Doctrine and Covenants Stories Title Page Sources Introduction: Before the Doctrine and Covenants Chapter 1: Joseph Smith and His Family: 1805–1820 Chapter 2: Joseph Smith’s First Vision: 1820 Chapter 3: The Angel Moroni and the Gold Plates: 1823–1827 Chapter 4: Martin Harris and the Lost Pages: 1827–1828 Chapter 5: Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery: February–April 1829 Chapter 6: Joseph and Oliver Are Given the Priesthood: May 1829 Chapter 7: Witnesses See the Gold Plates: 1829–1830 Chapter 8: Getting Ready for the Church of Jesus Christ: April 1830 Chapter 9: Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ: 6 April 1830 Chapter 10: The First Miracle in the Church: April 1830 Map 1: Where the Church Started Chapter 11: More People Join the Church: April–June 1830 Chapter 12: Samuel Smith’s Mission: June 1830 Chapter 13: Joseph and Emma: July 1830 Chapter 14: The Prophet and Revelations for the Church: September 1830 Chapter 15: A Mission to the Lamanites: September 1830 Chapter 16: Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon Learn about Zion: 1830 Chapter 17: The First Bishops of the Church: February and December 1831 Chapter 18: The Law of the Church: 9 February 1831 Chapter 19: The Second Coming of Jesus Christ Chapter 20: Gifts of the Spirit: 8 March 1831 Chapter 21: A Revelation to Settle in Missouri: May–June 1831 Chapter 22: Saints Begin to Settle in Missouri: July–August 1831 Map 2: Ohio and Missouri Chapter 23: The Doctrine and Covenants: August–November 1831 Chapter 24: Parents Should Teach Their Children: November 1831 Chapter 25: Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon Go on a Mission: December 1831–January 1832 Chapter 26: The Three Kingdoms of Heaven: 16 February 1832 Chapter 27: The Prophet Continues His Work Despite Persecution: March 1832 Chapter 28: The Prophet Joseph Goes to Missouri Again: March–May 1832 Chapter 29: A Revelation about the Priesthood: September 1832 Chapter 30: A Revelation about War: 25 December 1832 Chapter 31: The Word of Wisdom: February 1833 Chapter 32: The Church of Jesus Christ in Kirtland: 1833–1834 Chapter 33: A Revelation about Jesus Christ: May 1833 Chapter 34: God Warns the People of Zion: July–August 1833 Chapter 35: The Saints Leave Jackson County, Missouri: September–December 1833 Chapter 36: Zion’s Camp: February–June 1834 Chapter 37: Priesthood Leaders: February–March 1835 Chapter 38: The Pearl of Great Price Chapter 39: The Kirtland Temple Is Dedicated: January–March 1836 Chapter 40: Visions in the Kirtland Temple: April 1836 Chapter 41: Trouble in Kirtland: 1837–1838 Chapter 42: Far West, Missouri: January–July 1838 Chapter 43: Jesus Christ Names His Church: April 1838 Chapter 44: Tithing: July 1838 Chapter 45: More Mobs in Missouri: 1838–1839 Chapter 46: Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail: November 1838–April 1839 Chapter 47: The Saints Leave Missouri: Winter 1839 Chapter 48: Joseph Smith Asks the President for Help: March–November 1839 Chapter 49: Missionaries in Other Lands: June 1837–October 1841 Chapter 50: The Saints in Nauvoo: January–July 1841 Chapter 51: The First Endowments: May 1842 Chapter 52: The Relief Society: March 1842 Map 3: Nauvoo, Council Bluffs, and Winter Quarters Chapter 53: Trouble in Nauvoo: May–August 1842 Chapter 54: God and Angels: February–April 1843 Chapter 55: A Revelation about Marriage: July 1843 Chapter 56: More Trouble for the Saints: 1843–1844 Chapter 57: The Prophet Is Killed: June 1844 Chapter 58: A New Leader for the Church: July–August 1844 Chapter 59: Endowments Are Performed in the Nauvoo Temple: November 1845–February 1846 Chapter 60: The Saints Leave Nauvoo: September 1845–September 1846 Chapter 61: The Mormon Battalion: June 1846–July 1847 Chapter 62: The Saints Establish Winter Quarters: 1846–1847 Chapter 63: The Pioneers Go to the Salt Lake Valley: April–July 1847 Map 4: Settlement in Utah Chapter 64: The Saints in the Rocky Mountains: Beginning in July 1847 Map 5: Movement of the Saints in Early Church History Chapter 65: The Church of Jesus Christ Today Words to Know Places to Know People to Know Scenes from Church History Presidents of the Church