J. Reuben Clark Jr.

Joshua Reuben Clark Jr. was an American attorney, civil servant, and a prominent leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in Grantsville, Utah Territory, Clark was a prominent attorney in the Department of State, and Undersecretary of State for U.S. President Calvin Coolidge

When Are the Writings or Sermons of Church Leaders Entitled to the Claim of Scripture?

Articles/Essays – Volume 12, No. 2

When are the writings and Sermons of Church Leaders entitled to the claim of being scripture?

I assume the scripture behind this question is the declaration of the Lord in a revelation given through Joseph primarily to Orson Hyde, Luke S. Johnson, Lyman E. Johnson, and William E. M’Lellin, who were to engage in missionary work. After addressing a word first to Orson Hyde, the Lord continued: