Journal of Discourses Volume Twenty-four
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PREFACE
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"Many men suppose that we have obeyed that
law [Celestial Plural Marriage] to gratify the lusts of the flesh.
Bless your soul, if that had been our object, we might have followed
the example of the people of the Christian world-committed whoredom
and adultery-without bringing upon ourselves the cares, pains,
and penalties that we have to bear by obeying this law. But let
me tell you that the Latter-day Saints look upon adultery as
one of the greatest crimes any man can commit in this world.
It is next to murder. No, this people have not obeyed that law
because of a desire to gratify the lusts of the flesh; they have
observed it in obedience to the command of God, and because it
will have power and effect after death." (Wilford Woodruff,
Journal of Discourses, Volume 24:244) |
GREATNESS
OF THE WORK INAUGURATED AND ACCOMPLISHED BY THE PROPHET JOSEPH
SMITH-SKETCH OF THE PROPHETS EARLY LIFE-REFUTATION OF THE FALSE
CHARGES MADE AGAINST THE HIM AND THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS-CHARACTER
OF OUR TRADUCERS-DIVINE NATURE AND VALUE OF THE BOOK OF MORMON
Joseph F. Smith, 24:8
PROHIBITION ADVOCATED-EFFECTS
OF DRUNKENNESS ILLUSTRATED, STATISTICS ETC
Moses Thatcher, 24:16.
EXHORTATION FROM ISAIAH-THE
SAINTS OBEYING IT-GLIMPSES AT THE SETTLEMENT OF UTAH-FULFILLING
ANCIENT PROPHECIES-JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, THE DESTINATION OF
THE SAINTS-THE TEMPLE TO BUILT THERE-NEW JERUSALEM-HOW IT WILL
BE PRESERVED FROM DECAY-ITS DESCRIPTION-THE WICKED POWERLESS TO
PREVENT THE SAINTS FROM FULFILLING THEIR DESTINY Orson Pratt, 24:20
THE CHURCH BASED UPON
THE PRINCIPLES OF PERFECT FREEDOM-WHEN A PRESIDENT RESIGNS, HIS
COUNSELORS GO OUT OF OFFICE-HIGH PRIESTS TO PRESIDE-PRESIDENTS
CHOOSE THEIR OWN COUNSELORS-ALL AUTHORITIES SUSTAINED BY VOTE
OF THE SAINTS-POSITION OF PRESIDENTS CANNON AND SMITH IF PRESIDENT
TAYLOR SHOULD RESIGN-SAINTS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE RELIGION
OF OTHERS John Taylor, 24:32
HOSTILE FEELINGS TOWARDS
THE SAINTS-THEIR MORALITY COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE WORLD-LAXITY
OF LAWS AND IMMORALITY IN WASHINGTON-OBJECT OF THE EDMUNDS BILL-CAUSE
OF FORMER HOSTILITY-SAINTS TO CONTEND FOR LIBERTY-RIGHTS OF CONGRESS-OTHER
THINGS TO BE DREADED MORE THAN HOSTILE LEGISLATION-SHAME OF CONGRESSMAN-DESTINY
OF THE SAINTS George Q. Cannon, 24:38
IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK
OF GOD-"THE KINGDOM OF GOD OR NOTHING"-APPARENT INSIGNIFICANCE
OF THE CHURCH AT FIRST-ITS GROWTH-ANCIENT MEN OF GOD-PERSONAL
REMINISCENCE-WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THE SAINTS-HOW JOSEPH SMITH'S
PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED Wilford Woodruff,
24:50
PECULIARITIES OF PUBLIC
PREACHING AMONG THE SAINTS-A COMPREHENSIVE RELIGION-EQUALITY OF
MAN-SAINTS THE CHAMPIONS OF RIGHT-A PROVIDENCE OVER THE SAINTS-LEAVEN
OF TRUTH WORK-TRUTH TAUGHT BY JOSEPH SMITH NOW BEING VERIFIED-IGNORANT
POLITICIANS-EFFECT OF JUDGE BLACK'S ARGUMENT-EFFECTUAL PRAYER George Q. Cannon, 24:56
PAST AND FUTURE OF
THE AMERICAN CONTINENT-LAW OF THE LORD AND LAW OF THE LAND-EFFORTS
OF OUR ENEMIES TURNED TO OUR ADVANTAGE-LIGHT AND LIBERTY OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS-WORK OF THE LORD AMONG THE NATIONS-JUDICIAL FOLLY AND INJUSTICE-FAITH
INSEPARABLE FROM WORKS-PARABLE OF THE TALENTS EXEMPLIFIED Erastus Snow, 24:64
CONSOLATION WHICH THE
BEREAVED HAVE-OTHER CALAMITIES WORSE THAN DEATH-EFFECTS OF SIN-WHAT
IS TO BE GAINED BY FAITHFULNESS-HOW ALL WILL BE JUDGED-RESURRECTION-PROOFS
OF CHRIST'S RESURRECTION Joseph F.
Smith, 24:75
CHURCH OF CHRIST-CHURCHES
OF MEN...CONFLICTING IDEAS-TRUE SOURCES OF LEARNING-ONENESS EXPLAINED-ONLY
ONE TRUE RELIGION-"PROBATION AFTER DEATH"-IDEAS OF HELL
CHANGING-DIFFERENT DEGREES OF GLORY-WORK FOR THE DEAD-COMPLETENESS
AND SIMPLICITY OF THE GOSPEL Charles
W. Penrose, 24:82
PEACE ENJOYED, BUT
TROUBLE EXPECTED-FALSEHOODS ABOUT THE SAINTS-POWER OF THE SAINTS
DREADED-PLURAL MARRIAGE NOT THE REAL OBJECTION-MINING FOR PRECIOUS
METALS AVOIDED-GOOD EFFECTS OF UNLAWFUL LEGISLATION AND RULINGS-HOPES
FOR THE FUTURE George Q. Cannon, 24:99
A COMPARISON-WRATH
OF MAN MADE TO PRAISE GOD-FALL OF SENATOR EDMUNDS-FATE OF THOSE
WHO OPPOSE GOD'S WORK-PERSECUTION FOR RELIGION UNAVAILING-CASE
OF THE HUGUENOTS-INTEMPERANCE-STARTLING STATISTICS-DRINK THE CAUSE
OF OTHER EVILS-APPEAL TO THE SAINTS
Moses Thatcher, 24:110
CAUSES OF GRATITUDE-THE
CHURCH ILLUSTRATED BY A VINE-PRIESTHOOD REPRESENTED BY THE BRANCHES-INDEPENDENCE-CASE
OF LYMAN WIGHT-PRIESTHOOD ON THE EARTH AND IN THE SPIRIT WORLD Franklin D. Richards, 24:117
GOSPEL LIKE LEAVEN-LABOR
REQUIRED OF THE ELDERS-PROMISES TO ABRAHAM-HONORABLE MEN IN THE
AMERICAN NATION FORMERLY AND NOW-RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND ELECTIVE
FRANCHISE CLAIMED AS RIGHTS-SAINTS CANNOT AFFORD TO DO WRONG-RELATIONSHIP
TO GOD John Taylor, 24:123
IMPROVEMENT-INTEREST
OF THE WORLD IN THE "MORMONS"-SAME EFFECTS FOLLOW THE
GOSPEL IN DIFFERENT AGES-AUTHORITY RESTORED-PROOFS OF JOSEPH SMITH'S
DIVINE MISSION-PERSECUTIONS ENDURED BY THE SAINTS-REASONS FOR
SAME George Q. Cannon, 24:130
BLESSINGS ENJOYED-IMPROVEMENT-A
PERFECT LAW-WHAT WOULD RESULT OF THE SAINTS WERE OBEDIENT-PERFECT
ORGANIZATION OF CHURCH-NO EXCUSE FOR SAINTS WHO SIN-HOW SATAN
CAN BE BOUND-EXEMPTION FROM DISEASE AS A REWARD George Q. Cannon, 24:141
INTEREST IN THE WORK
OF GOD-FAITH IN DESTINY-"MORMONISM" A "KNOTTY PROBLEM"-NO
FREEDOM FOR SAINTS-GOOD EFFECT OF SIFTING-GROWTH OF THE KINGDOM-COMMANDMENTSTRAVELS
OF SAINTS COMPARED WITH JOURNEYINGS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL-INSPIRATION
OF PRESIDENT YOUNG Joseph F. Smith,
24:150
LEADERS INSPIRED-MAN'S
FREE AGENCY-TRUE INDEPENDENCE-JOSEPH SMITH ON CHURCH GOVERNMENT-FALLEN
CONDITION OF MANKIND-GOD'S PROMISE TO ABRAHAMNEW AND EVERLASTING
COVENANT-SALVATION AND EXALTATION DIFFERENT-PLURAL MARRIAGE-POLITICAL
CRISIS-WHY SAINTS ARE OPPOSED Erastus
Snow, 24:158
DUTIES OF SAINTSTRAINING
OF CHILDREN-ACADEMY FOR SANPETE-KIND OF TEACHERS TO SELECT-EDUCATION
ADVOCATED-INTEMPERANCE CONDEMNED-SIN TO BE EXPOSED-UNWORTHY MEN
NOT TO BE SUSTAINED IN OFFICE-EXAMPLE OF A DARKENED MIND-PROVIDENCE
OVER THE SAINTS John Taylor, 24:166
PROSPERITY-DANGER TO
BE AVOIDED-HOW BLESSINGS ARE TO BE OBTAINED-FREE AGENCYTRIUMPH
OF THE WORK OF GOD-"MORMONISM" NOT EASILY DESTROYED-PROPHECIES
TO BE FULFILLED-SELF-DENIAL REQUIRED OF SAINTS Joseph F. Smith, 24:173
NEED OF INSPIRATION
IN PREACHING-GROWTH OF THE WORK-DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY-SELF-DEPENDENCE
NECESSARY-PEOPLE BEING TESTED-EXISTENCE OF THE WORK A PROOF OF
ITS DIVINITY-ITS COMPLETENESS-A POWERLESS CHRISTIANITY-SENTIMENTS
IN REGARD TO MORALITY George Q. Cannon,
24:179
DELUSIVE SPIRITS-PROPER
CHANNEL FOR REVELATIONS-CALLING OF JOSEPH SMITH-INDICATION OF
AN IMPOSTER-PRIVATE ANTIPATHY TO BE CURBED AND PRIESTHOOD SUSTAINED-ONLY
ONE MAN TO HOLD THE KEYS AT A TIME-MEN NOT TO JUDGE THOSE WHO
PRESIDE OVER THEM HOW TO SECURE JUSTICE
Joseph F. Smith, 24:187
GOSPEL SCOPE-DIFFERENT
DEGREES OF GLORY-FREE AGENCY-"LIBERTY" WITH A VENGEANCE-TRIALS
NECESSARY-FORMER AND LATTER JUDGMENTS PREDICTED-ZION ALREADY ATTRACTING
ATTENTION-ENCOURAGEMENT FOR CITIZENS OF DESERET John Taylor, 24:194
PROPHECIES-APOSTACY
FORETOLD-GOD'S WORK RE-ESTABLISHED-MODERN REVELATION OPPOSED BY
PREACHERS-UNWARRANTED IN DECLARING THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE FULL-MAN
BY SEARCHING CANNOT FIND OUT GOD-BUT ONE TRUE GOSPEL-ITS EFFECT
IN DAYS OF APOSTLES-HOW RESTORED-HOW PREACHED-A GATHERING DISPENSATION-OPPOSITION-DESTINY
OF THE SAINTS Charles W. Penrose, 24:203
OBEDIENCE TO PRIESTHOOD
OBJECTED TO-WISDOM IN COUNSEL OF PRIESTHOOD-PROSPERITY OF THE
OBEDIENT-TEMPORAL AND SPIRITUAL WEALTH-EFFECTS OF THE PRIESTHOOD'S
INFLUENCE-LOYALTY OF THE SAINTS-RESPECT FOR LAW AND HATRED OF
OPPRESSION AND MOBOCRACY-DESTINY OF SAINTS-CAPACITY FOR SELF-GOVERNMENT-CHARACTERISTIC
VIRTUES-TREATMENT IN REGARD TO SEXUAL CRIME-HONOR IN DEALING-DUTIES
TOWARDS FAMILIES George Q. Cannon,
24:217
EVENTS OF THE TIMES-GATHERING-TEMPLE
ORDINANCES-OBJECT OF MARRIAGE-PLURAL MARRIAGE-A TERRIBLE LESSON-LAWS
OF GOD MUST BE ENFORCED-PRIESTHOOD-PARTIES, CLIQUES, RINGS, MURMURERS-GOD
ON THE SIDE OF ISRAEL John Taylor,
24:227
OBJECT OF MEETING-DEPENDENCE
UPON THE SPIRIT-RIGHTS WHICH BELONG TO ALL MANKIND-UNPOPULARITY
OF GOD'S SERVANTS IN ALL AGES-GOSPEL THE SAME IN ALL DISPENSATIONS-HOW
OF THE HOLY GHOST-KEYS OF PRIESTHOOD RECEIVED FROM ANGELS-FULFILLMENT
OF REVELATION-PLURAL MARRIAGE Wilford
Woodruff, 24:236
HATRED OF THE WORLD-ACCUSATIONS
REFUTED-WHY THE SAINTS ARE PROSCRIBED-PERSECUTION THE LOT OF SAINTS-"MORMON
PROBLEM" STILL UNSOLVED, AND MORE DIFFICULT OF SOLUTION THAN
EVER Joseph F. Smith, 24:245
SPIRIT NECESSARY-FAILURE
OF ENEMIES' MEASURES-OBJECT OF EDMUNDS' LAW-WHY SUCH LAWS ARE
FAILURES-TRIALS NECESSARY-KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORK BEING DISSEMINATED-TWO
INFLUENCES AT WORK-DOCTRINE TAUGHT BY JOSEPH SMITH NOW BECOMING
POPULAR George Q. Cannon, 24:251
TRUTH ALWAYS THE SAME-DUTIES
OF SAINTS-OFFICERS PRESENT-WHERE THE GOSPEL ORIGINATED-CHARACTER
OF ABRAHAM-HOW TRIED-HIS PROGENY-DUTIES OF THE PRIESTHOOD-TRIALS-CHARITY
REQUIRED-HOW TRANSGRESSORS SHOULD BE DEALT WITH John Taylor, 24:259
SAINTS ASPIRE TO CELESTIAL
GLORY OBEDIENCE TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND ITS RESULTS PROVIDENCE OF
GOD IN SELECTION OF HIS SERVANTS, ETC. George
Q. Cannon, 24:271
PROVIDENCES IN RELATION
TO SAINTS-WRATH OF MEN TURNED TO ADVANTAGE-ORDER OF CHURCH PERFECT-WICKED
DISTURBED BY JUDGEMENTS, WHILE THE RIGHTEOUS ENJOY PEACE-LAW OF
GOD IN RELATION TO OFFENSES Franklin
D. Richards, 24:278
GOD INTERESTED IN WELFARE
OF ALL-ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH-RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PRIESTHOOD-PROMPTINGS
OF THE SPIRIT-WICKEDNESS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH-WHY THE FLOOD CAME-GOSPEL
AGAIN PREACHED AS A WARNING -PERSECUTION-OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE
NATION-A COMMONWEALTH BUILT BY "MORMONS"-UNFAIR TREATMENT
BY THE GOVERNMENT-RIGHTS TO BE LEGALLY MAINTAINED John Taylor, 24:287
QUESTIONS FOR SAINTS
TO ANSWER-FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-PROPER USE OF RICHES-EARTHLY WEALTH
AND ETERNAL RICHES-PRINCIPLE NOT TO BE SACRIFICED FOR RICHES-CONSECRATION-SATAN
REBUKED, ETC. Moses Thatcher, 24:297
ELDERS ALWAYS READY
FOR DUTY-NO SALARIED PREACHERS-NO COMPULSION IN THE ELDERS' WORK-SIN
BRINGS ITS PENALTIES, RIGHTEOUSNESS A SURE REWARD-ASSUMPTION OF
DIVINE AUTHORITY-RESTORATION OF ANCIENT PRIESTHOOD-RELIGION IN
POLITICS-SECRET BALLOT-ONE MAN POWER-LIQUOR TRAFFIC-CIVIL AND
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Charles W. Penrose,
24:302
UNITY, FAITH AND LOVE-HUMAN
FAMILY FREE AGENTS-EVIDENCE OF DESCENT FROM THE GODS-THE WORLD
FULFILLING ITS DESTINY-THE CHURCH ARISING IN INFLUENCE AND POWER-RESTORATION
OF PRIESTHOOD-PLURAL MARRIAGE Daniel
H. Wells, 24:314
SAINTS TO BE TAUGHT
IN THE THINGS OF GOD-OBJECT OF BEING SAINTS-PROPER EDUCATION OF
OUR CHILDREN George Teasdale, 24:322
OCCASION FOR GRATITUDE-SAINTS
SHOULD SANCTIFY THEMSELVES-GROWTH OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD-PROSPERITY
OF LOGAN AND CACHE COUNTIES-INTRODUCTION OF SALOONS: A REMEDY-TIME
OF PEACE-WHO ARE PREACHERS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS-THE TEMPLE-SPREADING
THE GOSPEL-GATHERING OF THE JEWS-REWARD OF THE RIGHTEOUS Franklin D. Richards, 24:326
PROVIDENCES OF GOD
IN RELATION TO SAINTS-WRATH OF MEN ADVANTAGE OF GOD'S PEOPLE-GOD'S
CHURCH PERFECT-WICKED DISTURBED BY JUDGMENTS, RIGHTEOUS ENJOY
PEACE-BE RESIGNED TO THE WILL OF GOD.
Franklin D. Richards, 24:331
INCREASED FAITH-IDEAS
ADVANCED BY JOSEPH SMITH-TESTIMONY IN REGARD TO THE FATHER, SON
AND HOLY ANGELS-EFFECT OF REVELATIONS-SPIRITUALISM-GIFTS OF THE
PRIESTHOOD-RESULTS FOLLOWING THE GOSPEL-RESTORATION-WONDERFUL
FAITH OF SAINTS CONSIDERING TRADITIONS-PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH
George Q. Cannon, 24:339
PROGRESS MADE-HATRED
MANIFESTED TOWARDS THE SAINTS-CAIN-SUFFERINGS OF FORMER AND LATTER-DAY
SAINTS-ATTACKS OF RELIGIOUS FANATICS AND POLITICAL DEMAGOGUES-"MORMONS
NOT SCARED-DUTIES OF SAINTS-CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING CHILDREN EDUCATED
BY ENEMIES-FREEDOM TO ALL SECTS IN UTAH-WHAT THE MORMONS CLAIM-PLURAL
MARRIAGE-INSTITUTIONS INTRODUCED BY CHRISTIAN CIVILIZERS-NO YIELDING
OF PRINCIPLES GOD HAS REVEALED John
Taylor December, 24:347
FEELING IN THE EAST-FALSEHOODS
SWALLOWED BY A CREDULOUS PUBLIC-ONLY ONE THING TO BE FEARED-PRAISE
OF THE WORLD A SIGNAL FOR SORROW-FIERCEST PERSECUTION ANTECEDENT
TO POLYGAMY-PARABLE OF THE SHIP, ETC. George
Q. Cannon, 24:357
TRAVELS-REVELATIONS-BOGUS
AUTHORITY OF SECTARIAN PREACHERS-CAUSE OF NO COMMUNICATION WITH
GOD-VISITATION OF HOLY BEINGS TO JOSEPH SMITH-MOHAMMED-ANGELS
NOT FEATHERED BEINGS, ETC. George Q.
Cannon, 24:368
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