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Erastus Snow in the Journal of Discourses

All 37 of his sermons, 1858 to 1886 — what he returned to, and where each one is printed.

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Apostle, and the leader of the colonisation of southern Utah, where he directed the settlement of St George.

37 sermons by Erastus Snow appear in the Journal of Discourses — 2.6% of the whole series — printed across 17 volumes, 1858 to 1886. That makes him the 10th most-printed speaker in the Journal.

Sermons by Erastus Snow, per volume
5 — 2 sermons56 — 1 sermons7 — 2 sermons78 — 1 sermons9 — 0 sermons910 — 0 sermons11 — 0 sermons1112 — 3 sermons13 — 1 sermons1314 — 0 sermons15 — 1 sermons1516 — 1 sermons17 — 2 sermons1718 — 0 sermons19 — 5 sermons51920 — 2 sermons21 — 1 sermons2122 — 2 sermons23 — 5 sermons2324 — 2 sermons25 — 5 sermons2526 — 1 sermons26

In his own words

The tables below say what Erastus Snow preached about. This is what it sounded like.

Well, this war is not a war of flesh and blood. We are not going to fight it with swords and cannons and weapons, but by the power of truth, by the word of God, and the eternal principles that our fathers fought for and established upon this American continent, and which God has decreed shall prevail upon this land. And blessed are they whose lives are bent on maintaining the principles of civil and religious liberty, for they will reap their reward, if not in this life, in the hereafter.

Erastus Snow, The Marriage Question—Lawful Concubinage and Its Unlawful Counterfeit—Various Views Concerning the Union of the Sexes—Plural Marriage Among the Latter-day Saints—The Example and Character of Abraham—Exhortation to Justice and Equity—Christian Crimes in New England—Oppression With Its Real and Pretended Object—Fruits of "Mormonism"—Prisons and Penalties Powerless to Stop the Lord's Work—The God-given Boon of Liberty to Man&mda, Journal of Discourses, Volume 23

What he returned to

Every speaker in the Journal preaches on faith, repentance and the gathering. These are the subjects Erastus Snow raised more often than the Journal does as a whole — the ones that distinguish his preaching from the rest of the series.

Subjects raised more often than the Journal average
SubjectSermonsShare of his sermonsvs. Journal average
Infanticide411%14.0×
Abortion38%11.6×
Edmunds Act411%10.3×
Child-Rearing38%5.5×
Slavery38%5.5×
Health38%4.4×
First Resurrection38%4.1×
Israel38%4.0×

Subject tags are generated by a language model reading each sermon. The comparison is against the rate for all 1,426 sermons in the Journal, so a figure of 3× means the subject appears three times as often in his sermons as in the series overall.

Every sermon, in order

The complete list as the Journal prints them. 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.

VolumeYearTitle
Volume 51858Preparation of Heart for Divine Blessings—Responsibility—Family Government
Volume 51858Testimonies of Returned Missionaries—Trials Lead to Exaltation—Faith in God
Volume 61859Opposition of State Governments to the Saints, Etc
Volume 71860The Work of God Among the Nations Effected By the Power and Testimony of His Spirit, and Not By the Talents of Men, Etc
Volume 71860Submission to the Divine Will—Eternal Life, &c
Volume 81861Mental Improvement and Spiritual Advancement, &c
Volume 121869Life and Health—Matrimony—Education—Home Productions
Volume 121869Life and Health—Matrimony—Education—Home Productions
Volume 121869The Gathering—Practical Duties—Emigration of the Poor—Mission to St. Joseph
Volume 131871The Axe is Laid to the Root—Exhortation to Faithfulness
Volume 151873Zion—The Duty of Its Citizens—Testimony
Volume 161874Ancient Prophecy, Relating to the Time of the Restitution of All Things, to Be Fulfilled
Volume 171875The 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
Volume 171875Self-Reliance—Help the Feeble—Keep Out of Debt
Volume 191878Difference Between the Saints and the Ancient Apostles and Disciples—The Quorums of the Priesthood Will Continue to Go Forward—The Saints Are Calm and Undisturbed
Volume 191878Conferences—Organization of the Stakes of Zion—Qualifications for a Bishop—The People in Three Grand Divisions
Volume 191878The United Order—Among the Nephites—Not Incompatible With Individual Responsibility or Stewardship—The Latter-day Saints Gather for Training—Home Manufacture Indispensable
Volume 191878There is a God—Communion With Him An Inherent Craving of the Human Heart—Man in His Image—Male and Female Created He Them—Spirit and Flesh—Mortal and Immortal
Volume 191878Origin of Man and Attributes of Deity—Philosophers and Astronomers versus the Scriptures—Man Possesses the Power of Improvement—this Developed By Inspiration
Volume 201880Parable of the Fig Tree—The Rise of the Latter-Day Work—Organization of the Church—Its Subsequent Progress and Development—The Manner of Calling God's Servants—Duties of Church Officers—The Saving Power of Truth—The Disobedient and Idle Condemned—Liberality of the Gospel Plan
Volume 201880Cleave to Light—Coming of Christ—Abominations of the Wicked—Welfare of the Young
Volume 211881Rest Signifies Change—Time As Related to Eternity—Wonderful Mechanism of the Human Body—Integrity in the Face of Opposition
Volume 221882His Late Travels Through the South, Etc
Volume 221882The Gospel—The "Perfect Law of Liberty," Etc
Volume 231883The Indians—The Influence of the Elders Among Them in the Interest of Peace, Etc
Volume 231883The Last Dispensation—The Saints' Religion Practical—Hostility to God's Work—Divisions in Sectarian Churches—Unity of the Saints—Early History of Utah—"Mormon" Thrift and Enterprise—The One-Man Power—God's People a Free People—Increase of Corruption—The Saints Hopeful
Volume 231883God's Peculiar People Called a Kingdom of Priests—Their Ministry Thus Foreshadowed—The Melchizedek and Aaronic Priesthoods—Their Restoration in the Latter Days—The Preaching of the Gospel—Ephraim and Manasseh—The Lineage of the Prophet Joseph Smith—Predestination and Election—The Dispersion and Gathering of Israel—The Priesthood Endless, Administering in Time and Eternity—The Blindness of the Gentiles to the Things of God—The Resu
Volume 231883The Marriage Question—Lawful Concubinage and Its Unlawful Counterfeit—Various Views Concerning the Union of the Sexes—Plural Marriage Among the Latter-day Saints—The Example and Character of Abraham—Exhortation to Justice and Equity—Christian Crimes in New England—Oppression With Its Real and Pretended Object—Fruits of "Mormonism"—Prisons and Penalties Powerless to Stop the Lord's Work—The God-given Boon of Liberty to Man&mda
Volume 231883The "Twin Relics," Slavery and Polygamy—Confounding of Polygamy With Bigamy, "Christian" Statesmanship—Joseph Smith's Proposition for the Abolition of Slavery—The Great Rebellion, Church Division—The Bible and Polygamy, Origin of Monogamy—The Work of God in the Latter Days, the Mission of Ephraim—The Ten Tribes and Scattered Israel, the Book of Mormon—Present Persecution and Future Prospects of the Saints
Volume 241884The Past and Future of the American Continent—The Law of the Lord and the Law of the Land—The Efforts of Our Enemies Turned to Our Advantage—Light and Liberty of the Latter-Day Saints—The Work of the Lord Among the Nations—Judicial Folly and Injustice—Faith Inseparable from Works—Parable of the Talents Exemplified
Volume 241884Leaders of the Church Inspired—Man's Free Agency—True Independence—Joseph Smith on Church Government—Fallen Condition of Mankind—God's Promise to Abraham—New and Everlasting Covenant—Difference Between Salvation and Exaltation—Testimony in Regard to Plural Marriage—Political Crisis—Why the Saints Are Opposed
Volume 251885Near Coming of Christ—Work to Be Accomplished—Temples Already Built, and Many More Yet to Be Built—Redemption of the Dead—Ezekiel's Vision—How Long Will It Take to Warn the World?—Will the Lord Delay His Coming Until All this Work is Accomplished?—Joseph Smith's Mission on Earth and Behind the Veil—Another Mission to Be Undertaken—The Resurrection of Joseph Smith Near—The Meaning of the Expression, "The Morning of the First Resurre
Volume 251885Present Revelation—Work Required of the Priesthood—Improvement Among the People—More Improvement Necessary—Faith in the Ordinances Required—Design of God in Relation to the Children of the Saints
Volume 251885Work of God the Same in All Ages—The Millennium—Christ the Prophet of Whom Moses Spake—What Makes the Saints Steadfast—Cause of Apostasy—Duty of the Saints
Volume 251885Conspicuous Position of the Saints—Early Persecutions—Historical Facts that Ought to Be Published in Book Form—Anomalous Treatment of Utah—Governor Young's Policy and that of His Successors Different—Isaiah's Prophecy Fulfilled—The Edmunds Law—The Saints Will Yet Conquer—The Real Object of Attack—The Result Predicted
Volume 251885How Judgment Should Be Formed—Effects of the Gospel—Wherein is the Efficacy of Baptism—Who Are Benefited By It—Persecutions Endured By the Saints—Effects of Persecution
Volume 261886The Creation, Male and Female—Calling of Enoch and Noah—God Selected Abraham and His Seed to Be a Chosen People—He Commanded His People to Multiply But Forbade Adultery and Whoredom in Every Form—Plural Marriage Enjoined Upon Abraham and His Seed to Make Them a Great People—The Principle of Life and Eternal Increase is a Spiritual Power—Modern Christendom Opposed to Large Families—Latter-Day Saints Encourage Them—The Edmunds Law Passed With the Pre

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