Gospel Doctrine: Selections from the Sermons and Writings of Joseph F. Smith
1919
Gospel Doctrine: Selections from the Sermons and Writings of Joseph F. Smith
1919
The sixth president of the Mormon Church was known for his plainspoken devotion and his insistence that gospel truth must govern every aspect of daily life. This collection, assembled shortly after his death in 1918, gathers his most essential sermons and writings into a single volume. Smith spoke frequently of the plan of salvation, the eternal nature of family relationships, and the responsibilities that fall upon each believer to build their life upon revelation rather than convenience. His voice is direct, sometimes stern, often tender. He addresses doubt, suffering, and the specific anxieties of early 20th-century America with the confidence of a man who believed he spoke for God. For Latter-day Saints, these pages have functioned as a manual of faith for over a century. For readers outside the tradition, they offer a window into one of America's most influential and least understood religious movements.
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“We believe in all truth, no matter to what subject it may refer. No sect or religious denomination [or, I may say, no searcher of truth] in the world possesses a single principle of truth that we do not accept or that we will reject. We are willing to receive all truth, from whatever source it may come; for truth will stand, truth will endure.””
— Joseph F. Smith
“By this principle (tithing) the loyalty of the people of this Church shall be put to the test. By this principle it shall be known who is for the kingdom of God and who is against it.””
— Joseph F. Smith
“Compliance with the law of the fast would call attention to the sin of over-eating, place the body in subjection the the spirit, and so promote communion with the Holy Ghost, and insure a spiritual strength and power which the people of the nation so greatly need. As fasting should alwys be accompanied by prayer, this law would bring the people nearer to God, and divert their mins once a month at least, from the mad rush of worldly affairs and cause them to be brought into immediate contact with practical pure, and undefiled religion.””
— Joseph F. Smith
