Brigham Young teaches that when his sermons are copied and approved by him, they are as good as scripture and en par with the Bible.

Date
1871
Type
Speech / Court Transcript
Source
Brigham Young
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Reference

Brigham Young, "Texts for Preaching Upon at Conference—Revelations—Deceitfulness of Riches—One-Man Power—Spiritualism," Journal of Discourses, 26 vols. (Liverpool: Horace S. Eldredge, 1871), 13:264

Scribe/Publisher
David W. Evans
People
Brigham Young, Orson Hyde
Audience
Reading Public, Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Transcription

Brother Orson Hyde referred to a few who complained about not getting revelations. I will make a statement here that has been brought against me as a crime, perhaps, or as a fault in my life. Not here, I do not allude to anything of the kind in this place, but in the councils of the nations—that Brigham Young has said 'when he sends forth his discourses to the world they may call them Scripture.' I say now, when they are copied and approved by me they are as good Scripture as is couched in this Bible, and if you want to read revelation read the sayings of him who knows the mind of God, without any special command to one man to go here, and to another to go yonder, or to do this or that, or to go and settle here or there.

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