Journal of Discourses
Parley P. Pratt in the Journal of Discourses
All 15 of his sermons, 1854 to 1862 — what he returned to, and where each one is printed.
Apostle, missionary and writer, who founded the Millennial Star in 1840 and did more than anyone to give early Latter-day Saint belief written form. He was murdered in Arkansas in 1857.
15 sermons by Parley P. Pratt appear in the Journal of Discourses — 1.1% of the whole series — printed across 7 volumes, 1854 to 1862.
In his own words
The tables below say what Parley P. Pratt preached about. This is what it sounded like.
The introduction of the Gospel was worthy of an angel, yes, the errand was worthy of a corps of them—it was worthy of a host of them! It was worthy of a God! It was an object of importance that called Jesus from the bosom of his Father in the eternal world. A call was necessary then; faith was necessary, and faith comes by hearing the word of God; and how could you have heard it, if nobody had been called to deliver it? We were in the midst of darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not. We could see revelations given in other ages, but we want them in our age; but we wanted a call.
Parley P. Pratt, The First Principles of the Gospel, Journal of Discourses, Volume 3
What he returned to
Every speaker in the Journal preaches on faith, repentance and the gathering. These are the subjects Parley P. Pratt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrahamic Covenant | 4 | 27% | 17.3× |
| Priesthood Keys | 4 | 27% | 14.6× |
| Nephi | 4 | 27% | 12.7× |
| Apostleship | 4 | 27% | 7.9× |
| Lamanites | 5 | 33% | 6.2× |
| Isaiah | 3 | 20% | 6.2× |
| Restoration of the Gospel | 3 | 20% | 3.7× |
| Second Coming | 6 | 40% | 2.6× |
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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