A digital scan of the first volume of the Journal of Discourses is hosted by Wikisource. The document includes various religious discourses and reports from the mid-19th century.
The volume contains contributions from Brigham Young, who served as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Other contributors mentioned in the text include G. D. Watt, who reported the discourses, and various members of the Twelve Apostles and other figures such as Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Heber C. Kimball, George A. Smith, and Orson Pratt.
Topics covered within the volume include salvation, spiritual communication, and the mission of John Taylor to Europe between 1849 and 1852. The text also addresses subjects such as education, tithing, the building of temples, and the history of the pioneers. Additionally, the volume contains legal-related content, including a plea by George A. Smith regarding the trial of Howard Egan for the murder of James Monroe before Judge Z. Snow of the First Judicial District Court of the United States for the Territory of Utah.
The publication was released in 1854, with copies published in Liverpool by F. D. and S. W. Richards and in London at the Latter-day Saints Book Depot.
