Journal of Discourses

Joseph Young in the Journal of Discourses

All 4 of his sermons, 1859 to 1862 — what he returned to, and where each one is printed.

Senior president of the First Council of the Seventy for nearly half a century, and an elder brother of Brigham Young.

4 sermons by Joseph Young appear in the Journal of Discourses — 0.3% of the whole series — printed across 2 volumes, 1859 to 1862.

In his own words

The tables below say what Joseph Young preached about. This is what it sounded like.

I thought I would say so much in favor of the red men, and here let me advise you to mark your feelings from this time, and see if you do not feel better when you feed them, than when you take up the sword to fight them. Be liberal, and be just as kind as you can be, and then see if you will not feel better than when you took up the guns to shoot them. There is the touchstone and the balance wheel! Keep a good spirit within you towards that people and it will be well. I am not afraid, neither should be if I were in the wilderness. The spirit of intelligence which I carry with me, and which is in them would clear my way, and those men would never hurt a hair of my head, and why? Because I would treat them kindly and manifest a good spirit.

Joseph Young, Remarks on Behalf of the Indians, Journal of Discourses, Volume 9

What the sermons cover

Indexed subjects, in order of how often they appear: Utah Territory, Great Salt Lake City, Holy Ghost, Mormon Pioneers, Persecution, Temple Building, Baptism for the Dead, Priesthood, Brigham Young, Redemption of the Dead, Missionary Work, Agriculture.

Where they sit

Volume 6 (1859) holds 66 sermons by 20 speakers, of which 3 are his. Brigham Young carries that volume with 15. Volume 9 (1862) holds 76 sermons by 10 speakers, of which 1 is his. Brigham Young carries that volume with 29.

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.