Journal of Discourses
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The Journal of Discourses is a 19th-century multi-volume collection of sermons and teachings by early Latter-day Saint leaders, widely used as a historical source on early Mormon doctrine and practice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Journal of Discourses canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Journal of Discourses Context triple: [King Follett discourse, laterPublishedIn, Journal of Discourses]
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A.
Latter-Day Pamphlets
Latter-Day Pamphlets is a series of polemical essays by Thomas Carlyle, published in 1850, in which he fiercely criticizes the social, political, and religious conditions of Victorian England.
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B.
Lectures on Faith
Lectures on Faith is a collection of early Latter-day Saint theological discourses that systematically explore the nature of God, faith, and doctrine within the movement founded by Joseph Smith.
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C.
Pearl of Great Price
The Pearl of Great Price is a canonical book of scripture in the Latter-day Saint tradition, comprising Joseph Smith’s revelations, translations, and writings that elaborate key doctrines about God, humanity, and salvation.
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D.
Doctrine and Covenants
Doctrine and Covenants is a canonical collection of modern revelations and inspired declarations regarded as scripture by Latter-day Saint movement churches.
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E.
The Desire of Ages
The Desire of Ages is a classic Christian devotional book by Ellen G. White that focuses on the life, teachings, and ministry of Jesus Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Journal of Discourses Target entity description: The Journal of Discourses is a 19th-century multi-volume collection of sermons and teachings by early Latter-day Saint leaders, widely used as a historical source on early Mormon doctrine and practice.
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A.
Latter-Day Pamphlets
Latter-Day Pamphlets is a series of polemical essays by Thomas Carlyle, published in 1850, in which he fiercely criticizes the social, political, and religious conditions of Victorian England.
-
B.
Lectures on Faith
Lectures on Faith is a collection of early Latter-day Saint theological discourses that systematically explore the nature of God, faith, and doctrine within the movement founded by Joseph Smith.
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C.
Pearl of Great Price
The Pearl of Great Price is a canonical book of scripture in the Latter-day Saint tradition, comprising Joseph Smith’s revelations, translations, and writings that elaborate key doctrines about God, humanity, and salvation.
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D.
Doctrine and Covenants
Doctrine and Covenants is a canonical collection of modern revelations and inspired declarations regarded as scripture by Latter-day Saint movement churches.
-
E.
The Desire of Ages
The Desire of Ages is a classic Christian devotional book by Ellen G. White that focuses on the life, teachings, and ministry of Jesus Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical source
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religious text ⓘ sermon collection ⓘ |
| compilationMethod |
sermon transcriptions
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stenographic reports ⓘ |
| containsWorkBy |
Brigham Young
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George Q. Cannon ⓘ Heber C. Kimball ⓘ John Taylor ⓘ Lorenzo Snow ⓘ Orson Hyde ⓘ Orson Pratt ⓘ Parley P. Pratt ⓘ Wilford Woodruff ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| editor |
George D. Watt
ⓘ
George Q. Cannon ⓘ |
| firstVolumePublicationYear | 1854 ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
produced primarily in Utah Territory era
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reflects development of early LDS doctrine ⓘ reports public sermons of early LDS leaders ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastVolumePublicationYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| locationOfPublication |
Liverpool
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 26 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodEnd | 1886 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1854 ⓘ |
| publisher |
F. D. Richards
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George Q. Cannon ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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linked to:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| religiousTradition |
Latter-day Saint movement
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linked to:
Mormonism
Mormonism ⓘ |
| subject |
Latter-day Saint doctrine
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Latter-day Saint practice ⓘ Mormon history ⓘ Mormon theology ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ sermons ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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history of early Mormonism ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
important historical document by many researchers
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non-canonical by the modern LDS Church ⓘ |
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