Church History
Doctrine and Covenants 45


“Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 45,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)

“Doctrine and Covenants 45,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources

Doctrine and Covenants 45

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Tree-lined path

Wooded area on the farm of Isaac and Lucy Morley, Kirtland, Ohio, USA. The Morleys’ property served as Church headquarters for six months in 1831, when Joseph and Emma Smith lived there.

Historical Background

Revelations in Context

Essays on the background of each revelation

Joseph Smith’s Bible Translation

D&C 45, 76, 77, 86, 91

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

Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations

Volume 1, Chapter 15

Holy Places

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

Gathering of Israel

Prophecies of Joseph Smith

Zion/New Jerusalem

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, circa 7 March 1831 [D&C 45]

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