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…
Section 112 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis section, which deals with governments and laws in general, is not a revelation. It was prepared in connection with the publication of the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants and was read by Oliver Cowdery at the general assembly of August 17, 1835. It was adopted unanimously and ordered to be printed in…
Section 113 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe General Conference of 1896 gave serious consideration to the question whether this section should be continued in the Doctrine and Covenants. After debate, a resolution was adopted providing for its continued publication with an appended explanation by the President of the church and the Board of Publication. Section 113 is not a revelation, nor…
Section 114 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe first General Epistle of the Twelve under the presidency of Joseph Smith III, son of the Martyr, was addressed: “To all the Saints scattered abroad.” To this Epistle an appendix was added by President Smith. The appendix was in the nature of a revelation from God and was so accepted by the church at…
Section 115 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation given through Joseph Smith III in March 1863. It is addressed to the elders of the church. The revelation was approved by the 1863 annual conference and inserted in the Doctrine and Covenants by authority of the semiannual conference of 1878. 1a Hearken unto me, O ye elders of my church. Lo! I have…
Section 116 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through President Joseph Smith III, May 4, 1865. A council of the first Presidency and the Quorum of Twelve was in session at the home of Bishop Israel L. Rogers in Kendall County, Illinois, May 1-5, 1865. Among other things the council was concerned about “the ordination of men of the Negro race.”…