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The most notable event during February occurred on the sixteenth. Joseph Smith received section 76 of the Doctrine and Covenants, which is discussed following this review. In March, several important events took place. Joseph received section 78 of the Doctrine and Covenants, which commands a business organization of the Church.
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Oct 7, 2020 · Doctrine and Covenants 78 was the first of several revelations given to Joseph Smith that were published with code names throughout the text. For instance, when section 78 was first published in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants, the code name Enoch was used for Joseph Smith, Pelogoram was used for Sidney Ridgon, and Ahashdah was used for Newel K. Whitney. 3 These code names did not appear in ...
DC 78 Historical Background. "In the two weeks between 1 and 15 March 1832, as the Prophet Joseph Smith continued the work of translating the Bible, he received four revelations now known as sections 78-81. Joseph's own account concerning these revelations is brief: 'Besides the work of translating, previous to the 20 th of March, I received ...
Doctrine and Covenants 78:20 uses a term, “Son Ahman,” that makes reference to a document, “Answers to Questions,” that became Doctrine and Covenants 77. The document is inscribed in the handwriting of Church Historian John Whitmer and is labeled “A Sample of pure Language given by Joseph the Seer.”. The document reads as follows:
Section 78. Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 1, 1832. On that day, the Prophet and other leaders had assembled to discuss Church business. This revelation originally instructed the Prophet, Sidney Rigdon, and Newel K. Whitney to travel to Missouri and organize the Church’s mercantile and publishing ...
Section 78 was received on March 1, 1832, in Kirtland, Ohio, while Joseph was visiting there from Hiram, Ohio. Like many other principles of the gospel, the law of consecration or the law of consecration and stewardship was made known to the Prophet gradually, and he in turn gradually disclosed these principles to the saints “line upon line, precept upon precept.”
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26 And in that day the enmity of man, and the enmity of beasts, yea, the enmity of all flesh, shall cease from before my face. 27 And in that day whatsoever any man shall ask, it shall be given unto him. 28 And in that day Satan shall not have power to tempt any man. 29 And there shall be no sorrow because there is no death.
