Journal of Discourses
Ezra T. Benson in the Journal of Discourses
All 12 of his sermons, 1855 to 1867 — what he returned to, and where each one is printed.
Apostle from 1846, and a colonising leader in Cache Valley. Great-grandfather of Ezra Taft Benson, the thirteenth president of the church.
12 sermons by Ezra T. Benson appear in the Journal of Discourses — 0.8% of the whole series — printed across 6 volumes, 1855 to 1867.
In his own words
The tables below say what Ezra T. Benson preached about. This is what it sounded like.
Brethren, let us attend to our duties, and let it ever be uppermost in our hearts to build up the kingdom of God. The promises have and are still being fulfilled. I have seen the wonder-working hand of the Almighty ever since I have been in this Church, and I have realized, to some extent, when preaching the Gospel, that the power of God has accompanied my words. The Lord has sustained his Work wherever the Elders have gone forth preaching the Gospel, and he will continue to do so; he will feed them and clothe them, and his Work will roll forth under the administration of these young men; the blessings of God will go with them. This is my testimony to you young men who are called upon to go on missions.
Ezra T. Benson, Practical Duties of the Saints—Blessings Resulting From Their Performance, Journal of Discourses, Volume 10
What he returned to
Every speaker in the Journal preaches on faith, repentance and the gathering. These are the subjects Ezra T. Benson raised more often than the Journal does as a whole — the ones that distinguish his preaching from the rest of the series.
| Subject | Sermons | Share of his sermons | vs. Journal average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 3 | 25% | 23.8× |
| Cache Valley | 3 | 25% | 19.8× |
| Holy Spirit | 5 | 42% | 5.5× |
| Tobacco | 3 | 25% | 4.8× |
| Nauvoo | 3 | 25% | 3.6× |
| Great Salt Lake City | 8 | 67% | 2.9× |
| Prophecy | 3 | 25% | 2.8× |
| Obedience | 5 | 42% | 2.5× |
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.
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