The Saints Should Prepare for Future Emergencies—Evil Spirits—Their Power and Organization—The Chain of the Priesthood—Angels are Ministering Spirits by Heber C. Kimball (1-7)
A Prayer by Jedediah M. Grant (7-9)
A Visit, by P. P. Pratt, to the Southern Settlements—The Power of the Priesthood—Union Among the Saints—A Miracle by Parley P. Pratt (9-15)
Why the Saints Rejoice—The Spirit Received Through Laying on of Hands—Cleanliness by Jedediah M. Grant (15-20)
The Holy Ghost Necessary in Preaching—Faith—Healing the Sick—The Saints’ Interests are One—All of Our Efforts Should Tend to the Upbuilding of the Kingdom of God by Brigham Young (20-32)
Testimony to the Divinity of Joseph Smith’s Mission—Elders Should go Their Missions Without Purse or Scrip—The Lord Deals with the Saints—Jesus Their President—Satan Angry by Brigham Young (33-42)
A Call for an Expression of the Condition of the People—Repentance Among the Saints Necessary—Renewing of Covenants by Brigham Young (43-45)
Application of the Words of Helaman to the Condition of the Latter-day Saints by Heber C. Kimball (45-49) Rebuking Iniquity by Jedediah M. Grant (49-51)
The People of God Disciplined by Trials—Atonement by the Shedding of Blood—Our Heavenly Father—A Privilege Given to all the Married Sisters in Utah by Brigham Young (51-57)
Reformation Necessary Among the Saints—Infidel Philosophy by Brigham Young (58-63)
Effects of a Murmuring Spirit, etc. by Heber C. Kimball (64-66)
Counsel Concerning Immigration—Benefits to be derived from an Early Start—Crossing the Plains with Hand-carts, etc. by Brigham Young (66-70)
Companies on the Plains—Practicability of Hand-carts—The Time for Starting from Missouri River—Reformation, etc. by Jedediah M. Grant (70-75)
The Gospel Like a Net Cast Into the Sea—Good and Bad in the Church—Embrace Principles in Your Faith, not Men—Confess Only to Those Against Whom You have Sinned—Economize the Gifts of God, etc. by Brigham Young (75-80)
Persons Not to be Baptized Until They Repent and make Restitution—All Sin to be Repented of Before Partaking of the Sacrament, etc. by Heber C. Kimball (80-83)
Hypocrisy Reproved—Family Government, etc. by Jedediah M. Grant (83-87)
The Emigrant Saints—Children More Susceptible of Tuition than Adults by Heber C. Kimball (88-89)
Temptations and Trials Necessary to Exaltation—If the Saints Perform Their Obligations, the Lord Will Not Fail in His—Hand-cart Emigration Preferable to that by Ox-teams by Brigham Young (89-94)
The Facilities Afforded by the Hand-cart Movement for the Gathering of Israel—The Saints Specially Opposed by the Devil in any New Enterprise—Reformation by Wilford Woodruff (94-100)
The Hand-cart Emigration—Opinions of the Emigrants Concerning it—Females Endure the Journey Better than Males, etc. by Brigham Young (101-105)
Emigration—The Saints Warned to Repent or Judgements will come Upon Them by Heber C. Kimball (105-110)
The Emigrating Saints were Prompted by the Spirit of God by Brigham Young (111)
Discord at Meetings Rebuked—A Text for Speakers at the Conference—Subject for the People—A Call for Mules, Horses, Wagons, Teamsters, Flour, etc. by Brigham Young (112-114)
The Hand-cart Enterprise—Returning Missionaries—Exhortation to the Saints to Rescue the Brethren and sisters on the Plains, etc. by Franklin D. Richards (114-119)
God is our Father; Joseph Smith His Representative on the Earth; Brigham Young Joseph’s Legal Successor—Call for Teams to Meet Emigrants by Heber C. Kimball (119-122)
Those Who are in Darkness Cannot Discern the Light—Exhortations to Male and Female to Seek After the Light of the Holy Ghose—Women who Leave Their Husbands, etc. by Jedediah M. Grant (122-129)
On the Death of President Jedediah M. Grant by Brigham Young (129-134)
Remarks at the Funeral of President Jedediah M. Grant by Heber C. Kimball (135-138)
Reformation—A Test at Hand to Prove the Saints by Heber C. Kimball (138-145)
The People Asleep—Those Holding the Priesthood must Magnify Their Callings or be Removed—The Saints to be Tried Even Unto Death by Wilford Woodruff (146-150)
Overcome the Powers of Darkness by Prayer—Spiritual Things First in Importance—Cleanliness by Jedediah M. Grant (150-153)
The Saints Have Not Magnified Their Callings as Saviours of the Living and the Dead—Oneness—Practical Repentance by Lorenzo Snow (154-159)
Offers of Mercy—The Great Dispensation in Which we Live by Franklin D. Richards (159-164)