D&C 47
Section 47 is given through the prophet Joseph Smith about this person.
Who is John Whitmer? (section heading)
What is March 10, 1831? (section heading)
This is the name of the religious group that Leman Copley belonged to prior to joining the restored church.
What is the Shakers? (section heading)
This section of the D&C contains the words of John the Baptist restoring the Aaronic Priesthood.
What is section 13?
Joseph Smith was born in this state.
What is Vermont?
These are the callings John Whitmer has been asked to serve in.
What are historian and recorder? (section heading)
This section was received because the prophet Joseph Smith was unsure how to procure these.
What are lands for the settlement of the Saints? (section heading)
These are the two companions called to preach with Leman Copley.
Who are Parley P. Pratt and Sidney Rigdon? (section heading)
This section of the D&C was given through Joseph Smith for Emma Smith, his wife.
What is section 25?
This is the maiden name of Joseph's wife, Emma.
What is Hale?
This is who John Whitmer is being called to take the place of in these new callings.
Who is Oliver Cowdrey? (vs. 3)
The Lord instructs the saints to save all of this that they can.
What is money? (vs. 4)
The servants called to preach to the Shakers in this revelation are told to "say unto them" words from this apostle of old.
Who is Peter? (vs. 11)
This section of the D&C contains details about what happened to the 116 manuscript pages of the Book of Mormon that were lost by Martin Harris.
What is section 10?
There were this many original members of the restored Church when it was first organized on April 6, 1830.
What is 6?
This is the power by which John is instructed to write things while serving in this office.
What is the Comforter or Holy Ghost? (vs. 4)
The Lord asked for those who had lands to do this with them.
What is impart them to their eastern brethren? (vs. 2)
It is made clear in this revelation that this is "ordained of God unto man."
What is marriage? (vs. 15)
This section contains "the law" that the saints had gathered to the Ohio to receive.
What is section 42?
Who is Oliver Cowdrey?
This word is used in both verse 1 and 2 and denotes important to complete.
What is expedient?
These are who will appoint the purchased lands to the saints.
Who are the presidency and the bishop? (vs. 6)
Regarding the Savior's 2nd coming, this revelation makes clear He will not return in either of these two forms.
What are in the form of a woman and in the form of a man traveling on the earth? (vs. 22)
This section explains the Lord's "joy in the soul that repenteth" and contains the first exclamation points of the D&C.
What is section 18?
This man was the leader of a small religious group in Ohio, many of whom were converted when he joined the Church after traveling to New York to meet Joseph Smith.
Who is Sidney Rigdon?