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Journal of Discourses · 1856

Journal of Discourses, Volume 3

51 sermons by 8 speakers, published in 1856. The full contents, and what the volume is about.

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Volume 3 of the Journal of Discourses was published in 1856 and prints 51 sermons by 8 speakers.

Brigham Young dominates it with 19 of the 51 sermons, followed by Heber C. Kimball with 10.

A passage from this volume

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

But in the midst of this people you will find various stripes of character. The net has been cast into the sea, and, if the parable is true, it has drawn to the shore all kinds of fish, and you must not be alarmed if you find in Zion some curiosities. If I wished to find the best men in the world, I should go to Zion to find them; if I wished to find the biggest devil, I would look in Zion for him, among the people of God; there I can find the greatest scamps. I believe the words of Christ are true, that the net has gathered of every kind of fish; that it has gathered men of every class. Do not marvel if you find here goats as well as sheep, and the speckled goats and the longhaired goats, and the smooth goats and the rough goats, and goats of every grade, size and color, mixed among the sheep. Do not think you will be without your trials here, that you are to be a stereotyped edition to sit upon stools, singing glory to God, and that that is all you have to do.

Jedediah M. Grant, Instructions to Newcomers, Journal of Discourses, Volume 3

Who preaches in it

SpeakerSermons
Brigham Young19
Heber C. Kimball10
Orson Pratt6
Jedediah M. Grant5
Parley P. Pratt4
George A. Smith3
Amasa M. Lyman3
Ezra T. Benson1

Subjects

What this volume returns to, by how many of its sermons carry each subject: Great Salt Lake City (23), Obedience (17), Holy Ghost (15), Zion (15), Priesthood (14), Revelation (13), Utah Territory (12), Apostasy (12), Repentance (12), Resurrection (12), Book of Mormon (11), Celestial Kingdom (11).

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
1Gathering the PoorBrigham Young
2The Holy Spirit, and Human Learning and ScienceJedediah M. Grant
3Trials of the Saints—Redemption of Zion—Second Coming of Christ—The Word of WisdomOrson Pratt
4Exhortation to FaithfulnessHeber C. Kimball
5Preaching the GospelGeorge A. Smith
6The History of MahomedanismGeorge A. Smith
7Mahometanism and ChristianityParley P. Pratt
8Faith—Practical Religion—Chastisement—Necessity of DevilsBrigham Young
9Times for All Things—Prayer—Chastisement—Unity—Faithfulness—Reverence for Sacred Things—ReformationBrigham Young
10Instructions to NewcomersJedediah M. Grant
11The Kingdom of GodOrson Pratt
12The Vine and Fig Tree—Duties of SaintsEzra T. Benson
13The Gospel of Salvation—A Vision—Redemption of the Earth and All that Pertains to ItBrigham Young
14Language, or the Medium of Communication in the Future State, and the Increased Powers of LocomotionOrson Pratt
15Education—The Resurrection—The World of SpiritsHeber C. Kimball
16Necessity of Home Missions—Purification of the Saints—Chastisement—Honesty in BusinessBrigham Young
17Iniquity—Saints Living Their Religion—Early MarriagesHeber C. Kimball
18Men Rewarded According to Their WorksJedediah M. Grant
19Literal Fulfillment of Prophecy—Destruction of Jerusalem—Restoration of Israel—The Coming of ChristParley P. Pratt
20Comprehensiveness of the Gospel—Truth the Bond of Union—Men Must Work Out Their Own SalvationAmasa M. Lyman
21The Necessity of the Saints Having the Spirit of Revelation—Faith and Works—The Power of God and of the DevilBrigham Young
22Rebuking Iniquity—The Potter and the Clay—a DreamHeber C. Kimball
23Salvation—Men Are Damned By Their Misdeeds—Truth—Comprehensiveness of "Mormonism"Amasa M. Lyman
24The First Principles of the GospelParley P. Pratt
25The Powers of the Priesthood not Generally Understood—The Necessity of Living By Revelation—The Abuse of BlessingsBrigham Young
26The Necessity of a Living Priesthood—The Utah LegislatureHeber C. Kimball
27The Present Scarcity of Food—Exhortation to the Bishops to Take Care of the Poor—The Failure of the Crops Will Prove a Blessing to the SaintsJedediah M. Grant
28Eternal Increase of Knowledge—Necessity of Cleaving to Every Good Principle—Men Are not Made Saints By Miraculous Gifts, But Through Obeying the Truth, and Obtaining the Witness of the SpiritBrigham Young
29Salvation—The Lord's Prayer—Newness of LifeAmasa M. Lyman
30The Necessity of the Saints Living Up to the Light Which Has Been Given ThemBrigham Young
31Elders Called to Go on Missions—Existence of Good and Evil Spirits, and of Holy AngelsHeber C. Kimball
32Exposing Wickedness Among the Saints—Corrupt Men Threatening the Saints With United States' Troops—The Laws of Utah Set Aside in the CourtsJedediah M. Grant
33Lawyers, and Those Who Practice Attending Law Courts, Rebuked—a Curse Pronounced Upon All Who Love Litigation and Do not RepentBrigham Young
34Wickedness Among the Saints—The Day of Purification at Hand—Elders Called to Go on MissionsHeber C. Kimball
35Instructions to the Bishops—Men Judged According to Their Knowledge—Organization of the Spirit and Body—Thought and Labor to Be Blended TogetherBrigham Young
36The Devil to Be Cast Out of the Earth—The Emigration Fund—Exhortation to Bishops—Laying Up Stores Against a Time of NeedHeber C. Kimball
37Difficulties Not Found Among the Saints Who Live Their Religion—Adversity Will Teach Them Their Dependence on God—God Invisibly Controls the Affairs of MankindBrigham Young
38Those Saints Who Have not Seen the Wickedness of the World Cannot Appreciate Their Blessings—Be Just in All Things—The Evil Results of not Listening to CounselHeber C. Kimball
39Plurality of Wives—The Free Agency of ManBrigham Young
40Men Must Save Themselves—No One Can Enjoy the Blessings of the Gospel and Pursue a Wicked Course—Necessity of ObedienceHeber C. Kimball
41Preaching—Necessity of the Saints Having Confidence in Those Over Them—Necessity of Wisdom in Dealing With Those Who Are Dead to Good Works—Ignorance of Worldly Philosophers—The Principle of Life As Shown in the Dissolution of Organized MatterBrigham Young
42The Leaven of the Gospel—The Saints Should Divest Themselves of Old Traditions—Policy of Making Good Farms and Storing Up GrainGeorge A. Smith
43The Salvation of the Soul of the Greatest Importance—Benefit of the Useful Sciences, EtcOrson Pratt
44The Advantages of the Latter-Day Saints, Compared With the Disadvantages Under Which Noah Labored, EtcOrson Pratt
45Progress of the Latter-Day Church—The Saints of All Ages Cooperating for the Success of the Kingdom of God on the EarthParley P. Pratt
46Disinclination of Men to Learn Through the Teachings and Experience of Others—Latter-Day Saints Compared With Those of Former Days—Sacrifice—Sheep and Goats—Customs and TraditionsBrigham Young
47Irrigation—Every Saint Should Labor for the Interest of the Community—It is the Lord that Gives the Increase—EtcBrigham Young
48Remarks on a Revelation Given in August, 1831—General InstructionsBrigham Young
49The Faith and Visions of the Ancient Saints—The Same Great Blessings to Be Enjoyed By the Latter-Day SaintsOrson Pratt
50The Order of Progression in Knowledge—The Way By Which Saints Become One—Aptness of Men to Remember Evil Rather Than Good—a Characteristic of Saints is to Remember Good and Forget Evil—Our Affections Should Be Placed on the Kingdom of God Above All Other ThingsBrigham Young
51The Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues—The Former Circumstances and Present Condition of the Saints Contrasted—Trials and Temptations Necessary to Exaltation—The Condition of Disembodied Spirits—Redemption of the DeadBrigham Young

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