Comments on: J. Golden Kimball Speaks in Conference, 1926

By: Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:44:43 +0000

Clark (12), I too have the CDs, but I lost the password and now I can’t access the information — with the Infobases company gone its simply not possible to get the password restored.

I think Gospel Link is useful, but it bothers me that the charge for this data.

By: David Y.

David Y. — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 07:18:15 +0000

This was a wonderful. Thanks for sharing it.

I especially loved his humorous line about how he missed getting hit only because he’s thin, followed by his immediate insistence that he’s not trying to be funny. What a comedian!

JGK must have really enjoyed speaking to/working with a congregation.

By: JimD

JimD — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:54:09 +0000

Clark, I’m not a die-hard fan of electronic scripture study–I mostly just use it (actually, GospeLink 2001–the non-web-based predecessor) if I want to get a little more background to quotes I’ve encountered elsewhere. But I think a subscription to the online version is only about $5/month; so it’s probably worth giving it a whirl if you’re interested.

By: Clark

Clark — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:39:45 +0000

BTW – there used to be an audio file floating around of J. Golden Kimball (the real one, not the popular stage show). I’ve never been able to find it.

By: Clark

Clark — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:29:56 +0000

Jim, how useful is the online Gospel Link? I have one of the really old CDs around that I can run under Parallels & XP on my Mac. However honestly I don’t access it that much – I usually use lds.org and that’s enough. Part of me wonders if GospelLink would be nice to have.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:55:07 +0000

Thanks, JimD.

By: JimD

JimD — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:49:02 +0000

GospeLink Online (subscription-based) appears to have the conference reports from 1898 through 1970.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:59:27 +0000

I’m unaware of their being online anywhere, jack ply, but they were printed, in the old Improvement Era (the pre-Ensign magazine), and in a set of volumes called Conference Reports. These are available in the Church History Library and the BYU Library, and probably at other universities in the Mormon Corridor. I realize they would be much harder to find if you don’t have access to those institutions.

Video recordings are also available at the Church History Library. I don’t know where else they may be found.

Anybody else know of any resources?

By: The Other Clark

The Other Clark — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:49:05 +0000

Maybe the Gospel “staight and undiluted” is coming back into vogue. Elder Holland’s address was as fiery as any I’ve heard in my lifetime.

Still, we’ve a long way to go to get to the “Golden Age” of the prophet passing notes reminding the speaker to avoid profanity…

By: jack ply

jack ply — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:36:24 +0000

I was just curious about how to get general conference talks before the 1970s. I can’t seem to find these. Also, I know the Church used to film GC on VHS when I was a kid but can’t find those either. Where do you get these resources?