Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 3–5, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)
Doctrine and Covenants 3–5, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources
Doctrine and Covenants 3–5
The reconstructed home of Joseph and Emma Smith in Harmony (now Oakland Township), Pennsylvania, USA. Joseph and Emma lived at this location when Doctrine and Covenants sections 3–5 were received.
Historical Background
Revelations in Context
Essays on the background of each revelation
The Contributions of Martin Harris
Joseph Smith’s Support at Home
This portrait, drawn by Sutcliffe Maudsley from life, celebrates and memorializes the Prophet’s mother. Sutcliffe Maudsley, Lucy Mack Smith 1776–1855, before 1844, gouache, Church History Museum.
Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Volume 1, Chapter 5
Volume 1, Chapter 6
Volume 1, Chapter 7
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
As prophesied, millions have gained a testimony of the Book of Mormon. Navajo artist Lucy Lueppe McKelvey shares her witness, showing how the scriptures speak to her in her cultural language. Lucy Lueppe McKelvey, Pot with Hopi Dwellings and Gold Plates, 1988, ceramic, Church History Museum.
Topics
Essays on subjects related to the revelations
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
Revelation, February 1829 [D&C 4]
Revelation, March 1829 [D&C 5]
Emma Smith served as Joseph’s scribe for the initial translation process. Robert Taylor Pack, Emma as Scribe, 2016, oil on copper, Church History Museum.