“Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 85–87,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)
“Doctrine and Covenants 85–87,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources
Doctrine and Covenants 85–87
The Blue River, Jackson County, Missouri, USA. Latter-day Saints established a settlement and several farms near the river in 1831.
Historical Background
Revelations in Context
Essays on the background of each revelation
Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Volume 1, Chapter 15
Volume 1, Chapter 42
Topics
Essays on subjects related to the revelations
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
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
Letter to William W. Phelps, 27 November 1832
Revelation, 6 December 1832 [D&C 86]
Revelation, 25 December 1832 [D&C 87]
The Lord interpreted the parable of the wheat and tares in section 86. Lorus Pratt, The Harvest, 1896, oil on canvas, Church History Museum.