“Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 94–97,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)
“Doctrine and Covenants 94–97,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources
Doctrine and Covenants 94–97
Interior of the reconstructed sawmill in Kirtland, Ohio, USA, with partially finished replicas of the pulpits in the Kirtland Temple. Early Latter-day Saints built the sawmill in the fall of 1833. Their work there contributed to the construction of the temple.
Historical Background
Revelations in Context
Essays on the background of each revelation
D&C 88, 94, 95, 96, 97, 109, 110, 137
Kirtland, Ohio. Photograph by George Edward Anderson, ca. 1897–1927, Church History Library, PH 725.
Newel K. Whitney and the United Firm
Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Volume 1, Chapter 15
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
Topics
Essays on subjects related to the revelations
In the summer of 1833, Joseph Smith and Frederick G. Williams prepared this map of the city of Zion and sent it to Church leaders in Missouri. The document included a written description of the configuration of the plat. Plat of the City of Zion, 1833, Church History Museum.
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, 2 August 1833–B [D&C 94]
Revelation, 1 June 1833 [D&C 95]
Revelation, 4 June 1833 [D&C 96]