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"Who revealed to him [Joseph Smith] the plan of redemption, and of exaltation for the dead who had died without the Gospel? and the keys and preparations necessary for holy and perpetual converse with Jesus Christ, and with the spirits of just men made perfect, and with the general assembly and Church of the first-born, in the holy of holies? Those from the dead! Again-How do the Saints expect the necessary information by which to complete the ministrations for the salvation and exaltation of their friends who have died? By one holding the keys of the oracles of God, as a medium through which the living can hear from the dead. Shall we, then, deny the principle, the philosophy, the fact of communication between worlds? No! verily no!" (Parley P. Pratt, "Spiritual Communication," Journal of Discourses Volume 2:43) More Interesting quotes from JD Volume Two may be found at the end of the index. |
Discourse Headings:
NECESSITY OF BUILDING TEMPLES-- THE ENDOWMENT Brigham Young, 2:1
THE POWER OF GOD AND THE POWER OF SATAN Jedediah M. Grant, 2:10
THE WORD OF WISDOM ESPECIALLY SUITED TO INFANTS AND YOUTH-PRIVATIONS IN MISSOURI-NECESSITY OF INTEGRITY, AND STRIFE FOR EXCELLENCE-RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS Brigham Young, 2:16
REMINISCENCES OF THE JACKSON COUNTY MOB, THE EVACUATION OF NAUVOO, AND THE SETTLEMENT OF GREAT SALT LAKE CITY George A. Smith, 2:22
PERSECUTIONS,DUTIES, AND PRIVILEGES OF THE SAINTS Daniel H.Wells, 2:25
THE GOSPEL-GROWING IN KNOWLEDGE-THE LORD'S SUPPER-BLESSINGS OF FAITHFULNESS-UTILITY OF PERSECUTION-CREATION OF ADAM-EXPERIENCE Brigham Young, 2:29
A PRAYER Heber C. Kimball, 2:34
PERSECUTIONS, POSITION, PROSPECTS, AND AGENCY OF THE SAINTS Bishop Edward Hunter, 2:35
PRAYER Bishop Alfred Cordon, 2:39
THE CHURCH BUILT ON A ROCK-EFFORTS OF SATAN-THE PRIESTHOOD John Young, 2:40
PRAYER George B. Wallace, 2:41
SPIRITUAL COMMUNICATION Parley P. Pratt, 2:43
PRAYER President Orson Hyde, 2:47
DEBTORS TO THE PERPETUAL EMIGRATING FUND President Brigham Young, 2:49
THE PERPETUAL EMIGRATING FUND-EMIGRATION OF THE SAINTS AND THE NATIONS Orson Pratt, 2:54
GATHERING THE SAINTS-PERPETUAL EMIGRATING FUND Orson Hyde, 2:61
THE IMMIGRATION-THE PERPETUAL EMIGRATING FUND-SCOFFERS Jedediah M. Grant, 2:71
THE MARRIAGE RELATIONS Orson Hyde, 2:75
MARRIAGE RELATIONS OF BISHOPS AND DEACONS Brigham Young, 2:88
ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MAN Brigham Young, 2:90
CONSECRATION Orson Pratt 2:96
UNION OF THE SAINTS-AUTHORITY OF THE PRIESTHOOD-POWER OF GOD-OBEDIENCE-THE URlM AND THUMMIM, ETC. Heber C. Kimball, 2:105
COMMON SALVATION Orson Hyde, 2:112
SAINTS SUBJECT TO TEMPTATION-TRUE RICHES, VIRTUE, AND SANCTIFICATION- "MORMONISM"- GLADDENITES, APOSTLES, AND SAINTS-DEVILS WITHOUT TABERNACLES Brigham Young, 2:121
PERFECTION AND SALVATION-SELF-GOVERNMENT Brigham Young, 2:129
SPIRITUAL GIFTS-HELL-THE SPIRIT WORLD-THE ELDERS AND THE NATIONS-THE LAMANITES-THE TEMPLE Brigham Young, 2:136
FULFILMENT OF PROPHECY-WARS AND COMMOTIONS Jedediah M. Grant, 2:145
OBEDIENCE-THE SPIRIT WORLD-THE POTTER AND THE CLAY Heber C. Kimball, 2:150
CONTENTMENT-HOME MANUFACTURES-THE PRIESTHOOD-TITHING-GATHERING-BUILDING UP ZION-PURIFICATION Heber C. Kimball, 2:155
THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ILLINOIS-NAUVOO CHARTER AND MUNICIPAL COURT-WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Joseph Smith, 2:163
THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES-RIGHTS AND POLICY OF THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS Brigham Young, 2:170
THE PRIESTHOOD AND SATAN-THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES-RIGHTS AND POLICY OF THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS Brigham Young, 2:179
THE CHURCH AND KINGDOM OF GOD, AND THE CHURCHES AND KINGDOMS OF MEN Wilford Woodruff, 2:191
THE JUDGEMENTS OF GOD ON THE UNITED STATES-THE SAINTS AND THE WORLD Orson Hyde, 2:202
GATHERING AND SANCTIFICATION OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD George A. Smith, 2:211
OBEDIENCE-THE PRIESTHOOD-SPIRITUAL
COMMUNICATION-THE SAINTS AND THE WORLD
Heber C. Kimball, 2:220
THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF THE GOSPEL Jedediah M. Grant, 2:225
THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL Heber C. Kimball, 2:233
THE INCREASED POWERS AND FACULTIES OF THE MIND IN A FUTURE STATE Orson Pratt, 2:235
FAITHFULNESS AND APOSTACY Brigham Young, 2:248
PROGRESS OF THE WORK-CONSECRATION-PREACHING TO ISRAEL Orson Pratt, 2:259
PREACHING AND TESTIMONY-GATHERING ISRAEL-THE BLOOD OF ISRAEL AND THE GENTILES- THE SCIENCE OF LIFE Brigham Young, 2:266
FAITH AND WORKS Jedediah M. Grant, 2:272
DEPENDENCE ON THE LORD-COAL AND IRON WORKS-FAMILY EXCURSIONS Brigham Young, 2:279
THE ANCIENT PROPHECIES Orson Pratt, 2:284
CONSECRATION Brigham Young, 2:298
THE KINGDOM OF GOD Brigham Young, 2:309
UTAH DELEGATE TO WASHINGTON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS Brigham Young, 2:318
ARGUMENTS OF MODERN CHRISTIAN SECTS AGAINST THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS George A. Smith, 2:323
THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE GODHEAD Orson Pratt, 2:334
NECESSITY OF OPPOSITION Ezra T. Benson, 2:347
PRIVILEGES AND DUTIES OF THE SAINTS Heber C. Kimball, 2:354
THE WORD OF WISDOM Ezra T. Benson, Delivered in the Bowery, 2:357
ORDAINING YOUNG MEN TO OFFICE-THE WORD OF WISDOM-UNION George A. Smith, 2:360
FUNERAL ADDRESS Orson Pratt, 2:368
OPPOSITION TO THE GOSPEL George A. Smith, 2:373
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"I dare not even call a man to be a Deacon, to assist me in my calling, unless he has a family." It is not the business of an ignorant young man, of no experience in family matters, to inquire into the circumstances of families, and know the wants of every person. Some may want medicine and nourishment, and to be looked after, and it is not the business of boys to do this; but select a man who has got a family to be a Deacon, whose wife can go with him, and assist him in administering to the needy in the ward. (Brigham Young, 6 October 1854, JD 2:88)
Among the first principles that were revealed to the children of men in the last days was the gathering; the first revelations that were given to the Church were to command them to gather and send Elders to seek out a place for the gathering of the saints. (George A. Smith, JD 2:214)
Gentlemen that is as plain as the translators, or different councils over this Scripture, dare allow it to go to the world, but the thing is there; it is told; Jesus was the bridegroom at the marriage of Cana of Galilee, and he told them what to do. Now there was actually a marriage; and if Jesus was not the bridegroom on that occasion, please tell who was. If any man can show this, and prove that it was not the Savior of the world, then I will acknowledge I am in error. We say it was Jesus Christ who was married, to be brought into the relation whereby he could see his seed, before he was crucified. "Has he indeed passed by the nature of angels, and taken upon himself the seed of Abraham, to die without leaving a seed to bear his name on the earth?" No. But when the secret is fully out, the seed of the blessed shall be gathered in, in the last days; and he who has not the blood of Abraham flowing in his veins, who has not one particle of the Savior's in him, I am afraid is a stereotyped Gentile, who will be left out and not be gathered in the last days; for I tell you it is the chosen of God, the seed of the blessed, that shall be gathered. I do not despise to be called a son of Abraham, if he had a dozen wives; or to be called a brother, a son, a child of the Savior, if he had Mary, and Martha, and several others, as wives; and though he did cast seven devils out of one of them, it is all the same to me. (Orson Hyde, October 6, 1854, JD 2:82)