John Taylor

Talks by year

Callings when speaking

• Quorum of the Twelve 111
• First Presidency 57

As given in the bylines: President · Elder

Every talk

1. 22 Aug 1852Elder John Taylor's Mission to Europe in 1849-1852Quorum of the Twelve Apostles8,505 w0 refs
2. 28 Aug 1852Condition of the World, &cQuorum of the Twelve Apostles1,987 w0 refs
3. 8 Apr 1853Legitimacy and IllegitimacyQuorum of the Twelve Apostles8,076 w0 refs
4. 12 Jun 1853Motives and Feelings of the Saints—Experience Necessary—The State of the World—Infidels—Religions and Works of Men, and the Religion and Works of God—Truth and SalvationQuorum of the Twelve Apostles8,437 w0 refs
5. 19 Apr 1854Men Eternal Beings—Darkness, Ignorance, and Weakness of the World—Privileges of the SaintsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles6,881 w0 refs
6. 9 Aug 1857Difference Between The Spirit of Zion and the Spirit of The World—Doings in The States, Etc.Quorum of the Twelve Apostles7,221 w0 refs
7. 23 Aug 1857Ignorance and Low Condition of the World—Past Experience, Present Position, and Future Prospects of the SaintsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles8,578 w0 refs
8. 30 Aug 1857The Rights of MormonismQuorum of the Twelve Apostles7,005 w0 refs
9. 13 Sep 1857Communism—Sectarianism—The Gospel and Its Effects, Etc.Quorum of the Twelve Apostles6,964 w0 refs
10. 20 Sep 1857Education—Revelation, Obedience, Etc.Quorum of the Twelve Apostles5,191 w0 refs
11. 1 Nov 1857“The Kingdom of God or Nothing.”Quorum of the Twelve Apostles5,563 w0 refs
12. 6 Dec 1857The Saints' Need of the Spirit—The Priesthood—Vitality and Growth of the Work of God—Accomplishment of God's Purposes and Designs, Etc.Quorum of the Twelve Apostles6,352 w0 refs
13. 10 Jan 1858The People of God in All Ages Led By One Spirit, and Subject to Persecution—Condition of the WorldQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,597 w0 refs
14. 17 Jan 1858Blessings of the Saints—Hindrances to Progress—Object and Benefit of Trials—Acknowledgment of God's Hand, Spirit, and Priesthood, Etc.Quorum of the Twelve Apostles4,547 w0 refs
15. 7 Oct 1859Union, Etc.Quorum of the Twelve Apostles6,542 w0 refs
16. 13 Nov 1859Trials, Etc.Quorum of the Twelve Apostles4,807 w0 refs
17. 15 Jan 1860The GospelQuorum of the Twelve Apostles6,876 w0 refs
18. 19 Feb 1860Man.Quorum of the Twelve Apostles3,093 w0 refs
19. 17 Jun 1860Professions of the Saints—Trust in God—Man the Founder of His Destiny, &cQuorum of the Twelve Apostles3,636 w0 refs
20. 6 Apr 1861Union—Human and Divine Government, Etc.Quorum of the Twelve Apostles4,519 w0 refs
21. 28 Apr 1861Safety of the Saints at Home—Contrast of Their Position With that of the United StatesQuorum of the Twelve Apostles3,655 w0 refs
22. 13 Apr 1862Knowledge and Power—Progress of the Saints in Regard to Those PrinciplesQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,870 w0 refs
23. 16 Apr 1862Weakness of Human Governments—Potency of the Kingdom of GodQuorum of the Twelve Apostles2,623 w0 refs
24. 27 Apr 1862Power Accompanying the Faithful EldersQuorum of the Twelve Apostles862 w0 refs
25. 18 May 1862Vastness of the Wisdom and Intelligence of God—Impotency of Man to Govern RighteouslyQuorum of the Twelve Apostles5,854 w0 refs
26. 22 Feb 1863Reflections on the Sacrament, the Atonement and the Second Coming of JesusQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,902 w0 refs
27. 1 Mar 1863The Discord and Wars Among Christian Nations Contrasted With the Unity of the SaintsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles6,475 w0 refs
28. 6 Apr 1863The Blessings the Saints Will Enjoy—How the Kingdom of God is to Be Established—Building Temples, Tabernacles, and Houses—Gathering the PoorQuorum of the Twelve Apostles3,840 w0 refs
29. 10 Oct 1863The Confidence of the Saints in the Ultimate Triumph of the Kingdom of God—the Condition of the NationsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles2,594 w0 refs
30. 25 Oct 1863Temporal and Spiritual Affairs—God the Source of All Intelligence—the Governments of the Earth—The Hand of God to Be Acknowledged in All Things, Etc.Quorum of the Twelve Apostles4,695 w0 refs
31. 11 Dec 1864Blessings of the Gospel Contrasted With the Ideas of Men—Evidence Received Through Obedience—Mode By Which the Spirit is Imparted and Unity of the Saints—Their Confidence With Reference to the Future of the Church—Ultimate Establishment of the Government of God on EarthQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,983 w0 refs
32. 18 Jan 1865Different Ideas of Nations in Regard to Government—Views of the Latter-Day Saints: Their Philanthropy—Reformation Effected By Them—Liberty of Conscience Allowed to AllQuorum of the Twelve Apostles5,555 w0 refs
33. 5 Feb 1865God the Source of All Intelligence and Wisdom—Man a Natural and Spiritual Being—Mysterious Nature of His Senses and Faculties—Men to Be Judged By the Register Within ThemselvesQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,460 w0 refs
34. 5 Mar 1865Religious Ideas of the World Contrasted With Those of the Saints—Loyalty of the Saints to the Constitution—Persecutions They Have Endured—Prophecy in the ChurchQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,746 w0 refs
35. 7 Oct 1865Revelation From God, True KnowledgeQuorum of the Twelve Apostles5,882 w0 refs
36. 7 Apr 1866Our Religion is From GodQuorum of the Twelve Apostles5,097 w0 refs
37. 24 Feb 1867The Limited Wisdom of Man in Comparison to the Fulness of God's Wisdom—What is True Philosophy?Quorum of the Twelve Apostles4,009 w0 refs
38. 31 Mar 1867The Complete Difference Between the Saints and the WorldQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,874 w0 refs
39. 6 Apr 1867Political and Social EconomyQuorum of the Twelve Apostles3,677 w0 refs
40. 14 Apr 1867Instructions to MissionariesQuorum of the Twelve Apostles2,316 w0 refs
41. 19 May 1867Trip to Southern Utah—The Works and Faith of the SaintsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles1,598 w0 refs
42. 19 May 1867Good Spirit of the People SouthQuorum of the Twelve Apostles1,151 w0 refs
43. 21 Jul 1867Condition of the World and of the Saints—God Has Commenced to Regenerate the World By Revealing the Gospel: Its Purity and Its Union—President Young a Benefactor to the Human FamilyQuorum of the Twelve Apostles3,047 w0 refs
44. 24 Jun 1868The Death of President Heber C. KimballQuorum of the Twelve Apostles5,322 w0 refs
45. 14 Mar 1869Religious Confliction in the World—The Gospel of Jesus ChristQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,858 w0 refs
46. 20 Mar 1870The Holy Spirit—The Knowledge Brought By Obedience to the Gospel—The Labors of the EldersQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,182 w0 refs
47. 6 May 1870How to Know the Things of GodQuorum of the Twelve Apostles7,703 w0 refs
48. 8 Oct 1871The Unchangeableness of the Gospel—The Triumph of TruthQuorum of the Twelve Apostles3,017 w0 refs
49. 22 Oct 1871Revelation—Persecution—His Testimony and FeelingsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles2,057 w0 refs
50. 17 Dec 1871Our Religion From God not Man—Enter not Into Temptation—No Covenants to ForsakeQuorum of the Twelve Apostles3,153 w0 refs
51. 3 Mar 1872Truth—Freedom—The Gospel versus Modern ChristianityQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,390 w0 refs
52. 17 Mar 1872Continued RevelationQuorum of the Twelve Apostles7,268 w0 refs
53. 7 Apr 1872Revelation—Former and Latter-Day Dispensations—The Sure Triumph of the Cause of ZionQuorum of the Twelve Apostles3,707 w0 refs
54. 26 May 1872Things of God Revealed Only By the Spirit of God—Development of the Work of God, Etc.Quorum of the Twelve Apostles6,903 w0 refs
55. 7 Oct 1872Choice of Rulers—Headship—One Man Power—The Yoke of JesusQuorum of the Twelve Apostles5,544 w0 refs
56. 5 Jan 1873God the Source of All Good—The Common Love of Man for Increase—The Necessity of Righteously Directing Our PowersQuorum of the Twelve Apostles5,382 w0 refs
57. 12 Jan 1873The Spirit and Principles of the Gospel the Same As of Old—Early Experience of Settlers of Utah—Religious Liberty—Modern So-Called Civilization—Baptism for the DeadQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,539 w0 refs
58. 23 Feb 1873Certainty of Death—By the Spirit of God the Saints Obtain the Fullness of the Blessings of the Gospel—God Will Take Care of His PeopleQuorum of the Twelve Apostles1,715 w0 refs
59. 7 Sep 1873The Knowledge of God and Mode of Worshiping HimQuorum of the Twelve Apostles3,435 w0 refs
60. 16 Nov 1873Honesty of Purpose Should Actuate All True Believers—Views of Mankind in Relation to God—The Existing Modes of Divine Worship—Ancient Christianity Compared With Modern So-Called Christianity—The Principles of the GospelQuorum of the Twelve Apostles6,786 w0 refs
61. 1 Feb 1874What the Gospel Teaches—Revelation From God Necessary—The Faith and Doctrines of the Latter-Day SaintsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,647 w0 refs
62. 1 Feb 1874What the Gospel Teaches—Revelation From God Necessary—The Faith and Doctrines of the Latter-Day SaintsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles1,875 w0 refs
63. 19 Apr 1874The United Order—We Want the Most Perfect Union—The Working of the Order to Be Such that All Honest Men Can Sustain It—Home ManufactureQuorum of the Twelve Apostles2,140 w0 refs
64. 7 May 1874The Position the Saints Have Occupied Has Been a Peculiar One—The Unity of the Saints—Home Manufacture Preferable to Importation—Organization Necessary to Self-SustenanceQuorum of the Twelve Apostles3,378 w0 refs
65. 19 Jul 1874It is of Little Import How We Leave this World, so that We are Prepared to Live or Die—God Has Ordained that All Men Must DieQuorum of the Twelve Apostles1,777 w0 refs
66. 7 Oct 1874Destruction of the Wicked By the Flood, Wisdom in God—Priesthood—Temples—Intelligence Comes From God—The Lord Will Take Care of the Saints—Angels Operating With Men in the Work of Human RedemptionQuorum of the Twelve Apostles5,901 w0 refs
67. 9 Oct 1874Knowledge Received By Immediate Revelation—Cooperation in Temporal Affairs—The Saints Are Heirs of God and Joint Heirs With ChristQuorum of the Twelve Apostles5,693 w0 refs
68. 8 Apr 1875Man, the Offspring of God, a Dual Being—Immediate Revelation—Operate With the PriesthoodQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,454 w0 refs
69. 8 Apr 1875Man, the Offspring of God, a Dual Being—Immediate Revelation—Operate With the PriesthoodQuorum of the Twelve Apostles522 w0 refs
70. 31 Aug 1875The United Order—How Unity is to Be Attained—Reform Necessary—The Order of the Kingdom of God—StewardshipsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles2,417 w0 refs
71. 10 Oct 1875The Purposes of God—Duties and Responsibilities of the SaintsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,590 w0 refs
72. 6 Apr 1876How God's Purposes Are Fulfilled—Similarity of Ancient and Modern Church Government—Interview With Baron Rothschild—Object of Building Temples—The Perfect Organization of the Church of Christ—Works Indispensable to SalvationQuorum of the Twelve Apostles6,177 w0 refs
73. 30 Jul 1876The Gathering of the Saints is the Lord's Work—Knowledge of the Gospel Attainable Only By Revelation—The Lord Dictated the Prophet Joseph Smith in All Things Pertaining to the Establishment of the Church of Christ Upon EarthQuorum of the Twelve Apostles2,280 w0 refs
74. 5 Nov 1876Position of the Latter-Day Saints—Protestantism Makes No Claim to Revelation—Priesthood, How Restored, Its Purpose—Persecution the Heritage of the Church—The People Must Know the Will of God, and Do It—Respect the Authorities; and Respect Our Profession—Avoiding All Evils, Cleave to the GoodQuorum of the Twelve Apostles5,094 w0 refs
75. 31 Dec 1876Respect to the Dead—Pre-Existence the Key to This—The Future Life Depends on This—The Latter-day Saints Dependent Upon Revelation for Their Knowledge of These Things—Life Persecutions As Nothing, Contrasted With the Promises Pertaining to the Future—Men's Future Glories As Are the Laws They AbideQuorum of the Twelve Apostles4,670 w0 refs
76. 31 Dec 1876Burial Services, An Ancient Practice—God, the God of the Living—Keys Committed to Joseph Smith. The Last Dispensation—Jesus the Great Redeemer—An Everlasting Priesthood—The Powers of the Resurrection—Scriptural, Philosophical, and Certain—Sealing Powers EternalQuorum of the Twelve Apostles6,770 w0 refs
77. 18 May 1877Remarks on the Temple GroundPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve758 w0 refs
78. 17 Jun 1877Order of the Priesthood—Duties of the Several Quorums—Difficulties and Their Settlement—Duties of the Teachers—Discipline in the ChurchPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve3,634 w0 refs
79. 29 Jul 1877God's Purposes Unchangeable—The Two Powers—The Everlasting Priesthood—Abraham and Melchizedek—Organizing Stakes of Zion—Temple Building—The Latter-day Saints the Friends of the WorldPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve4,740 w0 refs
80. 6 Oct 1877The Voice of God, the Voice of the People—The Position of the Twelve—Readings From Doctrine and CovenantsPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve1,321 w0 refs
81. 7 Oct 1877The Trusteeship—President Young's Labors—The Priesthood, Its Position, Duties, Etc.—Kirtland and Nauvoo Temples—Saviors Upon Mount Zion—Emigration of the Poor—Building of the Tabernacle—The United OrderPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve4,736 w0 refs
82. 14 Oct 1877God is at the Helm—Organization According to the Revelations—Historic Statements—Societies Connected With the Church—Temple BuildingPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve3,836 w0 refs
83. 21 Oct 1877The Everlasting Gospel—Temple Building—The High Priests and Seventies—to the Bishops—to the SistersPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve3,667 w0 refs
84. 21 Oct 1877The Gospel Revealed for the Benefit of the World—Witness of the Spirit—Priesthood—High Priests and Seventies—Energetic Missionaries—Duties of Presidents, Bishops, Elders, Priests, Teachers and Deacons—Relief Societies—Tithing—P. E. Fund—Common SchoolsPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve7,228 w0 refs
85. 14 Nov 1877Gathering the Result of Revelation—Temple Building Similar—The Restoration of the Priesthood—Ministering for the Dead—The Gospel, God-SustainedPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve6,566 w0 refs
86. 8 Apr 1878No Man Can Direct the Kingdom of God—The Gospel Did not Originate With Joseph Smith or Brigham Young—The Saints Operating With God and the Angels—The Grand Organization of the Church—Other Institutions of ZionPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve6,614 w0 refs
87. 16 Jun 1878The Heavens Full of Intelligence—God Has Revealed Portions of that for the Welfare of His Children—Reasoning From Science to Sacred Things—All Divine Law UnchangeablePresident of the Quorum of the Twelve2,232 w0 refs
88. 7 Jul 1878An Important Age—Close Questions—A Word With the Bishops—Also the Seventies—Honor the SabbathPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve3,285 w0 refs
89. 4 Aug 1878God's Power in All Things—Kingdom of God—Cooperation, a Stepping Stone to the United Order—Political Economy—National Troubles—Missionary Labors—Schools and TeachersPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve5,889 w0 refs
90. 21 Sep 1878Cooperation and the United Order—The Saints Should Be Governed By the Law and Will of God—The Approaching Calamities Upon the World—Should Be Willing to Forsake Earthly Interests for the Gospel's SakePresident of the Quorum of the Twelve4,998 w0 refs
91. 22 Sep 1878The Church Partially in the United Order—Perpetual Emigration Fund—Being Educated to a Fullness of the United Order—Cooperation at Brigham City—Union in Elections—Education of the YoungPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve4,410 w0 refs
92. 1 Dec 1878All Things Governed By Law—All Intelligence and Blessings Have Emanated From God—Man's Free Agency Should Not Be Interfered With—The Opponents of the Kingdom of God Should Not Be Allowed to Teach Our Children—Necessity of All Being Subject to Legitimate AuthorityPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve4,743 w0 refs
93. 8 Dec 1878The Perpetual Emigrating Fund—How to Settle Difficulties—Should Be Governed By the Laws of God—Cooperation and Brotherly Kindness—The Proper Training of ChildrenPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve4,522 w0 refs
94. 15 Dec 1878All Intelligence Comes From God—Life and Immortality Brought to Light Through the Gospel—Gathering—Temple-Building—The Elders Messengers of Salvation to the NationsPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve5,908 w0 refs
95. 6 Jan 1879We Should not Boast of Superiority Over Our Fellow Creatures—God is Interested in the Welfare of All Mankind—The Relation and Amenability of All Men to the Laws of God—We Should Be Courteous to Those Whose Views Differ From Ours—The Servants of God Are Messengers of Salvation—The Restoration of the Priesthood—The Judgments of The Almighty—Absurd Theories of Learned Men—Only the Righteous Among the Saints Will Be Saved in the Kingdom of GodPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve7,858 w0 refs
96. 2 Feb 1879RemarksPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve2,494 w0 refs
97. 2 Mar 1879The Natural Weakness of Men—The Necessity of Charity—The Purpose for Which the Gospel Was Revealed—The Spirit that Should Prevail Regarding Cooperative Institutions—The Folly of DissensionPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve8,255 w0 refs
98. 2 Mar 1879The Interest of Humanity Should Be ObservedPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve7,202 w0 refs
99. 8 Apr 1879Opening of the Last Dispensation—Development of the Work of God—Sending Forth Missionaries—Usefulness of the Sisters—Improvement Associations—Education—CooperationPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve3,783 w0 refs
100. 9 Apr 1879All Temporal Concerns Need the Attention of the Saints—We Should Prepare for the Evils Coming Upon the Earth—Cooperation and the United Order—Functions of the Two Priesthoods—Home ManufacturesPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve5,393 w0 refs
101. 13 Apr 1879Effects of the Preaching of the Gospel—Object of the Gathering—Manifestations of the Ancients to Joseph Smith—The Gospel to Departed Spirits—Duties of the Saints to Each Other—The Kind of Men Wanted to Go on MissionsPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve6,131 w0 refs
102. 6 Jul 1879Power and Effects of the Gospel—Antagonism Between Light and Darkness—Necessity of God's Judgments Upon the WickedPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve4,455 w0 refs
103. 3 Aug 1879Slain for the Testimony of Jesus—Funeral Rites of Joseph StandingPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve2,205 w0 refs
104. 24 Aug 1879Futility of the Machinations of the Wicked—The Work of God Cannot Be StayedPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve958 w0 refs
105. 31 Aug 1879The Object of the Gathering of the Saints—Conflict Between the Powers of God and Evil—The World Growing Worse—Work of God Progressing—Exhortation to Righteousness and the Spirit of UnionPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve4,774 w0 refs
106. 6 Oct 1879The Work of God Cannot Be Hindered—The United States to Be Afflicted By JudgmentPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve2,806 w0 refs
107. 7 Oct 1879Opposition to the Work of God, Etc.President of the Quorum of the Twelve2,221 w0 refs
108. 7 Oct 1879(Continued From Page 376, Vol. XXI.) Opposition to the Work of God, Etc.President of the Quorum of the Twelve2,202 w0 refs
109. 28 Nov 1879Eternal Nature of the Gospel—The Principle of Life and Increase—The Source of All Intelligence—Right of the Creator to Govern the Creature—Duties of the SaintsPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve5,575 w0 refs
110. 30 Nov 1879The Temples in Course of Erection—Political Position of the Saints—Our Position Regarding Patriarchal Marriage—The Corruptions of So-Called Christendom—How the Saints Should Live—Sunday Schools, Relief and Mutual Improvement AssociationsPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve8,217 w0 refs
111. 7 Dec 1879How a Knowledge of God is Obtained—The Gospel to the Dead—Various Dispensations of the Most High to Mankind—Power of the Priesthood—Restoration of the Gospel Through Joseph Smith—Failings of the Saints—Corruptions of the WickedPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve7,889 w0 refs
112. 4 Jan 1880Comprehensiveness of the Lord's Prayer—The Rule and Government of God—The Revelation of the Father and Son to Joseph Smith, and the Bestowal Upon Him of the Priesthood—Development of Theocratic Laws and Principles—Object of Gathering—Religious Freedom—Our Relations With the General GovernmentPresident of the Church6,188 w0 refs
113. 8 Feb 1880A Funeral Sermon By President John Taylor, Preached Over the Remains of Joseph M. Cain, Son of Joseph and Elizabeth CainPresident of the Church5,176 w0 refs
114. 1 Mar 1880Sustaining the Authorities—Power of the Priesthood—Faithfulness Required, Etc.President of the Church7,823 w0 refs
115. 21 Mar 1880The Great Principles of Truth As Taught By Revelation to the Ancients, and Also to the Saints in Our DayPresident of the Church9,298 w0 refs
116. Apr 1880UntitledPresident of the Church · Two Days' Meetings (Assembly Hall)513 w0 refs
117. Apr 1880UntitledPresident of the Church · Two Days' Meetings (Assembly Hall)495 w0 refs
118. Apr 1880UntitledPresident of the Church · Second Day2,552 w0 refs
119. Apr 1880UntitledPresident of the Church · Second Day744 w0 refs
120. Apr 1880UntitledPresident of the Church · Second Day3,334 w0 refs
121. 27 Jun 1880Opinions of the World, Etc.President of the Church1,054 w0 refs
122. 18 Jul 1880The Priesthood, Its Organization, Etc.President of the Church6,409 w0 refs
123. 8 Aug 1880The Order and Duties of the Priesthood, Etc.President of the Church9,049 w0 refs
124. 10 Oct 1880The Organization of the First Presidency, Etc.President of the Church1,911 w0 refs
125. 2 Jan 1881The Eternities Before the Saints—The Sublimity of the Gospel, Etc.President of the Church6,711 w0 refs
126. 8 Jan 1881Tithing and Other Matters—Correct Views NecessaryPresident of the Church7,381 w0 refs
127. 26 Jun 1881The Worship of God, the Sacredness of the Sabbath, Etc.President of the Church3,480 w0 refs
128. 27 Jun 1881The Privileges of the Saints, Etc.President of the Church3,557 w0 refs
129. 3 Jul 1881The Saints' Mission is One of Peace—Sympathy for General Garfield, Etc.President of the Church3,009 w0 refs
130. 28 Aug 1881Duties of the Saints—The Atonement, Etc.President of the Church9,215 w0 refs
131. 9 Oct 1881The Priesthood—God's Love for the Human Family, Etc.President of the Church3,996 w0 refs
132. 19 Oct 1881The Building Up of Zion—Gratitude to God, Enduring Trial, Etc.President of the Church5,661 w0 refs
133. 20 Oct 1881The Work of God Only Partially Understood—Manifestation of the Father and Son to the Prophet Joseph—The Priesthood Conferred Upon Him—Kirtland Temple, and the Ministrations of Moses and Elijah—Benefits and Uses of Temples—Public and Private Improvements Advocated—Children Should Be Properly Taught—Wives Should Be Kindly Treated—Exhortations to Virtue and PurityPresident of the Church5,385 w0 refs
134. 9 Nov 1881The Settling of Southern Utah—Building of the Temple, Etc.President of the Church5,642 w0 refs
135. 11 Dec 1881Travels 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 DestinyPresident of the Church4,317 w0 refs
136. 1 Jan 1882The Position of the Latter-Day Saints—Morality and Sobriety Required—Transgressors to Be Dealt With, Etc.President of the Church3,294 w0 refs
137. 29 Jan 1882Funeral DiscoursePresident of the Church2,183 w0 refs
138. 12 Feb 1882Hostility of the World to the Gospel—Rebellion of Lucifer in Heaven—Seth Given in Place of Abel—Wickedness of the Antediluvians—Enoch's Zion—Necessity of Opposing Powers and Principles, that Men May Be Tested—Difference Between Bigamy and Plural Marriage—Our Marriage Covenants Are Eternal—Enmity of Religious Teachers—Our Children Should Be Correctly TaughtPresident of the Church6,309 w0 refs
139. 5 Mar 1882The Dispensation of the Fulness of Times—Restoration of the Gospel—Duties of the Priesthood—The Future of Zion—Inconsistency of the Saints' Persecutors—Incidents of Church History, Etc.President of the Church6,113 w0 refs
140. 9 Apr 1882The Gospel's Restoration—Its Priesthood and Principles—The Saints Misrepresented—The “Mormon” War—Comparative Statistics—The Impending Judgments of God—Duties of the Saints—A Warning to Their Oppressors—The Wickedness of the World—Exhortation to RighteousnessPresident of the Church12,217 w0 refs
141. 24 Jul 1882The Death of the Faithful 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 SaintsPresident of the Church2,956 w0 refs
142. 6 Aug 1882The Temple at Logan—The Liquor Traffic—Church Organization—Duties of Its Officers—Treatment of Transgressors—An Interesting Anecdote and Its Moral—Various Offices and Callings of the Priesthood, Etc.—The Guidance of God—Honor Due to His Priesthood—Growth and Progress of God's Work—Its Opposition By the World—The Regeneration of the Lamanites and General Salvation of ManPresident of the Church5,602 w0 refs
143. 20 Aug 1882The Work of God and Building Up of Zion—Preaching, Temple Building and Other Duties—Corruption and Hypocrisy of Christendom—Rights of the Latter-Day Saints As American Citizens—The Saints Counseled to Be Pure, Honest, Upright, Charitable, Long-suffering and Forgiving—Difference Between Bigamy and Polygamy—Unjust Legislation and American Justice—God for Israel As Long As Israel is for RightPresident of the Church3,883 w0 refs
144. 8 Oct 1882The Mighty Mission of the Saints—God's Dealings With the World in Ancient and Modern Times—God's Authorship of Creation and Right to Rule—Man's Agency, the Gospel and the Gathering—Its Attempted Suppression, Contrasted Statesmanship—The Mother of Harlots and Her Daughters—The Political Situation in Utah—The Rights of Man, the Supporters and Subverters of Law and Order—Religious Intolerance and Political Injustice—The Latter-day Saints the Future Saviors of America—The Edmunds Act and Its Unjust Operation—Reverend Falsifiers and Their Dupes—Exhortation to the Priesthood and the PeoplePresident of the Church7,893 w0 refs
145. 29 Oct 1882Men Powerless Except as God Permits—Ordeals Necessary to Purify—Zion Will TriumphPresident of the Church3,033 w0 refs
146. 23 Nov 1882Man's Natural Spirit and the Spirit of God—Our Relationship With Him—His Dealings in the Latter Days—What is Expected of the Saints—Their Position and Labors Among the Nations—Christ the Example to All His Followers—Words of Counsel to Priesthood and PeoplePresident of the Church3,611 w0 refs
147. 1883The Work of God—The Events of the Times—Gathering—Temple Ordinances—The Object of Marriage—Plural Marriage—A Terrible Lesson—Laws of God Must Be Enforced—The Priesthood—Parties, Cliques, Rings, Murmurers—God is on the Side of IsraelPresident of the Church5,113 w0 refs
148. 21 Jan 1883The Church Based Upon the Principle 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 OthersPresident of the Church3,586 w0 refs
149. 11 Feb 1883Why the Saints Meet Together—Their Pretensions—What Their Profession Implies—No Right to Sit in Judgment 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—The Gospel—What the Savior Required—Operations of the Holy Ghost—What is Required of the Saints—Their Feelings—Duty of Missionaries—National Feelings Buried in Embracing the Gospel—Relationship to God—Destiny of the Faithful—What Have Religionists of the World to Offer?—Character of the Would-Be Reformers—Rights to Be Contended For—Corrupt Practices CondemnedPresident of the Church5,342 w0 refs
150. 11 Feb 1883Why the Saints Meet Together—Their Pretensions—What Their Profession Implies—No Right to Sit in Judgment 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—The Gospel—What the Savior Required—Operations of the Holy Ghost—What is Required of the Saints—Their Feelings—Duty of Missionaries—National Feelings Buried in Embracing the Gospel—Relationship to God—Destiny of the Faithful—What Have Religionists of the World to Offer?—Character of the Would-Be Reformers—Rights to Be Contended For—Corrupt Practices CondemnedPresident of the Church4,336 w0 refs
151. 8 Apr 1883The Gospel Like Leaven—Labor Required of the Elders—Promises to Abraham—Honorable Men in the American Nation Formerly and Now—Liberty in Religion and the Elective Franchise Claimed As Rights—The Saints Cannot Afford to Do Wrong—Relationship to God—ExhortationPresident of the Church3,945 w0 refs
152. 19 May 1883Duties of the Latter-Day Saints—How Children Should Be Trained—An Academy for Sanpete—The 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 SaintsPresident of the Church3,772 w0 refs
153. 18 Jun 1883Scope of the Gospel—Different Degrees of Glory—Free Agency—“Liberty” With a Vengeance—Trials Necessary—Former and Latter Trials—The Spirit of Gathering Illustrated—Judgments Predicted—Zion Already Attracting Attention—Encouragement for the Citizens of Deseret—Blessings InvokedPresident of the Church4,991 w0 refs
154. 24 Jun 1883Truth Always the Same—Duties of the Saints—Officers Present—Where the Principles of the Gospel Originated—Character of Abraham—How He Was Tried—His Progeny—Duties of the Priesthood—Trials of the Saints—Charity Required—How Transgressors Should Be Dealt With—Exhortation to RighteousnessPresident of the Church7,258 w0 refs
155. 6 Oct 1883Privilege of Meeting Together—We Are Here to Do Our Father's Will—All Dependent Upon God for Assistance, Guidance and Direction—The Lord Revealed to Adam the Purpose of Sacrifice—Adam, Before His Death, Called His Family Together and Blessed Them and Prophesied—Many Spirits Have Been Destined to Hold Certain Positions Among Men—Why We Are Gathered—We Must Follow the Teachings of the Spirit, and Honor the Priesthood in All Its Callings—Prepare Ourselves to Enter Holy Places—The Priesthood Must not Tolerate Iniquity—The Church Must Be Purified—Concluding ExhortationsPresident of the Church4,480 w0 refs
156. 7 Oct 1883The President Feeling a Little Weak in Body Asked the Considerate Attention of the Congregation—God Interested in the Welfare of All the Human Family—The Organization of the Church, and the Responsibility Resting Upon the Priesthood—God Has Given to Everyone a Portion of His Spirit—The Promptings of that Spirit—The Wickedness of the Inhabitants of the Earth in the Days of Noah—Why the Flood Came—The Ante-Diluvians Would not Repent—The Gospel Again Preached As a Warning—Persecution—Our Relationship to this Nation in a Political Point of View—A Commonwealth Has Been Built Up in These Mountains by the “Mormons” Under the Blessing of God—Unfairly Treated as a People By the Parent Government—The Latter-day Saints Have Rights Which They Will Seek Legally to Maintain—ConclusionPresident of the Church5,479 w0 refs
157. 9 Dec 1883The Age in Which We Live—The Position the Latter-Day Saints Occupy—The Progress They Have Made Through the Medium of the Gospel—The Hatred Manifested Against the Saints of God—Cain—Sufferings of Former-Day Saints—Sufferings of the Latter-Day Saints—The Attacks of Religious Fanatics and Political Demagogues—The Mormons Are not Scared—Duties of the Latter-Day Saints—The Consequences of Allowing Our Children to Be Educated By Our Enemies—The Work of Our Enemies—Their Aims—Freedom Extended to All Sects in Utah—What the Mormons Claim—Their Belief in Plural Marriage—Institutions Introduced By Christian Civilizers—No Yielding of the Principles God Has Revealed—ConclusionPresident of the Church5,828 w0 refs
158. 10 Feb 1884Object of Assembling—A Peculiar People—Saints Misrepresented in All Ages—Statistics—Opposition Expected—Plural Marriage—Early Persecution—“Twin Relics”—Why the Saints Gather to ZionPresident of the Church7,776 w0 refs
159. 20 Feb 1884RemarksPresident of the Church10,091 w0 refs
160. 18 May 1884Manifestations to Be Looked For—Some Already Received—Many Things Known Which Can not Be Told Yet—The Work Required of the Saints—Other and More Splendid Temples to Be Built—Persons Required to Labor in the Temples—Kind of Men Wanted to Go Upon Missions—Self-Denial Required—Blessings in Store for the FaithfulPresident of the Church7,419 w0 refs
161. 15 Jun 1884Temples—Requirements Made of Those Who Seek to Enter Temples—A Woman States Her Case to President Taylor, in Which Arises Some Singular and Serious Questions—The Saints Ought to Be Progressing—They Should Seek to Do the Will of God—Duties of Presiding Officers—Evildoers Should Be Brought to Account and Dealt With—God is Merciful—the Celestial KingdomPresident of the Church3,448 w0 refs
162. 20 Jul 1884Nature of the Gospel, and of Our Position and Calling—Responsibilities of the Latter-Day Saints—The Right of All Men to Religious Freedom—Honorable Men of the Earth—We Aim at a Higher Exaltation Than the Rest of the WorldPresident of the Church2,424 w0 refs
163. 17 Aug 1884Why We Gather—Difference Between the Latter-Day Saints and the World—Organization of the Church in Former Days—Condition of the World Previous to the Restoration of the Gospel—The Reformers and the Work They Performed—All Men Enjoy a Portion of the Spirit of God—The Jews—The Gospel Must Be Preached—Organization of New Stakes—Missionaries' Families to Be Provided for—Building Homes and Beautifying Them—The Destiny of ZionPresident of the Church3,925 w0 refs
164. 6 Oct 1884Design of God in Relation to the Earth and Its Inhabitants—Power of Satan—The Two Zions—What is Required of the Saints—A Priesthood in the Heavens, As Well As on the Earth—Duties of the Priesthood—Would-Be Advisers—Celestial Marriage—Distinction Between Polygamy and Prostitution—Government Officers Discriminating in Favor of the Latter—Unchastity Not to Be Tolerated in the Church—Charity Advised—Class of People Who Accuse the Saints of Crime—Criminal Statistics—Horrifying Statements of Crime in the Eastern States—Warning to the SaintsPresident of the Church8,631 w0 refs
165. 19 Oct 1884The Gathering—The Lord Will Punish the Wicked—Polygamy and Prostitution—Statistics of Crime Committed By Mormons and Non-Mormons—The Wickedness of the New England States—The Debased Position of U. S. Officials As Exhibited in the Courts of UtahPresident of the Church11,089 w0 refs
166. 30 Nov 1884The Gathering—Our Territorial Condition and Organization—The Eternal Nature of Our Covenants—The Law of Ancient Israel, Which Required a Man to Marry His Brother's Widow—Settlement of the Difficulty Connected With the Utah Lake and Jordan River Dam—The Flood—The Lord Will Sustain and Uphold Us—We Must Not Associate With the WickedPresident of the Church6,285 w0 refs
167. 14 Dec 1884Object of Gathering—Our Principles and Organization Revealed From God—He is Cognizant of All Things—Our Faith not Affected By the Ideas of Men—Our Dependence Upon God—Enoch's City—God's Justice in Sending the Flood, and in the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah—His Judgments Will Come Upon Those Who Persecute His Saints—The Lord Will Bless His People—We Will Stand By the Constitution Though Others Ignore ItPresident of the Church5,608 w0 refs
168. 1 Feb 1885Visit to the South—Persecution in Arizona—An American Siberia—Persecutions in Missouri and Illinois not the Result of Polygamy—Affecting Reference to the Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum—Judgment Begins at the House of God—No Man Has a Right to Attempt to Control Another's Belief or Conscience—Ex Post Facto Application of the Edmunds Law—Attempts of the Speaker to Conform to the Law As Far As Possible—Outrages Heaped Upon the Latter-Day Saints—No One Ever Punished, According to Law, for Killing a Mormon—The Saints Counseled to Endure Their Afflictions, Take Care of Themselves, and Serve God—ConclusionPresident of the Church5,120 w0 refs