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Journal of Discourses on CD
Complete 26 Volumes in PDF Format
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The Journal of Discourses (often abbreviated J.D. or JOD) is a 26-volume collection of public sermons by early leaders of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", commonly known as the Mormon Church. The first editions of the Journal were published in England by George D. Watt, the stenographer of Brigham Young. Publication began in 1854, with the endorsement of the church's "First Presidency", and ended in 1886. The Journal is one of the richest sources of early Mormon theology and thinking. It includes 1,438 sermons given by 55 church leaders, including most numerously Brigham Young, John Taylor, Orson Pratt, Heber C. Kimball, and George Q. Cannon.
George D. Watt recorded the first four volumes of sermons himself, and he continued to contribute through volume twelve, but at least eleven other stenographers were involved. Brigham Young has by far the most sermons recorded in the Journal, with 390.
Though never officially accepted as Mormon canon, the Journal of Discourses was very highly esteemed in its day, and no doubt was quoted like scripture in defending Mormon doctrines. The writers of this document had every intention of this being a "standard work" of the church.
Today, however, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has distanced itself from the Journal of Discourses and many of its teachings. Many of the ideas expounded on in the Journal of Discourses, such as blood atonement, the Adam-God theory, plural marriage, and the exclusionary Negro doctrine, have been disavowed by the modern church. Below is the current, official position of the Church on the issue, according to their main web site:
"The Journal of Discourses is not an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is a compilation of sermons and other materials from the early years of the Church, which were transcribed and then published. It includes practical advice as well as doctrinal discussion, some of which is speculative in nature and some of which is only of historical interest. ... Questions have been raised about the accuracy of some transcriptions. Modern technology and processes were not available for verifying the accuracy of transcriptions, and some significant mistakes have been documented. The Journal of Discourses includes interesting and insightful teachings by early Church leaders; however, by itself it is not an authoritative source of Church doctrine."
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