Church History
Doctrine and Covenants 133–134


“Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 133–134,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)

“Doctrine and Covenants 133–134,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources

Doctrine and Covenants 133–134

Room with plain white walls, orange chair rail and window casings, and nineteenth-century desks.

Joseph Smith’s office in the John and Elsa Johnson home, Hiram, Ohio, USA. The Prophet worked on his inspired translation of the Bible and received revelations in this room.

Historical Background

Revelations in Context

Essays on the background of each revelation

William McLellin’s Five Questions

D&C 1, 65, 66, 67, 68, 133

Of Governments and Laws

D&C 134

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

Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations

Volume 1, Chapter 36

Incline Them to Gather

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

American Legal and Political Institutions

Council of Fifty

Endowment of Power

Solemn Assemblies

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, 3 November 1831 [D&C 133]

Appendix 4: Declaration on Government and Law, circa August 1835 [D&C 134]

Conference Minutes, 17 August 1835