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Lorenzo Snow in the Journal of Discourses

All 24 of his sermons, 1857 to 1886 — what he returned to, and where each one is printed.

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Fifth president of the church, remembered for reviving the observance of tithing and for the couplet on the nature of God and man.

24 sermons by Lorenzo Snow appear in the Journal of Discourses — 1.7% of the whole series — printed across 12 volumes, 1857 to 1886. That makes him the 12th most-printed speaker in the Journal.

Sermons by Lorenzo Snow, per volume
4 — 3 sermons45 — 3 sermons6 — 0 sermons67 — 0 sermons8 — 0 sermons89 — 1 sermons10 — 0 sermons1011 — 0 sermons12 — 1 sermons1213 — 2 sermons14 — 1 sermons1415 — 0 sermons16 — 1 sermons1617 — 0 sermons18 — 2 sermons1819 — 1 sermons20 — 3 sermons2021 — 0 sermons22 — 0 sermons2223 — 4 sermons424 — 0 sermons2425 — 0 sermons26 — 2 sermons26

In his own words

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

When one goes into cooperation with proper spirit and proper views, to superintend or operate in any of its departments, he has a lawful claim to the Spirit of inspiration, to aid him in his calling. We read that Jacob, through his honesty of purpose, fair-dealing, and freedom from selfishness, was assisted by an holy Angel with information how to increase and multiply his flocks. It is far better to build up the kingdom of God, in its temporal interests, by the Spirit of God and the wisdom of God, than by the spirit of man and the wisdom of man; on the latter principle we shall always fail, but on the former the results will always be successful.

Lorenzo Snow, Our Temporal Interests to Be Directed for the Work of the Lord—Cooperation and Home Manufacture in Box Elder County, Journal of Discourses, Volume 16

What he returned to

Every speaker in the Journal preaches on faith, repentance and the gathering. These are the subjects Lorenzo 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
Sacrifice1146%19.8×
Brigham City312%17.8×
Fasting312%12.7×
Center Stake of Zion417%11.9×
Law of Consecration312%11.9×
Ogden312%10.5×
Peter312%10.5×
Moses729%5.9×

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 41857The Saints Have not Magnified Their Calling As Saviors of the Living and the Dead—Oneness—Practical Repentance
Volume 41857Man Must Use His Energies and Cultivate the Gifts of God—Necessity of Following Counsel—Reformation Must Be Intrinsic and not a Matter of Excitement
Volume 41857Union of the Saints—The World is Trained to Be Selfish—We Are Dependent Upon Christ and Each Other—Individual Exertion Necessary to Accomplish the Purposes of God
Volume 51858Filial Duty—Consecration, Etc
Volume 51858The Blessings and Privileges of the Saints—Obedience to Counsel
Volume 51858Wisdom Gained By Experience—The Trials and the Final Triumph of the Saints, Etc
Volume 91862Improvement—Restoration of the Priesthood, Etc
Volume 121869Necessity of Performing the Duties Required of Us and Not Those Required of Others—All Should Become More Spiritually Minded
Volume 131871Acting in the Name of the Lord
Volume 131871The Gospel
Volume 141872Progression—The Fatherhood of God—The Perfect Man—The Gifts of the Spirit—His Testimony
Volume 161874Our Temporal Interests to Be Directed for the Work of the Lord—Cooperation and Home Manufacture in Box Elder County
Volume 181877Apostolical Succession and Responsibility—Social Position Affords No Release From Responsibility—If the Office Does not Honor a Man, He is Called to Honor the Office—Man's Future, Dependent on Integrity Here
Volume 181877Necessity for Effort—Regulation of Temporal Affairs—Consecration and Stewardship—Preparation for Building in Jackson County—Responsibility of Presidents—How Confidence is Created—The United Order—Desires for the Future
Volume 191878United Order—Tithing—Cooperative Labors in Brigham City
Volume 201880Blessings of the Gospel Only Obtained By Compliance With the Law
Volume 201880The Church Founded Upon the Rock of Revelation—Faithful Saints Cannot Be Moved By Persecution
Volume 201880The Spirit and Principles of the United Order
Volume 231883Ancient and Modern Israel Compared—God's Work Progressive—His Overruling Providence
Volume 231883The Establishment of Character—Traits that Are Admirable—How to Have Influence With Heaven—Why Men Should Do Right—The Cultivation of Spiritual Gifts—The Things of God Must Be Sought After—Fasting, Prayer, Devotion and Sacrifice
Volume 231883The Revelations of the Holy Spirit—Sacrifice Brings Forth Salvation, Episode of Queen Esther—Where Knowledge is Given Obedience is Required—Noah and the Antediluvians, Penalty of Disobedience—The Knowledge Which Comforts the People of God, the Skepticism of the World—The Testimony of the Latter-day Saints—The Indestructibility of "Mormonism"—God Will Overrule and Deliver, If the Saints Will Do Their Duty
Volume 231883The Lord Interested in the Salvation of the Whole Human Family—His Plans, Purposes and Dealings All to that End—Necessity of Charity, Love, Union, Etc., in the Church of Christ—The Logan Temple and a Prophetic Glimpse at Its Future
Volume 261886No Prominent Latter-Day Saint Who Lives His Religion Need Expect Justice in the Courts—The Same Sacrifices May Be Required of Modern As of Ancient Apostles—The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Established By Divine Revelation—We Will Be Made Perfect By Suffering—Our Character As Latter-Day Saints Must Be Preserved Inviolate—Visit of Jesus to Kirtland Temple—Farewell
Volume 261886The Gospel—It Brings Temporal As Well As Spiritual Salvation—The Prophet Joseph Smith—Persecution—Our Religion Cannot Be Destroyed

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