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Doctrine & Covenants 38
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Doctrine & Covenants
/ Section 38
D&C Text
Read the Text at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Earliest Manuscript at JosephSmithPapers.org
Context Helps
Historical Context and Background of D&C 38
Timeline of Events in Fayette, New York
Verse-Level Helps
Verses 1-3
Verses 4-8
Verses 9-12
Verses 13-22
Verses 23-27
Verses 28-33
Verses 34-42
Additional Helps
Relevant Talks, Articles, Book Chapters
D&C 37-40 Resource Guide at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
"Why the Ohio? Why Anything in My Life? Lessons from the Command to Gather," by Scott C. Esplin
KnoWhy #290 - Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Ideas about the Physical and Spiritual Gathering of Israel?
KnoWhy #327 - How Can People Today Avoid Being Destroyed Like the Nephites Were?
John W. Welch's Themes
God's Judgment
Jesus Christ
Materialism and Debt
Proselyting
Travel to Missouri
Travel to Ohio
Treating Others as Equals
Location Near Where D&C 38 was Received
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Log Home on Whitmer Farm
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2019
Conference in Fayette
Photo Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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