Journal of Discourses

Public sermons by Mormon leaders from 1851-1886

Volume 17

pp. 1-4
February 1, 1874
John Taylor
What the Gospel Teaches—Revelation From God Necessary—The Faith and Doctrines of the Latter-Day Saints
pp. 4-14
February 8, 1874
Orson Hyde
Living Faith in God—The Providences of the Almighty in Behalf of His People—Lay Up Treasures in Heaven—The Meek to Inherit the Earth—The Word of Wisdom
pp. 15-23
January 4, 1874
William C. Dunbar
Remarks to the Young
pp. 24-36
April 6, 1874
Orson Pratt
The Kingdom not Organized By Man—Man Utterly Unable to Organize the Kingdom of God on the Earth Without Revelation—The Nephites and Lamanites Had All Things in Common—Consecration—The Danger of Pride—The United Order
pp. 36-46
April 18, 1874
Brigham Young
Cease to Bring in and Build up Babylon—Separate Yourselves From Sinners and From Sin—Have not Come With Any New Doctrine—We Must Be One—Without Works It Cannot Be Proved that Faith Exists—The Time Come to Organize the Saints—The Time and Energies of the Saints All that is Wanted—Geological Researches of Prof. Marsh—Scientific Demonstration of the Truth of the Book of Mormon
pp. 47-50
April 19, 1874
John Taylor
The United Order—We Want the Most Perfect Union—The Working of the Order to Be Such that All Honest Men Can Sustain It—Home Manufacture
pp. 51-56
May 3, 1874
Brigham Young
The Things of God Known By the Spirit of God—The Light and Intelligence of God Without Money and Price—Now True Religion Without Science—All Will Be Saved Except the Sons of Perdition
pp. 56-58
May 7, 1874
Brigham Young
The United Order—A System of Oneness—Economy and Wisdom in Becoming Self-Sustaining
pp. 58-63
May 7, 1874
George A. Smith
Zion to Be Redeemed Through the Law of Consecration—Persecutions of the Saints—A Oneness Among the Saints Necessary—The Hearts of The Fathers to Be Turned to the Children, and the Children to the Fathers
pp. 63-68
May 7, 1874
John Taylor
The Position the Saints Have Occupied Has Been a Peculiar One—The Unity of the Saints—Home Manufacture Preferable to Importation—Organization Necessary to Self-Sustenance
pp. 69-73
May 8, 1874
Wilford Woodruff
Union is Strength—United Order Will Bring About Temporal Salvation—The Time Has Come to Favor Zion—The Judgments of God Are at the Door of This Generation
pp. 74-80
May 8, 1874
Erastus Snow
The United Order of Zion Affords the Utmost Freedom and Liberty—Brotherly Love and Goodwill to Man—True Riches Relate to Eternity—Establish Confidence in Our Hearts With God
pp. 80-84
May 9, 1874
George A. Smith
The Blessings of Eternal Life Attained at the Sacrifice of All Things—Tithing—Economy Necessary to Self-Sustenance—Home Manufacture
pp. 84-90
May 10, 1874
George A. Smith
Education of Children—The Necessity of Supporting Home Publications—Ladies' Relief Societies—St. George and Salt Lake Temples—Sabbath Schools
pp. 90-102
May 24, 1874
George A. Smith
General Doniphan's Connection With the Early History of the Church—Persecutions of the Saints—Mormon Battalion—Hardships Experienced in the Settlement of Utah—Plurality of Wives
pp. 103-113
June 14, 1874
Orson Pratt
Interest Manifested Relating to Temporal Affairs—Revelations Pertaining to Being One in Temporal, As in SpiritualThings—Consecration—Stewardship—Jackson County—Sanctification
pp. 113-115
June 26, 1874
Brigham Young
The Calling of the Priesthood, to Preach the Gospel and Proceed With the Organization of the Kingdom of God, Preparatory to the Coming of the Son of Man—All Good is of the Lord—Salvation and Life Everlasting Are Before Us
pp. 115-120
June 28, 1874
Brigham Young
The Belief of The Saints in the Mission of the Savior—Pertaining to Inheritances Upon the Earth that Shall Be Everlasting—It Takes a Higher Power Than a Bill of Divorce to Take a Woman From a Good Man
pp. 120-130
July 12, 1874
George Q. Cannon
God Has Created Us to Be Happy—Experience As Delegate From Utah in Congress—There is Nothing Like Communion With the Holy Spirit
pp. 130-133
July 19, 1874
John Taylor
It is of Little Import How We Leave this World, so that We are Prepared to Live or Die—God Has Ordained that All Men Must Die
pp. 134-138
July 19, 1874
George Q. Cannon
Faith of the Latter-day Saints in Relation to the Resurrection
pp. 139-145
July 19, 1874
Brigham Young
Nothing Strange or New to Live and Die—Must Die in Order to Be Quickened—The World of Mankind Ignorant of Immortality—The Righteous Should Live to Enjoy the Light of the Spirit—All People Are the Children of God—They Learn By Contrast—Worlds to Be Organized and Peopled in Future Existence
pp. 145-154
July 19, 1874
Orson Pratt
All Nations Believe in a Future State of Existence—All Inherit the Curse in the Death of the Body—The Zion of Enoch Taken to the Bosom of God—Celestial, Terrestrial and Telestial Spheres—Baptism in Water Essential to Salvation—Divine Authority—Eternal Marriage Ordained of God
pp. 154-160
August 9, 1874
Brigham Young
The United Order is the Order of the Kingdom Where God and Christ Dwell—The Law of the Kingdom of Heaven Protects All People in Their Religious Worship—In Obeying Counsel There is Salvation
pp. 160-165
October 11, 1874
George A. Smith
Prayer Must Be Remembered in Families—Elders to Be Sent on Missions—Building Temples—Temples Necessary to Salvation—Home Manufactures—The United Order
pp. 165-168
October 11, 1874
Albert Carrington
Crime a Transgression of Law—Saints Are Under Divine Law—The Gospel a Perfect Law—The Constitution of the United States a Just Instrument—Saints Must Be Patient and Long-suffering—Latter-Day Saints Prepare By Good Works to Meet the Savior
pp. 169-172
October 11, 1874
Charles C. Rich
Guard Against Temptation—Those Who Trust in God Will Not Be Disappointed—Joseph Saith a Prophet of God—If There Were No Cause Creating Evil, There Would Be No Evil Works
pp. 172-181
October 9, 1874
John Taylor
Knowledge Received By Immediate Revelation—Cooperation in Temporal Affairs—The Saints Are Heirs of God and Joint Heirs With Christ
pp. 181-188
October 11, 1874
Orson Pratt
All Men to Be Judged Out of the Books—Adam the Ancient of Days—In the Days of Enoch the Righteous Gathered Together From the Ends of the Earth to One Place—The Great Prophet Joseph Smith Raised Up By God to Reveal Hidden Mysteries
pp. 188-195
October 7, 1874
Wilford Woodruff
The Gospel of Christ Unpopular in Every Age of the World—We Have to Live By Faith—God Has Decreed that His Kingdom Will Be Established—The Priesthood Conferred Upon Joseph Smith By Holy Angels—All Blessings to Be Obtained From the God the Saints Worship
pp. 195-200
October 6, 1874
George A. Smith
Individual Salvation—The Success of the Work of the Lord Not Dependent on Man—Encourage Home Manufactures—Build Temples—Safety on the Old Ship Zion
pp. 200-204
October 6, 1874
Brigham Young, Jr
Saints Are Living Witnesses of the Truth—The People of God Preserved By Divine Providence—Persecution—Individual Salvation
pp. 204-214
October 7, 1874
John Taylor
Destruction of the Wicked By the Flood, Wisdom in God—Priesthood—Temples—Intelligence Comes From God—The Lord Will Take Care of the Saints—Angels Operating With Men in the Work of Human Redemption
pp. 214-229
October 7, 1874
Orson Pratt
God's Ancient People Polygamists—Marriage Relations Are to Continue Forever—No Power Binding in Marriage But that of the Holy Priesthood Possessed By the Latter-Day Saints
pp. 229-244
October 8, 1874
George Q. Cannon
Seek For Perfection—Reign of Righteousness—Live in Union—The United Order
pp. 244-251
October 9, 1874
Wilford Woodruff
Saints Are Chosen—Eternal Life Worth More Than All Things Else—Works Must Correspond With Faith—Prayer to God a Duty
pp. 251-260
October 11, 1874
George A. Smith
Faith Without Works is Dead—Pray to God—Keep the Sabbath Day Holy—Encourage Sunday Schools
pp. 260-264
October 11, 1874
George Q. Cannon
Saints Are the Light of the World—Live Down Falsehood—Union in the Church All-Important
pp. 264-277
November 15, 1874
Orson Pratt
The Gospel Restored From Heaven—Signs Follow Believers—Fulfillment of Prophecy—Book of Mormon a Divine Revelation
pp. 278-288
September 20, 1874
Orson Pratt
Joseph Smith's First Visions—The Book of Mormon—American Indians Descendants of the House of Israel—Prophecies Fulfilled
pp. 289-306
February 7, 1875
Orson Pratt
Redemption of Zion—Persecution—Baptism of Indians—Second Coming of Christ—Every Jot and Every Tittle of Divine Revelation Will Be Fulfilled
pp. 307-321
February 28, 1875
Orson Pratt
Second Coming of Christ—The Kingdom of God—Immediate Revelation—a Highway Cast Up—Gathering of Israel—One Universal Government on Earth
pp. 322-333
March 14, 1875
Orson Pratt
Man is the Offspring of God—Truth is Eternal—The Doctrines of Christ—The Law of Gravitation—Free Agency
pp. 333-343
March 28, 1875
George Q. Cannon
Congress and the Saints—Efficacy of Prayer—Strength of Character Necessary—The True Church—Gathering to the Mountains
pp. 343-349
April 6, 1875
Daniel H. Wells
The Saints Have the Priesthood—The Kingdom of Heaven to Be Set Up in the Last Days—The Saints Must Be Self-Sustaining
pp. 350-356
April 6, 1875
Orson Hyde
Education Necessary—Mormonism is Truth—Conversion of Indians
pp. 357-360
April 6, 1875
Charles C. Rich
The Gathering—Knowledge of Salvation Enjoyed By the Latter-Day Saints—Build Up the Kingdom of God
pp. 360-362
April 7, 1875
Brigham Young
Temporal Affairs—Consistency Necessary in Business
pp. 363-368
April 7, 1875
Erastus Snow
Self-Reliance—Help the Feeble—Keep Out of Debt
pp. 369-376
April 8, 1875
John Taylor
Man, the Offspring of God, a Dual Being—Immediate Revelation—Operate With the Priesthood