Doctrine and Covenants

Short description: Part of the scriptural canons of Latter Day Saint denominations

Doctrine and Covenants

Information
Religion| Latter Day Saint movement
Language| English language
Period| 1835–1978 LDS/2016 CoC
Chapters| 138 LDS/165 CoC
Verses| Many thousands

The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C or D. and C.) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. Originally published in 1835 as Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of the Latter Day Saints: Carefully Selected from the Revelations of God, editions of the book continue to be printed mainly by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the Community of Christ (formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints [RLDS Church]).

The book originally contained two parts: a sequence of lectures setting forth basic church doctrine, followed by a compilation of revelations, or "covenants" of the church: thus the name "Doctrine and Covenants". The "doctrine" portion of the book, however, has been removed by both the LDS Church and Community of Christ. The remaining portion of the book contains revelations on numerous topics, most of which were dictated by the movement's founder Joseph Smith, supplemented by materials periodically added by each denomination.

Controversy has existed between the two largest denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement over some sections added to the 1876 LDS edition, attributed to founder Smith. Whereas the LDS Church believes these sections to have been revelations to Smith,[1] the RLDS Church traditionally disputed their authenticity.[2]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 LDS Church editions
* 2.1 Sections Included in LDS edition
* 2.2 1844 Edition
* 2.3 1876 Edition
* 2.4 1921 Edition
* 2.5 Latter-day Revelation
* 2.6 1981 Edition
* 3 Community of Christ editions
* 3.1 Sections added to the Community of Christ edition
* 3.2 Portions removed from the Community of Christ edition
* 3.3 Doctrinal developments in the Community of Christ edition
* 4 Editions used by other denominations
* 5 Chart comparison of editions
* 6 See also
* 7 Notes
* 8 References
* 9 Further reading
* 10 External links

## History

The Doctrine and Covenants was first published in 1835 as a later version of the Book of Commandments, which had been partially printed in 1833. This earlier book contained 65 early revelations to church leaders, notably Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. Before many copies of the book could be printed, the printing press and most of the printed copies were destroyed by a mob in Missouri.

Title page of the 1903 reprint of the Book of Commandments.

On September 24, 1834, a committee was appointed by the general assembly of the church to organize a new volume containing the most significant revelations. This committee of Presiding Elders, consisting of Smith, Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon, and Frederick G. Williams, began to review and revise numerous revelations for inclusion in the new work. The committee eventually organized the book into two parts: a "Doctrine" part and a "Covenants" part.

Title page of the original 1835 edition.

The "Doctrine" part of the book consisted of a theological course now called the "Lectures on Faith". The lectures were a series of doctrinal courses used in the School of the Prophets which had recently been completed in Kirtland, Ohio. According to the committee, these lectures were included in the compilation "in consequence of their embracing the important doctrine of salvation."[3] The "Covenants" part of the book, labeled "Covenants and Commandments of the Lord, to his servants of the church of the Latter Day Saints", contained a total of 103 revelations. These 103 revelations were said to "contain items or principles for the regulation of the church, as taken from the revelations which have been given since its organization, as well as from former ones."[3] Each of the 103 revelations was assigned a "section number"; however, section 66 was mistakenly used twice. Thus, the sections of the original work were numbered only to 102.

On February 17, 1835, after the committee had selected the book's contents, the committee wrote that the resulting work represents "our belief, and when we say this, humbly trust, the faith and principles of this society as a body."[3]

The book was first introduced to the church body in a general conference on August 17, 1835. Smith and Williams, two of the Presiding Elders on the committee, were absent, but Cowdery and Rigdon were present. The church membership at the time had not yet seen the Doctrine and Covenants manuscript as it had been compiled and revised solely by the committee; however, various church members who were familiar with the work "bore record" of the book's truth. At the end of the conference, the church "by a unanimous vote" agreed to accept the compilation as "the doctrine and covenants of their faith" and to make arrangements for its printing.[4]

In 1835, the book was printed and published under the title Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of the Latter Day Saints: Carefully Selected from the Revelations of God.

A copy of the Doctrine and Covenants from NASA photographer M. Edward Thomas traveled to the moon and back in 1972 with astronaut John Young aboard Apollo 16.[5]

## LDS Church editions

In the LDS Church, The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stands alongside the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Pearl of Great Price as scripture. Together the LDS Church's scriptures are referred to as the "standard works". The LDS Church's version of the Doctrine and Covenants is described by the church as "containing revelations given to Joseph Smith, the Prophet, with some additions by his successors in the Presidency of the Church."[6]

### Sections Included in LDS edition

The 138 sections and two official declarations in LDS Church's Doctrine and Covenants break down as follows:

* Sections 1–134, 137: From the presidency of Joseph Smith (1828–44)
* Sections 135–136: During the administration of the Quorum of the Twelve (1844–47)
* Official Declaration 1: From the presidency of Wilford Woodruff (1889–98)
* Section 138: From the presidency of Joseph F. Smith (1901–18)
* Official Declaration 2: From the presidency of Spencer W. Kimball (1973–85)

The following sections consist of letters, reports, statements, and other similar documents: 102, 123, 127–131, 134, 135, and Official Declarations 1 and 2.

### 1844 Edition

In 1844, the church added eight sections not included in the 1835 edition. In the current edition, these added sections are numbered 103, 105, 112, 119, 124, 127, 128, and 135.

### 1876 Edition

In 1876, a new LDS Church edition renumbered most of the sections in a roughly chronological order instead of the earlier topical order, and included 26 sections not included in previous editions, now numbered as sections 2, 13, 77, 85, 87, 108–111, 113–118, 120–123, 125, 126, 129–132, and 136. Previous editions had been divided into verses with the early versifications generally following the paragraph structure of the original text. It was with the 1876 edition that the currently used versification was first employed.

In 1876, section 101 from the 1835 edition (and subsequent printings) was removed. Section 101 was a "Statement on Marriage" as adopted by an 1835 conference of the church,[7][8] and contained the following text:

> Inasmuch as this Church of Christ has been reproached with the crime of fornication and polygamy, we declare that we believe that one man should have one wife, and one woman but one husband, except in the case of death, when either is at liberty to marry again.[9]

This section was removed because it had been superseded by section 132 of the modern LDS edition, recorded in 1843, which contains a revelation received by Joseph Smith on eternal marriage and plural marriage, the origin of the principles of which the LDS Church traces to as early as 1831.

During the 1880s, five foreign editions contained two revelations to John Taylor that were received in 1882 and 1883; these revelations "set in order" the priesthood, gave more clarification about the roles of priesthood offices—especially the seventy—and required "men who ... preside over my priesthood" to live plural marriage in order to qualify to hold their church positions.[10] Due to the LDS Church's change in attitude to polygamy in 1890, these sections were not included in future English editions of the Doctrine and Covenants.[11]

### 1921 Edition

In 1921, the LDS Church removed the "Lectures on Faith" portion of the book, with an explanation that the lectures "were never presented to nor accepted by the Church as being otherwise than theological lectures or lessons".[12] The lectures contain theology concerning the Godhead and emphasize the importance of faith and works.

### Latter-day Revelation

In 1930, a small volume edited by apostle James E. Talmage titled Latter-day Revelation: Selections from the Book of Doctrine and Covenants was published, which was a highly edited selective version of the Doctrine and Covenants printed in paragraph format rather than verses. Talmage wrote that the book's purpose was "to make the strictly doctrinal parts of the Doctrine and Covenants of easy access and reduce its bulk" by including only "the sections comprising scriptures of general and enduring value".[13] Ninety-five of the sections of the Doctrine and Covenants were completely omitted—most notably section 132 on plural and celestial marriage—along with parts of 21 others.[13] Twenty complete sections were retained along with parts of 21 others.[14] Fundamentalist Mormons were offended, particularly at the exclusion of section 132, and accused the church of "changing the scriptures."[14] As a result, church president Heber J. Grant ordered the withdrawal of the book from sale with the remaining copies shredded in order to "avoid further conflict with the fundamentalists".[14]

Sections included in Latter-day Revelation  Section  | Complete or Omissions?  | Description

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Section 1  | Complete  | The Voice of the Lord to all People
Section 2  | Complete  | Predicted Advent of Elijah the Prophet
Section 4  | Complete  | Qualifications for the Ministry
Section 7  | Complete  | Desire of John the Apostle Granted
Section 13  | Complete  | Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood
Section 18  | Omissions  | Calling of the Twelve Directed
Section 19  | Omissions  | Christ Victorious and Omnipotent
Section 20  | Omissions  | Fundamental Principles and Ordinances
Section 22  | Complete  | A New and Everlasting Covenant
Section 27  | Complete  | Sacramental Emblems and the Future Communion
Section 29  | Complete  | Tribulation and Judgment
Section 38  | Complete  | Diligence Enjoined
Section 42  | Omissions  | Law and Order in the Church
Section 43  | Omissions  | In Preparation for the Lord's Coming
Section 45  | Omissions  | As the Lord Spake So He Speaks
Section 46  | Complete  | Gifts of the Spirit
Section 50  | Omissions  | Discernment of Spirits
Section 56  | Omissions  | Woes and Blessings
Section 58  | Omissions  | Commandment and Obedience
Section 59  | Complete  | Commendation and Further Promise
Section 63  | Omissions  | Calamities to Befall the Wicked
Section 64  | Omissions  | Forgiveness and Sacrifice Required
Section 65  | Complete  | Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven
Section 68  | Omissions  | To Elders and Parents Especially
Section 76  | Complete  | Perdition and Graded Kingdoms of Glory
Section 84  | Omissions  | On Priesthood
Section 87  | Complete  | Prophecy on War
Section 88  | Omissions  | The Olive Leaf
Section 89  | Complete  | The Word of Wisdom
Section 98  | Omissions  | Divine and Secular Law
Section 101  | Omissions  | Encouragement and Assurance
Section 107  | Complete  | Orders and Offices of the Priesthood
Section 110  | Complete  | A Glorious Theophany Followed By Visitations of Ancient Prophets
Section 119  | Complete  | The Law of the Tithe
Section 121  | Omissions  | Many Called but Few Chosen
Section 124  | Omissions  | Commandment to Build a House of the Lord
Section 130  | Omissions  | An Irrevocable Law. The Holy Trinity
Section 131  | Omissions  | Matter and Spirit
Section 133  | Complete  | Imminence of the Lord's Coming
Section 134  | Complete  | Church and State

### 1981 Edition

Sections 137 and 138 were added to the LDS Church's 1981 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, which is the edition currently in use by the church. These were accounts of two visions, one from Joseph Smith in 1837 and the other from his nephew, Joseph F. Smith, in 1918. The revelations were earlier accepted as scripture when added to the Pearl of Great Price in April 1976.[15] No new revelatory sections have been added since 1981.

The LDS Church's 1981 edition contains two "Official Declarations" at the book's conclusion. The 1890 Official Declaration 1 ended the church-authorized practice of plural marriage, and the 1978 Official Declaration 2 announces the opening of priesthood ordination to all worthy male members without regard to race or color. The two Official Declarations are not revelations, but they serve as the formal announcements that a revelation was received. In neither case is the revelation included in the Doctrine and Covenants. The text of Official Declaration 1 has been included in every LDS Church printing of the Doctrine and Covenants since 1908.

Until 1981, editions of the book used code names for certain people and places in those sections that dealt with the United Order. The 1981 LDS edition replaced these with the real names, relegating the code names to footnotes. The Community of Christ edition still uses the code names.

## Community of Christ editions

Officials of the Community of Christ (formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints [RLDS Church]) first published an edition of the Doctrine and Covenants in 1864, based on the previous 1844 edition. A general conference of the church in 1878 approved a resolution that declared that the revelations of the Prophet-President Joseph Smith III had equal standing to those previously included in the work. Since that time, the church has continued to add sections to its edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, containing the revelations of succeeding Prophet-Presidents. The most recent addition was formally authorized on April 14, 2010, after being presented to the church for informal consideration on January 17, 2010. The numbers of the sections and versification differ from the edition published by the LDS Church and both modern editions differ from the original 1835 edition numeration.

### Sections added to the Community of Christ edition

The 167 sections of the Community of Christ's Doctrine and Covenants break down as follows:

* Sections 1–113 (includes 108A): From the presidency of Joseph Smith (1828–44)
* Sections 114–131: From the presidency of Joseph Smith III (1860–1914)
* Sections 132–138: From the presidency of Frederick M. Smith (1914–46)
* Sections 139–144: From the presidency of Israel A. Smith (1946–58)
* Sections 145–152 (includes 149A): From the presidency of W. Wallace Smith (1958–78)
* Sections 153–160: From the presidency of Wallace B. Smith (1978–96)
* Sections 161–162: From the presidency of W. Grant McMurray (1996–2004)
* Sections 163–165: From the presidency of Stephen M. Veazey (2005–)

The following sections are not revelations, but letters, reports, statements, and other similar documents: 99, 108A, 109–113, and 123.

Based on the above, the number of revelations (accounting for sections that are not revelations) presented by each Community of Christ president, are as follows:

* Joseph Smith: 107
* Joseph Smith III: 17
* Frederick M. Smith: 7
* Israel A. Smith: 6
* W. Wallace Smith: 9
* Wallace B. Smith: 8
* W. Grant McMurray: 2
* Stephen M. Veazey: 3

### Portions removed from the Community of Christ edition

The Community of Christ removed the "Lectures on Faith" in 1897. The 1970 World Conference concluded that several sections that had been added between the 1835 and 1844 editions—mainly dealing with the subjects of temple worship and baptism for the dead—had been published without proper approval of a church conference. As a result, the World Conference removed sections 107, 109, 110, 113, and 123 to a historical appendix, which also includes documents that were never published as sections. Of these, only section 107 was a revelation. The World Conference of 1990 subsequently removed the entire appendix from the Doctrine and Covenants. Section 108A contained the minutes of a business meeting, which, because of its historical nature, was moved to the Introduction in the 1970s. After 1990, the Introduction was updated, and what was section 108A was removed entirely.

### Doctrinal developments in the Community of Christ edition

The ongoing additions to the Community of Christ edition provide a record of the leadership changes and doctrinal developments within the denomination. When W. Grant McMurray became Prophet-President, he declared that instruction specific to leadership changes would no longer be included, so that the focus of the work could be more doctrinal in nature, and less administrative. The record of these leadership changes are still maintained in the form of published "letters of counsel." Prophet-President Stephen M. Veazey has conformed to this pattern. Although these letters are not formally published in the Doctrine and Covenants, they are still deemed to be inspired, and are dealt with in the same manner that revelations are (that is, they must be deliberated and approved by the voting members of a World Conference).

A modern revelation that resulted in some "disaffection" and "led to intense conflict in scattered areas of the RLDS Church"[16]: 1211 is contained in the Community of Christ version's section 156, presented by Prophet–President Wallace B. Smith and added in 1984, which called for the ordination of women to the priesthood and set out the primary purpose of temples to be "the pursuit of peace".[17] A resulting schism over the legitimacy of these change led to the formation of the Restoration Branches movement, the Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

While some of the prose in the new revelations seems designed to guide the denomination on matters of church governance and doctrine, others are seen as inspirational. One such example can be cited from section 161, presented as counsel to the church by W. Grant McMurray in 1996: "Become a people of the Temple—those who see violence but proclaim peace, who feel conflict yet extend the hand of reconciliation, who encounter broken spirits and find pathways for healing."

## Editions used by other denominations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) uses the 1846 edition that was published in Nauvoo, Illinois; this version is virtually identical to the 1844 edition. Most recently a facsimile reprint was produced for the church at Voree, Wisconsin by Richard Drew in 1993.

The Church of Christ (Temple Lot) contends that the thousands of changes made to the original revelations as published in the Book of Commandments (including the change of the church's name) are not doctrinal and result from Joseph Smith's fall from his original calling. As a result, the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) prefers to use reprints of the Book of Commandments text.

The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) accepts the 1844 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, including the Lectures on Faith, which it insists are as much inspired as the revelations themselves.

The Restoration Branches generally use the older RLDS Church Doctrine and Covenants, typically sections 1–144.

The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints uses the older RLDS Church version of the Doctrine and Covenants up to section 144, and also 19 new revelations from their previous president, Frederick Niels Larsen.

"Remnant" movement, a spiritual movement in schism with the LDS Church, published an online "Restoration" edition of the Doctrine and Covenants in 2017. It includes any sections authored by Joseph Smith. It also: includes a new version of D&C 54, as revised by Denver Snuffer;[18] excludes the Kirtland Temple visitation by Elijah and other angelic beings in D&C 110; excludes portions based on fragmentary teachings by Smith in D&C 129; includes Smith's Lectures on Faith; and includes a new appendix titled, "A Prophet’s Prerogative," by Jeff Savage.[19][20]

## Chart comparison of editions

The following chart compares the current editions of the Doctrine and Covenants used by the LDS Church (LDS ed.) and Community of Christ (CofC ed.) with the 1833 Book of Commandments (BofC), the 1835 edition published in Kirtland, and the 1844 edition published in Nauvoo. Unless otherwise specified, the document is styled a "revelation" of the person delivering it.

LDS ed.  | CofC ed.  | BofC
(1833)  | Kirtland ed.
(1835)  | Nauvoo ed.
(1844)  | Date  | Delivered by  | Description

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1 | 001 1

| 001 1

| 001 1

| 001 1

| 1831-11-01 1 Nov 1831

| Joseph Smith | Lord's "Preface"
2 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1823-09-21 21 Sep 1823

| Joseph Smith (angelic visitation)  | Moroni's visit to Joseph Smith
3 | 002 2

| 002 2

| 030 30

| 030 30

| 1828-07-00 Jul 1828

| Joseph Smith | lost 116 pages
4 | 004 4

| 003 3

| 031 31

| 030 31

| 1829-02-00 Feb 1829

| Joseph Smith | To Joseph Smith, Sr.
5 | 005 5

| 004 4

| 032 32

| 032 32

| 1829-03-00 Mar 1829

| Joseph Smith | To Martin Harris; golden plates
6 | 006 6

| 005 5

| 008 8

| 008 8

| 1829-04-00 Apr 1829

| Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery  | To Oliver Cowdery
7 | 007 7

| 006 6

| 033 33

| 033 33

| 1829-04-00 Apr 1829

| Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery  | To Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery; the Account of John
8 | 008 8

| 007 7

| 034 34

| 034 34

| 1829-04-00 Apr 1829

| Joseph Smith | To Oliver Cowdery; Book of Mormon translation
9 | 009 9

| 008 8

| 035 35

| 035 35

| 1829-04-00 Apr 1829

| Joseph Smith | To Oliver Cowdery; Book of Mormon translation
10 | 003 3

| 009 9

| 036 36

| 036 36

| 1829-04-00 Apr 1829 (suspected; possibly earlier)

| Joseph Smith | lost 116 pages
11 | 010 10

| 010 10

| 037 37

| 037 37

| 1829-05-00 May 1829

| Joseph Smith | To Hyrum Smith
12 | 011 11

| 011 11

| 038 38

| 038 38

| 1829-05-00 May 1829

| Joseph Smith | To Joseph Knight, Sr.
13 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1829-05-15 15 May 1829

| Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery (angelic visitation)  | Conferral of Aaronic priesthood by John the Baptist
14 | 012 12

| 012 12

| 039 39

| 039 39

| 1829-06-00 Jun 1829

| Joseph Smith | To David Whitmer
15 | 013 13

| 013 13

| 040 40

| 040 40

| 1829-06-00 Jun 1829

| Joseph Smith | To John Whitmer
16 | 014 14

| 014 14

| 041 41

| 041 41

| 1829-06-00 Jun 1829

| Joseph Smith | To Peter Whitmer, Jr.
17 | 015 15

| –  | 042 42

| 042 42

| 1829-06-00 Jun 1829

| Joseph Smith | To Three Witnesses
18 | 016 16

| 015 15

| 043 43

| 043 43

| 1829-06-00 Jun 1829

| Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer  | selection of Twelve Apostles
19 | 018 18

| 016 16

| 044 44

| 044 44

| 1829-06-00 Summer 1829

| Joseph Smith | To Martin Harris
20 | 017 17

| 024 24

| 002 2

| 002 2

| 1829-06-00 Summer 1829 (received); 6 Apr 1830 (recorded and finalized)

| Joseph Smith | Church organization and government
21 | 019 19

| 022 22

| 046 46

| 046 46

| 1830-04-06 6 Apr 1830

| Joseph Smith | Joseph Smith's calling
22 | 020 20

| 023 23

| 047 47

| 047 47

| 1830-04-16 16 Apr 1830

| Joseph Smith | baptism
23 | 021 21

| 017 17–21

| 045 45

| 045 45

| 1830-04-00 Apr 1830

| Joseph Smith | To Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith, Joseph Smith, Sr., Joseph Knight, Sr.
24 | 023 23

| 025 25

| 009 9

| 009 9

| 1830-07-00 Jul 1830

| Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery  | Callings of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery
25 | 024 24

| 026 26

| 048 48

| 048 48

| 1830-07-00 Jul 1830

| Joseph Smith | To Emma Smith; compilation of a church hymnal
26 | 025 25

| 027 27

| 049 49

| 049 49

| 1830-07-00 Jul 1830

| Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and John Whitmer  | Common consent
27 | 026 26

| 028 28

| 050 50

| 050 50

| 1830-08-00 Aug 1830

| Joseph Smith | Sacrament and priesthood ordinations
28 | 027 27

| 030 30

| 051 51

| 051 51

| 1830-09-00 Sep 1830

| Joseph Smith | To Oliver Cowdery; Joseph Smith to receive revelations until another appointed
29 | 028 28

| 029 29

| 010 10

| 010 10

| 1830-09-00 Sep 1830

| Joseph Smith | To six elders; Second Coming; origin of Satan; redemption of children
30 | 029 29

| 031 31–33

| 052 52

| 052 52

| 1830-09-00 Sep 1830

| Joseph Smith | To David Whitmer, Peter Whitmer, Jr., John Whitmer
31 | 030 30

| 034 34

| 053 53

| 053 53

| 1830-09-00 Sep 1830

| Joseph Smith | To Thomas B. Marsh
32 | 031 31

| –  | 054 54

| 054 54

| 1830-10-00 Oct 1830

| Joseph Smith | To Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Peterson
33 | 032 32

| 035 35

| 055 55

| 055 55

| 1830-10-00 Oct 1830

| Joseph Smith | To Ezra Thayre and Northrop Sweet
34 | 033 33

| 036 36

| 056 56

| 056 56

| 1830-11-04 4 Nov 1830

| Joseph Smith | To Orson Pratt
35 | 034 34

| 037 37

| 011 11

| 011 11

| 1830-12-07 7 Dec 1830

| Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon  | Callings Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon; signs and miracles; the elect
36 | 035 35

| 038 38

| 057 57

| 057 57

| 1830-12-09 9 Dec 1830

| Joseph Smith | To Edward Partridge
37 | 037 37

| 039 39

| 058 58

| 058 58

| 1830-12-00 Dec 1830

| Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon  | Saints to gather in Ohio
38 | 038 38

| 040 40

| 012 12

| 012 12

| 1831-01-02 2 Jan 1831

| Joseph Smith | equality; wars
39 | 039 39

| 041 41

| 059 59

| 059 59

| 1831-01-05 5 Jan 1831

| Joseph Smith | To James Covel
40 | 040 40

| 042 42

| 060 60

| 060 60

| 1831-01-06 6 Jan 1831

| Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon  | Concerning James Covel
41 | 041 41

| 043 43

| 061 61

| 061 61

| 1831-02-04 4 Feb 1831

| Joseph Smith | To the church; Edward Partridge called as bishop
42 | 042 42

| 044 44, 47

| 013 13

| 013 13

| 1831-02-09 9, 23 Feb 1831

| Joseph Smith | "The Laws of the Church of Christ"; explanation of the United Order
43 | 043 43

| 045 45

| 014 14

| 014 14

| 1831-02-00 Feb 1831

| Joseph Smith | Role of President of the Church; missionary work; forces of nature
44 | 044 44

| 046 46

| 062 62

| 062 62

| 1831-02-28 Feb 1831 (latter part)

| Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon  | Church conference called
45 | 045 45

| 048 48

| 015 15

| 015 15

| 1831-03-07 7 Mar 1831

| Joseph Smith | Matthew chapter 24 explained; missionary work; Christ as advocate
46 | 046 46

| 049 49

| 016 16

| 016 16

| 1831-03-08 8 Mar 1831

| Joseph Smith | Sacrament meeting, gifts of the Spirit
47 | 047 47

| 050 50

| 063 63

| 063 63

| 1831-03-08 8 Mar 1831

| Joseph Smith | John Whitmer to keep history of church
48 | 048 48

| 051 51

| 064 64

| 064 64

| 1831-03-10 10 Mar 1831

| Joseph Smith | Purchase of lands
49 | 049 49

| 052 52

| 065 65

| 065 65

| 1831-05-07 7 May 1831

| Joseph Smith | To Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Parley P. Pratt, and Leman Copley; Shaker beliefs
50 | 050 50

| 053 53

| 017 17

| 017 17

| 1831-05-09 9 May 1831

| Joseph Smith | Recognizing the Spirit
51 | 051 51

| –  | 023 23

| 023 23

| 1831-05-20 20 May 1831

| Joseph Smith | Property division
52 | 052 52

| 054 54

| 066a 66

| 066 66

| 1831-06-06 6 Jun 1831

| Joseph Smith | Sending elders to Missouri
53 | 053 53

| 055 55

| 066b 66

[21]

| 067 67

| 1831-06-08 8 Jun 1831

| Joseph Smith | To Algernon Sidney Gilbert
54 | 054 54

| 056 56

| 067 67

| 068 68

| 1831-06-10 10 Jun 1831

| Joseph Smith | To Newel Knight
55 | 055 55

| 057 57

| 068 68

| 069 69

| 1831-06-14 14 Jun 1831

| Joseph Smith | To W. W. Phelps
56 | 056 56

| 058 58

| 069 69

| 070 70

| 1831-06-15 15 Jun 1831

| Joseph Smith | The rebellious; the rich and the poor
57 | 057 57

| –  | 027 27

| 027 27

| 1831-07-20 20 Jul 1831

| Joseph Smith | Location of Zion at Jackson County, Missouri
58 | 058 58

| 059 59

| 018 18

| 018 18

| 1831-08-01 1 Aug 1831

| Joseph Smith | Tribulations; gather to Zion
59 | 059 59

| 060 60

| 019 19

| 019 19

| 1831-08-07 7 Aug 1831

| Joseph Smith | The sabbath; reward for the righteous
60 | 060 60

| 061 61

| 070 70

| 071 71

| 1831-08-08 8 Aug 1831

| Joseph Smith | Elders to travel to Cincinnati, Ohio; missionary work
61 | 061 61

| 062 62

| 071 71

| 072 72

| 1831-08-12 12 Aug 1831

| Joseph Smith | "Destruction upon the waters"
62 | 062 62

| 063 63

| 072 72

| 073 73

| 1831-08-13 13 Aug 1831

| Joseph Smith | Missionary work
63 | 063 63

| 064 64

| 020 20

| 020 20

| 1831-08-30 30 Aug 1831

| Joseph Smith | Signs; mysteries; impending war and woe; gather to Zion; authority to use Lord's name
64 | 064 64

| 065 65

[22]

| 021 21

| 021 21

| 1831-09-11 11 Sep 1831

| Joseph Smith | Forgiveness; financial debt; tithing; Zion to flourish
65 | 065 65

| –  | 024 24

| 024 24

| 1831-10-30 30 Oct 1831

| Joseph Smith (prayer)  | Prayer of Joseph Smith; keys of the kingdom
66 | 066 66

| –  | 074 74

| 075 75

| 1831-10-29 29 Oct 1831

| Joseph Smith | To William E. McLellin
67 | 067 67

| –  | 025 25

| 025 25

| 1831-11-00 early Nov 1831

| Joseph Smith | Testimony of the Book of Commandments
68 | 068 68

| –  | 022 22

| 022 22

| 1831-11-01 1 Nov 1831

| Joseph Smith | To Orson Hyde, Luke S. Johnson, Lyman E. Johnson, and William E. McLellin; bishops; parents
69 | 069 69

| –  | 028 28

| 028 28

| 1831-11-11 11 Nov 1831

| Joseph Smith | Assignments for John Whitmer
70 | 070 70

| –  | 026 26

| 026 26

| 1831-11-12 12 Nov 1831

| Joseph Smith | Stewardship; equality
71 | 071 71

| –  | 090 90

| 091 91

| 1831-12-01 1 Dec 1831

| Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon  | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon called to preach
72 | 072 72

| –  | 089 89

| 090 90

| 1831-12-04 4 Dec 1831

| Joseph Smith | Bishops
73 | 073 73

| –  | 029 29

| 029 29

| 1832-01-10 10 Jan 1832

| Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon  | Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
74 | 074 74

| –  | 073 73

| 074 74

| 1830-00-00 1830 (month unknown)

| Joseph Smith | Explanation of 1 Corinthians 7:14; salvation of children
75 | 075 75

| –  | 087 87

| 088 88

| 1832-01-25 25 Jan 1832

| Joseph Smith | Missionary work; families of missionaries
76 | 076 76

| –  | 091 91

| 092 92

| 1832-02-16 16 Feb 1832

| Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon (vision)  | Jesus Christ; resurrection; degrees of glory; origin of Satan; called "The Vision"[23]
77 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1832-03-00 Mar 1832

| Joseph Smith | Explanation of certain verses in Revelation
78 | 077 77

| –  | 075 75

| 076 76

| 1832-03-01 1 Mar 1832

| Joseph Smith | United Order; equality
79 | 078 78

| –  | 076 76

| 077 77

| 1832-03-12 12 Mar 1832

| Joseph Smith | To Jared Carter
80 | 079 79

| –  | 077 77

| 078 78

| 1832-03-07 7 Mar 1832

| Joseph Smith | To Stephen Burnett and Eden Smith
81 | 080 80

| –  | 079 79

| 080 80

| 1832-03-15 15 Mar 1832

| Joseph Smith | To Jesse Gause; on 18 Mar 1833 its application was transferred to Frederick G. Williams
82 | 081 81

| –  | 086 86

| 087 87

| 1832-04-26 26 Apr 1832

| Joseph Smith | Obedience; United Order; equality
83 | 082 82

| –  | 088 88

| 089 89

| 1832-04-30 30 Apr 1832

| Joseph Smith | Husbands and fathers; widows and orphans
84 | 083 83

| –  | 004 4

| 004 4

| 1832-09-22 22–23 Sep 1832

| Joseph Smith | Priesthood
85 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1832-11-27 27 Nov 1832

| Joseph Smith (letter)  | Letter from Joseph Smith to W. W. Phelps; United Order; One Mighty and Strong; equality
86 | 084 84

| –  | 006 6

| 006 6

| 1832-12-06 6 Dec 1832

| Joseph Smith | Parable of the Tares explained
87 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1832-12-25 25 Dec 1832

| Joseph Smith | Prophecy of war and calamity
88 | 085 85

| –  | 007 7

| 007 7

| 1832-12-27/28; 1833-01-03 27–28 Dec 1832; 3 Jan 1833

| Joseph Smith | The "olive leaf"; "Lord's message of peace"
89 | 086 86

| –  | 080 80

| 081 81

| 1833-02-27 27 Feb 1833

| Joseph Smith | A "Word of Wisdom"
90 | 087 87

| –  | 084 84

| 085 85

| 1833-03-08 8 Mar 1833

| Joseph Smith | Keys of the kingdom; First Presidency
91 | 088 88

| –  | 092 92

| 093 93

| 1833-03-09 9 Mar 1833

| Joseph Smith | The Apocrypha
92 | 089 89

| –  | 093 93

| 094 94

| 1833-03-15 15 Mar 1833

| Joseph Smith | To Frederick G. Williams
93 | 090 90

| –  | 082 82

| 083 83

| 1833-05-06 6 May 1833

| Joseph Smith | John's record of Christ; intelligence; innocence of children
94 | 091 91

| –  | 083 83

| 084 84

| 1833-08-02 2 Aug 1833

| Joseph Smith | To Hyrum Smith, Reynolds Cahoon, and Jared Carter; construction of various buildings commanded
95 | 092 92

| –  | 095 95

| 096 96

| 1833-06-01 1 Jun 1833

| Joseph Smith | Kirtland Temple to be built; purpose of temples
96 | 093 93

| –  | 096 96

| 097 97

| 1833-06-04 4 Jun 1833

| Joseph Smith | Division of property
97 | 094 94

| –  | 081 81

| 082 82

| 1833-08-02 2 Aug 1833

| Joseph Smith | Saints in Jackson County, Missouri; temple to be built in Jackson County
98 | 095 95

| –  | 085 85

| 086 86

| 1833-08-06 6 Aug 1833

| Joseph Smith | Promises and warnings; martyrs; when war is justified; forgiving enemies
99 | 096 96

| –  | 078 78

| 079 79

| 1832-08-29 29 Aug 1832

[24]

| Joseph Smith | To John Murdock
100 | 097 97

| –  | 094 94

| 095 95

| 1833-10-12 12 Oct 1833

| Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon  | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon to preach gospel; Rigdon to be Smith's spokesman; welfare of Orson Hyde and John Gould
101 | 098 98

| –  | 097 97

| 098 98

| 1833-12-16 16–17 Dec 1833

| Joseph Smith | Redemption of Zion; parables; United States and the U.S. Constitution; Saints to seek redress
102 | 099 99

| –  | 005 5

| 005 5

| 1834-02-17 17 Feb 1834

| Oliver Cowdery and Orson Hyde (minutes of meeting)  | Minutes for first high council meeting
103 | 100  | –  | –  | 101  | 1834-02-24 24 Feb 1834

| Joseph Smith | Redemption of Zion; organization of Zion's Camp
104 | 101  | –  | 098 98

| 099 99

| 1834-04-23 23 Apr 1834

| Joseph Smith | United Order
105 | 102  | –  | –  | 102  | 1834-06-22 22 Jun 1834

| Joseph Smith | Redemption of Zion; purpose of Kirtland Temple; peace
106 | 103  | –  | 099 99

| 100  | 1834-11-25 25 Nov 1834

| Joseph Smith | To Warren A. Cowdery; Second Coming
107 | 104  | –  | 003 3

| 003 3

| 1835-04-00 Apr 1835

(completed); some portions received 11 Nov 1831

| Joseph Smith | Priesthood; quorums
108 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1835-12-26 26 Dec 1835

| Joseph Smith | To Lyman Sherman
109 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1836-03-27 27 Mar 1836

| Joseph Smith (prayer)  | Dedicatory prayer for Kirtland Temple
110 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1836-04-03 3 Apr 1836

| Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery (vision and angelic visitations)  | Visitation of Jesus Christ to accept Kirtland Temple; conferral of priesthood keys; coming of Moses, Elias, and Elijah
111 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1836-08-06 6 Aug 1836

| Joseph Smith | temporal needs of the church
112 | 105  | –  | –  | 104  | 1837-07-23 23 Jul 1837

| Joseph Smith | To Thomas B. Marsh; Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; First Presidency
113 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1838-03-00 Mar 1838

| Joseph Smith (answers to questions)  | Answers to questions on the Book of Isaiah
114 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1838-04-11 11 Apr 1838

| Joseph Smith | Concerning David W. Patten
115 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1838-04-26 26 Apr 1838

| Joseph Smith | Name of the church; stakes; temple to be built at Far West, Missouri
116 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1838-05-19 19 May 1838

| Joseph Smith | Adam-ondi-Ahman
117 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1838-07-08 8 Jul 1838

| Joseph Smith | Concerning William Marks, Newel K. Whitney, and Oliver Granger; property; sacrifice
118 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1838-07-08 8 Jul 1838

| Joseph Smith | Vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles filled
119 | 106  | –  | –  | 107  | 1838-07-08 8 Jul 1838

| Joseph Smith | Tithing
120 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1838-07-08 8 Jul 1838

| Joseph Smith | Council on the Disposition of the Tithes
121 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1839-03-20 20 Mar 1839

| Joseph Smith (prayer and prophecies)  | Prayer and prophecies of Joseph Smith; why many are called but few chosen
122 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1839-03-20 20 Mar 1839

| Joseph Smith | Destiny of Joseph Smith
123 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1839-03-20 20 Mar 1839

| Joseph Smith (letter)  | Letter to church; duty in relation to their persecutors
124 | 107[25] | –  | –  | 103  | 1841-01-19 19 Jan 1841

| Joseph Smith | Nauvoo Temple and Nauvoo House to be built; baptism for the dead
125 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1841-03-00 Mar 1841

| Joseph Smith | Saints in Iowa
126 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1841-07-09 9 Jul 1841

| Joseph Smith | To Brigham Young
127 | 109[25] | –  | –  | 105  | 1842-09-01 1 Sep 1842

| Joseph Smith (letter)  | Letter to church; baptism for the dead
128 | 110[25] | –  | –  | 106  | 1842-09-06 6 Sep 1842

| Joseph Smith (letter)  | Letter to church; baptism for the dead
129 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1843-02-09 9 Feb 1843

| Joseph Smith (instructions)  | Distinguishing the nature of angels and disembodied spirits
130 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1843-04-02 2 Apr 1843

| Joseph Smith (instruction)  | Various items of instruction; corporeal nature of God and Jesus Christ; intelligence; seer stones
131 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1843-05-16 16–17 May 1843

| Joseph Smith (instruction)  | Various items of instruction; celestial marriage; eternal life
132 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1843-07-12 12 Jul 1843

| Joseph Smith | Plural marriage; celestial marriage; sealing power; exaltation
133 | 108  | –  | 100  | 108  | 1831-11-03 3 Nov 1831

| Joseph Smith | Original "Appendix"; Second Coming; missionary work
134 | 112  | –  | 102  | 110  | 1835-08-17 17 Aug 1835

| Church (declaration)  | secular governments and laws in general
135 | 113[25] | –  | –  | 111  | 1844-06-27 27 Jun 1844

| John Taylor (eulogy)  | Martyrdom of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith
136 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1847-01-14 14 Jan 1847

| Brigham Young  | Organization of Mormon pioneer westward journey
137[26] | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1836-01-21 21 Jan 1836

| Joseph Smith (vision)  | Salvation for the dead; salvation of little children
138[26] | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1918-10-03 3 Oct 1918

| Joseph F. Smith (vision)  | Jesus Christ preached to spirits in prison; salvation for the dead
OD 1 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1890-09-24 24 Sep 1890

| Wilford Woodruff (declaration)  | Cessation of plural marriage
OD 2 | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1978-06-08 8 Jun 1978

| Spencer W. Kimball, N. Eldon Tanner, Marion G. Romney (declaration)  | 1978 Revelation on Priesthood: cessation of priesthood restrictions based on race
–[27] | 022 22

[28]

| –  | –  | –  | 1830-06-00 Jun 1830

| Joseph Smith | God's words to Moses (article)
–[29] | 036 36

[30]

| –  | –  | –  | 1830-12-00 Dec 1830

| Joseph Smith | Prophecy of Enoch (article)
–  | 108A | –  | 103  | –  | 1835-08-17 17 Aug 1835

| Thomas Burdick, Warren Parrish, and Sylvester Smith (minutes of meeting)  | General meeting of the quorums of the church to consider the labors of the committee charged with organizing publication of the revelations into a book
–  | 111 | –  | 101  | 109  | 1835-08-17 17 Aug 1835

| Church (declaration)  | Declaration on marriage; one spouse only
–  | 114 | –  | –  | –  | 1861-10-07 7 Oct 1861

| Joseph Smith III (letter)  | Tithing
–  | 115 | –  | –  | –  | 1863-03-00 Mar 1863

| Joseph Smith III  | Calling of William Marks
–  | 116 | –  | –  | –  | 1865-05-04 4 May 1865

| Joseph Smith III  | Priesthood ordination of other races
–  | 117 | –  | –  | –  | 1873-04-10 10 Apr 1873

| Joseph Smith III  | Changes in leadership positions
–  | 118 | –  | –  | –  | 1882-09-28 28 Sep 1882

| Joseph Smith III  | Foreign missions
–  | 119 | –  | –  | –  | 1887-04-11 11 Apr 1887

| Joseph Smith III  | Instructions to the elders
–  | 120 | –  | –  | –  | 1890-04-08 8 Apr 1890

| Joseph Smith III  | Branch and district presidents
–  | 121 | –  | –  | –  | 1885-04-11 11 Apr 1885

| Joseph Smith III  | Changes in leadership positions
–  | 122 | –  | –  | –  | 1894-04-15 15 Apr 1894

| Joseph Smith III  | Duties of quorums
–  | 123[25] | –  | –  | –  | 1894-04-20 20 Apr 1894

| Joint council of the First Presidency, Council of Twelve Apostles, and Presiding Bishopric (report)  | Lamoni College; church publications; relations with the LDS Church; doctrinal tracts; interpretation of various scriptures; gospel boat; branch in Detroit
–  | 124 | –  | –  | –  | 1894-04-00 Apr 1894

| Joseph Smith III  | Changes in leadership positions
–  | 125 | –  | –  | –  | 1901-04-15 15 Apr 1901

| Joseph Smith III  | Patriarchs; foreign missions
–  | 126 | –  | –  | –  | 1902-04-16 16 Apr 1902

| Joseph Smith III (vision)  | Quorums
–  | 127 | –  | –  | –  | 1906-04-14 14 Apr 1906

| Joseph Smith III  | Sanitarium
–  | 128 | –  | –  | –  | 1909-04-18 18 Apr 1909

| Joseph Smith III  | Organization and colonization
–  | 129 | –  | –  | –  | 1909-04-18 18 Apr 1909

| Joseph Smith III  | Changes in leadership positions
–  | 130 | –  | –  | –  | 1913-04-14 14 Apr 1913

| Joseph Smith III  | Changes in leadership positions
–  | 131 | –  | –  | –  | 1914-04-14 14 Apr 1914

| Joseph Smith III  | Presiding Bishopric
–  | 132 | –  | –  | –  | 1916-04-05 5 Apr 1916

| Frederick M. Smith  | Presiding Bishop
–  | 133 | –  | –  | –  | 1920-04-07 7 Apr 1920

| Frederick M. Smith  | Missionary work
–  | 134 | –  | –  | –  | 1922-10-02 2 Oct 1922

| Frederick M. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions
–  | 135 | –  | –  | –  | 1925-04-18 18 Apr 1925

| Frederick M. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions
–  | 136 | –  | –  | –  | 1932-04-14 14 Apr 1932

| Frederick M. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; unity
–  | 137 | –  | –  | –  | 1938-04-07 7 Apr 1938

| Frederick M. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions
–  | 138 | –  | –  | –  | 1940-04-10 10 Apr 1940

| Frederick M. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; work toward Zion
–  | 139 | –  | –  | –  | 1946-04-09 9 Apr 1946

| Israel A. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions
–  | 140 | –  | –  | –  | 1947-04-07 7 Apr 1947

| Israel A. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; Zion
–  | 141 | –  | –  | –  | 1948-10-02 2 Oct 1948

| Israel A. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; counsel
–  | 142 | –  | –  | –  | 1950-04-02 2 Apr 1950

| Israel A. Smith  | Commendation; urge to work
–  | 143 | –  | –  | –  | 1954-04-07 7 Apr 1954

| Israel A. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; counsel
–  | 144 | –  | –  | –  | 1954-04-07 7 Apr 1954

| Israel A. Smith (letter)  | New President of the Church named
–  | 145 | –  | –  | –  | 1958-10-08 8 Oct 1958

| W. Wallace Smith  | Changes in leadership positions
–  | 146 | –  | –  | –  | 1960-04-02 2 Apr 1960

| W. Wallace Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; unity commended
–  | 147 | –  | –  | –  | 1964-03-11 11 Mar 1964

| W. Wallace Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; stewardship
–  | 148 | –  | –  | –  | 1966-04-18 18 Apr 1966

| W. Wallace Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; counsel
–  | 149 | –  | –  | –  | 1968-04-01 1 Apr 1968

| W. Wallace Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; relationship between ministerial programs; prepare to build temple at Independence
–  | 149A | –  | –  | –  | 1968-04-05 5 Apr 1968

| W. Wallace Smith  | Clarification of 149
–  | 150 | –  | –  | –  | 1972-04-14 14 Apr 1972

| W. Wallace Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; counsel on culture; Independence Temple preparation; ecology
–  | 151 | –  | –  | –  | 1974-04-01 1 Apr 1974

| W. Wallace Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; reconciliation
–  | 152 | –  | –  | –  | 1976-03-29 29 Mar 1976

| W. Wallace Smith  | New precedent on presidential succession; presidential successor named; changes in leadership positions; reconciliation
–  | 153 | –  | –  | –  | 1978-04-06 6 Apr 1978

| Wallace B. Smith  | New President of the Church; changes in leadership positions; counsel on outreach
–  | 154 | –  | –  | –  | 1980-04-08 8 Apr 1980

| Wallace B. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; counsel on outreach
–  | 155 | –  | –  | –  | 1982-03-29 29 Mar 1982

| Wallace B. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; counsel on witness
–  | 156 | –  | –  | –  | 1984-04-03 3 Apr 1984

| Wallace B. Smith  | Purpose of Independence Temple; priesthood opened to women; changes in leadership positions
–  | 157 | –  | –  | –  | 1988-04-12 12 Apr 1988

| Wallace B. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; unity; humility
–  | 158 | –  | –  | –  | 1992-04-05 5 Apr 1992

| Wallace B. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; the spiritual life
–  | 159 | –  | –  | –  | 1994-04-10 10 Apr 1994

| Wallace B. Smith  | Changes in leadership positions; trusting the Spirit; Independence Temple accepted
–  | 160 | –  | –  | –  | 1996-04-14 14 Apr 1996

| Wallace B. Smith  | New President of the Church named
–  | 161 | –  | –  | –  | 2000-04-04 4 Apr 2000

| W. Grant McMurray  | Proclaim peace; reach out; patience; embrace differences; respect tradition
–  | 162 | –  | –  | –  | 2004-03-29 29 Mar 2004

| W. Grant McMurray  | Be a prophetic people; diversity; tithing
–  | 163 | –  | –  | –  | 2007-03-29 29 Mar 2007

| Stephen M. Veazey  | Strive for peace; missionary work; use and misuse of scripture; equality; generosity
–  | 164 | –  | –  | –  | 2010-01-17 17 Jan 2010

| Stephen M. Veazey  | Effects of baptism, confirmation, and sacrament of the Lord's Supper; cultural awareness and sensitivity; flexibility in number of quorums of seventy; accelerate evangelism
–  | 165 | –  | –  | –  | 2015-04-05 5 Apr 2016

[31]

| Stephen M. Veazey  | Expand community, promote peace, and end poverty; tithing; unity in diversity; act in accordance to beliefs

## See also

* List of non-canonical revelations in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Proclamations of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
* Urim and Thummim (Latter Day Saints)

## Notes

1. ↑ Section 132, churchofjesuschrist.org, accessed December 26, 2008.
2. ↑ Differences between the RLDS and LDS Doctrine and Covenants on the subject of Marriage, accessed December 26, 2008.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 See 1835 D&C, Preface.
4. ↑ Joseph Smith, B. H. Roberts (ed.) (1902). History of the Church 2:243–46.
5. ↑ Stephenson, Kathy. "Book of Mormon that traveled to the moon makes a Utah landing", The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 October 2019. Retrieved on 26 March 2020.
6. ↑ "LDS 1981 D&C Title Page". https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/title-page?lang=eng.
7. ↑ History of the Church 2:247.
8. ↑ Messenger and Advocate, August 1835, p. 163
9. ↑ Doctrine and Covenants (1835 edition) 101:4.
10. ↑ Holzapfel, Richard; Jones, Christopher. ""John the Revelator": The Written Revelations of John Taylor". http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/champion-liberty-john-taylor/john-revelator-written-revelations-john-taylor#_ednref99.
11. ↑ Mary Jane Woodger. ""John the Revelator": The Written Revelations of John Taylor". Religious Studies Center. Archived from the original on April 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200426184831/https://rsc.byu.edu/champion-liberty-john-taylor/john-revelator-written-revelations-john-taylor. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
12. ↑ See Introduction, 1921 edition.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Newell G. Bringhurst, "Section 132 of the Doctrine and Covenants: Its Complex and Controversial Legacy" in Newell G. Bringhurst and Craig L. Foster (eds.), The Persistence of Polygamy: Joseph Smith and the Origins of Mormon Polygamy (Independence, Missouri: John Whitmer Books, 2010 ISBN 9781934901137) pp. 83-84.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 James P. Harris, "Foreword" in James E. Talmage, Articles of Faith (1st ed. photo reproduction, Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2010 ISBN 9781560851677).
15. ↑ "Scriptural Text for Visions Added to Pearl of Great Price". Ensign: 127. May 1976. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1976/05/scriptural-text-for-visions-added-to-pearl-of-great-price.
16. ↑ Howard, Richard P. (1992), "Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church)", in Ludlow, Daniel H, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 1211–1216, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/EoM/id/4127
17. ↑ D&C Section 156.
18. ↑ "Section 54: Revelation given to Joseph Smith, Nauvoo, Illinois, 12 July 1843. Revision by Denver Snuffer Jr.". Restoration edition [preview Doctrine and Covenants; Pearls of Great Price]. Scriptures.info. March 2017. pp. 147-150. http://scriptures.info/Scriptures/dc/section/54/.
19. ↑ Doctrine and Covenants & Pearls of Great Price. Scriptures.info. March 2017. http://scriptures.info/Home/Downloads.
20. ↑ Mary Ann (2017-03-22). "Denver Snuffer's Teachings to be Canonized as Scripture – Wheat & Tares". Wheatandtares.org. https://wheatandtares.org/2017/03/22/denver-snuffers-teachings-to-be-canonized/.
21. ↑ This section was mistakenly numbered LXVI, the same as the previous section. This numbering error was corrected in the Nauvoo edition, thus changing the number of all subsequent sections.
22. ↑ Incomplete; due to the loss of printed pages, all copies of the Book of Commandments end in the middle of this revelation.
23. ↑ "'The Vision'" by Matthew McBride. Revelations in Context: The Stories Behind the Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants ed. Matthew McBride and James Goldberg. 2016. Accessed March 18, 2021.
24. ↑ Some older LDS and RLDS editions mistakenly date this revelation to August 1833.
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 Placed in the Appendix at the 1970 World Conference; the Appendix was removed completely by the 1990 World Conference.
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Originally included in the LDS Church’s Pearl of Great Price.
27. ↑ Included in the LDS Pearl of Great Price as Moses chapter 1.
28. ↑ Approved by the 1970 World Conference.
29. ↑ Included in the LDS Pearl of Great Price as Moses chapter 7.
30. ↑ Approved by the 1970 World Conference; Genesis 7:1–78 in the Inspired Version of the Bible.
31. ↑ "Official Actions of the 2016 World Conference". 11 June 2016. http://www.cofchrist.org/common/cms/resources/Documents/World-Conference/2016-Conference-Official-Actions.pdf.

## References

* The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Containing Revelations Given to Joseph Smith, the Prophet, with Some Additions by his Successors in the Presidency of the Church, Intellectual Reserve: Salt Lake City, UT, 1981.
* Book of Doctrine and Covenants: Carefully Selected from the Revelations of God and Given in the Order of their Dates, Herald Publishing House: Independence, MO, 2000.
* Joseph Smith, The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Carefully Selected from the Revelations of God, photo enlarged and reprinted from the 1846 Nauvoo edition by Richard Drew, Burlington (Voree), Wisconsin, 1993, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite).
* Peter Judd, Journey in Trust: A Study Resource for D&C 161, Herald House, 2004. ISBN 0-8309-1122-7
* Book of Commandments: Herald Heritage Reprint, Herald House, 1833 (reprint). ISBN 0-8309-0066-7
* F. Henry Edwards, The Edwards Commentary on the Doctrine & Covenants, Herald House, 1986. ISBN 0-8309-0187-6
* Woodford, Robert J. (1992), "Doctrine and Covenants Editions", in Ludlow, Daniel H, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 425–427, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/EoM/id/5688

## Further reading

* Hedges, Andrew (2008), The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context, BYU, ISBN 978-1-60641-015-8, https://rsc.byu.edu/available-bookstores/doctrine-and-covenants-revelations-context
* Esplin, Scott (2012), You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine & Covenants, BYU, ISBN 978-0-8425-2819-1, https://rsc.byu.edu/recent-books/you-shall-have-my-word
* Benjamin E. Park (May 14, 2020). "How An 1843 Revelation on Polygamy Poses A Serious Challenge to Modern Mormonism". Religion Dispatches. https://religiondispatches.org/how-an-1843-revelation-on-polygamy-poses-a-serious-challenge-to-modern-mormonism/.

## External links

* The Doctrine and Covenants at Wikisource (LDS Church version).
* Doctrine and Covenants – Complete official 2013 LDS Church edition
* Doctrine and Covenants Official LDS Church edition (pdf)
* RLDS Sections 1–144 – unofficial HTML version produced for the Restoration Branches
* RLDS Sections 145–159 – unofficial HTML version produced for the Restoration Branches
* Community of Christ Edition (Section 160; official HTML version)
* Community of Christ Edition (Section 161; official HTML version)
* Community of Christ Edition (Section 162; official HTML version)
* Community of Christ Edition (Section 163; official HTML version)
* Community of Christ Edition (Section 164; official HTML version)
* Community of Christ Edition (Section 165; official HTML version)
* Scanned images of the complete 1833 Book of Commandments, 1835 Doctrine and Covenants (with Lectures on Faith)], and 1844 Doctrine and Covenants
* SaintsWithoutHalos.org: Doctrine and Covenants – Mormon historical revisionist site with thoroughly annotated D&C showing changes from various editions.

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