draw them one hair’s breadth from the principles of life (DBY, 82)."

"It was said here this morning that no person ever apostatized, without actual transgression. Omission of duty leads to commission (DBY, 82)."

"If the people would live their religion, there would be no apostasy..."

"Let those apostatize who wish to, but God will save all who are determined to be saved (DBY, 86)."

-- Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, 1997, Chapter 12