“Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 129–132,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)
“Doctrine and Covenants 129–132,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources
Doctrine and Covenants 129–132
Joseph Smith’s store, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA, was a general store, a tithing office, and the site of the Prophet’s office where he dictated a revelation on marriage in July 1843 that was later canonized as section 132 of the Doctrine and Covenants.
Historical Background
Revelations in Context
Essays on the background of each revelation
“Our Hearts Rejoiced to Hear Him Speak”
Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Volume 1, Chapter 36
Volume 1, Chapter 40
United in an Everlasting Covenant
Volume 1, Chapter 41
Volume 1, Chapter 42
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
Anointed Quorum (“Holy 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
Instruction, 9 February 1843 [D&C 129]
Instruction, 2 April 1843 [D&C 130]