Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 89–92, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2020)
Doctrine and Covenants 89–92, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources
Doctrine and Covenants 89–92
The room where the School of the Prophets met, on the upper floor of the Newel K. Whitney Co. store, Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
Texts
Historical background and the earliest manuscript of each revelation, as published in The Joseph Smith Papers
Revelation, 27 February 1833 [D&C 89]
While no contemporaneous sources describing the circumstances under which Joseph Smith dictated this 27 February 1833 revelation have been located, later accounts indicate that it was recorded in connection with the activities of the School of the Prophets. More …
Revelation, 8 March 1833 [D&C 90]
Marking a significant development in the Church’s chief governing body, this revelation announced that the counselors in the presidency of the high priesthood were equal with Joseph Smith “in holding the keys of this Last Kingdom.” More …
Revelation, 9 March 1833 [D&C 91]
At the time this revelation was dictated, Joseph Smith was actively engaged in revising the Bible. More …
Revelation, 15 March 1833 [D&C 92]
On 8 March 1833, a revelation declared Frederick G. Williams equal “in holding the keys of this Last Kingdom” with Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon in the presidency of the high priesthood. 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
The Word of Wisdom
Like many other revelations in the early Church, Doctrine and Covenants 89, also known today as the Word of Wisdom, came in response to a problem. More …
A School and an Endowment
Acting on revelation, the Saints began work to “establish a school for the Prophets” in Kirtland. The concept of a school of the prophets was not unique to the Latter-day Saints. More …
Joseph Smith’s Bible Translation
Joseph Smith soon came to a section in his King James Bible containing a collection of 14 books known as the Apocrypha. More …
Newel K. Whitney and the United Firm
The United Firm played a key role in administering the Church. In addition to supervising the storehouses and printing office, its members served as a de facto board of directors for Joseph Smith. More …
Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Volume 1, Chapter 15
Holy Places
While the School of the Prophets was in session, Emma watched the students arrive and make their way up the stairs to the small, tightly packed room where they met. More …
Volume 1, Chapter 16
Only a Prelude
Emily Partridge and her older sister Harriet were fetching water from a spring when they saw a mob of about fifty armed men approaching their house. More …
Church History Topics
Essays on subjects related to the revelations
Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
While translating the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery found they held different views on the meaning of a passage in the Bible. More …
United Firm (“United Order”)
The United Firm was an administrative organization that oversaw the expenditure of Church funds between 1832 and 1834. More …
Word of Wisdom (D&C 89)
In 1833, Joseph Smith received a revelation called the Word of Wisdom. 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