[Brigham Young Sermon] In the course of the meeting I remarked: I wish to ask of the president, counselors, and members of this quorum, what is the duty, business, and calling of the quorum? It is a theological school, to teach every member the principles of the priesthood and of eternal salvation. It is a school to teach men how to discharge their duties as high priests, to become men of God, acquainted with God, to know how to be lawgivers, and to learn and know how God reigns and rules, how worlds are created from chaos. They want to learn how to preach the gospel and to lift the standard to the powers of the earth. Their calling is to preside over those who receive the gospel and to lead them into the celestial gate. This quorum is now organized and I say to your president, you have a right to receive members, ordain, try, deal with, disfellowship, and etc., under the supervision of the First Presidency. I also recommended the appointment of elderly and discreet high priests for teachers in the wards. DJLJ 1:92. President Brigham Young and others spoke to them upon the principles of individual duties towards one another, as Saints of God. The remarks were appropriate and tended to aid in bringing about a revival, which was much needed among the people, especially among the soldiers. -- Salt Lake City [Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1847- 1850. William S. Harwell, ed. CollierÂ's Publishing, 1997.:159]
[source: The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
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