Item Detail
-
26028
-
10
-
0
-
English
-
The Prophets Have Spoken, but What Did They Say? : Examining the Differences between George D. Watt's Original Shorthand Notes and the Sermons Published in the Journal of Discourses
-
BYU Studies Quarterly
-
54
-
4
-
Provo, UT
-
Brigham Young University
-
24-118
-
[2016 Mormon Historical Association Winner for Article Award of Excellence]
From 1851 to 1868, George D. Watt took shorthand of hundreds of speeches given by LDS leaders. A few of his shorthand notes were preserved but were inaccessible to researchers because no one could read the Pitman shorthand. Some notes have now been transcribed. These notes reveal that extensive rewriting and polishing was done between the taking of the notes and the publication of these speeches in the Journal of Discourses. No longer should scholars rely on the edited versions of these speeches to learn the speaking style, character, and personality of these speakers. This article presents notes from several speeches and full transcripts of two of Brigham Young’s speeches, making it easy to compare the original shorthand, Watt’s longhand transcript, and the published version.
-
Brigham Young's Garden Cosmology
God Will Prevail : Ancient Covenants, Modern Blessings, and the Gathering of Israel
Invoking the Name of the Lord : A Quantitative Study
Liverpool to Great Salt Lake: The 1851 Journal of Missionary George D. Watt
Now That We Have the Words of Joseph Smith, How Shall We Begin to Understand Them? Illustrations of Selected Challenges within the 21 May 1843 Discourse on 2 Peter 1
Obadiah 1 : 21 : Context, Text, Interpretation, and Application
The Latter-day Saint Reimaging of "the Breath of Life" (Genesis 2:7)
The Teachings of Church Leaders Regarding the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ : 1852–2018
The Use of Gethsemane by Church Leaders, 1859–2018
To Expound Scriptures, and to Exhort the Church : Nineteenth-Century Mormon Women and Public Discourse