Revelations in Context
Contents
Title Page
Preface
An Angel and a Promise
The Contributions of Martin Harris
Joseph Smith’s Support at Home
Oliver Cowdery’s Gift
The Knight and Whitmer Families
The Experience of the Three Witnesses
“Build Up My Church”
“Thou Art an Elect Lady”
The Journey of the Colesville Branch
A Mission to the Lamanites
“All Things Must Be Done in Order”
The Faith and Fall of Thomas Marsh
Ezra Thayer: From Skeptic to Believer
Orson Pratt’s Call to Serve
“Go to the Ohio”
James Covel and the “Cares of the World”
“A Bishop unto the Church”
“I Quit Other Business”: Early Missionaries
The Law
Joseph Smith’s Bible Translation
Religious Enthusiasm among Early Ohio Converts
The Book of John Whitmer
Leman Copley and the Shakers
The Center Place
Ezra Booth and Isaac Morley
William McLellin’s Five Questions
Newel K. Whitney and the United Firm
“The Vision”
Jesse Gause: Counselor to the Prophet
Peace and War
“A House for Our God”
A School and an Endowment
The Word of Wisdom
“Man Was Also in the Beginning with God”
Waiting for the Word of the Lord
A Mission to Canada
Restoring the Ancient Order
The Acceptable Offering of Zion’s Camp
Warren Cowdery
“Wrought Upon” to Seek a Revelation
More Treasures Than One
Far West and Adam-ondi-Ahman
“Take Special Care of Your Family”
“The Tithing of My People”
Within the Walls of Liberty Jail
Organizing the Church in Nauvoo
Letters on Baptism for the Dead
“Our Hearts Rejoiced to Hear Him Speak”
Mercy Thompson and the Revelation on Marriage
Of Governments and Laws
Remembering the Martyrdom
“This Shall Be Our Covenant”
Susa Young Gates and the Vision of the Redemption of the Dead
The Messenger and the Manifesto
Witnessing the Faithfulness
Index by Section Number
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