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The Journal of Discourses (often abbreviated J.D.) is a 26-volume collection of public sermons by early leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The first editions of the Journal were published in England by George D. Watt, the stenographer of Brigham Young.
Brigham Young (/ ˈ b r ɪ ɡ əm / BRIG-əm; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) [4] was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877.
George Darling Watt (12 May 1812 – 24 October 1881) [2] was the first convert to Mormonism baptized in the British Isles.As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Watt was a secretary to Brigham Young, the primary editor of the Journal of Discourses, and the primary inventor of the Deseret Alphabet.
Brigham Young, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, laid the foundation for the Adam-God theory with his original doctrinal statements. The Adam–God doctrine (or Adam–God theory ) was a theological idea taught in mid-19th century Mormonism by Brigham Young , a president of the Church of Jesus Christ of ...
The Mormon Reformation was a period of renewed emphasis on spirituality within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and a centrally-directed movement, which called for a spiritual reawakening among church members.
Joseph Fielding McConkie (3 April 1941–10 October 2013) [1] was a professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University (BYU) and an author or co-author of over 25 books. McConkie was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the son of Bruce R. McConkie and Amelia Smith McConkie (daughter of Joseph ...
Several early leaders of the LDS Church taught that Adam was God because he was the father of the human race. This doctrine was taught several times by Brigham Young during general conferences [56] [57] [58] and was supported by other high-ranking leaders of the church. [59] [60] [61] [unreliable source?
Brigham Young envisioned a Mormon domain, called the State of Deseret, spanning from the Salt Lake Valley to the Pacific Ocean [5] and so he sent church leaders to establish colonies far and wide. The colonies were governed by Mormon officials under Young's mandate to enforce "God's law" by "lay[ing] the ax at the root of the tree of sin and ...