Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 129–132, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2020)
Doctrine and Covenants 129–132, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources
Doctrine and Covenants 129–132
Joseph Smith’s store, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA, was a general store, a tithing office, and the site of the Prophet’s office where he dictated a revelation on marriage in July 1843 that was later canonized as section 132 of the Doctrine and Covenants.
Texts
Historical background and the earliest manuscript of each revelation, as published in The Joseph Smith Papers
Instruction, 9 February 1843 [D&C 129]
On 9 February 1843, Joseph Smith delivered an instruction to guests he was entertaining at his home in Nauvoo, Illinois. More …
Instruction, 2 April 1843 [D&C 130]
On 2 April 1843, Joseph Smith responded to questions and instructed the Saints in Macedonia, Illinois, about the nature of God, prophecies of the last days, and the afterlife. More …
Instruction, 16 May 1843; Discourse 17 May 1843 [D&C 131]
On 16 May 1843 at the residence of Benjamin F. Johnson in Macedonia, Illinois, Joseph Smith instructed William Clayton, Johnson, and Melissa LeBaron Johnson, Benjamin’s wife, “on the priesthood.” More …
Revelation, 12 July 1843 [D&C 132]
On 12 July 1843, Joseph Smith dictated a revelation in Nauvoo, Illinois, on eternal and plural marriage. More …
People
Biographical facts and historical images of individuals associated with the revelations
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William Clayton
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Benjamin F. Johnson
Historical Background
Revelations in Context
Essays on the background of each revelation
“Our Hearts Rejoiced to Hear Him Speak”
William Clayton walked the last nine miles to Nauvoo. The boat he and his company had taken down the Mississippi toward their new home had stopped short of Nauvoo for the night. More …
Mercy Thompson and the Revelation on Marriage
Robert Thompson was in the prime of life when he passed away unexpectedly in the fall of 1841, a victim of the malarial fevers that laid low so many Latter-day Saints in the mosquito-ridden swamplands on the banks of the Mississippi River. More …
Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Volume 1, Chapter 36
Incline Them to Gather
As much as Joseph welcomed a time of goodwill and peace in Nauvoo, however, he knew the Lord expected him to obey all His commandments. More …
Volume 1, Chapter 40
United in an Everlasting Covenant
When Joseph returned to Nauvoo on January 10, 1843, friends and relatives flocked to his house to congratulate him. More …
Volume 1, Chapter 41
God Must Be the Judge
William Clayton was in Joseph’s office when the prophet and Hyrum entered. “If you will write the revelation,” Hyrum told Joseph, “I will take and read it to Emma, and I believe I can convince her of its truth, and you will hereafter have peace.” More …
Volume 1, Chapter 42
Round Up Your Shoulders
In early November 1843, Phebe Woodruff welcomed Wilford home from a four-month mission to the eastern states. More …
Church History Topics
Essays on subjects related to the revelations
Anointed Quorum (“Holy Order”)
On May 4, 1842, Joseph Smith introduced the temple endowment to a group of nine close associates in an upper room of his Nauvoo store. More …
Joseph Smith and Plural Marriage
Latter-day Saints believe that monogamy—the marriage of one man and one woman—is the Lord’s standing law of marriage. More …
Sealing
Latter-day Saints believe that God has restored to the earth the power given to the ancient Apostle Peter to bind, or seal, on earth and in heaven. More …
Temple Endowment
In 1841, the Lord commanded the Saints in Nauvoo to build a temple “that I may reveal mine ordinances therein unto my people.” 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