Journal of Discourses

John Nicholson in the Journal of Discourses

All 2 of his sermons, 1882 — what he returned to, and where each one is printed.

Writer and editor for the Deseret News, imprisoned under the Edmunds Act, and afterwards a temple worker in Salt Lake City.

2 sermons by John Nicholson appear in the Journal of Discourses — 0.1% of the whole series — printed across volume 22, 1882.

In his own words

The tables below say what John Nicholson preached about. This is what it sounded like.

But we Latter-day Saints have a great deal to learn. Sometimes we complain of the waywardness of many who have become connected with us; that they have gone back into the practices of the world; that they have become backsliders and do not conform to the principles of this Gospel. Then I say there is a provision in the law for cases of this kind. To the law and the testimony, for God has revealed the laws, and they are contained in this book (Doctrine and Covenants), in the Bible, and in the Book of Mormon, for the regulation of His Church, and for its preservation and purity. There is one universal law in regard to the evildoer in this Church, and it is this, in the language of the revelation in which it is given, "He who sinneth and repenteth not shall be cast out." If that law were applied, the unpardoned and unrepentant would be shaken off and the Church purged of its worthless elements.

John Nicholson, The Church Governed By Law, Etc, Journal of Discourses, Volume 22

What the sermons cover

Indexed subjects, in order of how often they appear: Holy Ghost, Book of Mormon, Idolatry, Secret Societies, Apostles, Jewish Restoration, Church Organization, Prophets, Palestine, Baptism, Revelation, Berlin Treaty.

Where they sit

Volume 22 (1882) holds 51 sermons by 12 speakers, of which 2 are 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 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.