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Articles by Steven C. Harper about the Doctrine and Covenants


Section 14, 15, 16 & 17 Context
Sections 14, 15, 16 Oliver Cowdery kept his acquaintance, David Whitmer, informed about the translation of the Book of Mormon. When...
Steven C. Harper
Feb 14, 2021

Section 12 & 13 Context
Section 12 A revelation given to Joseph Knight Sr. in Harmony, Pennsylvania, May 1829. Image courtesy of josephsmithpapers.org. In the...
Steven C. Harper
Feb 7, 2021

Section 10 & 11 Context
Section 10 Preface to the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon. Image courtesy of josephsmithpapers.org If Joseph Smith’s revelations were...
Steven C. Harper
Jan 31, 2021

Section 6, 7, 8 & 9
Section 6 Revelation given through Joseph Smith to Oliver Cowdery in April 1829. Image courtesy of josephsmithpapers.org Early in 1829,...
Steven C. Harper
Jan 24, 2021


Section 3, 4 & 5 Context
Section 3 A respected and prosperous farmer from Palmyra, New York, Martin Harris, left his home in the spring of 1828 and traveled...
Steven C. Harper
Jan 17, 2021

Come Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants 2 and Joseph Smith-History 1:27-65
Do you know how Joseph Smith was called to save the earth? When Joseph left the grove after seeing the Father and the Son, he was not a...
Eastin M. Hartzell
Jan 9, 2021

Doctrine and Covenants section 1: My preface to the book of my commandments
The Doctrine and Covenants is a problem solver. Every section in it resolves a problem or a dilemma. Joseph Smith learned as a youth that...
Steven C. Harper
Jan 1, 2021

How my blog posts (or lack thereof) are like Joseph Smith’s journal entries
Sorry I’ve been away. I was excited to blog about Joseph Smith’s first vision throughout the bicentennial celebration in 2020. I wrote...
Eastin M. Hartzell
Dec 30, 2020

Was Joseph Smith a true or a false prophet?
Joseph Smith, Christmas, and the End of the World Today’s post discusses what the Lord’s Christmas day 1832 revelation to Joseph Smith...
Steven C. Harper
Dec 23, 2019


Death, big brothers, and solving soteriological problems
My oldest brother was born on December 13, 1955. He would be 64 today. He was killed in 1993 in a terrible car accident. It was the worst...
Steven C. Harper
Dec 13, 2019


How Do You Get Priesthood Power?
The Example of Emma Hale Smith Can Help Artwork by Julie Rogers Recently a living prophet, Russell M. Nelson, declared something that has...
Steven C. Harper
Nov 27, 2019


(Bi)centennial of Joseph Smith’s First Vision
What are Latter-day Saints planning for the bicentennial of Joseph Smith’s First Vision in 2020? A living prophet, Russel M. Nelson,...
Steven C. Harper
Oct 14, 2019

Did Joseph Smith Obey the Word of Wisdom?
Did Joseph Smith obey the Word of Wisdom? Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Joseph Smith stood before the saints in Nauvoo, Illinois in April...
Steven C. Harper
Sep 26, 2019
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