Journal of Discourses

B. H. Roberts in the Journal of Discourses

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

Member of the First Council of the Seventy, historian, and the most prolific Latter-day Saint writer of his generation.

One sermon by B. H. Roberts appears in the Journal of Discourses, in volume 25 (1885).

In his own words

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

Not only, then, does John tell us that the Gospel, in the hour of God's judgment, shall be restored to the earth by the ministry of an angel, but the Prophet Daniel has proclaimed to us, that in the last days (for he says—2nd chapter, 28th verse—"There is a God who maketh known unto the king, what shall be in the latter days" ), the God of heaven would set up His kingdom, and has given us the assurance that it would stand forever. No handwriting will ever appear upon the walls of the temples of that kingdom, saying the kingdom is divided and given to another people. Whatever may be our fate as individuals, we may rest assured the Kingdom of God has come to stay.

B. H. Roberts, Joseph Smith's Mission—Necessity for Such a Mission—Evidences of Apostasy—Restoration of the Gospel and Establishment of the Kingdom of God—Hatred and Persecution Accorded to Joseph Smith, An Evidence of His Divine Calling—Further Proof of Inspiration, Journal of Discourses, Volume 25

What the sermon covers

Indexed subjects, in order of how often they appear: Joseph Smith Mission, Moroni, Aaronic Priesthood, Doctrine and Covenants, Divine Revelation, Baptism, Kingdom of God, Holy Ghost, Prophecy, Apostleship, Spiritual Gifts, Civil War.

Where it sits

Volume 25 (1885) holds 43 sermons by 15 speakers, of which 1 is his. George Q. Cannon carries that volume with 14.

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.