Section 108 (Community of Christ)
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…
Sections 109 & 110 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: < 1 minute(Placed in the Appendix by action of the 1970 World Conference; the Appendix was subsequently removed by the 1990 World Conference.) This section is omitted by virtue of the Community of Christ Doctrine & Covenants. Both are available in other editions of the Doctrine and Covenants.
Section 111 (Community of Christ)
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 (Community of Christ)
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 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: < 1 minute(Placed in the Appendix by action of the 1970 World Conference; the Appendix was subsequently removed by the 1990 World Conference.)
Section 114 (Community of Christ)
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 (Community of Christ)
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. 1 A. Hearken unto me, O ye elders of my church. Lo! I…
Section 116 (Community of Christ)
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.”…
Section 117 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs he approached the annual conference of 1873, President Smith was deeply concerned that he was again the only member of the First Presidency (Counselor William Marks had died in May 1872) and that the death of Apostle Samuel Powers in February 1873 had left the Quorum of Twelve with but five members. This concern…
Section 118 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation given through President Joseph Smith III, September 28, 1882, at Lamoni, Iowa, in answer to the prayers of the General Conference. 1 A. In asking of me, ye did well. I will hasten my work in its time. B. Ye cannot now prosecute missions in many foreign lands, nor is it expedient that the…