Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 2; Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)
Doctrine and Covenants 2; Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources
Doctrine and Covenants 2; Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65
The loft in the reconstructed log home on Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith’s farm, Palmyra, New York, USA. While living in the log home, Joseph Smith Jr. was first visited by the angel Moroni on September 21, 1823.
Historical Background
Revelations in Context
Essays on the background of each revelation
Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Volume 1, Chapter 3
Photograph by George Edward Anderson of the Hill Cumorah, 1907, Church History Library, PH 679.
Volume 1, Chapter 4
Gary E. Smith, Joseph Smith Receives the Plates, 2019, oil on canvas, courtesy of the artist.
Volume 1, Chapter 5
Alvin Smith’s wooden lap desk, possibly used by Joseph Smith to hold the plates. Inset shows Alvin’s name carved into the rim. Church History Museum.
People
Biographical facts and historical images of individuals associated with the revelations
Places
Maps and information about places associated with the revelations from The Joseph Smith Papers, Historic Sites, and other helpful sources
Events
Timeline placing each revelation in the context of key events in the Church’s first century
Topics
Essays on subjects related to the revelations
Joseph and Emma Hale Smith Family
Sources
Historical background and the earliest version of each section of the Doctrine and Covenants, as published in The Joseph Smith Papers and the Church History Library catalog
Excerpt from Joseph Smith’s History, vol. A-1, circa May 1838–A
Gary E. Smith, Moroni Appears to Young Joseph Smith, 2019, oil on canvas, courtesy of the artist.