Journal of Discourses

Public sermons by Mormon leaders from 1851-1886
“Many of us have been taught the doctrine of total depravity—that man is not naturally inclined to do good. I am satisfied that he is more inclined to do right than to do wrong. There is a greater power within him to shun evil and perform good, than to do the opposite.”
Portrait of Brigham YoungBrigham Young, March 23, 1862 · Salvation the Result of Individual Exertion · JD 9:246-250