Section 88 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile working on the revision of the Holy Scriptures, Joseph Smith, Jr., came to the books of the Apocrypha. He inquired of the Lord whether these should be included in the revision and was given the following instruction. The revelation was received March 9, 1833, at Kirtland, Ohio. 1 A. Verily, thus saith the Lord…
Section 89 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., March 15, 1833, at Kirtland, Ohio. Shederlaomach (Frederick G. Williams, recently ordained a counselor in the First Presidency) is named for admission into the Order of Enoch. 1 Verily, thus saith the Lord, I give unto the united order, organized agreeable to the commandment previously given, a revelation and…
Section 90 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 5 minutesA conference of high priests met in Kirtland, Ohio, May 4, 1833, to consider the building of a schoolhouse for the instruction of the elders in the work of their ministry. This was in harmony with the revelation of December 27, 1832 (D. and C. 85:36). This revelation was received through Joseph Smith two days…
Section 91 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesInstruction given through Joseph Smith, Jr., prophet and seer to the church, at Kirtland, Ohio, on May 6, 1833, the same day that the preceding revelation was received. 1 A. And again, verily I say unto you, my friends, A commandment I give unto you, that ye shall commence a work of laying out and…
Section 92 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 3 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., June 1, 1833, at Kirtland, Ohio. It should be studied in connection with sections 85:36, 90, and 91. Following the instruction contained in Doctrine and Covenants 85:36, a schoolhouse building committee had been appointed. It consisted of Hyrum Smith, Jared Carter, and Reynolds Cahoon. This revelation modified the purpose…
Section 93 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesA conference of high priests was held at Kirtland, June 4, 1833, to consider the management of the French farm. The conference could not agree concerning the farm, but did agree to ask for divine guidance. Joseph inquired of the Lord and received the following message. Ahashdah (Newel K. Whitney), who was directed to take…
Section 94 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 4 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Kirtland, Ohio, August 2, 1833. This has to do with the work of the church in Zion. Before the revelation was given the Saints in Independence had been forced to sign an agreement to leave Jackson County (July 23, 1833). Word of the agreement did not reach Kirtland…
Section 95 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 5 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., August 6, 1833, at Kirtland, Ohio. No word of the culmination of the Missouri troubles had yet reached the Saints in Kirtland. The contents of this revelation are particularly significant in view of this fact. 1 A. Verily I say unto you, my friends, Fear not, let your hearts…
Section 96 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., to Elder John Murdock, in August 1832, at Kirtland, Ohio. Murdock’s wife Julia had died on April 30, 1831, after giving birth that day to twins, Julia and Joseph. Joseph and Emma Smith soon adopted these twins. In 1832 Murdock sent his older three children (with means for their…
Section 97 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Perrysburg, New York, October 12, 1833. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon had stopped here at the home of Freeman Nickerson. They were on a mission to Canada and the East. 1 A. Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you my friends, Sidney, and Joseph, your families are well;…