Section 65 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJoseph Smith, Jr., and Sidney Rigdon lived in the home of John Johnson at Hiram, Ohio, during September and October 1831 while they continued work on the Holy Scriptures. Here Joseph received the following revelation on prayer. 1a Hearken, and lo, a voice as of one sent down from on high, who is mighty and…
Section 66 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Orange, Ohio, October 1831. William E. McLellin had recently joined the church. He asked for instruction concerning his work, and this revelation was given in answer to Joseph’s prayer on his behalf. In 1835 Elder McLellin became one of the charter members of the Council of Twelve. 1a…
Section 67 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation addressed to the elders of the church, given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at a special conference held at Hiram, Ohio, November 1831. There had been some criticism among the elders regarding the language of the revelations. William E. McLellin accepted the challenge of this revelation but was unable to produce any improvement. 1a Behold,…
Section 68 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 4 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., November 1831, at a special conference held at Hiram, Ohio. Joseph wrote, “The mind and will of the Lord was made known by the voice of the Spirit to a conference concerning certain elders, and also certain items as made known in addition to the covenants and commandments.” The…
Section 69 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through rough Joseph Smith, Jr., November 1831, at Hiram, Ohio. The compilation of the revelations to comprise the “Book of Commandments” was authorized at one of the four special conferences held in Hiram during the first half of November 1831. It was decided that Oliver Cowdery and John Whitmer should carry the revelations…
Section 70 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., November 12, 1831, at Hiram, Ohio. The editing and publishing of the revelations occupied much of the time of the elders who were commissioned to do this. In this revelation six of these elders were designated as “stewards over the revelations and commandments,” and their remuneration was set forth…
Section 71 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Hiram, Ohio, late in November or on the first of December, 1831. Ezra Booth had apostatized and was attacking the church in print. In harmony with the instructions received, Joseph and Sidney returned to Kirtland and from this base preached in Shalersville, Ravenna, and other places where the…
Section 72 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 3 minutesLate in 1831 the high priests in Kirtland agreed that since Bishop Partridge was in Missouri, and so unable to give close attention to temporal affairs in Kirtland, a second bishop was needed for Kirtland. In the following revelation, given through Joseph Smith, Jr., they are commended for their care, and further instruction concerning stewardship…
Section 73 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJoseph and Sidney continued preaching and counseling with the elders of the Kirtland region until January 10, 1832, when Joseph received the following revelation. 1 For verily thus saith the Lord, It is expedient in me that they should continue preaching the gospel, and in exhortation to the churches, in the regions round about, until…
Section 74 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter Joseph Smith, Jr., resumed the inspired revision of the Scriptures, he “received the following explanation of the First Epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 7, verse 14.” 1 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband, else were your children unclean; but now are they…