Ohio Revelations

Mormon History: 1830 to 1839

Ohio Revelations

† Manuscript (most in Kirtland Revelations Book; many in Book of Commandments Book, Law and Covenants, Books A, B, C; others in hand of Newel K. Whitney, Edward Partridge, William E. McLellin, or others) * Newspaper (most in Evening and Morning Star; a few in Ohio Star, Painesville Telegraph, Western Courier) » Book of Commandments (1833) ° 1835 D&C
Section	Date	1833 BC	1835 D&C	Notes
1 *»	Nov. 11, 1831	1	1	Preface to Lord's commandments. Preface to Lord's commandments. Sends disciples out to warn the world to repent §. Comes soon, destroy wicked §. Called Joseph, gave him commandments §, everlasting covenant §, gave power to translate§. Only true and living church §. Wars coming. Lord will dwell with righteous and punish wicked §. Study the book. It is true, won't fail §. Voice of the Lord or servants the same §.
41 †»°	Feb. 4, 1831	43	61	Agree on the word of the Lord. Build house for Joseph. Edward Partridge bishop.
42 ††»°	Feb. 9, 23, 1831			See below. This page contains full text with annotations. 42:1–73 and 42:74–93 compare versions.
42:1–73 †*»°	Feb. 9, 1831	44	13	Excommunicate unrepentant. Consecrations irrevocable, bishop allots stewardships, surplus for the poor. Care of the sick. Debt prohibited.
42:74–93 †*»°	Feb. 23, 1831	47	13	Consecration and stewardship, church courts, reconciliation.
43 »°	Feb. [9–23], 1831	45	14	Joseph the Lord's only agent. Only he can name own successor, end is near.
44 »	Feb. [9–23], 1831	46	62	Call elders together, Lord will pour out Spirit, convert many, enemies will be thwarted, care for the poor.
45 †°	Mar. [6–7], 1831	48	15	The Son reminds the Father of his blood and suffering. Believers become his sons, perform miracles �. Reasons with followers. City of Enoch �. Jews to gather �. Scourge and desolation end times of Gentiles �. Signs of second coming �. Resurrection � followed by destruction, conversion of Jews. Satan bound �, Jesus' return �. Wicked cast into fire, righteous rewarded �. Joseph translate New Testament �. Wars soon America �. Gather �. Save to buy land. New Jerusalem land of peace.
45 Sources ***	Mar. [6–7], 1831	48	15	Edward Partridge manuscript, Evening and the Morning Star, Book of Commandments.
46 † *	Mar. 8, 1831	49	16	Admit public to meetings. Gifts of the spirit. Everyone has a gift. Gifts given to benefit all, not as signs. Seek the best gifts. Some have all.
47 †	Mar. 8, 1831	50	63	John Whitmer called to keep a history and clerk for Joseph.
48 »	Mar. [8–31], 1831	51	64	Stay in Kirtland for now, share land with immigrants, give them credit, save to buy land for new city.
49 *	Mar. [20–26], 1831	52	65	Sidney, Parley, and Leman Copley mission to the Shakers. Jesus now reigns in heaven, will return soon, but no one knows when. Unknown holy men. Christ will not return as a woman. Marriage is ordained of God (one wife) for procreation §, be equal in all. Lamanites to blossom as the rose and Zion flourish upon the hills.
—	May 1831	—	—	Joseph Smith Sr. and family to move into "the house" when it is vacated, Ezra Thayer to board with them. Frederick G. Williams' family remain until he returns from mission. Ordain Ezra, serve mission in the West. Save money to buy more land in the West.
50	May 9, 1831	53	17	False spirits.
50 Sources † * »	May 9, 1831	53	17	False spirits.
51 †	May 20, 1831	—	23	Consecration and stewardship. Remain in Kirtland until called.
52 »	June [6], 1831	54	66	Elders paired up for trip to Missouri, preach on the way. [Note: In 1835 D&C there are two sections 66.]
53 »	June [6], 1831	55	66	Sidney Gilbert: become an elder, preach. Be church agent in Kirtland. [Note: In 1835 D&C there are two sections 66.]
54 »	June [6–15], 1831	56	67	Brethren broke covenant, must repent. Newel Knight to Missouri. Don't worry, Lord coming soon.
55 »	June [15], 1831	57	68	W. W. Phelps to be baptized, assist in printing, go to Zion with Joseph.
56	June 15, 1831	58	69	Newel Knight to lead stubborn Colesville branch to Missouri. Ezra Thayer not to subdivide property. Rich won't share, poor are lazy and greedy.
63 † * »	Aug. [30–31], 1831	64	20	Sign seekers, adulterers. Second death. Earth transfigured. Living transfigured in the twinkling of an eye. Joseph to approve those who gather. Buy land in Zion. Don't take it. Punishment of wicked. Joseph's and Sidney's homes.
64 ††	Sept. 11, 1831	65	21	Kirtland a stronghold for 5 years.
Section	Date	1835 D&C	Notes
65 † * °	Oct. 30, 1831	24	Keys of the kingdom are committed unto men that gospel may roll forth as the stone cut out of the mountain that rolls forth to fill the earth. Prepare for the Lord.
66 †	Oct. 29, 1831	74	William E. McLellin blessed for joining, mission call, take Samuel, beware of temptation to commit adultery. Descent from Ephraim.
	Nov. 1, 1831	—	Testimony of the witnesses to Book of Commandments.
67 °	Nov. 1, 1831	25	Elders did not have sufficient faith to receive a witness of Joseph's revelations. If any one of them can write one as good as Joseph's weakest, they are justified §; if not, they will be condemned for not bearing witness. They know there is nothing unrighteous in them, and since the Father is the source of righteousness, they must be true. If they will put themselves right with God, they will see him—spiritually, not naturally, for mortals must be quickened by the Spirit in order to endure His presence §. They aren't ready for that yet—or the ministering of angels—but they should be patient until they attain perfection and not turn back.
68 *	Nov. [1–3], 1831	22	Mission calls. Inspired speech of priesthood holders is scripture. Believe and be baptized or be damned. Sealing to eternal life. Other bishops. Parents to teach children. Baptize at 8. Idlers in Zion, greed. Those who don't pray should be called before the bishop. 1835 revisions: authority of the First Presidency over bishops, Melchizedek priesthood, prerogatives of the literal descendants of Aaron.
107b †	Nov. 11, 1831	3	Offices of the priesthood: elders, teachers, deacons; each has its own president. Above all, the High Priesthood. President of the High Priesthood is the presiding high priest. Bishop ministers in temporal things and sits as a judge. Major judgments rendered by the president of the High Priesthood, who may call twelve counselors to assist.
69	Nov. [12], 1831	28	Oliver to Zion with John Whitmer. John work on history there.
70 °	Nov. 12, 1831	26	Joseph, Martin, Oliver, John, Sidney, W. W. Phelps stewards of revelations, paid from sales. Spiritual leaders worthy of hire. Equality in temporal things.
71	Dec. 1, 1831	90	Joseph and Sidney are to teach the mysteries from the scriptures for a while. Confront adversaries in public and in private. Prepare for more revelations.
72 ††°	Dec. 4, 1831	89	Newel K. Whitney called as bishop: keep the Lord's storehouse; record all transactions for bishop in Zion; provide for literary stewards. Those going to Zion must take certificate of worthiness.
73	Jan. 10, 1832	29	New missionaries preach nearby until conference, which will give assignments. Joseph and Sidney resume translating until finished. May preach nearby.
74	[Jan.–Mar. 1832]	73	Circumcision not needed now. Children are sanctified through the atonement.
75	Jan. 25, 1832	87	Two missionary revelations. 24 missionaries paired. Shake dust off feet, will judge those who reject missionaries. Care of missionary families.
76 Sources * †°		91	The eyes of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon are opened. They see the history of the world and converse with Jesus Christ. Pre-existence, fall of Lucifer. Fate of the rebellious, sons of perdition. Celestial, terrestrial, and telestial glories.
77	Mar. [20], 1832	–	Explanations of imagery in the book of Revelation. Elias to gather the Twelve Tribes will gather them and restore all things. 144,000 to be sealed by high priests. Millennia.
78 ††°	Mar. 1, 1832	75	Literary and Mercantile Firms of Kirtland and Missouri to merge (1832). Substitution: people to unite for the Lord's storehouse (1835). Be equal in temporal and spiritual matters. Kingdom and unimaginable riches are promised. Jesus will descend with the church of the firstborn and this church will be taken up to the cloud (1832). Substitution: Jesus will descend, this church is the church of the firstborn, which will be taken up to the cloud (1835). 1835 additions: Kirtland and Zion are the city of Enoch, to endure forever. The Holy One established Adam-ondi-Ahman and appointed Prince Michael and gave him the keys of salvation under the Holy One. The Redeemer is the Son Ahman.
—	Mar. [8], 1832	—	Presidency of the High Priesthood.
79 †°	Mar. 12, 1832	76	Jared Carter mission call to "the eastern countries."
80 †°	Mar. 7, 1832	77	Stephen Burnett and Eden Smith mission calls.
81 †	Mar. 15, 1832	79	Jesse Gause called to be a high priest and counselor to Joseph.
— †	Mar. 20, 1832	—	Buy paper for printing the Book of Commandments and take it to Zion because it is not time for Martin to go there yet. The Bishop may purchase it if necessary. For the good of the church, do this now and let the translation of the New Testament wait.
84 †	Sept. 22, 23, 1832	4	New Jerusalem and its temple, lineage of the Holy Priesthood, priesthood of Aaron, prerogatives of each priesthood and their appendages (offices), missions without purse or scrip, wash feet to condemn, reprove world and Lord will shake heaven and earth.
85 †	Nov. 27, 1832	—	Duties of the church clerk, historian, recorder. No inheritance for those who don't consecrate, no church membership. One mighty and strong will come to set the church in Zion in order and arrange inheritances. Anyone who tries to interfere, will be smitten and die. Those who are not enrolled in the book of the law of God will be treated like unbelievers.
86 †	Dec. 6, 1832	6	Parable of the wheat and the tares: Satan rules through Babylon, the whore. Apostles have spread the seed and it begins to grow but is still tender. Priesthood passes to one generation to the next through lineage. Priesthood must remain until all is restored. Saviors to Israel.
87 †	Dec. 25, 1832	—	South Carolina will rebel, war will commence, North and South will call on other nations until all are involved. Slaves will rebel. Catastrophic end of nations. Lord will punish the enemies of his Saints.
88a †°	Dec. 27–28, 1832	7	"The Olive Leaf." Three kingdoms (glories) compared to the sun, moon, stars. Light of Christ is truth §. Spirit + body = soul §. Celestial, terrestrial, telestial kingdoms §. Natural law §. Parable of servants beginning work at different times §. Seek, ask, knock (for the right things) §. Sanctify yourself and see God §. Idle thoughts and excess laughter §. Call a solemn assembly §. Missionary preparation §. Cataclysms soon §. The great church, mother of abominations§. Second coming, resurrection, 7 trumps and angels §. Best books §. Light-mindedness, right behavior §.
88b †*°	Jan. 3, 1833	7	Greetings in the "house of God" [school of the prophets].
—	Jan. 6, 1833	—	Unpublished revelation calls Frederick G. Williams "to be a councellor and scribe unto my servant Joseph." He is to consecrate his farm "for bringing forth of the revelations."
89 †	Feb. 27, 1833	80	Word of Wisdom.
90 †	Mar. 8, 1833	84	Joseph's sins forgiven. Keys will never be taken. Gives oracles of God to church. Sidney and Frederick are to be his counselors, equal to Joseph in holding the keys. School of the Prophets to train missionaries. Complete translation of the Old Testament, then preside and study. Joseph to preside over Zion in the Lord's own due time.
91 †	Mar. 9, 1833	92	No need to translate the Apocrypha. Contains some truths. Those who read with the spirit may benefit from it.
92 †	Mar. 15, 1833	93	Frederick G. Williams is received into the United Order. He is to be an active member.
93 †	May 6, 1833	82	The obedient will see the Lord. The Lord is the light of every person born on earth. Father and Son are one. John understood. Fulness of his record to be given later. Lord is creator, but on earth did not have fulness of the Father. Grew from grace to grace; hence he was called the Son of God. Frederick, Sidney, Joseph, and Newel stand condemned for having failed to raise their families properly. Sidney is to go on his journey speedily, as are Joseph and Frederick on theirs.
94	May 6, 1833	83	Lot assignments around the House of the Lord (First Presidency offices, printing office, personal lots for building committee). Dimensions of the House of the Lord and the printing office, and their lot sizes.
95 †	June [1, 3], 1833	95	Many ordained, few are chosen. Call a solemn assembly. Build a house (dimensions) where the chosen can be endowed with power from on high. Contentions in the school of the prophets. Jesus Christ's titles.
96 †	June 4, 1833	96	Newel K. Whitney to supervise the use of the French farm, where the House of the Lord is to be built. He is to divide the land into lots for inheritances as divided by the council. John Johnson, is promised eternal life. He is to be ordained, pay mortgage.
97 †	Aug. 2, 1833	81	Many humble in Zion. Parley to preside over school there. Build a [school] house in Zion according to the revealed pattern §. The Lord will come to it and the pure will see God §. Zion the pure in heart §. Vengeance comes speedily §. Offerings accepted §.
98	Aug. 6, 1833	85	Fear not, be patient. Uphold Constitutional laws. Constitution and Lord make you free. Renounce war and proclaim peace, and turn children to fathers, etc. §. Many in Kirtland need to repent §. Don't seek revenge, be patient § and bear three assaults. Then may respond §, but better if you don't. Forgive 70 times 7 §. Lord will avenge a hundred fold unless they repent §.
99 †	Aug. 29, 1832	78	John Murdock mission call.
101	Dec. 16, 1833	97	Saints in Zion brought persecution on themselves by transgression, but the Lord will remember them. He will let his sword fall in their behalf. During millennium Satan will have no power. Those born during the millennium will not die but be changed in the twinkling of an eye. Continue to gather, purchase lands in Zion. No other gathering place. Appeal to the courts, governor, and president. If they won't restore lands, the Lord will. Don't sell property in Zion.
102 †	Feb. 17, 1834	5	High council: presidents and 12 counselors. Settle important difficulties. First presidents (First Presidency). Church president is president of council. Counselors casts lots for speaking order. Rights of accused. President renders decision. Council majority can override. Councils abroad. Appeals. No appeal from the traveling high council (the Twelve) except to general authorities. Council members.
103	Feb. 24, 1834	—	Saints driven out of Jackson county because of disobedience. Now Zion to be redeemed to power; one will be raised up like Moses to lead the people back.
104	Apr. 23, 1834	98	Lord breaks up United Order because of unfaithfulness. Stewardships for Sidney, Martin, Frederick, John Johnson, N. K. Whitney, and Joseph. Protocols for the treasury. Withdrawals by common consent. Pay all debts. Lord will deliver the brethren from debt.
104 Sources ††°	Apr. 23, 1834	98	Kirtland Revelation Book, Book of Commandments Book B, 1835 D&C.
— †	Apr. 28, 1834	—	Division of the United Firm. Kirtland branch to keep $1000 for inheritances to be used when revealed.
106 †°	Nov. 1834	99	Warren Cowdery appointed presiding high priest over Freedom branch and region. Devote whole time to calling. Laborer worthy of his hire. Prepare for the Lord. Warren's vanity, Lord's mercy.
107:1–58 °	Apr. 28–30, 1835	3	Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods, offices and duties, courts, quorum sizes.
—	Nov. 1, 1831	—	Reynolds Cahoon is rebuked for "his iniquities, his covetous and dishonest principles."
— †	Nov. 3, 1835	—	The Twelve are condemned for not being humble, coveting funds. William will return. The rest must pray and have faith. He will yet become a polished shaft in the Lord's quiver and none shall be mightier than he. He must repent or be brought low, but David Patten, Orson Hyde, and William E. McLellin are worse. Parable of the twelve sons.
107:59–100 †	Nov. 11, 1831	3	Offices of the priesthood, each has its own president. Above all, the High Priesthood. President of the High Priesthood is the presiding high priest. Bishop ministers in temporal affairs and sits as a judge. Major decisions rendered by the president of the High Priesthood, who may call twelve counselors to assist.
108 †	Dec. 26, 1835	—	Lyman Sherman's sins are forgiven, will be ordained at solemn assembly.
109	Mar. 27, 1836	—	Dedicatory prayer, Kirtland House of the Lord. Please accept this house, which was completed in tribulation and poverty §. Best books, learning by study and faith §. House of prayer, fasting, learning, God §. Dedication §. Wisdom of best books, learning by study and faith §. No unclean thing to enter §. Smite enemies §. Pour out gift of tongues §. Remember those driven from Jackson county §. Wipe out mob if they won't repent §. Establish Constitution forever §. Soften hearts to receive missionaries §. Appoint more stakes §. Redeem children of Jacob §. Return Jews to their lands §. Convert children of Jacob and scattered remnants of Israel §. Remember Joseph and family §, families of other presidents and church. At resurrection, let us join you in cloud of glory §. Hear and answer our petitions §.
110	Apr. 3, 1836	—	Visitations of the Lord, who accepts the House of the Lord; Moses, Elias, Elijah who commit keys of gathering, gospel of Abraham, turning the hearts of fathers/children.
111	Aug. 6, 1836	—	Treasures in Salem [Massachusetts].
112	July 1837	—
133	Nov. 3, 1831	100	(Hiram) Gather the righteous, Gentiles and Jews, to Zion. Soon the Lord and his people will wreck the world and destroy the wicked. Ancients will be resurrected. Lord will send wicked into oblivion. Good people get eternal life.
134 °	Aug. 1835	102	Rights and prerogatives of civil governments and religions. Preeminence of conscience, property rights, self-defense. No interference with bond-servants (slaves). Probably written by Oliver Cowdery.
	Nov. 1, 1835	—	Reynolds Cahoon is rebuked for "his iniquities, his covetous and dishonest principles."
	Nov. 3, 1835	—	Eleven of the Twelve are chastened for not being sufficiently humble or equal in financial affairs and for criticizing William Smith.
	Nov. 16, 1835	—	Harvey Whitlock is welcomed back into the church.
137	Jan. 21, 1836	—	Vision of the Father and the Son, Adam, Abraham, Joseph's parents and his brother Alvin in the celestial kingdom. Children who die before 8 years and all others who would have received the gospel had they heard it before they died, inherit the celestial kingdom.
—	Sept. 4, 1837	—	John Whitmer and William W. Phelps are in transgression. They must repent or be removed out of their places.
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