Book of commandments 1883

A collection of joseph smiths early revelations, printed in 1833. The sheets were probably printed using a workandturn technique, yielding two copies of the same. Lds 1833 book of commandments compared to 1966 doctrine. The ten commandments board book the christian science.

Book of commandments, for the church of christ, published in zion independence, missouri by w. Book of commandments in 1833, a number of the revelations received by the prophet joseph smith were prepared for publication under the title a book of commandments for the government of the church of christ. The revelations were printed in the book of commandments correctly. Full text of 1833 book of commandments internet archive. The pages are smyth sewn which allows durability and offers a more lay flat book. Work on the volume proceeded very slowly but with high hopes through 1832 until the printing press was destroyed in july of 1833. This church being organized according to the will of him, who rules all things, on the sixth day of april, in the year of our lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty. Scanned images of the entire 1833 book of commandments and 1835 doctrine and covenants. The book of commandments represents the first effort to publish in book form the revelations received by joseph smith. In the first few years of the church, the only access most members had to the lords revelations to joseph smith was through. True mary elizabeth smith gathered up printed revelations from the street in independence after vigilantes destroyed the mormon press on 20 july 1833. The book of commandments was the first attempt to gather and publish the revelations of joseph smith. A book of commandments, published in independence, missouri, in 1833.

The revelations in the book of commandments up to june, 1829, were given through the stone, through which the. West section 120 section 2140 section 4160 section 6180 section 81100 section 101 120 general assembly covenants and commandments of the lord, to his servants of the church of the latter day saints. Scanned images of the entire 1833 book of commandments and. Guidelines for use of articles site map contact us my. Printing began in 1832 at a print shop in independence, missouri, owned by william w. If you actually intend to read the book of commandments buy a different book. A book of commandments for the government of the church of. The surviving galley sheets were gathered and bound as books and distributed as widely as possible to the membership. I also find it interesting that in the book of commandments verse, that the revelation received by joseph mentions joseph as he and him. Scanned images of the entire 1833 book of commandments and 1835 doctrine and covenants use these to verify the many changes made to joseph smiths revelations. A commandment to the church of christ, given in harmony, pennsylvania, september 4, 1830, revelation given to joseph smith the prophet, at harmony, pennsylvania, august 1830.

Doctrine and covenants of the church of the latterday saints. West virginia and mormonism rarest books article from west virginia history about the source of paper used to print the book of commandments. Replica of 1833 book of commandments mormon brand new. Doctrine and covenants of the church of the latter day saints, carefully selected from the revelations of god, published at kirtland, ohio, 1835, an exact facsimile reproduction of the commandments and items or principles for the regulation of the church, also including a. Our replica features the more elaborate title page of the two that were produced. This earlier book contained 65 early revelations to church leaders, including joseph smith and oliver cowdery. Permanently settled, platted, and designated county seat, 1827. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Mormon quotes on the book of commandments mormonthink. First published in 1833, the book of commandments was scheduled for a print run of 10,000. As editor of the churchs newspaper called the evening and the morning star and of the book of commandments, william w. The underlined portions of the text in the current edition display what has been added to the revelation since its original publication in book of commandments. Rare copy of the 1833 book of commandments belonging to.

The message from the lord to the lds church is to repent and gather to places of. The book of commandments of 1833 reprint hardcover 1833. View scanned images of the entire 1833 book of commandments and 1835 doctrine and covenants. Click download or read online button to get 1833 book of commandments book now. Mary baker eddy says in her book miscellaneous writings 18831896, obedience to these commandments is indispensable to health, happiness, and length of. Zion independence located twelve miles from western missouri border. Because of mob violence present there, the press was destroyed and type and pages were scattered to prevent the books publication. Joseph smith, martin harris, oliver cowdery, john whitmer, sidney rigdon, and william wines phelps were responsible for the first publication of this work. That the church approved of the book of commandments, and used it from the year 1833 until 1835, can also be seen from a letter written by the leaders of the church in missouri, in july, 1834. They originally decided to print 10,000 copies of the book at independence, missouri, but later reduced this number to 3,000. Herald heritage reprint of the book of commandments. The 1978 reprint of the 1835 edition and the 1993 photo reprint of the 1846. Phelps also printed some of the major revelations in that paper during 1832 1833. This book was printed in sextodecimo format on five sheets.

This church being organized according to the will of. The doctrine and covenants was originally called the book of commandments the continuation of the thus saith the lord revelations is called the second book of commandments. The printing was nearly complete in july 1833 when a mob ransacked the press shop. The book of commandments was a small work which elder w. Book of commandments for the government of the church of christ. These were edited, added to other revelations, and renamed the doctrine and covenants in. The text on the label has been enlarged to be seen from further away. Joseph smith corrected errors, 43 additional revelations. Browse the best of ebay, connect with other collectors, and explore the history behind your favorite finds. Mormon books digitized materials rare book and special. It is unknown how many copies were printed, as the printing press was destroyed by an antimormon mob in independence, missouri, when the printers had reached only chapter 65. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.

Before many copies of the book could be printed, the printing press and most of the printed copies were destroyed by a mob in missouri. Book of commandments, 1833, page 0 the joseph smith papers. Meanwhile, the doctrine and covenants version uses you to describe joseph, which, given the context of the revelation and the fact god definitely knows who hes talking to, makes much more sese than the third person used in the book of commandments. Source note a book of commandments, for the government of the church of christ, organized according to law, on the 6th of april, 1830. So few copies of this book exist and all have different bindings we used the same antique brown and borrowed elements from other early lds books for the design of the front and back of the book.

Mormon mormonism lds scriptures book of commandments replica first edition. On july 20, 1833, while the book was in press, the printing office in independence, missouri, was destroyed by vigilantes. Pretty funny girl podcast youtube power hour podcast. A book of commandments 1833 double click on above image to view full picture. Several saints risked their safety to salvage pages during the attack. Phelps, the man who printed the book of commandments in 1833, at independence was the first one to testify that the book was true. David whitmer and the book of commandments the revelations in the book of commandments up to june, 1829, were given through the stone, through which the book of mormon was translated. Book of commandments and book of doctrine and covenants. Phelps printed 64 complete and 1 partial revelation. Doctrine and covenants 1835 heritage replica herald. The book of commandments is the earliest published volume said to contain the revelations of joseph smith jr. Changing the revelations, the case against mormonism chapter 6.

Book of commandments the encyclopedia of mormonism. John whitmer, one of the first committee, was the second one that testified that the book was true. The forerunner to todays doctrine and covenants, the book of commandments was taken to independence, missouri, for printing in 1833. The doctrine and covenants was first published in 1835 as a later version of the book of commandments, which had been partially printed in 1833. Rare copy of the 1833 book of commandments belonging to wilford woodruff later replaced by the 1835 doctrine and covenants tarring and feathering of bishop partridge the mob next seized bishop edward partridge and charles allen. I did not know this would be a pocket size book so know that its about 3x5in if you are considering it for a collection like i was.

David whitmer, one of the three witnesses to the book of mormon, an address to all believers in. Some of the pages were gathered and subsequently bound with about twothirds of the. Saving the book of commandments painting by clark kelley price. The book of commandments called joseph smiths revelations, commandments. Below each 1833 book of commandments photo reprint, we have provided a photo image of a current edition of doctrine and covenants. Download 1833 book of commandments or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. From this it is obvious that the book of commandments was printed correctly, except for a few typographical errors. Significant changes in lds doctrine and covenants 4mormon.