Journal of Discourses

Orson F. Whitney in the Journal of Discourses

All 2 of his sermons, 1886 — what he returned to, and where each one is printed.

Bishop, poet and historian, later an apostle, whose History of Utah remains a standard nineteenth-century source.

2 sermons by Orson F. Whitney appear in the Journal of Discourses — 0.1% of the whole series — printed across volume 26, 1886.

In his own words

The tables below say what Orson F. Whitney preached about. This is what it sounded like.

Are we to suppose that in a day like this, when such mighty and terrible things are coming upon the earth, God would leave the world in darkness; that he would shut the heavens, as our Christian friends say He has done; and send forth no more prophets to prepare us for these great events which are at our doors? I for one would have a very poor opinion of a God who would leave His children in that cruel manner. But the God we worship is just and merciful. He never brings upon the earth any judgment but He sends first a warning message to prepare the people for its coming.

Orson F. Whitney, Prophecy of John the Revelator—Mission of the Ancient Apostles—Their Reception and Fate—The Great Apostasy—Preservation of the Apostle John—His Revelation—Restoration of the Gospel—The Earth to Be Baptized By Fire As It Was Once Baptized By Water—We Are Sent to the World With a Warning Message—They Can Receive or Reject It—Testimony to the Truth of "Mormonism.", Journal of Discourses, Volume 26

What the sermons cover

Indexed subjects, in order of how often they appear: Holy Ghost, Millennium, Apostasy, Religious Liberty, Apostles, Everlasting Gospel, Aaronic Priesthood, Thomas Jefferson, Priesthood, Adam, God, Plurality of Worlds.

Where they sit

Volume 26 (1886) holds 40 sermons by 14 speakers, of which 2 are his. George Q. Cannon carries that volume with 9.

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.