Church History
Doctrine and Covenants 46–48


“Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Doctrine and Covenants 46–48,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)

“Doctrine and Covenants 46–48,” Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources

Doctrine and Covenants 46–48

White clapboard house sits in a grove of trees in autumn.

The farm of Isaac and Lucy Morley, Kirtland, Ohio, USA. The Morleys’ property served as Church headquarters for six months in 1831, when Joseph and Emma Smith lived there. (The house in the photo was built after the Morleys lived on the property.)

Historical Background

Revelations in Context

Essays on the background of each revelation

Religious Enthusiasm among Early Ohio Converts

D&C 46, 50

The Book of John Whitmer

D&C 47, 69

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

Gift of Tongues

Gifts of the Spirit

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, circa 8 March 1831–A [D&C 46]

Revelation, circa 8 March 1831–B [D&C 47]

Revelation, 10 March 1831 [D&C 48]