Section 141 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through President Israel A. Smith during the World Conference of 1948 held at Independence, Missouri. There was a vacancy in the ranks of the Twelve because of the death of Elder G. G. Lewis. Also, Elder M. A. McConley had become incapacitated by illness. The instruction given was endorsed by the various quorums and by the Conference,…
Section 142 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation presented by President Israel A. Smith to the General Conference on April 2, 1950. It was considered and approved by the quorums and the Conference and accepted as the word of God to the church. Provision was made for its inclusion in future editions of the Doctrine and Covenants. In an introductory paragraph, the prophet said:…
Section 143 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through President Israel A. Smith during the General Conference of 1954. A vacancy in the Quorum of Twelve and the need for more seventies to meet the opportunities for missionary expansion had occupied the thought and prayers of the prophet. After some debate the revelation was approved in the usual manner. To the Councils,…
Section 144 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn May 28, 1952, President Israel A. Smith prepared and signed the following statement and placed it in the hands of his counselor, Elder F. Henry Edwards. After the death of President Smith on June 14, 1958, this document was brought to the attention of the Council of Twelve and other general church officers, and at the General Conference…
Section 145 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 3 minutesPresident W. Wallace Smith introduced the following revelation to the General Conference of 1958 with an explanatory document which said, in part: Since it became apparent that the burden of its prophetic leadership would be mine, I have given additional prayerful consideration to the needs of the church, and have sought earnestly for light with such…
Section 146 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the opening of the first business session at the Amboy Centennial Conference of 1960, President W. Wallace Smith presented a revelation received by him, introducing it as follows: Having made the needs of the church a matter of almost constant thought every waking hour for many months I engaged in prayer as is my custom…
Section 147 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 3 minutesPresident W. Wallace Smith received a revelation for the church March 11, 1964, and presented it to the World Conference with the following introductory statement: With the needs of the church constantly before me I have made these matters the burden of my prayers. In seeking the will of my heavenly Father as a guide to the…
Section 148 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe revelation given through President W. Wallace Smith at Independence, Missouri, April 18, 1966, was accompanied by this preparatory statement: During the last inter-Conference period I have given continuing consideration to the condition of the councils and quorums and orders of the church. This has been done hoping that I would receive light on matters of grave…
Section 149 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 4 minutesRevelation given through W. Wallace Smith, prophet and seer to the church, April 1, 1968. A vacancy had existed in the Council of Twelve since 1964. The call of D. E. Couey to the First Presidency and the honorable release of two members of the Council in 1966 resulted in four vacancies in that body,…
Section 149A (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 3 minutesRevelation given through W. Wallace Smith, prophet and seer, on April 5, 1968. During the consideration of Section 149 by the quorums, councils, and orders, certain questions of interpretation arose regarding the role of the bishop and the nature of the financial support to be given to the construction of the temple. An explanatory statement…