The Section Explorer is the heart of the Doctrine and Covenants Project, designed to make Restoration scripture accessible, searchable, and available to all. This feature allows users to navigate our growing library of sections from various versions of the Doctrine and Covenants, providing a unique opportunity to explore the words that have shaped the Latter Day Saint movement.
Whether you’re studying the text as scripture, seeking historical understanding, or simply curious about the similarities and differences between versions, the Section Explorer offers a straightforward and powerful tool for discovery. Each section is presented in its original wording from multiple editions, such as the Community of Christ’s version and earlier editions like the 1833 Book of Commandments.
Section 80 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., in March 1832 at Hiram, Ohio. It is addressed to Frederick G. Williams, who is called to be a high priest and a counselor in the First Presidency. His ordination took place March 18, 1833. 1a Verily, verily I say unto you, my servant, Frederick G. Williams,1b Listen to…
Section 79 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Hiram, Ohio, during March 1832. It concerns the missionary labors of Stephen Burnett and Eden Smith. 1a Verily, thus saith the Lord, unto you, my servant Stephen Burnett,1b Go ye, go ye into the world, and preach the gospel to every creature that cometh under the sound of…
Section 78 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevelation addressed to Jared Carter given through Joseph Smith, Jr., March 1832, at Hiram, Ohio. 1a Verily I say unto you, that it is my will that my servant Jared Carter should go again into the eastern countries, from place to place, and from city to city, in the power of the ordination wherewith he…
Section 77 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 3 minutesRevelation addressed to the high priests, given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, March 1832. It is concerned with the establishment of a storehouse and the care of the poor, both in the Kirtland area and in Zion.The unusual names found in this and other revelations were probably used to hide the…
Section 76 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 10 minutesOn their return from the Amherst (Ohio) conference to Hiram, Ohio (D. and C. 75), Joseph Smith resumed translation of the Scriptures with Sidney Rigdon as his scribe. On February 16, 1832, while they were thus engaged, they came to John 5:29. While meditating on the rendition they were given by the spirit of revelation,…
Section 75 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 4 minutesA conference was held at Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, January 25, 1832. Some of the elders asked Joseph to “inquire of the Lord that they might know his will, or learn what would be most pleasing to him for them to do, in order to bring men to a sense of their condition.” Joseph made…
Section 74 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter Joseph Smith, Jr., resumed the inspired revision of the Scriptures, he “received the following explanation of the First Epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 7, verse 14.” 1 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband, else were your children unclean; but now are they…
Section 73 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJoseph and Sidney continued preaching and counseling with the elders of the Kirtland region until January 10, 1832, when Joseph received the following revelation. 1 For verily thus saith the Lord, It is expedient in me that they should continue preaching the gospel, and in exhortation to the churches, in the regions round about, until…
Section 72 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 3 minutesLate in 1831 the high priests in Kirtland agreed that since Bishop Partridge was in Missouri, and so unable to give close attention to temporal affairs in Kirtland, a second bishop was needed for Kirtland. In the following revelation, given through Joseph Smith, Jr., they are commended for their care, and further instruction concerning stewardship…
Section 71 (The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Hiram, Ohio, late in November or on the first of December, 1831. Ezra Booth had apostatized and was attacking the church in print. In harmony with the instructions received, Joseph and Sidney returned to Kirtland and from this base preached in Shalersville, Ravenna, and other places where the…