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Section 21
D&C Text
Read the Text at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Earliest Manuscript at JosephSmithPapers.org
Context Helps
Historical Context and Background of D&C 21
Timeline of Events in Fayette, New York
Brief Biography of Oliver Cowdery
Verse-Level Helps
Verses 1-3
Verses 4-8
Verses 9-12
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
“Here Is Wisdom; Yea, To Be a Seer, a Revelator, . . . and a Prophet” by Craig James Ostler and Lloyd D. Newell
John W. Welch's Themes
Priesthood Office: Prophet
Location Near Where D&C 21 was Received
Video Helps
Related Images
Log Home on Whitmer Property
Photo Credit: John W. Welch, 2003
Interior of Log Home on Whitmer Property
Photo Credit: Liz Hansen, 2018
Revelation Given to Joseph Smith
Artist: Judith A. Mehr
Oliver Cowdery Ordains Joseph
Artist: Walter Rane
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