Section 100 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 5 minutesA delegation arrived in Kirtland, February 22, 1834, with information for the First Presidency regarding the condition of the Saints in Missouri. The following revelation was given through Joseph Smith two days later. For “Baurak Ale” read “Joseph Smith”. This revelation was first published without conference approval in 1844 and its retention was specifically approved…
Section 101 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 9 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., April 23, 1834, at Kirtland, Ohio. A “United Order of Enoch” had been established to manage the temporal affairs of the church in Kirtland and in Zion. The Order was now in financial difficulties, largely because of losses sustained through mob action. In accordance with this revelation, the Order…
Section 102 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 5 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., June 22, 1834, at Fishing River, Missouri. The company of Saints known as “Zion’s Camp” left Kirtland, Ohio, for Missouri, May 8, 1834 (D. and C. 100:5-6). They reached an elevated piece of land between two branches of the Fishing River June 19 and were obliged to stay there…
Section 103 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Kirtland, Ohio, November 25, 1834. It was addressed to Warren A. Cowdery of Freedom, New York. 1a It is my will that my servant, Warren A. Cowdery, should be appointed and ordained a presiding high priest over my church in the land of Freedom, and the regions round…
Section 104 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 11 minutesThe first members of the Council of Twelve of the Restoration were chosen February 14, 1835. At a meeting held to prepare for their first mission as a quorum of apostles, the brethren asked Joseph Smith to inquire of God and attain a revelation for their comfort and for their enlightenment concerning their duty. In…
Section 105 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 5 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., July 23, 1837, at Kirtland, Ohio. Having been received subsequent to the publication of the first (1835) edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, it was included in the second (1844) edition as Section 104. This edition was issued after the death of Joseph Smith. Specific approval for the continued…
Section 106 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis revelation was first published in the second (1844) edition of the Doctrine and Covenants as Section 107. By action of the 1970 World Conference its inclusion was confirmed. It was given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Far West, Missouri, July 8, 1838, in answer to the petition, “O Lord, show unto thy servants how…
Section 107 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 20 minutesA series of messages given by Joseph Smith, Jr., prophet and seer to the church, January 19, 1841, at Nauvoo, Illinois. A portion of it was published in “Times and Seasons,” June 1, 1841, vol. 2, page 424. It was first included in the 1844 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants as Section 103. It…
Section 108 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 8 minutesRevelation received through Joseph Smith, Jr., prophet and seer to the church, November 3, 1831, at Hiram, Ohio. The revelation, originally given as the “Preface” to the “Book of Commandments,”* given November 1, 1831, is now Section 1 of the Doctrine and Covenants. The following revelation was to constitute the “close” or “appendix” to the…
Section 111 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis section on marriage is not a revelation. It was prepared while the Book of Doctrine and Covenants was being compiled and was read by W. W. Phelps at the general assembly of August 17, 1835. It was adopted unanimously by that assembly as part of the Book of Doctrine and Covenants. It has been…