Why the Saints Meet Together—Their Pretensions—What Their Profession Implies—No Right to Sit in Judgment on the World—All Children of a Common Father—Many Good Men Inspired by the Spirit of God Who Did Not Possess the Gift of the Holy Ghost—How Joseph Smith Obtained Knowledge—The Gospel—What the Savior Required—Operations of the Holy Ghost—What Is Required of the Saints—Their Feelings—Duty of Missionaries—National Feelings Buried in Embracing the Gospel—Relationship to God—Destiny of the Faithful—What Have Religionists of the World to Offer?—Character of the Would-Be Reformers—Rights to Be Contended For—Corrupt Practices Condemned

Fidelity

Published in Journal of Discourses, Volume 23, pp. 368-376, continued in Volume 24, pp. 1-8 (the printed volume 24 opens mid-sentence with "(Continued From Volume XXIII, Page 376, Journal of Discourses.)"). No reporter credited on the printed page. The speaker did not review this text before publication.

Witnesses

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