Publications

The Journal of Discourses

The Journal of Discourses was a semi-monthly periodical published in Liverpool, England. It commenced in 1854. The set contains 1,438 speeches given by fifty-five people, including Presidents of the Church, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, members of the seventy, and sixteen other speakers. Brigham Young gave 390; John Taylor, 162; Orson Pratt, 127; Heber C. Kimball, 113; and George Q. Cannon, 111. Twenty-one people gave a single speech, and the rest gave from 2 to 66 speeches. The semimonthly issues have been bound into twenty-six volumes.


The set has been photo-reproduced as a facsimile edition; there have been no alterations, deletions, or additions to the text. All errors printed in the original Journal of Discourses have been maintained in this reprint. The index is also included with the set.
Sets of the Journal of Discourses have been made available through the following list of retailers:
  • Deseret Book (online)
  • Sam Weller's Zion Bookstore (SLC)
  • Mormon Memorabilia
  • Pioneer Book (Provo, Utah)
  • Benchmark Books (SLC)
  • The Book Table (Logan, Utah)
  • Confetti Antiques (Spanish Fork, Utah)