Section 38 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 5 minutesRevelation given to Joseph Smith, Jr., at Fayette, New York, in the opening days of 1831. It gives basic instruction concerning the work of the priesthood, the principle of stewardship, and the care of the poor. It was in preparation for the gathering to Ohio for which the Saints were already making preparation. 1 A….
Section 39 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 3 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., January 1831, at Fayette, New York. This message was addressed to James Covill, a Baptist minister, who had sought light concerning his relation to the Restoration movement. 1 A. Hearken and listen to the voice of him who is from all eternity to all eternity, the great I AM,…
Section 40 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation addressed to Joseph Smith, Jr., and Sidney Rigdon. It was received through Joseph at Fayette, New York, January 1831, and is a sequel to the revelation given to James Covill (D. and C. 39). 1 A. Behold, verily I say unto you, that the heart of my servant James Covill was right before me,…
Section 41 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., February 4, 1831. This was the first revelation received in Kirtland, Ohio, Joseph having arrived shortly before this time. It should be noted that while the revelation is addressed to the whole church, special responsibilities are placed on the elders in connection with the administration of church affairs. 1…
Section 42 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 10 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., and addressed to the elders of the church. It was given February 9, 1831, in the presence of twelve elders who had assembled at Kirtland, Ohio, in harmony with instruction given them in an earlier revelation (D. and C. 41:1b). In the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants…
Section 43 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 5 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., February 1831 at Kirtland, Ohio. It is addressed to the elders of the church, and contains directions sought by Joseph for the guidance of some who had been misled by a Mrs. Hubble, who claimed to have received “revelations” concerning the government of the church. A similar difficulty had…
Section 44 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Kirtland, Ohio, February 1831. Two urgent problems prompted the prayers which led to this revelation: the need for enough members to enable the Saints to organize for their work and the economic situation in Kirtland. The poor were in great distress. 1 A. Behold, thus saith the Lord…
Section 45 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 8 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., March 7, 1831, at Kirtland, Ohio. In connection with this manifestation Joseph wrote: “To the joy of the Saints who had to struggle against everything that prejudice and wickedness could invent, I received the following”: 1 A. Hearken, O ye people of my church, to whom the kingdom has…
Section 46 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 4 minutesRevelation addressed to the church, given through Joseph Smith, Jr., March 8, 1831, at Kirtland, Ohio. This instruction was very important in setting the patterns of public worship in the church, especially in regard to the Sacrament services and the exercise of the spiritual gifts. It was greatly needed, since converts came into the church…
Section 47 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., March 8, 1831, at Kirtland, Ohio, and addressed to John Whitmer. Oliver Cowdery’s departure upon the mission to the West had left Joseph without a scribe who could keep an official record of the church’s history. John Whitmer, who was now called to this responsibility, wrote only eighty-five pages….