Journal of Discourses

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The Journal of Discourses

Journal of Discourses

Summary: The Journal of Discourses was an LDS periodical during the Utah period. The FairMormon Answers wiki has a fully searchable full-text version of the Journal of Discourses, as well as answers to some common criticisms and questions.

• • Is the Journal of Discourses doctrinal? Is it one of the "standard works" of the Church?—
    Brief Summary: Some who are critical of the Church often use the Journal of Discourses to show both nonmembers and LDS what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints supposedly "really believes" to be official doctrine on subjects that have been considered to be either controversial or touchy by members of the Church. A popular example often used in the anti-Mormon community is the Adam-God theory. Critics insist that LDS once regarded the Journal of Discourses as a "standard work" or similar to scripture. (Click here for full article)
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  • Does the present-day Church seek to hide or downplay the Journal of Discourses?—
    Brief Summary: Recent Church priesthood and Relief Society manuals have been drawn extensively from teachings within the Journal of Discourses. (Click here for full article)
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Journal of Discourses: Primary source material

The Journal of Discourses consists of 26 volumes of discourses, lessons, and essays largely from early leaders of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as the "Mormon Church.")

The following subpages contain the full electronic text of the Journal of Discourses. Original spelling (including spelling errors) have been retained. Corrections to original spelling errors are inserted in [square brackets] after the misspelled word.

Volume 1

Summary: Published: 1854, October 1851-19 April 1854. Brigham Young, Franklin D. Richards, George Albert Smith, Heber C. Kimball, Hon. Z. Snow, Jedediah M. Grant, John Taylor, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt

Volume 3

Volume	Year Published	Earliest Article	Latest Article	Speakers/Authors
Volume 1	1854	October 1851	19 April 1854	Brigham Young, Franklin D. Richards, George Albert Smith, Heber C. Kimball, Hon. Z. Snow, Jedediah M. Grant, John Taylor, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt
Volume 2	1855	30 June 1843	5 August 1855	Alfred Cordon, Brigham Young, Daniel H. Wells, Edward Hunter, Ezra T. Benson, George Albert Smith, George B. Wallace, Heber C. Kimball, Jedediah M. Grant, John Young, Joseph Smith, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, Parley P. Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 3	1856	18 April 1852	22 June 1856	Amasa M. Lyman, Brigham Young , Ezra T. Benson, George Albert Smith, Heber C. Kimball, Jedediah M. Grant, Orson Pratt, Parley P. Pratt
Volume 4	1857	29 June 1856	16 August 1857	Brigham Young, Charles C. Rich, Daniel H. Wells, Franklin D. Richards, George Albert Smith, Heber C. Kimball, Jedediah M. Grant, Lorenzo Snow, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 5	1858	7 September 1856	1 November 1857	Amasa M. Lyman, Brigham Young, Charles C. Rich, Daniel H. Wells, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Albert Smith, Heber C. Kimball, John Taylor, John Young, Lorenzo Snow, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 6	1859	2 June 1839	31 July 1859	Amasa M. Lyman, Brigham Young, Daniel Spencer, Elias Smith, Erastus Snow, Ezra T. Benson, George Albert Smith, Heber C. Kimball, Isaac Morley, Jedediah M. Grant, John Taylor, John Young, Joseph Smith, Joseph Young, Lorenzo D. Young, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, Parley P. Pratt, Wilford Woodruff, Willard Richards
Volume 7	1860	4 July 1853	7 April 1860	Amasa M. Lyman, Brigham Young, Daniel H. Wells, Erastus Snow, George Albert Smith, Heber C. Kimball, John Taylor, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 8	1861	6 January 1860	10 February 1861	Brigham Young , Daniel H. Wells, Erastus Snow, Ezra T. Benson, George Albert Smith, George Q. Cannon, Heber C. Kimball, John Taylor, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 9	1862	13 July 1855	14 September 1862	Brigham Young, Daniel H. Wells, George Albert Smith, Heber C. Kimball, John Taylor, Joseph Young, Lorenzo Snow, Orson Pratt, Parley P. Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 10	1865	4 September 1859	18 December 1864	Amasa M. Lyman, Brigham Young, Charles C. Rich, Daniel H. Wells, Ezra T. Benson, George Albert Smith, George Q. Cannon, Heber C. Kimball, John Taylor, Orson Hyde, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 11	1867	13 November 1864	8 April 1867	Amasa M. Lyman, Brigham Young, Daniel H. Wells, Ezra T. Benson, George Albert Smith, George Q. Cannon, Heber C. Kimball, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Orson Hyde, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 12	1869	7 April 1867	6 April 1869	Brigham Young, Brigham Young Jr., Charles C. Rich, Daniel H. Wells, Erastus Snow, George Albert Smith, George Q. Cannon, Heber C. Kimball, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Lorenzo Snow, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 13	1871	11 July 1868	20 November 1870	Brigham Young, Daniel H. Wells, Erastus Snow, George Albert Smith, George Q. Cannon, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Lorenzo Snow, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 14	1872	8 August 1869	8 April 1872	Brigham Young, George Albert Smith, George Q. Cannon, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Lorenzo Snow, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 15	1873	18 December 1870	23 March 1873	Brigham Young, Daniel H. Wells, Erastus Snow, George Albert Smith, George Q. Cannon, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 16	1874	6 April 1873	1 February 1874	Brigham Young, Daniel H. Wells, David McKenzie, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Albert Smith, George Q. Cannon, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Lorenzo Snow, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 17	1875	4 January 1874	8 April 1875	Albert Carrington, Brigham Young, Charles C. Rich, Daniel H. Wells, Erastus Snow, George Albert Smith, George Q. Cannon, John Taylor, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff, William C. Dunbar
Volume 18	1877	23 June 1874	13 May 1877	Brigham Young, Daniel H. Wells, George Q. Cannon, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Lorenzo Snow, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 19	1878	21 July 1867	30 June 1878	Brigham Young, Charles C. Rich, Daniel H. Wells, Erastus Snow, George Q. Cannon, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, L.W. Hardy, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 20	1880	6 April 1878	30 November 1879	Angus M. Cannon, Aurelius Miner, Brigham Young, C.W. Penrose, C.W. Stayner, Eratus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George G. Bywater, George Q. Cannon, John Morgan, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Lorenzo Snow, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt
Volume 21	1881	21 September 1878	2 January 1881	Charles W. Penrose, Erastus Snow, George F. Gibbs, George Q. Cannon, Henry W. Naisbitt, John Morgan, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 22	1882	7 October 1879	29 January 1882	Charles W. Penrose, Erastus Snow, Francis M. Lyman, George G. Bywater, George Q. Cannon, Henry W. Naisbitt, John H. Smith, John Nicholson, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 23	1883	6 September 1880	11 February 1883	Charles W. Penrose, Daniel H. Wells, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George G. Bywater, George Q. Cannon, Henry W. Naisbitt, John Morgan, John Taylor, Joseph E. Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Lorenzo Snow, Moses Thatcher, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 24	1884	26 October 1879	9 December 1883	Charles W. Penrose, Daniel H. Wells, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Moses Thatcher, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 25	1884	11 May 1878	16 November 1884	B.H. Roberts, Brigham Young, Charles W. Penrose, Erastus Snow, Francis M. Lyman, Franklin D. Richards, George F. Gibbs, George Q. Cannon, George Teasdale, John Morgan, John Q. Cannon, John Taylor, Joseph F. Smith, Moses Thatcher, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff
Volume 26	1886	20 October 1881	13 April 1886	Charles W. Penrose, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George G. Bywater, George Q. Cannon, George Reynolds, George Teasdale, Henry Smith, Henry W. Naisbitt, John H. Smith, John Taylor, Junius F. Wells, Lorenzo Snow, Moses Thatcher, Orson F. Whitney