Journal of Discourses

Angus M. Cannon in the Journal of Discourses

His one sermon in the series, and what it covers.

President of the Salt Lake Stake for over three decades, and a brother of George Q. Cannon.

One sermon by Angus M. Cannon appears in the Journal of Discourses, in volume 20 (1880).

In his own words

The table below says what his one sermon covers. This is what it sounded like.

I have listened with deep interest to the instructions we have received through Elder Teasdale this afternoon; and rejoice in being numbered with the people of God. I have just returned from a trip through the southeastern portions of our Territory, having visited localities that, five years ago, were barren and unfruitful, and where frosts were known to appear every month in the year; and finding these places cultivated by our people, and their crops in a flourishing condition, and the crops themselves acknowledging the overruling hand of God in tempering the elements for their good, I have felt to magnify God in my soul; and I return to you, my brethren and sisters, with heartfelt gratitude to our heavenly Father, in thus blessing the land and the elements for the good of his Saints. And this is only an additional testimony to me that God lives and rules, and that Jesus is indeed the Christ.

Angus M. Cannon, The Saints Prospered—Restoration of the Gospel—Should Listen to Instruction—God's Gifts to the Church—Salvation for the Dead—Examples Before Children, Journal of Discourses, Volume 20

What the sermon covers

Indexed subjects, in order of how often they appear: Temple Work, Marriage, Prophetic Counsel, Eternal Families, Agency, Temple Building, Holy Spirit, Second Coming, Parenting, Restoration of the Gospel, Zion, Salvation for the Dead.

Where it sits

Volume 20 (1880) holds 48 sermons by 16 speakers, of which 1 is his. John Taylor carries that volume with 16.

The Journal is overwhelmingly the work of a dozen men. The speakers who appear once or twice are the reason the series is worth indexing in full: they are printed at the same length and with the same care as the presidencies, and almost nowhere else.

Every sermon, in order

The complete list as the Journal prints it. Titles are the printed titles, which routinely name four or five unrelated subjects in one line — each one links to the discourse itself at journalofdiscourses.com.