7 Quotes & Sayings By Joseph Franklin Rutherford

Joseph Rutherford was born in Mooresville, Indiana, on April 10, 1873. He attended the University of Michigan but did not graduate. In 1895 he married Mary O'Keefe and they had three children, Robert, Mary and Edith. Rutherford was a member of the Harmonist church while living in Michigan Read more

In 1898 he moved to Utah where he worked as a railroad postal clerk and later became a postal inspector for the United States Postal Department. In 1901 he moved to Salt Lake City where he worked as a postal inspector. In 1912 Rutherford met President Joseph F.

Smith who was visiting from Salt Lake City to attend the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple. Smith would become Rutherford's mentor and spiritual teacher for the rest of his life.

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The earth is yet the place of the domicile of man and all the offspring of the first man. Joseph Franklin Rutherford
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Life everlasting in a state of happiness is the greatest desire of all men. Joseph Franklin Rutherford
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It is conceded by all that man is the very highest type of all living creatures on the earth. His intelligence is far superior to that of any other earthly being. Joseph Franklin Rutherford
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The Bible is the fountain of truth. Joseph Franklin Rutherford
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Before we can know God and understand his great plan it is first necessary for us to believe that he exists and that he rewards all who diligently seek him. Joseph Franklin Rutherford
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The development of the telescope, together with increased knowledge of things, brought men to see that the earth is not what man had once thought it to be. Joseph Franklin Rutherford