Miniseries: Preached vs. Published

In this, the first of a three-part miniseries, Church History Library historian LaJean Carruth introduces her research into the shorthand transcriptions behind the Journal of Discourses —and her surprising findings.

In her previous post, Church History Department historian LaJean Carruth introduced us to her project: reviewing the original shorthand notes that became the Journal of Discourses . Here, in the second post of a three-part miniseries, she shares examples of how the sermons of Brigham Young and other early Church leaders changed between their delivery, transcription, and eventual publication.

In her previous post, Church History Department historian LaJean Carruth highlighted significant grammatical changes that shorthand transcriptionists made to sermons published in the Journal of Discourses . Here, in the last post of a three-part miniseries, she shares examples of other changes that dramatically altered the sermons.