Church History
Doctrine and Covenants 10–11


Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 10–11, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)

Doctrine and Covenants 10–11, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources

Doctrine and Covenants 10–11

Dark red clapboard house with a lighter annex and a rail fence in the foreground..

Reconstructed home of Joseph and Emma Smith in Harmony (now Oakland Township), Pennsylvania, USA. Joseph and Emma lived at this location when sections 10 and 11 of the Doctrine and Covenants were received.

Historical Background

Revelations in Context

Essays on the background of each revelation

The Contributions of Martin Harris

D&C 3, 5, 10, 17, 19

Joseph Smith’s Support at Home

D&C 4, 11, 23

Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days

Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations

Volume 1, Chapter 6

The Gift and Power of God

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

View the chronology

Topics

Essays on subjects related to the revelations

Gold Plates

Lost Manuscript of the Book of Mormon

Printing and Publishing the Book of Mormon

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, Spring 1829 [D&C 10]

Revelation, May 1829–A [D&C 11]

Days of Harmony

“And so, my journey to finally meet Joseph Smith began. For nearly three days his brother Samuel and I trekked in the spring rain toward his home. I planned to ask him my questions and then to offer him my help.”

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