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Journal of Discourses · 1874

Journal of Discourses, Volume 16

46 sermons by 13 speakers, published in 1874. The full contents, and what the volume is about.

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Volume 16 of the Journal of Discourses was published in 1874 and prints 46 sermons by 13 speakers. The years of the School of the Prophets and the founding of the Relief Society's retrenchment associations.

Orson Pratt dominates it with 13 of the 46 sermons, followed by Brigham Young with 10.

A passage from this volume

The contents below list everything printed in it. This is what it sounded like.

If there is any man amongst you who wants to take a wife, does he not have to obtain a certificate from his Bishop that he pays his Tithing? If any of you want to be baptized in the font in the house of the Lord for the generations of your dead, do you not need a certificate from your Bishop that you pay your Tithing? And if we want any of the blessings necessary for our exaltation we shall find it so, and more so as we advance in the future. We fathers in Israel, we heads of families, looking towards the patriarchal office and desiring to stand at the head of our generations forever, ought to think, not only about ourselves, but about those who will come after us. If our record shows that we have been faithful in all things, and have never forgotten to pay our Tithing, our posterity can come to the house of the Lord and ask, as a right, for the blessings they need for themselves or their dead.

Franklin D. Richards, Improved Circumstances of the Saints in Utah—Potency of the Law of Tithing, Journal of Discourses, Volume 16

Who preaches in it

SpeakerSermons
Orson Pratt13
Brigham Young10
George A. Smith6
George Q. Cannon3
John Taylor3
Orson Hyde2
Wilford Woodruff2
Daniel H. Wells2
Franklin D. Richards1
Erastus Snow1
David McKenzie1
Joseph F. Smith1
Lorenzo Snow1

Subjects

What this volume returns to, by how many of its sermons carry each subject: Book of Mormon (20), Holy Ghost (18), Tithing (17), Baptism (16), Zion (16), Priesthood (13), Baptism for the Dead (12), Jesus Christ (12), Resurrection (12), Revelation (11), Salt Lake City (11), Gathering of Israel (10).

Contents

Every discourse in the volume, in printed order. The titles are the Journal's own — a single discourse routinely lists four or five unrelated subjects — and each links to the discourse itself at journalofdiscourses.com.

No.TitleSpeaker
1Establishment of the Kingdom of God—Permanent Equality Should Be Maintained Among the Saints—Covetousness—Tithing—Consecration—DistinctionsOrson Pratt
2The Order of Enoch—Study of Law—How to Become RichBrigham Young
3Testimony—Sickness in Sanpete County—Increase of Crime in the World—The Inevitable Overthrow of the WickedOrson Hyde
4Assistance of the Ladies of The Relief Societies Required in Promoting the Manufacture of Paper and the Printing of Schoolbooks—Light and Easy Labor Now Performed By Men More Adapted to Women—Should Be Self-Sustaining—Frivolities and Fashions of Babylon Should Be Discarded By the Sisters—Poverty of Those Who Follow After MiningBrigham Young
5Friends and Enemies—Object of Gathering—Babylon to Be Forsaken—Prayer—Personality of the GodheadBrigham Young
6Home Manufacture—Offenses Must Needs Come—Zion is Growing in Importance on the Earth—The Kingdom of God is Now Established—Second Coming of Christ—Unpopularity of Our Religion—The Holy Ghost is the Infallible Testimony to the Believer—The Gospel Embraces All TruthWilford Woodruff
7Unbelief—The Saints Require Constant Instruction—Contrast Between the Gospel of Christ and the Religions of Men—Evil Would Cease Among the Saints If They Would Live Their Religion—Gathering the Poor—Tithing—Knowledge of God—Progress of the Work is Due to the Operations of the SpiritBrigham Young
8Meeting of Adam With His Posterity in the Valley of Adam-Ondi-Ahman—Location of the Valley—The Covenant With Enoch—Records of God's Dealings With Men From the Period of the Creation—Method of Preserving the Records of Ancient Prophets—Christ's Advent Among the Nephites—Fufillment of God's Purposes and the Fullness of TimesOrson Pratt
9Improved Circumstances of the Saints in Utah—Potency of the Law of TithingFranklin D. Richards
10Extension of the Utah Northern Railroad—The Building of the Meetinghouse and Other Public Improvements Urged on the People—Faith Made Manifest By Works—Unity in Labor and Cooperation in All Things Pertaining to the Kingdom—Labor Builds Up the Kingdom—Number of Those in the Congregation Acquainted With the Prophet Joseph—Early Experience in the Church—Rewards Will Follow Obedience—Object of the Law of Tithing—Serves the Lord Because of the PurBrigham Young
11Ignorance of the World Concerning Our Faith—Character of Christ's Teachings—Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is Similar to that of Former-Days—Belief Alone Insufficient—Exhortation to the Saints to Live Their Religion and to Acquire All Useful KnowledgeBrigham Young
12The Rise of Zion in the Last DaysOrson Pratt
13An Account of His Journey to PalestineGeorge A. Smith
14Obedience—By Reason of Their Disobedience, Ancient Israel and the Land of Palestine Were Visited With and Still Remain Under the Curse of God—Tithing a Heavenly RequirementGeorge A. Smith
15Continued Obedience to the Laws of God is Necessary to Insure a Complete Salvation to the Latter-Day Saints—The Disobedience of Ancient Israel is Shown As a Warning to the Present Generation of His People—The Nature and Necessity of the Law of Tithing—The Fewness of Those Who Faithfully Observe that LawBrigham Young
16Altered Circumstances of Gathered Israel—Allurements of Satan at Work—Selfishness and Avarice Should Be Cast Aside—Devotion to the Work of God—The Order of Enoch the Means of Establishing An Equality in Temporal Things—Heavenly Agencies Cooperating With the SaintsGeorge Q. Cannon
17The Order of EnochBrigham Young
18Purpose of God in Creating Man—Man's Agency—Duties of Those Who Have Entered Into Covenant With God—Reward of Faithfulness—Work to Be Accomplished Before the Second Coming of Jesus—Avoid Evil AssociationsDaniel H. Wells
19Necessity of Miracles—Belief of the Latter-Day SaintsOrson Pratt
20The Authority to Preach—It is God Who Has Guided the Work—Glorious Prospects Before the Faithful—Celestial Marriage—Mission to Arizona—Increasing Negligence of the Saints in Attending Meetings—Consequences of Unvirtuous ActionsGeorge Q. Cannon
21The Manifestations of God's Power, in Behalf of His People in Modern Times, Are Different From Those of Former Ages—Consecration—Order of Enoch—Tithing—Stewardships—Redemption of ZionOrson Pratt
22The Gospel Incorporates All Truth—Mode of Administering the Sacrament—Abiding Counsel—Heavenly Blessings Are Conditional—Progressiveness of the Work—Plural Marriage—Tithing—Tardiness of the Saints in Observing Practical Duties—CooperationBrigham Young
23MarriageOrson Pratt
24Ordinances that Can Only Be Administered in the Temple—Endowments, EtcBrigham Young
25Visit of the Presidency to the Northern SettlementsGeorge A. Smith
26The Knowledge of God and Mode of Worshiping HimJohn Taylor
27Ancient Prophecy, Relating to the Time of the Restitution of All Things, to Be FulfilledErastus Snow
28Evidences, Relating to the Divine Authenticity of the Bible and Book of Mormon, ComparedOrson Pratt
29A Word of ExhortationGeorge A. Smith
30The Importance of Living Up to the Knowledge Possessed By, and the Requirements Made of, the Latter-Day Saints, Through the Living Oracles of GodDavid McKenzie
31Affairs in Sanpete County—"One-man Power"—Unity Required Among the PeopleOrson Hyde
32The Word of Wisdom—EducationGeorge A. Smith
33The Saving Ordinances of the GospelDaniel H. Wells
34The Character of the Church of Christ—Testimony is Given by the Spirit—Trials to be Encountered and Sacrifices to be Made in Order to Prove the Faith of the Saints—The Love of WealthGeorge Q. Cannon
35The Instructions Given Are Intended for All the Saints—The Latter-Day Work An Individual Work—Men and Women Are Responsible for Their Own Acts—Obedience is Essential to Salvation—The Present Sinful Condition of the World the Result of Disobedience—Counsel to the Saints on the Necessity of Living Exclusively for the Building Up of the Kingdom of GodJoseph F. Smith
36Temples to Be Built to the Name of the Lord—The Location of Their Erection, and the Purposes for Which They Shall Be BuiltOrson Pratt
37Unchangeableness of the Gospel—God Has Chosen the Weak Things of the World to Confound the Wise—Prophecies Relating to the Latter-Day Work—Joseph Smith's Ministry—Zion to Be Built Up—Baptism for the Dead—The Order of Enoch—Babylonish FashionsWilford Woodruff
38Our Temporal Interests to Be Directed for the Work of the Lord—Cooperation and Home Manufacture in Box Elder CountyLorenzo Snow
39Means Required to Build the Temples—The Word of Wisdom—Unity Needed in Building Up Zion—Sabbath Schools—Journeyings in the Holy LandGeorge A. Smith
40Distinguishing Characteristics Between the Latter-Day Saints and the Various Religious Denominations of ChristendomOrson Pratt
41Honesty of Purpose Should Actuate All True Believers—Views of Mankind in Relation to God—The Existing Modes of Divine Worship—Ancient Christianity Compared With Modern So-Called Christianity—The Principles of the GospelJohn Taylor
42The Creation—The Seventh Thousand Years, and Events Which Are to Follow the Period of the MillenniumOrson Pratt
43Revelation on the Judgments of the Lord—Firstfruits of the Resurrection—What Becometh of the Souls of Men—Redemption UniversalOrson Pratt
44The Stick of Joseph and of Judah—Times of the Gentiles—Apostasy From the Ancient Order—Restoration of the Everlasting GospelOrson Pratt
45The Increased Powers and Capacities of Man in His Future StateOrson Pratt
46What the Gospel Teaches—Revelation From God Necessary—The Faith and Doctrines of the Latter-Day SaintsJohn Taylor

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