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The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Annotated)

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The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is not a conventional narrative but a canon of revelations, instructions, and ecclesiastical pronouncements that shaped the early Latter Day Saint movement. Its style is scriptural, exhortative, and administrative, blending biblical cadences with practical directives on priesthood, communal order, missionary labor, temple worship, and the unfolding destiny of Zion. In literary context, it belongs to the fervent world of nineteenth-century American restorationism, where sacred text, prophetic speech, and institutional formation were inseparable. Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of the Latter Day Saint tradition, emerged from the religious ferment of the Second Great Awakening, a world of revivals, competing denominations, and millenarian expectation. His claims to revelation, beginning with the Book of Mormon and continuing through the organization of the church in 1830, supplied the conditions for this work. The volume reflects both his charismatic authority and the urgent needs of a rapidly expanding religious community seeking divine guidance. This book is recommended for readers interested in American religious history, prophetic literature, and the making of modern scripture. It rewards careful reading as both theological document and historical archive. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes. - The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists. - A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing. - A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings. - Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.

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1The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Annotated)

74Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, November 12, 1831.

2Introduction

75Revelation to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, Hiram, Ohio, December 1, 1831.

3Historical Context

76Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, December 4, 1831.

4Synopsis (Selection)

77Revelation to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, Hiram, Ohio, January 10, 1832.

5Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, November 1, 1831.

78Revelation to Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, January 1832.

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6Words of Moroni to Joseph Smith, Manchester, New York, September 21, 1823.

79Revelation through Joseph Smith, Amherst, Ohio, January 25, 1832.

7Revelation to Joseph Smith, Harmony, Pennsylvania, July 1828.

80A vision given to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, Hiram, Ohio, February 16, 1832.

8Revelation through Joseph Smith to his father, Joseph Smith, Sr., Harmony, Pennsylvania, February 1829.

81Revelation to Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, March 1832.

9Revelation through Joseph Smith, Harmony, Pennsylvania, March 1829.

82Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, March 1832.

10Revelation to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829.

83Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, March 1832.

11Revelation to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829.

84Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, March 1832.

12Revelation through Joseph Smith to Oliver Cowdery, Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829.

85Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, March 1832.

13Revelation through Joseph Smith to Oliver Cowdery, Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829.

86Revelation to Joseph Smith, Jackson County, Missouri, April 26, 1832.

14Revelation to Joseph Smith, Harmony, Pennsylvania, summer of 1828.

87Revelation through Joseph Smith, Independence, Missouri, April 30, 1832.

15Revelation through Joseph Smith to his brother Hyrum Smith, Harmony, Pennsylvania, May 1829.

88Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, September 22 and 23, 1832.

16Revelation through Joseph Smith to Joseph Knight, Sr., Harmony, Pennsylvania, May 1829.

89Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, November 27, 1832.

17Ordination of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery to the Aaronic Priesthood on the banks of the Susquehanna River near Harmony, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1829.

90Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, December 6, 1832.

18Revelation through Joseph Smith to David Whitmer, Fayette, New York, June 1829.

91Revelation and prophecy on war, given through Joseph Smith, December 25, 1832.

19Revelation through Joseph Smith to John Whitmer, Fayette, New York, June 1829.

92Revelation through Joseph Smith Kirtland, Ohio, December 27, 1832.

20Revelation through Joseph Smith to Peter Whitmer, Jr., Fayette, New York, June 1829.

93Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, February 27, 1833.

21Revelation through Joseph Smith to Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris, Fayette, New York, June 1829.

94Revelation to Joseph Smith, given Kirtland, Ohio, March 8, 1833.

22Revelation to Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer, Fayette, New York, June 1829.

95Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, March 9, 1833.

23Revelation through Joseph Smith to Martin Harris, Manchester, New York, March 1830.

96Revelation to Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, March 15, 1833.

24Revelation through Joseph Smith, April 1830.

97Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, May 6, 1833.

25Revelation to Joseph Smith, Fayette, New York, April 6, 1830.

98Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, May 6, 1833.

26Revelation through Joseph Smith, Manchester, New York, April 1830.

99Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, June 1, 1833.

27Revelation through Joseph Smith, Manchester, New York, April 1830, to Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith, Joseph Smith, Sr., and Joseph Knight, Sr.

100Revelation to Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, June 4, 1833.

28Revelation to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, Harmony, Pennsylvania, July 1830.

101Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, August 2, 1833.

29Revelation through Joseph Smith, Harmony, Pennsylvania, July 1830. See

102Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, August 6, 1833.

30Revelation to Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and John Whitmer, Harmony, Pennsylvania, July 1830. See

103Revelation through Joseph Smith to John Murdock, August 1832, Hiram, Ohio.

31Revelation to Joseph Smith, Harmony, Pennsylvania, August 1830.

104Revelation to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, Perrysburg, New York, October 12, 1833.

32Revelation through Joseph Smith to Oliver Cowdery, Fayette, New York, September 1830.

105Revelation to Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, December 16, 1833.

33Revelation through Joseph Smith, Fayette, New York, September 1830.

106Minutes of the organization of the first high council of the Church, Kirtland, Ohio, February 17, 1834.

34Revelation through Joseph Smith to David Whitmer, Peter Whitmer, Jr., and John Whitmer, Fayette, New York, September 1830.

107Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, February 24, 1834.

35Revelation through Joseph Smith to Thomas B. Marsh, September 1830.

108Revelation to Joseph Smith, April 23, 1834.

36Revelation through Joseph Smith to Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Peterson, October 1830.

109Revelation through Joseph Smith, on Fishing River, Missouri, June 22, 1834.

37Revelation through Joseph Smith to Ezra Thayre and Northrop Sweet, Fayette, New York, October 1830.

110Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, November 25, 1834.

38Revelation through Joseph Smith to Orson Pratt, Fayette, New York, November 4, 1830.

111Revelation on priesthood, given through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, dated March 28, 1835.

39Revelation to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, at or near Fayette, New York, December 1830.

112Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, December 26, 1835.

40Revelation through Joseph Smith to Edward Partridge, near Fayette, New York, December 1830.

113Prayer offered at the dedication of the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, March 27,

41Revelation to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, near Fayette, New York, December 1830.

114Visions given to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, April 3, 1836.

42Revelation through Joseph Smith, Fayette, New York, January 2, 1831.

115Revelation through Joseph Smith, Salem, Massachusetts, August 6, 1836.

43Revelation through Joseph Smith to James Covill, Fayette, New York, January 5, 1831.

116Revelation through Joseph Smith to Thomas B. Marsh, Kirtland, Ohio, July 23, 1837.

44Revelation to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, Fayette, New York, January 1831.

117Joseph Smith's answers to questions on the writings of Isaiah, March 1838.

45Revelation through Joseph Smith to the Church, Kirtland, Ohio, February 4, 1831.

118Revelation through Joseph Smith, Far West, Missouri, April 17, 1838.

46Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, February 9, 1831.

119Revelation through Joseph Smith, Far West, Missouri, April 26, 1838.

47Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, February 1831.

120Revelation to Joseph Smith, Spring Hill, Daviess County, Missouri, May 19, 1838.

48Revelation to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, Kirtland, Ohio, February 1831.

121Revelation through Joseph Smith, Far West, Missouri, July 8, 1838.

49Revelation through Joseph Smith to the Church, Kirtland, Ohio, March 7, 1831.

122Revelation through Joseph Smith, Far West, Missouri, July 8, 1838.

50Revelation through Joseph Smith to the Church, Kirtland, Ohio, March 8, 1831.

123Revelation through Joseph Smith, Far West, Missouri, July 8, 1838.

51Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, March 8, 1831.

124Revelation through Joseph Smith, Far West, Missouri, July 8, 1838.

52Revelation through Joseph Smith to the Church, Kirtland, Ohio, March, 1831.

125Prayer and prophecies written by Joseph Smith while a prisoner in the jail at Liberty, Missouri, March 20, 1839.

53Revelation through Joseph Smith to Sidney Rigdon, Parley P. Pratt, and Leman Copley, Kirtland, Ohio, March 1831.

126The word of the Lord to Joseph Smith while a prisoner in the jail at Liberty, Missouri, March 1839.

54Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, May 1831.

127The duty of the Saints toward their persecutors as set forth by Joseph Smith while a prisoner in the jail at Liberty, Missouri, March 1839.

55Revelation through Joseph Smith, Thompson, Ohio, May 1831.

128Revelation to Joseph Smith, Nauvoo, Illinois, January 19, 1841.

56Revelation through Joseph Smith, to the elders of the Church, Kirtland, Ohio, June 7, 1831.

129Revelation through Joseph Smith, Nauvoo, Illinois, March 1841.

57Revelation through Joseph Smith to Algernon Sidney Gilbert, Kirtland, Ohio, June 1831.

130Revelation through Joseph Smith, Nauvoo, Illinois, July 9, 1841.

58Revelation through Joseph Smith to Newel Knight, Kirtland, Ohio, June 1831.

131Letter from Joseph Smith to the Saints at Nauvoo, Illinois, September 1, 1842.

59Revelation through Joseph Smith to William W. Phelps, Kirtland, Ohio, June 1831.

132Letter from Joseph Smith to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nauvoo, Illinois, September 6, 1842.

60Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, June 1831.

133Instructions given by Joseph Smith, Nauvoo, Illinois, February 9, 1843.

61Revelation through Joseph Smith, in Zion, Jackson County, Missouri, July 20, 1831.

134Instructions given by Joseph Smith, Ramus, Illinois, April 2, 1843.

62Revelation through Joseph Smith, in Zion, Jackson County, Missouri, August 1, 1831.

135Instructions given by Joseph Smith, Ramus, Illinois, May 16 and 17, 1843.

63Revelation through Joseph Smith, in Zion, Jackson County, Missouri, August 7, 1831.

136Revelation through Joseph Smith, Nauvoo, Illinois, recorded on July 12, 1843.

64Revelation through Joseph Smith, in Jackson County, Missouri, August 8, 1831.

137Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, November 3, 1831.

65Revelation through Joseph Smith, on the bank of the Missouri River, McIlwaine's Bend, August 12, 1831.

138A declaration of belief regarding governments and laws, adopted at a general assembly of the Church, Kirtland, Ohio, August 17, 1835.

66Revelation through Joseph Smith, on the bank of the Missouri River Chariton, Missouri, August 13, 1831.

139John Taylor's description of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Smith, Carthage, Illinois, June 27, 1844.

67Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, August 1831.

140The word and will of the Lord given through President Brigham Young, Winter Quarters, Omaha Nation, West Bank of the Missouri River near Council Bluffs, Iowa.

68Revelation through Joseph Smith to the elders of the Church, Kirtland, Ohio, September 11, 1831.

141A vision given to Joseph Smith in the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, January 21, 1836.

69Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, October 1831.

142A vision given to President Joseph F. Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 3, 1918.

70Revelation through Joseph Smith, Orange, Ohio, October 25, 1831.

143Official Declaration 1

71Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, November 1831.

144Analysis

72Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, November 1831.

145Reflection

73Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, November 1831.