Church History
Doctrine and Covenants 89–92


“Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 89–92,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)

“Doctrine and Covenants 89–92,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources

Doctrine and Covenants 89–92

Narrow room with a fireplace and benches. Walls painted dark red.

The room where the School of the Prophets met, on the upper floor of the Newel K. Whitney Co. store, Kirtland, Ohio, USA.

Historical Background

Revelations in Context

Essays on the background of each revelation

The Word of Wisdom

D&C 89

A School and an Endowment

D&C 88, 90, 95, 109, 110

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

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

Volume 1, Chapter 16

Only a Prelude

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”)

Word of Wisdom (D&C 89)

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, 27 February 1833 [D&C 89]

Revelation, 8 March 1833 [D&C 90]

Revelation, 9 March 1833 [D&C 91]

Revelation, 15 March 1833 [D&C 92]