Doctrine & Covenants 55

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D&C Text

Read the Text at ChurchofJesusChrist.org

Earliest Manuscript at JosephSmithPapers.org

Context Helps

• Historical Context and Background of D&C 55
• Timeline of Events in Kirtland, Ohio
• Brief Biography of William W. Phelps
• Brief Biography of Oliver Cowdery
• Brief Biography of Sidney Rigdon
• Brief Biography of Joseph Coe

Verse-Level Helps

• Verses 1-3
• Verses 4-6

Additional Helps

Relevant Talks, Articles, Book Chapters

• D&C 51-57 Resource Guide at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
• "William W. Phelps - His Contributions to Understanding the Restoration" by Bruce A. Van Orden
• "Evaluating Latter-day Saint Doctrine" by Anthony Sweat, Michael Hubbard MacKay, and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat
• "'Her Borders Must Be Enlarged' - Evolving Conceptions of Zion" by Taunalyn Rutherford

John W. Welch's Themes

Counsel to William W. Phelps

Location Near Where D&C 55 was Received

Video Helps

Related Images

Morley Farm

Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2009

William W. Phelps

Photo Credit: Church History Library

Oliver Cowdery

Public Domain Image

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