“Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 71–75,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)
“Doctrine and Covenants 71–75,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources
Doctrine and Covenants 71–75
The John and Elsa Johnson home, Hiram, Ohio, USA, the site of several notable revelations. The kitchen and hearth are pictured here.
Historical Background
Revelations in Context
Essays on the background of each revelation
D&C 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 73
“I Quit Other Business”: Early Missionaries
Samuel H. Smith, the Prophet’s brother and one of the Eight Witnesses, was also one of the Church’s earliest missionaries. He preached to members of Brigham Young’s family, and they acquired this copy of the Book of Mormon from him. Book of Mormon, owned by Samuel H. Smith, 1830, 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 14
People
Biographical facts and historical images of individuals associated with the revelations
Newel K. Whitney’s lap desk, Church History Museum.
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
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, 1 December 1831 [D&C 71]
Revelation, 4 December 1831–A [D&C 72:1–8]
Revelation, 4 December 1831–B [D&C 72:9–23]
Revelation, 4 December 1831–C [D&C 72:24–26]
Pens used by Newel K. Whitney while he served as bishop, ca. 1830s, Church History Museum.
Revelation, 10 January 1832 [D&C 73]
Explanation of Scripture, 1830 [D&C 74]
Revelation, 25 January 1832–A [D&C 75:1–22]