Journal of Discourses
Henry W. Naisbitt in the Journal of Discourses
All 8 of his sermons, 1881 to 1886 — what he returned to, and where each one is printed.
8 sermons by Henry W. Naisbitt appear in the Journal of Discourses — 0.6% of the whole series — printed across 4 volumes, 1881 to 1886.
In his own words
The tables below say what Henry W. Naisbitt preached about. This is what it sounded like.
Dr. Newman also made another remark something like this: that polygamy was not intended for the poor man, that it was intended for the kings of the earth, overlooking the fact, however, that Israel is a nation of kings and priests; so that when he said that polygamy or the practice of a plurality of wives was intended only for kings, it brought home a truth pregnant with thought; for God decreed that he would gather His Israel from the poor of all nations, and so in Rev. 5, 10, they are represented as singing a new song, "Thou hast made us Kings and Priests to God, and we shall reign on the earth;" and this principle was to extend not through time only, but through the countless ages of eternity, so that His people might occupy the position of eternal fathers and eternal mothers, and be indeed Kings and Priests forever and forever.
Henry W. Naisbitt, Communities Are Made Up of Family Organizations—The Marriage Relationship Instituted By the Almighty—Descent of the Human Family From God—Plural Marriage System of Ancient Israel—Potency of Love—Eternity of Marriage Necessarily Leads to Plural Marriage—Polygamic Form of Marriage Most Prevalent in the World—From Whence Monogamy is Derived—Monogamy Sometimes Necessary—Fruits of Monogamy and Plural Marriage Compared—The Marriage Covenant C, Journal of Discourses, Volume 26
What he returned to
Every speaker in the Journal preaches on faith, repentance and the gathering. These are the subjects Henry W. Naisbitt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspiration | 3 | 38% | 28.1× |
| Laying on of Hands | 3 | 38% | 4.0× |
| Plural Marriage | 3 | 38% | 3.3× |
| Salt Lake City | 3 | 38% | 2.6× |
| Repentance | 3 | 38% | 2.1× |
| Jesus Christ | 4 | 50% | 1.7× |
| Missionary Work | 3 | 38% | 1.7× |
| Gathering of Israel | 3 | 38% | 1.6× |
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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