Table of Contents

• Introduction: Before the Doctrine and Covenants    1
• Chapter 1: Joseph Smith and His Family: 1805–1820    6
• Chapter 2: Joseph Smith’s First Vision: 1820    9
• Chapter 3: The Angel Moroni and the Gold Plates: 1823–1827    13
• Chapter 4: Martin Harris and the Lost Pages: 1827–1828    18
• Chapter 5: Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery: February–April 1829    22
• Chapter 6: Joseph and Oliver Are Given the Priesthood: May 1829    26
• Chapter 7: Witnesses See the Gold Plates: 1829–1830    31
• Chapter 8: Getting Ready for the Church of Jesus Christ: April 1830    34
• Chapter 9: Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ: 6 April 1830    40
• Chapter 10: The First Miracle in the Church: April 1830    43
• Map 1: Where the Church Started    45
• Chapter 11: More People Join the Church: April–June 1830    46
• Chapter 12: Samuel Smith’s Mission: June 1830    48
• Chapter 13: Joseph and Emma: July 1830    51
• Chapter 14: The Prophet and Revelations for the Church: September 1830    56
• Chapter 15: A Mission to the Lamanites: September 1830    58
• Chapter 16: Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon Learn about Zion: 1830    61
• Chapter 17: The First Bishops of the Church: February and December 1831    64
• Chapter 18: The Law of the Church: 9 February 1831    67
• Chapter 19: The Second Coming of Jesus Christ    70
• Chapter 20: Gifts of the Spirit: 8 March 1831    77
• Chapter 21: A Revelation to Settle in Missouri: May–June 1831    81
• Chapter 22: Saints Begin to Settle in Missouri: July–August 1831    84
• Map 2: Ohio and Missouri    89
• Chapter 23: The Doctrine and Covenants: August–November 1831    90
• Chapter 24: Parents Should Teach Their Children: November 1831    93
• Chapter 25: Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon Go on a Mission: December 1831–January 1832    96
• Chapter 26: The Three Kingdoms of Heaven: 16 February 1832    97
• Chapter 27: The Prophet Continues His Work Despite Persecution: March 1832    104
• Chapter 28: The Prophet Joseph Goes to Missouri Again: March–May 1832    108
• Chapter 29: A Revelation about the Priesthood: September 1832    113
• Chapter 30: A Revelation about War: 25 December 1832    117
• Chapter 31: The Word of Wisdom: February 1833    119
• Chapter 32: The Church of Jesus Christ in Kirtland: 1833–1834    123
• Chapter 33: A Revelation about Jesus Christ: May 1833    126
• Chapter 34: God Warns the People of Zion: July–August 1833    128
• Chapter 35: The Saints Leave Jackson County, Missouri: September–December 1833    132
• Chapter 36: Zion’s Camp: February–June 1834    135
• Chapter 37: Priesthood Leaders: February–March 1835    140
• Chapter 38: The Pearl of Great Price    145
• Chapter 39: The Kirtland Temple Is Dedicated: January–March 1836    151
• Chapter 40: Visions in the Kirtland Temple: April 1836    155
• Chapter 41: Trouble in Kirtland: 1837–1838    158
• Chapter 42: Far West, Missouri: January–July 1838    161
• Chapter 43: Jesus Christ Names His Church: April 1838    164
• Chapter 44: Tithing: July 1838    165
• Chapter 45: More Mobs in Missouri: 1838–1839    167
• Chapter 46: Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail: November 1838–April 1839    172
• Chapter 47: The Saints Leave Missouri: Winter 1839    175
• Chapter 48: Joseph Smith Asks the President for Help: March–November 1839    176
• Chapter 49: Missionaries in Other Lands: June 1837–October 1841    180
• Chapter 50: The Saints in Nauvoo: January–July 1841    183
• Chapter 51: The First Endowments: May 1842    185
• Chapter 52: The Relief Society: March 1842    186
• Map 3: Nauvoo, Council Bluffs, and Winter Quarters    190
• Chapter 53: Trouble in Nauvoo: May–August 1842    191
• Chapter 54: God and Angels: February–April 1843    194
• Chapter 55: A Revelation about Marriage: July 1843    198
• Chapter 56: More Trouble for the Saints: 1843–1844    199
• Chapter 57: The Prophet Is Killed: June 1844    201
• Chapter 58: A New Leader for the Church: July–August 1844    206
• Chapter 59: Endowments Are Performed in the Nauvoo Temple: November 1845–February 1846    209
• Chapter 60: The Saints Leave Nauvoo: September 1845–September 1846    211
• Chapter 61: The Mormon Battalion: June 1846–July 1847    217
• Chapter 62: The Saints Establish Winter Quarters: 1846–1847    222
• Chapter 63: The Pioneers Go to the Salt Lake Valley: April–July 1847    225
• Map 4: Settlement in Utah    229
• Chapter 64: The Saints in the Rocky Mountains: Beginning in July 1847    230
• Map 5: Movement of the Saints in Early Church History    234–35
• Chapter 65: The Church of Jesus Christ Today    236
• Words to Know    239
• Places to Know    243
• People to Know    245
• Scenes from Church History    247
• Presidents of the Church    250