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Journal of Discourses, Volume 5

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Volume 4

Volume 6

Journal of Discourses Volume 5

DELIVERED BY PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YOUNG,

HIS TWO COUNSELLORS, THE TWELVE APOSTLES, AND OTHERS.

REPORTED BY G. D. WATT, J. V. LONG, AND OTHERS

AND HUMBLY DEDICATED TO THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS IN ALL THE WORLD.

VOL. V.

LIVERPOOL: EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY ASA CALKIN, 42, ISLINGTON.

LONDON: LATTER-DAY SAINTS' BOOK DEPOT, 35, JEWIN STREET CITY.

1858.

Preface

This Number completes the Fifth Volume of the Journal of Discourses.

At the close of the last Volume it was not unlikely that the source from whence the Journal is supplied would be beyond our reach at the needful time, or that important events would hush for a season the oracles of God. But from the number of Discourses delivered during the latter part of last year and the early part of this, previous to the absorbing events succeeding, we have thus been enabled to complete the present Volume.

It is unnecessary for us to dwell on the importance of the Discourses contained herein and the value of this Volume to the Saints' library, seeing that it represents a part of the most trying season of the Church. We therefore commend it to its readers without further preface, and we are confident that in years to come the value of the Fifth Volume to its possessors will be enhanced.

THE PUBLISHER.

1: TRUE HAPPINESS—FRUITS OF NOT FOLLOWING COUNSEL—POPULAR PREJUDICE AGAINST THE MORMONS—THE COMING ARMY—PUNISHMENT OF EVILDOERS

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, July 5, 1857.

2: DIVINE MISSION OF JOSEPH SMITH—STABILITY OF MORMONISM—THE SAINTS' ENEMIES YET TO COME TO THEM FOR SUCCOUR—HOME MANUFACTURE—DISTRESS OF NATIONS

Summary: Remarks by President Heber C. Kimball, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Afternoon, July 5, 1857.

3: THE SACRAMENT—SLANDERS AND LYING SPIRITS—MONOGAMY AND POLYGAMY, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by Elder George A. Smith, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, May 31, 1857.

4: STORING UP GRAIN—LESSONS OF THE PAST—TEMPTATION—THE COMING DISTRESS, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by Elder Orson Hyde, made in the Bowery, Sunday Afternoon, June 14, 1857

5: TEMPLE AND ENDOWMENTS—RAISING GRAIN AND BUILDING STOREHOUSES—DEDICATION

Summary: A Discourse by President Heber C. Kimball, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, April 6, 1857

6: BLESSINGS OF ZION—PROPHET OF GOD TO BE RELIED ON—ENEMIES OF THE SAINTS

Summary: Remarks of Patriarch John Young, made at the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, July 12, 1857.

7: THE LATTER-DAY KINGDOM—MEN NOT TO BE GOVERNED BY THEIR WIVES—LOVE TO GOD MANIFESTED BY LOVE TO HIS SERVANTS

Summary: Remarks by President Heber C. Kimball, made at the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, July 12, 1857.

8: MORMONISM AND ITS RESULTS—INTERNAL LIGHT AND DEVELOPMENT—DECREASE OF EVIL—THE FOUNTAIN OF LIGHT

Summary: A Discourse by Elder Amasa Lyman, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, July 12, 1857.

9: LIFE-GIVING INFLUENCE OF MORMONISM—THE BINDING OF SATAN—THE BASIS OF HIS CLAIMS—CLEANLINESS-PREPARATION

Summary: Remarks by President D. H. Wells, made at the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, March 22, 1857.

10: ISRAEL TO BE EXALTED BY RIGHTEOUSNESS—THE ELDERS SHOULD AT ALL TIMES REBUKE INIQUITY

Summary: Remarks by Elder F. D. Richards, made in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday morning, March 22, 1857.

11: INSPIRATION AND TEACHINGS OF THE SPIRIT

Summary: Remarks by Elder Wilford Woodruff, made in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, March 22, 1857.

12: TRUE LIBERTY—ORGANIZATION AND DISORGANIZATION—FALLEN SPIRITS—SATANIC OPPOSITION—FUTILE EFFORTS OF THE ENEMY

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, July 19, 1857.

13: A VISION

Summary: Related by Elder Amasa Lyman, in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, July 19, 1857

4: STORING UP GRAIN—LESSONS OF THE PAST—TEMPTATION—THE COMING DISTRESS, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by Elder Orson Hyde, made in the Bowery, Sunday Afternoon, June 14, 1857

15: FILIAL DUTY—CONSECRATION, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by Elder Lorenzo Snow, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Thursday Morning, April 9, 1857.

16: THE WAY TO ETERNAL LIFE—PRACTICAL RELIGION—ALL ARE NOT SAINTS WHO PROFESS TO BE—PRISON—HOUSE OF DISOBEDIENT SPIRITS

Summary: A Discourse by Elder Orson Hyde, delivered in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, March 8, 1857.

17: NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM—OPPOSITION OF MEN AND DEVILS TO THE LATTER-DAY KINGDOM—GOVERNMENTAL BREACH OF THE UTAH MAIL CONTRACT

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, July 26, 1857.

18: REPORT OF JOURNEY FROM SAN BERNARDINO TO GREAT SALT LAKE CITY

Summary: Remarks by Elder Amasa Lyman, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday morning, June 7, 1857.

19: NECESSITY OF ADHERING TO THE PRIESTHOOD IN PREFERENCE TO SCIENCE AND ART

Summary: Remarks by Elder Wilford Woodruff, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Thursday, April 9, 1857.

20: ONENESS OF THE PRIESTHOOD—IMPOSSIBILITY OF OBLITERATING MORMONISM—GOSPEL ORDINANCES—DEPOPULATION OF THE HUMAN SPECIES—THE COMING FAMINE, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by President Heber C. Kimball, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, July 2, 1857

21: JOSEPH SMITH'S FAMILY—BASHFULNESS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING—THE COMING CRISIS—COUNSEL

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, August 2, 1857.

22: JOSEPH SMITH'S FAMILY—DETAILS OF GEORGE A. SMITH'S OWN EXPERIENCE, ETC.

Summary: A Discourse by Elder George A. Smith, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, August 2, 1857.

23: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRIT OF ZION AND THE SPIRIT OF THE WORLD—DOINGS IN THE STATES, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by Elder John Taylor, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, August 9, 1857.

24: APPROVAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DELEGATION TO CONGRESS—CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made at the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, August 9, 1857.

25: ORGANIZATION—DESTRUCTION OF ZION'S ENEMIES—ONENESS OF SPIRIT IN THE PRIESTHOOD, ETC.

Summary: A Discourse by President Heber C. Kimball, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, August 2, 1857.

26: PERSECUTION OF THE SAINTS—REDEMPTION OF ZION, AND THE DOWNFALL OF HER ENEMIES—A VISION, ETC.

Summary: Discourse by Orson Hyde.

27: IGNORANCE AND LOW CONDITION OF THE WORLD.—PAST EXPERIENCE, PRESENT POSITION, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS OF THE SAINTS.

Summary: A Discourse by Elder John Taylor, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, August 23, 1857.

28: CORRECTION—APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNOR—"OUR OWN NAME"—THE COMING TEST, ETC.

Summary: Discourse by President Heber C. Kimball delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, August 30, 1857.

29: TRADITION—DUTY OF THE SAINTS TO LIVE THEIR RELIGION—SAFETY OF ZION—PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, August 30, 1857.

30: FAITH IN THE PRIESTHOOD—FRUITS OF FAITH—LAYING UP GRAIN—GLEANING—THE HOLY GHOST—TREE OF LIFE, ETC.

Summary: A Discourse by President Heber C. Kimball, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday morning, August 23, 1857.

31: THE RIGHTS OF MORMONISM

Summary: A Discourse by Elder John Taylor, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, August 30, 1857.

32: REMINISCENCES AND TESTIMONY OF PARLEY P. PRATT

Summary: A Discourse by Elder Parley P. Pratt, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday, September 7, 1856.

33: REFORMATION—SATISFACTION SHOULD BE MADE TO PARTIES AGGRIEVED—PRACTICAL RELIGION, &c.

Summary: A Discourse by President Heber C. Kimball, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, October 12, 1856.

34: RETURN OF THOMAS B. MARSH TO THE CHURCH

Summary: REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YOUNG, INTRODUCING BROTHER THOMAS B. MARSH, DELIVERED IN THE BOWERY, GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th, 1857; REMARKS BY THOMAS B. MARSH

35: UNION OF THE PRIESTHOOD—SALVATION OF THE AMERICAN NATION—PUNISHMENT OF THE SAINTS' ENEMIES, ETC.

Summary: A Discourse by President Heber C. Kimball, Delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, September 6, 1856.

36: REPORT OF A VISIT TO THE SOUTHERN COUNTRY

Summary: Remarks by Elder George A. Smith, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, September 13, 1857.

37: THE UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION AND UTAH ARMY

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, September 13, 1857

38: MOVEMENTS OF THE SAINTS' ENEMIES—THE CRISIS

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, September 13, 1857.

39: COMMUNISM—SECTARIANISM—THE GOSPEL AND ITS EFFECTS, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by Elder John Taylor, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake city, on Sunday Morning, September 13, 1857.

40: POSSESSION OF THE ONE SPIRIT, BLESSINGS PERTAINING TO THE RIGHTEOUS—TRIAL OF THE SAINTS, ETC.

Summary: A Discourse by President Heber C. Kimball, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday morning, September 20, 1857.

41: SUPERIORITY OF PURE MOTIVES—ASCENDANCY OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD—OBEDIENCE OF COUNSEL

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, September 20, 1857.

42: EDUCATION—REVELATION, OBEDIENCE, ETC.

Summary: A Discourse delivered by Elder John Taylor, in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, September 20, 1857.

43: BLESSINGS—TRIALS—OBEDIENCE TO COUNSEL, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by Elder Wilford Woodruff, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, September 27, 1857

44: SPIRITUAL DISSOLUTION—IGNORANCE OF THE WORLD

Summary: A Discourse by President Heber C. Kimball, delivered in the Bowery, Sunday Afternoon, September 27, 1857.

45: MURMURING AGAINST DIVINE AUTHORITY—FAITH IN PRAYER—UNITY OF SPIRIT

Summary: A Discourse by Elder Orson Hyde, Delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday morning, October 4, 1857.

46: PREPARATION OF HEART FOR DIVINE BLESSINGS—RESPONSIBILITY—FAMILY GOVERNMENT

Summary: Remarks by Elder Erastus Snow, delivered in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, October 4, 1857.

47: ULTIMATE VICTORY OF THE SAINTS

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday, October 4, 1857.

48: ADVANTAGES OF TRIALS AND EXPERIENCE—REFORMATION OF CONDUCT, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made at the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Tuesday Morning, October 6, 1857.

49: SUFFICIENCY OF THE GOSPEL—OBEDIENCE TO TRUTH—UNION—GOOD SPIRIT AMONG THE SAINTS—THE LORD WILL DELIVER HIS PEOPLE

Summary: Remarks by Elder Charles C. Rich, made at the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City. Wednesday Afternoon, October 7, 1857.

50: TESTIMONIES OF RETURNED MISSIONARIES—TRIALS LEAD TO EXALTATION—FAITH IN GOD

Summary: Remarks by Elder Erastus Snow, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Wednesday Afternoon October 7, 1857.

51: BENEFIT OF EXPERIENCE—PATIENCE UNDER SUFFERINGS—RECOGNITION OF THE HAND OF GOD IN THE VICISSITUDES OF HIS SAINTS, ETC.

Summary: A Sermon by Elder Amasa Lyman, delivered in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, October 11, 1857.

52: THE BLESSINGS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE SAINTS—OBEDIENCE TO COUNSEL

Summary: A Discourse by Elder Lorenzo Snow, delivered in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, October 11, 1857.

53: PEACE, CONFIDENCE, AND ULTIMATE VICTORY OF THE SAINTS, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by Elder Amasa Lyman, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Wednesday Afternoon, October 7, 1857.

54: WISDOM GAINED BY EXPERIENCE—THE TRIALS AND THE FINAL TRIUMPH OF THE SAINTS, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by Elder Lorenzo Snow, made in the Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Wednesday Morning, October 7, 1857.

55: TESTIMONY OF THE SPIRIT—REVELATION GIVEN ACCORDING TO REQUIREMENTS—SPIRITUAL WARFARE AND CONQUEST, ETC.

Summary: Observations by President Brigham Young, made in the Bowery, Wednesday Afternoon, October 7, 1857.

56: DIVINE COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEADERS—PEACE THE RESULT OF OBEDIENCE—PROSPERITY OF THE SAINTS

Summary: Remarks by President Heber C. Kimball, made in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, October 18, 1857.

57: PRESENT AND FORMER PERSECUTIONS OF THE SAINTS, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, October 18, 1857.

58: THE SAINTS' BLESSINGS—DIVINE PROTECTION, ETC.

Summary: A Discourse by Elder Amasa Lyman, delivered in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, October 18, 1857.

59: EXTENT OF THE LATTER-DAY WORK—THE FREEDOM OF THE SAINTS DEPENDENT ON THEIR DOING RIGHT—SATAN'S REVELATIONS, ETC.

Summary: Remarks by President Brigham Young, made in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, October 25, 1857.

60: PRIVILEGES OF THE SAINTS—TRIALS, ETC.

Summary: A Discourse by Elder Orson Hyde, delivered in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, October 25, 1857.

61: RELIGIOUS WORSHIP A NATURAL AND UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE—SINCERITY NO TEST OF TRUTH—PRIESTLY AUTHORITY, ETC.

Summary: A Discourse by Elder George A. Smith, delivered in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, November 1, 1857.

62: THE PRESENT CRISIS—THE PROSPECTS OF ZION AND THE FALL OF BABYLON

Summary: A Discourse by Patriarch John Young, delivered in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, October 25, 1857.