TLC Reference Library
TLC Reference Library
The TLC Reference Library is provided by the TLC as a service. It is a collection of books, discourses, source and reference materials from which you may study the original doctrines of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ as taught by the Prophet Joseph Smith and his contemporaries. These materials will benefit any student of Mormon history and thought. The TLC Reference Library is not intended to be exhaustive, and does not include many commonly-available works. The intent of the TLC Reference Library is to include works and sources that are less commonly available to students of the Latter-day Restoration, or those of great importance, such as the Journal of Discourses and the Lectures on Faith. All works are understood to be copyright-free, public domain, or otherwise used by permission. We will add to the TLC Reference Library over time.
The TLC Reference Library is non-exhaustive, and will be expanded and improved over time. Please refer to our Suggested Reading Page for more information. We have made every effort to insure the accuracy of the sources reproduced here. If you discover typographical mistakes, linking problems, or other such errors, please contact our TLC Website Monitor.
The entire contents of each of the 26 volumes of the Journal of Discourses is now included here. This source is one of the best sources for learning the mind and thought of the former LDS leaders who were personally taught and instructed by the Prophet Joseph Smith. The Journal of Discourses also includes a few discourses by Joseph Smith himself.
First Presidency Letter dated 1 June 1853 describing the assignment given to George D. Watt from the First Presidency of the former-day LDS Church to publish the Journal of Discourses, and the skills and methods of recording oral discourses.
Preface to the Journal of Discourses emphasizing their tremendous importance to the Latter-Day Saints as a source of "doctrine [which] will greatly accelerate the grand object they have in view-the salvation of souls, the instruction of Saints, and the building up of Zion in the last days." These discourses were esteemed to be also "most valuable, as a gauge of doctrine, a rule of rectitude, and a square to life, furnishing at the same time an extensive repository of historical information."
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The TLC Edition of the Book of Mormon is exactly the same as the original 1830 publication, but with the present-day chapters and versification with which most people today are familiar. No attempt has been made to correct obvious errors in spelling, grammar, usage, or punctuation which were in the original. This version of the Book of Mormon was nonetheless instrumental in permitting many of the greatest souls of this Dispensation to obtain a divine witness of the truthfullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the gospel principles taught in this book. See the "Introduction" and "About this Edition" for additional explanations about this edition of the Book of Mormon.
| About this Edition | Mosiah |
| Introduction | Alma 1-32 |
| Title Page | Alma 33-63 |
| 1 Nephi | Helaman |
| 2 Nephi | 3 Nephi |
| Jacob | 4 Nephi |
| Enos | Mormon |
| Jarom | Ether |
| Omni | Moroni |
| Words of Mormon | Witnesses Testimonies |
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The Lectures on Faith are very basic doctrinal teachings written by the Prophet Joseph Smith. These "Lectures" were used in the first School of the Prophets in Kirtland, Ohio in the 1830's. Among the topics covered in the Lectures on Faith include the importance of having a correct idea of the nature of God in order to have true faith in him, how this faith is to be applied in our lives unto gaining salvation, and the correct definitions of terms related to faith, such as knowledge, power, justice, judgment, mercy, and truth which enable us to properly understand more advanced doctrinal concepts. The Sixth Lecture on Faith discusses the fruits of having true faith and knowledge of one's faith in God and testimony of the Savior, which is the ability to sacrifice all things because of the knowledge of the truth--obtained through proper application of faith. This Sixth Lecture on Faith, the shortest one, teaches some of the most important gems of truth as it applies to our earathly lives, yet these concepts are among the least understood and least applied among most Latter-day believers in Joseph Smith and the restoration. The Lectures on Faith are replete with concepts expressed in the ancient Hebrew tradition, as is the Book of Mormon, which is a foot print of truly inspired writings--which indeed these Lectures on Faith are. They were formerly included in the LDS Doctrine and Covenants as part of the "Doctrine" implied from the title. The Lectures on Faith were removed from the LDS Doctrine and Covenants early in this century, as they were considered "not inspired" at that time by the LDS Church. |
Remarks on Priesthood, 5 October 1840
Discourse: "The Gathering of Israel," 11 June 1843
Address: "Three Grand Orders of Priesthood," 27 August 1843
Discourse: "The Christian Godhead--Plurality of Gods" 16 June 1844
Joseph Smith's Last Dream 27 June 1844
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This significant, encompassing poetic work written by LDS Apostle Orson F. Whitney in 1904 interweaves latter-day revealed religion, doctrine, and principles into an epic description of the plan of salvation and religious history. This work circumscribes many former LDS doctrines and principles that are now forgotton. The "Epilogue" poetically portrays important concepts of the mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith."
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