Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young
Table of Contents
- Introduction v
- Historical Summary vii
- Chapter 1: The Ministry of Brigham Young 1
- Chapter 2: The Gospel Defined 15
- Chapter 3: Living the Gospel 21
- Chapter 4: Knowing and Honoring the Godhead 29
- Chapter 5: Accepting the Atonement of Jesus Christ 37
- Chapter 6: The Communication between God and Man 41
- Chapter 7: The Plan of Salvation 49
- Chapter 8: Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ 55
- Chapter 9: Repentance and Baptism 61
- Chapter 10: The Influence of the Holy Ghost 67
- Chapter 11: Choosing to Walk in Obedience 71
- Chapter 12: Preventing Personal Apostasy 79
- Chapter 13: Preparing for Eternal Progression 85
- Chapter 14: Dispensations of the Gospel 93
- Chapter 15: The Settlement in the West 101
- Chapter 16: Building Zion 111
- Chapter 17: The Scriptures 119
- Chapter 18: The Priesthood 125
- Chapter 19: The Relief Society and Individual Responsibility 131
- Chapter 20: Church Organization and Government 137
- Chapter 21: Honoring the Sabbath and the Sacrament 145
- Chapter 22: Tithing and Consecration 155
- Chapter 23: Understanding the New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriage 163
- Chapter 24: Teaching the Family 171
- Chapter 25: Cultivating Gratitude, Humility, and Honesty 177
- Chapter 26: Happiness and Social Enjoyment 183
- Chapter 27: Learning by Study and by Faith 193
- Chapter 28: Exercising Self-Control 203
- Chapter 29: Living the Word of Wisdom 211
- Chapter 30: Developing Christlike Attitudes toward Others 217
- Chapter 31: Thrift, Industry, and Self-Reliance 225
- Chapter 32: Temporal Wealth and the Kingdom of God 235
- Chapter 33: Missionary Work 243
- Chapter 34: Strengthening the Saints through the Gifts of the Spirit 251
- Chapter 35: The Blessings of Trials, Chastening, and Persecution 261
- Chapter 36: Earthly Governments and the Kingdom of God 267
- Chapter 37: Understanding Death and Resurrection 273
- Chapter 38: The Spirit World 279
- Chapter 39: Eternal Judgment 285
- Chapter 40: Salvation through Jesus Christ 291
- Chapter 41: Temple Ordinances 299
- Chapter 42: Temple Service 307
- Chapter 43: Our Search for Truth and Personal Testimony 315
- Chapter 44: The Kingdom of God and the Gathering of Israel 323
- Chapter 45: The Last Days 331
- Chapter 46: Parental Responsibility 337
- Chapter 47: President Brigham Young’s Witness of the Prophet Joseph Smith 343
- Chapter 48: A Call for Unity, a Testimony, and a Blessing 353
- Works Cited and Abbreviations Used 360
Publication Notes
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© 1997 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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English approval: 10/95
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Credits
Page 8: Crossing the Mississippi on the Ice, by C. C. A. Christensen. © courtesy Museum of Art, Brigham Young University. All rights reserved.
Page 48: The Sermon on the Mount, by Carl Bloch. Original at the Chapel of Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark. Used by permission of the Frederiksborgmuseum.
Page 102: To Them of the Last Wagon, by Lynn Fausett. © courtesy Museum of Art, Brigham Young University. All rights reserved.
Page 144: This Do in Remembrance of Me, by Harry Anderson. Used by permission of Pacific Press Publishing Association.
Page 148: Photograph courtesy Utah State Historical Society, Charles W. Carter.
Page 170: Photograph courtesy Utah State Historical Society.
Page 255: Catching Quails, by C. C. A. Christensen. © courtesy Museum of Art, Brigham Young University. All rights reserved.
Page 260: Mobs Attack the First Settlement in Jackson County, Missouri, 1833, by C. C. A. Christensen. © courtesy Museum of Art, Brigham Young University. All rights reserved.
Page 264: Haun’s Mill, by C. C. A. Christensen. © courtesy Museum of Art, Brigham Young University. All rights reserved.
Page 345: Joseph Smith Visits Brigham Young from the Spirit World, by Clark Kelley Price. © Clark Kelley Price.
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