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Section 64, 65 & 66 Context
Section 64 Various people who observe the same facts interpret the facts differently. The elders’ trip to Missouri in the summer of 1831...
Steven C. Harper
Jun 13, 2021

Section 63 Context
Section 63 “The land of Zion,” says Joseph’s history, “was now the most important temporal object in view.” Satan hates Zion and works to...
Steven C. Harper
Jun 6, 2021


Section 60, 61 & 62 Context
Section 60 Having dedicated western Missouri as Zion and a spot near the courthouse in Independence as the site for the temple centered...
Steven C. Harper
May 30, 2021

Section 58 & 59 Context
Section 58 Joseph Smith, Bishop Edward Partridge and others were disappointed when they arrived in Independence, Missouri. They...
Steven C. Harper
May 23, 2021

Section 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 & 57 Context
Section 51 In the spring of 1831, Bishop Edward Partridge had a problem. It was his job to organize and settle the saints who were...
Steven C. Harper
May 16, 2021


Section 49 & 50 Context
Section 49 Ann Lee and her family were early Shakers, or members of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, as they...
Steven C. Harper
May 9, 2021

Section 46, 47 & 48 Context
Section 46 Like several other revelations Joseph received shortly after relocating to Kirtland, Ohio, section 46 fights deception. The...
Steven C. Harper
May 2, 2021

Section 45 Context
Section 45 Joseph Smith bought a King James Version of the Bible at Egbert Grandin’s Palmyra, New York bookstore while the Book of Mormon...
Steven C. Harper
Apr 25, 2021

Section 42, 43 & 44 Context
Section 41 License for Edward Partridge, circa 4 August 1831–circa 5 January 1832. Image courtesy of josephsmithpapers.org. “Joseph the...
Steven C. Harper
Apr 18, 2021

Section 37, 38, 39 & 40 Context
Section 37 By the end of 1830, an astonishing amount had happened since the spring, when a handful of members organized the Savior’s...
Steven C. Harper
Apr 11, 2021

Section 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 & 36 Context
Section 30 Section 28 resolved the tension Joseph felt between him and Oliver Cowdery and the Whitmers. The second quarterly conference...
Steven C. Harper
Apr 4, 2021

Section 110 Context
Section 110 April 3, 1836 was the second greatest Easter Sunday in history. Joseph attended an afternoon sacrament meeting in the temple...
Steven C. Harper
Mar 28, 2021

Section 29 Context
Section 29 Could you identify the voice of Jesus Christ the way you can quickly identify the voice of one of his living apostles? What...
Steven C. Harper
Mar 21, 2021

Section 27 & 28 Context
Section 27 Section 27 is one of the revelations Joseph did not know he needed. He set out to get wine so he and Emma could have the...
Steven C. Harper
Mar 14, 2021


Section 23, 24, 25 & 26 Context
Section 23 Once the Church of Jesus Christ was organized, Joseph’s brothers Hyrum and Samuel, their father, together with Oliver Cowdery...
Steven C. Harper
Mar 7, 2021

Section 20, 21 & 22 Context
Section 20 Section 20 is the founding document of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. Joseph’s history says it came “by the Spirit of...
Steven C. Harper
Feb 28, 2021

Section 18 & 19 Context
Section 18 The Lord revealed section 18 because Joseph, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer desired to know how to build the Church of...
Steven C. Harper
Feb 21, 2021


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
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