# Brigham Young on Eternal Progression — [For] the intelligence that is in me to cease to exist…

> [For] the intelligence that is in me to cease to exist…

— Brigham Young


[For] the intelligence that is in me to cease to exist is a horrid thought; it is past enduring. This intelligence must exist; it must dwell somewhere. If I take the right course and preserve it in its organization, I will preserve to myself eternal life. This is the greatest gift that ever was bestowed on mankind, to know how to preserve their identity…

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