Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 81–83, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2020)
Doctrine and Covenants 81–83, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources
Doctrine and Covenants 81–83
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA. The composition depicts the temple site in the background, the courthouse in which Joseph Smith purchased the temple property, and Newel K. Whitney’s log cabin as they might have appeared in the summer of 1831.
Al Rounds, Independence, Missouri, 1831, 1985, watercolor.
Texts
Historical background and the earliest manuscript of each revelation, as published in The Joseph Smith Papers
Revelation, 15 March 1832 [D&C 81]
Jesse Gause had recently been called as a counselor to Joseph Smith in the presidency of the high priesthood. More …
Revelation, 26 April 1832 [D&C 82]
This revelation was dictated in the second half of the first day of a council of high priests and elders held 26–27 April 1832 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. More …
Revelation, 30 April 1832 [D&C 83]
According to a later Joseph Smith history, Joseph Smith “sat in council with the brethren” on 30 April 1832 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, and dictated a revelation clarifying the rights of women and children who had lost their husbands or fathers. More …
People
Biographical facts and historical images of individuals associated with the revelations
Historical Background
Revelations in Context
Essays on the background of each revelation
Jesse Gause: Counselor to the Prophet
The early Church underwent significant changes to its organization in a relatively short period of time. More …
Newel K. Whitney and the United Firm
Sidney Rigdon read the March 1832 revelation to the council, stating that it gave “the reason why we were commanded to come to this land & sit in council with the Highpriests here.” More …
Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Volume 1, Chapter 14
Visions and Nightmares
The Lord had recently called Newel to serve as a bishop of the Saints in Ohio and directed him to consecrate surplus money from his profitable businesses. More …
Church History Topics
Essays on subjects related to the revelations
First Presidency
Church members sustained Joseph Smith as first elder and Oliver Cowdery as second elder, the earliest titles for leaders of the Church. More …
United Firm (“United Order”)
The United Firm was an administrative organization that oversaw the expenditure of Church funds between 1832 and 1834. More …
Places
Maps and information about places associated with the revelations from The Joseph Smith Papers, Historic Sites, and other helpful sources
Chronology
Timeline placing each revelation in the context of key events in the Church’s first century