Journal of Discourses

Public sermons by Mormon leaders from 1851-1886

Volume 16

pp. 1-8
April 7, 1873
Orson Pratt
Establishment of the Kingdom of God—Permanent Equality Should Be Maintained Among the Saints—Covetousness—Tithing—Consecration—Distinctions
pp. 8-12
April 7, 1873
Brigham Young
The Order of Enoch—Study of Law—How to Become Rich
pp. 12-15
April 7, 1873
Orson Hyde
Testimony—Sickness in Sanpete County—Increase of Crime in the World—The Inevitable Overthrow of the Wicked
pp. 15-23
April 7, 1873
Brigham Young
Assistance of the Ladies of The Relief Societies Required in Promoting the Manufacture of Paper and the Printing of Schoolbooks—Light and Easy Labor Now Performed By Men More Adapted to Women—Should Be Self-Sustaining—Frivolities and Fashions of Babylon Should Be Discarded By the Sisters—Poverty of Those Who Follow After Mining
pp. 23-32
April 6, 1873
Brigham Young
Friends and Enemies—Object of Gathering—Babylon to Be Forsaken—Prayer—Personality of the Godhead
pp. 32-40
April 7, 1873
Wilford Woodruff
Home Manufacture—Offenses Must Needs Come—Zion is Growing in Importance on the Earth—The Kingdom of God is Now Established—Second Coming of Christ—Unpopularity of Our Religion—The Holy Ghost is the Infallible Testimony to the Believer—The Gospel Embraces All Truth
pp. 40-47
May 18, 1873
Brigham Young
Unbelief—The Saints Require Constant Instruction—Contrast Between the Gospel of Christ and the Religions of Men—Evil Would Cease Among the Saints If They Would Live Their Religion—Gathering the Poor—Tithing—Knowledge of God—Progress of the Work is Due to the Operations of the Spirit
pp. 47-59
May 18, 1873
Orson Pratt
Meeting of Adam With His Posterity in the Valley of Adam-Ondi-Ahman—Location of the Valley—The Covenant With Enoch—Records of God's Dealings With Men From the Period of the Creation—Method of Preserving the Records of Ancient Prophets—Christ's Advent Among the Nephites—Fufillment of God's Purposes and the Fullness of Times
pp. 59-63
June 28, 1873
Franklin D. Richards
Improved Circumstances of the Saints in Utah—Potency of the Law of Tithing
pp. 63-71
June 28, 1873
Brigham Young
Extension of the Utah Northern Railroad—The Building of the Meetinghouse and Other Public Improvements Urged on the People—Faith Made Manifest By Works—Unity in Labor and Cooperation in All Things Pertaining to the Kingdom—Labor Builds Up the Kingdom—Number of Those in the Congregation Acquainted With the Prophet Joseph—Early Experience in the Church—Rewards Will Follow Obedience—Object of the Law of Tithing—Serves the Lord Because of the Purity of Revealed Truth
pp. 71-77
May 25, 1873
Brigham Young
Ignorance of the World Concerning Our Faith—Character of Christ's Teachings—Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is Similar to that of Former-Days—Belief Alone Insufficient—Exhortation to the Saints to Live Their Religion and to Acquire All Useful Knowledge
pp. 78-87
June 15, 1873
Orson Pratt
The Rise of Zion in the Last Days
pp. 87-102
June 22, 1873
George A. Smith
An Account of His Journey to Palestine
pp. 102-107
June 27, 1873
George A. Smith
Obedience—By Reason of Their Disobedience, Ancient Israel and the Land of Palestine Were Visited With and Still Remain Under the Curse of God—Tithing a Heavenly Requirement
pp. 108-115
June 27, 1873
Brigham Young
Continued Obedience to the Laws of God is Necessary to Insure a Complete Salvation to the Latter-Day Saints—The Disobedience of Ancient Israel is Shown As a Warning to the Present Generation of His People—The Nature and Necessity of the Law of Tithing—The Fewness of Those Who Faithfully Observe that Law
pp. 115-121
June 29, 1873
George Q. Cannon
Altered Circumstances of Gathered Israel—Allurements of Satan at Work—Selfishness and Avarice Should Be Cast Aside—Devotion to the Work of God—The Order of Enoch the Means of Establishing An Equality in Temporal Things—Heavenly Agencies Cooperating With the Saints
pp. 122-123
June 29, 1873
Brigham Young
The Order of Enoch
pp. 123-134
August 9, 1873
Daniel H. Wells
Purpose of God in Creating Man—Man's Agency—Duties of Those Who Have Entered Into Covenant With God—Reward of Faithfulness—Work to Be Accomplished Before the Second Coming of Jesus—Avoid Evil Associations
pp. 135-140
July 13, 1873
Orson Pratt
Necessity of Miracles—Belief of the Latter-Day Saints
pp. 140-146
August 10, 1873
George Q. Cannon
The Authority to Preach—It is God Who Has Guided the Work—Glorious Prospects Before the Faithful—Celestial Marriage—Mission to Arizona—Increasing Negligence of the Saints in Attending Meetings—Consequences of Unvirtuous Actions
pp. 146-159
August 16, 1873
Orson Pratt
The Manifestations of God's Power, in Behalf of His People in Modern Times, Are Different From Those of Former Ages—Consecration—Order of Enoch—Tithing—Stewardships—Redemption of Zion
pp. 160-171
August 31, 1873
Brigham Young
The Gospel Incorporates All Truth—Mode of Administering the Sacrament—Abiding Counsel—Heavenly Blessings Are Conditional—Progressiveness of the Work—Plural Marriage—Tithing—Tardiness of the Saints in Observing Practical Duties—Cooperation
pp. 171-185
August 31, 1873
Orson Pratt
Marriage
pp. 185-189
September 4, 1873
Brigham Young
Ordinances that Can Only Be Administered in the Temple—Endowments, Etc.
pp. 190-193
September 7, 1873
George A. Smith
Visit of the Presidency to the Northern Settlements
pp. 194-199
September 7, 1873
John Taylor
The Knowledge of God and Mode of Worshiping Him
pp. 200-208
September 14, 1873
Erastus Snow
Ancient Prophecy, Relating to the Time of the Restitution of All Things, to Be Fulfilled
pp. 209-220
September 28, 1873
Orson Pratt
Evidences, Relating to the Divine Authenticity of the Bible and Book of Mormon, Compared
pp. 220-221
October 6, 1873
George A. Smith
A Word of Exhortation
pp. 222-228
October 7, 1873
David McKenzie
The Importance of Living Up to the Knowledge Possessed By, and the Requirements Made of, the Latter-Day Saints, Through the Living Oracles of God
pp. 228-236
October 5, 1873
Orson Hyde
Affairs in Sanpete County—“One-man Power”—Unity Required Among the People
pp. 237-239
October 7, 1873
George A. Smith
The Word of Wisdom—Education
pp. 239-241
October 6, 1873
Daniel H. Wells
The Saving Ordinances of the Gospel
pp. 241-245
October 6, 1873
George Q. Cannon
The Character of the Church of Christ—Testimony is Given by the Spirit—Trials to be Encountered and Sacrifices to be Made in Order to Prove the Faith of the Saints—The Love of Wealth
pp. 246-251
October 7, 1873
Joseph F. Smith
The Instructions Given Are Intended for All the Saints—The Latter-Day Work An Individual Work—Men and Women Are Responsible for Their Own Acts—Obedience is Essential to Salvation—The Present Sinful Condition of the World the Result of Disobedience—Counsel to the Saints on the Necessity of Living Exclusively for the Building Up of the Kingdom of God
pp. 251-262
October 7, 1873
Orson Pratt
Temples to Be Built to the Name of the Lord—The Location of Their Erection, and the Purposes for Which They Shall Be Built
pp. 263-272
October 8, 1873
Wilford Woodruff
Unchangeableness of the Gospel—God Has Chosen the Weak Things of the World to Confound the Wise—Prophecies Relating to the Latter-Day Work—Joseph Smith's Ministry—Zion to Be Built Up—Baptism for the Dead—The Order of Enoch—Babylonish Fashions
pp. 273-279
October 7, 1873
Lorenzo Snow
Our Temporal Interests to Be Directed for the Work of the Lord—Cooperation and Home Manufacture in Box Elder County
pp. 279-283
October 8, 1873
George A. Smith
Means Required to Build the Temples—The Word of Wisdom—Unity Needed in Building Up Zion—Sabbath Schools—Journeyings in the Holy Land
pp. 284-300
November 2, 1873
Orson Pratt
Distinguishing Characteristics Between the Latter-Day Saints and the Various Religious Denominations of Christendom
pp. 301-312
November 16, 1873
John Taylor
Honesty of Purpose Should Actuate All True Believers—Views of Mankind in Relation to God—The Existing Modes of Divine Worship—Ancient Christianity Compared With Modern So-Called Christianity—The Principles of the Gospel
pp. 312-326
November 22, 1873
Orson Pratt
The Creation—The Seventh Thousand Years, and Events Which Are to Follow the Period of the Millennium
pp. 326-338
December 28, 1873
Orson Pratt
Revelation on the Judgments of the Lord—Firstfruits of the Resurrection—What Becometh of the Souls of Men—Redemption Universal
pp. 339-353
January 25, 1874
Orson Pratt
The Stick of Joseph and of Judah—Times of the Gentiles—Apostasy From the Ancient Order—Restoration of the Everlasting Gospel
pp. 353-368
January 27, 1874
Orson Pratt
The Increased Powers and Capacities of Man in His Future State
pp. 369-376
February 1, 1874
John Taylor
What the Gospel Teaches—Revelation From God Necessary—The Faith and Doctrines of the Latter-Day Saints