# Brigham Young on Theosis — Prepare to die, is not the exhortation in this Church…

> Prepare to die, is not the exhortation in this Church…

— Brigham Young


Prepare to die, is not the exhortation in this Church and Kingdom; but prepare to live is the word with us, and improve all we can in the life hereafter, wherein we may enjoy a more exalted condition of intelligence, wisdom, light, knowledge, power, glory, and exaltation.

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