Missionary Labors Reviewed—Testimony Gained—Predictions Fulfilled—Condition of the World—Prospects of the Swiss and German Mission—Class of Men Selected by the Lord for His Work—Restoration of the Gospel—The Priesthood Necessary—How It Was Restored—Ancient Prophecies Concerning the Latter-Day Work—Why the Saints Are Hated—Persecution Predicted—Political Aspect—Revelation Necessary—Distinction Between the Holy Ghost and the Spirit Given to Every Man—True Education—How Joseph Smith and Orson Pratt Obtained Theirs—How Abraham and Moses Were Taught—Action of Congress Considered

Fidelity

Published in Journal of Discourses, Volume 25, pp. 202-217, under one printed entry headed 'REMARKS DELIVERED BY ELDER JOHN Q. CANNON, AND PRESIDENTS WILFORD WOODRUFF & JOHN TAYLOR, In the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, June 29, 1884. REPORTED BY JOHN IRVINE.' This one printed entry actually contains three separate discourses in sequence -- Elder John Q. Cannon (pp. 202-206, reporting his just-completed mission to the Swiss and German Mission), President Wilford Woodruff (pp. 206-211, general remarks following Cannon's testimony), and President John Taylor (pp. 211-217, general remarks) -- each introduced in the print by its own name line ('President Wilford Woodruff then addressed the congregation. He said:' / 'President John Taylor next addressed the congregation. He said:'), not by a separate 'Discourse by...' byline. speaker/speaker_id/calling_at_time above record only the first (and shortest-contributing) named speaker, matching this catalog entry's packet-supplied speaker_candidate; see `speakers` above and final_review_notes below for how the multi-speaker attribution is now handled. None of the three speakers is recorded as having reviewed this text before publication.

Witnesses

Collation history

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