Journal of Discourses Volume Twenty-three
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PREFACE
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"This is not only my saying, but it is the
saying of those ancient prophets which they themselves profess
to believe; for God will speedily have a controversy with the
nations of the earth, and, as I stated before, the destroyer
of the Gentiles is on his way to overthrow governments, to destroy
dynasties, to lay waste thrones, kingdoms and empires, to spread
abroad anarchy and desolation, and to cause war, famine and bloodshed
to overspread the earth." (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses,
Volume 23:67) |
THE INDIANS-THE INFLUENCE
OF THE ELDERS AMONG THEM IN THE INTEREST OF PEACE, ETC. Erastus Snow, 23:7
THE SETTLING OF SOUTHERN
UTAH-BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE, ETC. John
Taylor, 23:11
TRAVELS OF THE FIRST
PRESIDENCY AND THE TWELVE-TEMPORAL AND SPIRITUAL CONDITION OF
THE SAINTS-THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS-TEMPLE BUILDING, ITS OBJECT-ORGANIZATION
OF THE PRIESTHOOD, ITS DUTIES-THE GATHERING AND GENERAL DUTIES
OF THE SAINTS OF GOD, THEIR ULTIMATE DESTINY. John Taylor, 23:20
THE DISPENSATION OF
THE FULNESS OF TIMES-RESTORATIONS OF THE GOSPEL-DUTIES OF THE
PRIESTHOOD-THE FUTURE OF ZION-INCONSISTENCY OF THE SAINTS' PERSECUTORS-INCIDENTS
OF CHURCH HISTORY, ETC. John Taylor,
23:28
THE SOUTHERN STATES'
MISSION-FAITHFULNESS OF YOUNG ELDERS-OPPOSITION TO THE TRUTH-GRADUAL
SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL-CHANGES IN RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL SENTIMENT-HARD
TIMES IN THE SOUTH-VICE AND DEGRADATION-THE COLORADO SETTLEMENTS. John Morgan, 23:38
THE GOSPEL'S RESTORATION-ITS
PRIESTHOOD AND PRINCIPLES-THE SAINTS MISREPRESENTED-THE "MORMON"
WAR"-COMPARATIVE STATISTICS-THE IMPENDING JUDGEMENTS OF GOD-DUTIES
OF THE SAINTS-A WARNING TO THEIR OPPRESSORS-THE WICKEDNESS OF
THE WORLD-EXHORTATION TO RIGHTEOUSNESS John
Taylor, 23:47
THE LAWS OF GOD AND
THE LAWS OF THE LAND-THE SAINTS AN OBEDIENT AND LAW-ABIDING PEOPLE-THEIR
PERSECUTIONS PRODUCTIVE OF PROSPERITY-THEIR PAST AND PROSPECTIVE
EXPERIENCE AND EVENTUAL TRIUMPH. Joseph
F. Smith, 23:69
MAN'S FREE AGENCY-THE
GOSPEL RESTORED-OPPOSITION TO GOD'S WORK-INCREASE OF WICKEDNESS-THE
WORLD WARNED OF RETRIBUTION-THE SAINTS EXHORTED TO RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Wilford Woodruff, 23:76
THE LAST DISPENSATIONTHE
SAINTS' RELIGION PRACTICAL-HOSTILITY TO GOD'S WORK-DIVISIONS IN
SECTARIAN CHURCHES-UNITY OF THE SAINTS-EARLY HISTORY OF UTAH-"MORMON"
THRIFT AND ENTERPRISE-THE ONE MAN POWER-GOD'S PEOPLE A FREE PEOPLE-INCREASE
OF CORRUPTION-THE SAINTS HOPEFUL. Erastus
Snow, 23:83
PEACE AND PROSPERITY
OF THE SAINTS-GROWING IMPORTANCE OF THE CHURCH FROM ITS ORGANIZATION-THE
WORK OF GOD AND NOT OF MAN-GOD'S BLESSINGS UPON THE RIGHTEOUS-HIS
CURSE UPON THE UNRIGHTEOUS-THE LIBERTY OF THE GOSPEL-THE SAINTS
PRESERVED FROM WAR AND BLOODSHED-THEIR UNION AND UNIVERSAL GOOD
WILL. George Q. Cannon, 23:93
THE LORD'S WORK-WARFARE
NOT REQUIRED OF THE SAINTS-AN OVERRULING PROVIDENCE CORRUPTION
AND PERJURY IN HIGH PLACES-VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION-FALSE
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE SAINTS-WORDS OF COMFORT AND EXHORTATION. F. D. Richards, 23:106
MODERN FULFILLMENT
OF PROPHECY-RISE OF JOSEPH THE PROPHET-ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH
OF CHRIST-PERSECUTIONS OF THE SAINTS-THEIR UNDYING FAITH IN GOD-THE
WORLD PROVING JOSEPH SMITH A PROPHET-SATAN BUSILY AT WORK-THE
GOSPEL OF LIBERTY AND HUMANITY. George
Q. Cannon, 23:114
LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE-MAN
ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD-THE FALL OF ADAM AND EVE PRE-ORDAINED-REDEMPTION
AND RESURRECTION-THE GOSPEL IN ANCIENT AND IN MODERN TIMES-FULFILLMENT
OF PROPHECY-A FALSEHOOD REFUTED-PATRIARCHAL MARRIAGE-ITS PURITY
AND ITS ETERNAL PURPOSE. Wilford Woodruff,
23:124
HOW THE GOSPEL IS PREACHED
BY THE ELDERS-VALUE OF THE TRAINING THEY RECEIVE-HISTORICAL COMPILATION
OF EXPERIENCES OF THE ELDERS WOULD BE INTERESTING-PROSPECTS OF
THE RISING GENERATION-FAITH OF THE ANCIENTS RESTORED-FULFILLMENT
OF THE DESTINY OF THE CHURCH CANNOT BE HINDERED-THE SAINTS PURIFIED
BY TRIAL. George Q. Cannon, 23:133
HUMAN RIGHTS-ORIGIN,
DUTY AND DESTINY OF MAN-CORRECT KNOWLEDGE DUE TO DIVINE REVELATION-TRUTH
EVER ABSOLUTE AND UNWELCOME TO THE WORLD-GOD'S AUTHORITY UNRECOGNIZED-THE
WORLD'S PRESENT STATE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS. George.
G. Bywater, 23:142
ANCIENT AND MODERN
ISRAEL COMPARED-GOD'S WORK PROGRESSIVE-HIS OVER-RULING PROVIDENCE. Lorenzo Snow, 23:150
HOW TO FIND OUT GOD-HOW
MAN MAY KNOW HIMSELF-NECESSITY OF DIVINE REVELATION-HOW AND BY
WHAT MEANS RECEIVED-TESTIMONY OF THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS-THE NATURE
AND ORIGIN OF MAN-HIS MORTAL EXPERIENCE AND ITS PURPOSE-THE FATE
OF THE WICKED-LOT OF THE RIGHTEOUS-ETERNAL LIFE AND HOW IT MAY
BE ATTAINED. Charles W. Penrose, 23:156
PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL
IN THE LATTER-DAYS-SIGNS PROMISES TO FOLLOW BELIEVERS AS ANCIENTLY-THE
GOSPEL IN FORCE UPON ALL THE WORLD-SINCERITY NO EXCUSE FOR WILFUL
DISOBEDIENCE-A POSITIVE PERSONAL TESTIMONY ATTAINABLE THROUGH
OBEDIENCE-UNAUTHORIZED ADMINISTRATION UNRECOGNIZED OF GOD-NEW
REVELATION ESSENTIAL AND DESIRABLETRUE AND FALSE CHARITY. Orson Pratt, 23:162
MAN A MORTAL AND AN
IMMORTAL BEINGTEMPORAL AND SPIRITUAL DEATH-REDEMPTION THROUGH
THE ATONEMENT AND GOSPEL OF CHRIST-SONS OF PERDITION-MAN'S PRE-EXISTENT,
DISEMBODIED AND RESURRECTED STATES-JESUS CHRIST THE GREAT EXAMPLE-THE
RIGHTEOUS TO BE CONFORMED TO HIS IMAGE-HIS SIMILARITY TO THE FATHER-HIS
MISSION NOT COMPLETED AT HIS DEATH-HIS RESURRECTION AND THE REDEMPTION
OF HUMANITY. Joseph F. Smith, 23:169
THE DEATH OF THE FAITHFUL
IS NO CAUSE FOR MOURNING-THE PERPETUITY OF THE PRIESTHOOD-PROBATIONARY
INGRESS AND EGRESS-ALL KNOWLEDGE COMES FROM GOD TEMPLE BUILDING
AND ITS PURPOSES-EXHORTATIONS TO THE SAINTS. John Taylor, 23:175
GOD'S PECULIAR PEOPLE
CALLED A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS-THEIR MINISTRY THUS FORE-SHADOWED-THE
MELCHISEDEK AND AARONIC PRIESTHOODS-THEIR RESTORATION IN THE LATTER-DAYS-THEIR
PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL-EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH-THE LINEAGE OF THE
PROPHET JOSEPH SMITH-PREDESTINATION AND ELECTION-THE DISPERSION
AND GATHERING OF ISRAEL-THE PRIESTHOOD ENDLESS, ADMINISTERING
IN TIME AND ETERNITY-THE BLINDNESS OF THE GENTILES TO THE THINGS
OF GOD-THE RESULTS OF PERSECUTION-THE FUTURE OF THE FAITHFUL.
Erastus Snow, 23:181
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
CHARACTERTRAITS THAT ARE ADMIRABLE-HOW TO HAVE INFLUENCE WITH
HEAVEN-WHY MEN SHOULD DO RIGHT-CULTIVATION OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS-THINGS
OF GOD MUST BE SOUGHT AFTER-FASTING, PRAYING. DEVOTION AND SACRIFICE.
Lorenzo Snow, 23:189
MISSION OF THE HOLY
GHOST-COMMISSIONS OF THE ANCIENT AND MODERN APOSTLES-UNBELIEF
AND FANATICISM-SINCERITY NO EVIDENCE OF TRUTH-MARRIAGE COMMANDED
OF GOD AND FORBIDDEN BY MAN-MORAL COURAGE AND ANTI "MORMON"
LEGISLATION-RIGHTEOUS AND UNRIGHTEOUS DOMINION-PURITY OF THE ELDERS
OF ISRAEL-WORSHIP OF WEALTH AND ITS POVERTY-LATTER-DAY SAINTS
NEVER DESTINED TO BE SLAVES-PERSECUTION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. Moses Thatcher, 23:196
TEMPLE AT LOGAN-LIQUOR
TRAFFIC-CHURCH ORGANIZATION-DUTIES OF ITS OFFICERS-TREATMENT OF
TRANSGRESSORS-INTERESTING ANECDOTE AND ITS MORAL-VARIOUS OFFICES
AND CALLINGS OF PRIESTHOOD, ETC-GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF GOD'S WORK-OPPOSITION
BY THE WORLD-REGENERATION OF THE LAMANITES AND GENERAL SALVATION
OF MAN. John Taylor, 23:215
MARRIAGE QUESTION-LAWFUL
CONCUBINAGE AND ITS UNLAWFUL COUNTERFEIT-VARIOUS VIEWS CONCERNING
UNION OF SEXES-PLURAL MARRIAGE AMONG LATTER-DAY SAINTS-EXAMPLE
AND CHARACTER OF ABRAHAM-CHRISTIAN CRIMES IN NEW ENGLAND-OPPRESSION
WITH ITS REAL AND PRETENDED OBJECT-PRISONS AND PENALTIES POWERLESS
TO STOP THE LORD'S WORK. Erastus Snow,
23:224
WORK OF GOD AND BUILDING
UP OF ZION-PREACHING, TEMPLE BUILDING AND OTHER DUTIES-CORRUPTION
AND HYPOCRISY OF CHRISTENDOM-RIGHTS OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS AS AMERICAN
CITIZENS-DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BIGAMY AND POLYGAMY-UNJUST LEGISLATION
AND AMERICAN JUSTICE. John Taylor,
23:235
THE GATHERING AND ITS
OBJECT-SACRIFICES REQUIRED OF SAINTS-RISK OF REJECTING TESTIMONY
OF TRUTH-PROFESSION AND PRACTICE, PRETENSIONS AND PRINCIPLE-IMPENDING
TRIALS AND TROUBLES, TIME AND ETERNITY, BODY AND SPIRIT-SPIRIT
OF TRUTHFUL INTUITION SAFEST GUIDE.
Joseph E. Taylor, 23:242
GOSPEL OF CHRIST OF
ANCIENT CHRISTIANITY-ITS GROWTH AND PROGRESS-CHRIST'S SERMON ON
THE MOUNT-EARLY APOSTASY AND THE GOSPEL'S RESTORATION-THE OBJECT
OF "ANTI-"MORMON" LEGISLATION-SAINTS WILLING TO
ABIDE THE ISSUE. George G. Bywater,
23:250
MIGHTY MISSION OF THE
SAINTS-GOD'S DEALINGS-AUTHORSHIP OF CREATION AND RIGHT TO RULE-CONTRASTED
STATESMANSHIP-MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND HER DAUGHTERS-POLITICAL SITUATION-RIGHTS
OF MAN-SUPPORTERS AND SUBVERTERS OF LAW AND ORDER-RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE
AND POLITICAL INJUSTICE-LATTER-DAY SAINTS FUTURE SAVIORS OF AMERICA-EDMUNDS
ACT AND ITS UNJUST OPERATION-REVEREND FALSIFIERS AND THEIR DUPES.
John Taylor, 23:257
PERSECUTION FULFILLING
PROPHECY-VERMONT, THE BIRTHPLACE OF PROMINENT "MORMONS"
AND THEIR OPPRESSORS-FAITH AND INTEGRITY OF SAINTS TO BE TESTED-PEACE
AMONG GOD'S PEOPLE A PECULIAR CHARACTERISTIC-IN TIME OF TROUBLE
TRUST IN GOD-"WATCH THE CAPTAIN"ACTS OF UTAH COMMISSIONERS-GOD'S
OVERRULING POWER AND WISDOM-A GREAT WORK REQUIRES GREAT SACRIFICE-NON-PERFORMANCE
OF DUTY NO CAUSE FOR SELF-GRATULATION-MAN'S PENALTIES MORE ENDURABLE
THAN GOD'S-BETTER TO DISOBEY MAN, THAN GOD. George
Q. Cannon, 23:271
LOVE FOR AND FORGIVENESS
OF ENEMIES-SUCH THINGS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ASSOCIATION AND ASSIMILATION-SAINTS
EXHORTED AGAINST BARTERING AWAY THEIR INHERITANCES-IDOLATRY OF
RICHES-MAN CANNOT BUILD UP ZION, BUT GOD CAN AND WILL. Joseph F. Smith, 23:282
REVELATION OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT-SACRIFICE BRINGS FORTH SALVATION-EPISODE OF QUEEN ESTHER-WHERE
KNOWLEDGE IS GIVEN OBEDIENCE IS REQUIRED-PENALTY OF DISOBEDIENCE-TESTIMONY
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS-INDESTRUCTIBILITY OF "MORMONISM."
Lorenzo Snow, 23:288
"TWIN RELICS"
SLAVERY AND POLYGAMY-POLYGAMY AND BIGAMY-"CHRISTIAN"
STATESMANSHIP-JOSEPH SMITH'S PROPOSITION FOR ABOLITION OF SLAVERY-GREAT
REBELLION-BIBLE AND POLYGAMY-ORIGIN OF MONOGAMY-MISSION OF EPHRAIM-TEN
TRIBES AND SCATTERED ISRAEL-PRESENT PERSECUTION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
OF SAINTS. Erastus Snow, 23:294
"MORMONISM"
AS TRUE NOW AS EVER-MANY CALLED BUT FEW CHOSEN-GOD'S PEOPLE TO
BE TRIED AND TESTED-RAPID GROWTH OF HIS KINGDOM-BLINDNESS OF THE
WORLD-ANIMOSITY OF SATAN-ORDEALS ORDAINED FROM THE BEGINNING-REWARD
OF THE FAITHFUL. Daniel H. Wells, 23:303
TITHES AND OFFERINGS-CONSECRATION
AND STEWARDSHIPS-LAW OF THE LORD TO LATTER-DAY SAINTS-MEANING
OF "SURPLUS PROPERTY"-YEAR OF JUBILEE OR RELEASE-IMPORTANCE
OF PAYING TITHING. F. D. Richards,
23:311
MAN'S NATURAL SPIRIT
AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD-WHAT IS EXPECTED OF SAINTS-CHRIST THE EXAMPLE
TO ALL HIS FOLLOWERS. John Taylor,
23:320
HARDSHIP THE HERITAGE
OF THE SAINTS-NECESSITY OF TRIA-LFORGIVENESS OF ENEMIES-INSPIRED
DREAMS-"GET THE SPIRIT OF GOD"-GREAT WORK EXPECTED OF
SAINTSLABORS AMONG LAMANITES. Wilford
Woodruff , 23:326
MEN POWERLESS EXCEPT
AS GOD PERMITS-ORDEALS NECESSARY TO PURITYZION WILL TRIUMPH. John Taylor, 23:333
LORD INTERESTED IN
SALVATION OF WHOLE HUMAN FAMILY-HIS PLANS, PURPOSES AND DEALINGS-NECESSITY
OF CHARITY, LOVE UNION, ETC., IN THE CHURCH OF CHRIST-LOGAN TEMPLE
AND A PROPHETIC GLIMPSE AT ITS FUTURE. Lorenzo
Snow, 23:338
REVEALED RELIGION AND
MAN-MADE METHODS OF WORSHIP-ONLY ONE TRUE AND ACCEPTABLE WAY TO
WORSHIP GOD-ANCIENT AND MODERN REVELATIONS CORROBORATE EACH OTHER-GOD'S
SPIRIT THE LIGHT AND LIFE OF THE WHOLE WORLD-COMING FORTH OF LIGHT
IN LATTER DAYS-JOSEPH SMITH AND HIS DOCTRINES-PERSONAL EXPERIENCE-OPERATIONS
OF THE SPIRIT-WAY TO OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE FROM GOD-NECESSITY OF PRIESTHOOD
AND CHURCH GOVERNMENT. Charles W. Penrose,
23:343
POWER AND AUTHORITY
OF PRIESTHOOD CONTINUOUS-PSEUDO-PROPHETS AND THEIR REVELATIONS-ORDINATION
PRE-REQUISITE TO ACTION IN ANY OFFICE-JOSEPH SMITH THE HEAD OF
THIS DISPENSATION-TWELVE ORDAINED BY HIM TO BEAR OFF THE KINGDOM-JOSEPH'S
LEGAL SUCCESSOR AND BRIGHAM'S-PRIESTHOOD, AS IT NOW EXISTS, THE
RIGHTFUL AUTHORITY OF GOD ON EARTH. George
Q. Cannon, 23:357
WHY SAINTS MEET TOGETHER-WHAT
THEIR PROFESSION IMPLIES-NO RIGHT TO SIT IN JUDGEMENT ON THE WORLD-ALL
CHILDREN OF A COMMON FATHER-MANY GOOD MEN INSPIRED BY THE SPIRIT
OF GOD WHO DID NOT POSSESS THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST-HOW JOSEPH
SMITH OBTAINED KNOWLEDGE-WHAT THE SAVIOR REQUIRED-OPERATIONS OF
THE HOLY GHOST-DUTY IF MISSIONARIES-NATIONAL FEELINGS BURIED IN
EMBRACING THE GOSPEL-RELATIONSHIP TO GOD-DESTINY OF THE FAITHFUL-CHARACTER
OF WOULD-BE REFORMERS-RIGHTS TO BE CONTENDED FOR-CORRUPT PRACTICES
CONDEMNED. John Taylor, 23:368
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