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Revelations Received

  • D&C Section 78  — 

    Mar. 1832. The Prophet Joseph instructed priesthood leaders concerning the law of consecration and establishing a storehouse for the poor.

  • D&C Section 84  — 

    Sept. 22–23, 1832. Elders were returning and reporting on their missions in the eastern states (see D&C 75).

  • D&C Section 85  — 

    Nov. 27, 1832. This section is an extract from a letter the Prophet wrote to William W. Phelps, who had been appointed to assist Bishop Edward Partridge in administering the law of consecration.

  • D&C Section 86  — 

    Dec. 6, 1832. During the translating and editing of the translation of the Bible, this revelation was given to the Prophet Joseph as an explanation of the parable of the wheat and the tares.

  • D&C Section 87  — 

    Dec. 25, 1832. The Prophet Joseph received this prophecy on war at a time when troubles among the nations and within the United States itself were on the minds of the Saints.

  • D&C Section 88  — 

    Dec. 27–28. The Prophet Joseph instructed high priests on how to receive revelation. Each of the brethren then prayed to the Lord that they all might be of one heart and mind and receive His will. This revelation, known as "the Olive Leaf," followed.

  • D&C Section 89  — 

    Feb. 27, 1833. Widespread use of tobacco by the brethren attending the School of the Prophets and the filthy conditions that resulted led the Prophet to inquire of the Lord. This revelation is known as "the Word of Wisdom."

  • D&C Section 90  — 

    Mar. 8, 1833. This revelation was given as an answer to the prayers of the Prophet and the brethren and was a continuing step in establishing the First Presidency.

  • D&C Section 91  — 

    Mar. 9, 1833. The Bible that the Prophet used for the inspired translation contained the Apocrypha—writings not included in the current King James Version of the Bible. Upon inquiry the Lord revealed that it was not necessary to translate them.

  • D&C Section 92  — 

    Mar. 15, 1833. Frederick G. Williams had been called as a member of the First Presidency. The Lord directed that Brother Williams should be part of the united firm.

  • D&C Section 93  — 

    May 6, 1833. The Prophet was working on the translation of the Old Testament.

  • D&C Section 94  — 

    May 6, 1833. In a meeting a committee was appointed for raising funds to build a printing house and a place for the School of the Prophets to meet. Shortly after, this revelation was given.

  • D&C Section 95  — 

    June 1, 1833. Hyrum Smith, Jared Carter, and Reynolds Cahoon were the committee appointed to gather funds for the Church’s building projects. They issued a circular encouraging the Saints to fulfill the divine command to build the house of the Lord.

  • D&C Section 96  — 

    June 4, 1833. In a meeting, the high priests were not able to decide who should be in charge of the lands acquired by the Church. They determined to ask the Lord, and He revealed that Bishop Newel K. Whitney should divide the land among the Saints.

  • D&C Section 97  — 

    Aug. 2, 1833. This revelation was an answer to letters from Oliver Cowdery and other brethren in Zion concerning a school for the elders.

  • D&C Section 98  — 

    Aug. 6, 1833. The Saints in Missouri had been experiencing severe persecutions. This revelation was given in answer to their prayers.

  • D&C Section 101  — 

    Dec. 16, 1833. The Prophet received news of the expulsion of the Saints from Jackson County, Missouri, and inquired of the Lord what to do.