Journal of Discourses

Public sermons by Mormon leaders from 1851-1886
“We taught that men should preach the Gospel without purse or scrip—preach it freely; and a man who depended upon a congregation for a salary by which to obtain his black coat and fit-out, was ready to denounce preaching without purse and scrip as a heresy; why? Because it would reduce him to the necessity of going to some useful calling, instead of making merchandise of the Gospel, which God has made free.”
Portrait of George A. SmithGeorge A. Smith, October 8, 1865 · Synopsis of Remarks · JD 11:176-182