Church History
Doctrine and Covenants 77–80


“Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 77–80,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)

“Doctrine and Covenants 77–80,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources

Doctrine and Covenants 77–80

interior view of an old-time mercantile store

Newel K. Whitney & Co. store, Kirtland, Ohio, USA, where Newel K. Whitney operated a bishops’ storehouse.

Historical Background

Revelations in Context

Essays on the background of each revelation

Joseph Smith’s Bible Translation

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

Newel K. Whitney and the United Firm

D&C 70, 78, 82, 92, 96, 104

“I Quit Other Business”: Early Missionaries

D&C 42, 75, 79, 80, 84, 99

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

Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations

Volume 1, Chapter 14

Visions and Nightmares

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

Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible

United Firm (“United Order”)

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

Answers to Questions, between circa 4 and circa 20 March 1832 [D&C 77]

Revelation, 1 March 1832 [D&C 78]

Revelation, 12 March 1832 [D&C 79]

Revelation, 7 March 1832 [D&C 80]