Section 18 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 4 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., to Martin Harris, March 1830, at Manchester, New York. 1 A. I am Alpha and Omega, Christ the Lord; yea, even I am He, the beginning and the end, the Redeemer of the world: B. I having accomplished and finished the will of him whose I am, even the…
Section 19 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., the prophet, on the day the church was organized, April 6, 1830, at Fayette, Seneca County, New York, before or, possibly, during the organization meeting, and is addressed to both Joseph and the church. It refers to the organization in the past tense and gives instruction concerning the ordination…
Section 20 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., prophet and seer to the church, April 1830, at Manchester, New York. This instruction came in answer to Joseph Smith’s inquiry concerning the status of those who desired to unite with the church and who had already been baptized. 1 A. Behold, I say unto you, that all old…
Section 21 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis section is a composite of five revelations given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Manchester, New York, April 1830, and addressed to Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith, Joseph Smith, Sr., and Joseph Knight, Sr. They were given in answer to the prayers of these brethren concerning their relation to the work of the…
Section 23 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 3 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., July 1830, at Harmony, Pennsylvania. It is addressed to Joseph and Oliver, who were in need of reassurance because of the persecution to which they had been subjected after the publication of the Book of Mormon and the organization of the church. 1 A. Behold, thou wast called and…
Section 22 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 6 minutesRevelation given to Joseph Smith, Jr., at Colesville, New York, in June 1830, but was not included in the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants. It was first printed in “Times and Seasons” (4:71) and has been included in the Doctrine and Covenants since the Cincinnati edition of 1864. It was specifically approved by…
Section 24 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation addressed to Emma Smith, wife of the prophet. It was given through Joseph Smith at Harmony, Pennsylvania, in July 1830. The selection of hymns that Emma was directed to make was completed and published in 1835. This hymnbook was used at the dedication of the Kirtland Temple. 1 A. Hearken unto the voice of…
Section 25 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation given through Joseph Smith at Harmony, Pennsylvania, in July 1830, to Joseph Smith, Jr., Oliver Cowdery, and John Whitmer. It is specifically important because of its affirmation of the principle of “common consent” in the government of the church. 1 A. Behold, I say unto you, that you shall let your time be devoted…
Section 26 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe first paragraph of this revelation was given to Joseph Smith, Jr., early in August 1830 at Harmony, Pennsylvania, and was written down at that time. It was given through the personal ministry of a “heavenly messenger” as Joseph was seeking wine for the Sacrament which he and his wife and John Whitmer (Joseph’s secretary…
Section 27 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 3 minutesRevelation given to Oliver Cowdery through Joseph Smith, Jr., in September 1830 at Fayette, New York. Hiram Page had come into possession of a stone by use of which he had obtained certain “revelations” concerning the building of Zion, church organization, and similar matters. Oliver Cowdery and the Whitmer family, to whom Hiram was related,…