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Section 20
D&C Text
Read the Text at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Earliest Manuscript at JosephSmithPapers.org
Context Helps
Historical Context and Background of D&C 20
Timeline of Events in Fayette, New York
Verse-Level Helps
Verses 1-4
Verses 5-16
Verses 17-28
Verses 29-36
Verse 37
Verses 38-60
Verses 61-67
Verses 68-70
Verses 71-74
Verses 75-79
Verses 80-82
Additional Helps
Relevant Talks, Articles, Book Chapters
D&C 20-22 Resource Guide at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
"Joseph Smith and 'The Only True and Living Church,'" by Robert L. Millet
"The Book of Mormon as the Keystone of Church Administration," by John W. Welch
"Fayette: The Place the Church was Organized," by John K. Carmack
"The Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ and the Book of Mormon," by Robert J. Woodford
KnoWhy #145 - Why Was a Stone Used as an Aid in Translating the Book of Mormon?
KnoWhy #198 - Why Did Jesus Tell All People to Sacrifice a Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit?
KnoWhy #273 - Why Did the Book of Mormon Come Forth as a Miracle?
KnoWhy #282 - Why Did the Lord Quote the Book of Mormon When Reestablishing the Church?
KnoWhy #288 - What Role Does the Book of Mormon Play in Missionary Work?
KnoWhy #330 - What Did The Book of Mormon Teach the Early Church about the Order of the Priesthood?
KnoWhy #598 - How Did the Establishment of Jesus Christ’s Church in 1830 Comply with the Law?
John W. Welch's Themes
Baptism
Book of Mormon Translation
Church Established by God
Excommunication
Healing the Sick and Blessing Children
Organization of Church of God
Priesthood Office - Elders
Priesthood Office - Priests
Sacrament
Location Near Where D&C 20 was Received
Video Helps
Related Images
Log Home on Whitmer Property
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2006
Blessing the Sacrament
Photo Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Whitmer Home Interior
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2019
Organization of the Church
Artist: Robert T. Barrett
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