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Doctrine & Covenants 3
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Doctrine & Covenants
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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 3
Timeline of Events in Harmony, Pennsylvania
Brief Biography of Martin Harris
Verse-Level Helps
Verses 1-3
Verses 4-9
Verses 10-11
Verses 12-15
Verses 16-20
Additional Helps
Relevant Talks, Articles, Book Chapters
D&C 3-5 Resource Guide at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
"The Contributions of Martin Harris,” Revelations in Context at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
"All Is Lost," Saints, Volume 1
"Joseph Smith and Hearty Repentance," by Steven C. Harper
"The Lost 116 Pages Story: What We Do Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Might Know," by J.B. Haws
"Lehi's Personal Record: Quest for a Missing Source," by S. Kent Brown
“'Git Them Translated': Translating the Characters on the Gold Plates," by Michael Hubbard MacKay
KnoWhy #273 - Why Did the Book of Mormon Come Forth as a Miracle?
KnoWhy #291 - How Did Martin Harris Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon?
KnoWhy #331 - What if Martin Harris Didn’t Lose all of the 116 Pages?
KnoWhy #339 - What Did the Book of Mormon Teach the Early Saints about Enduring Persecution?
KnoWhy #409 - Is There Evidence That Joseph Smith Possessed a Urim and Thummim and Breastplate?
KnoWhy #417 - Were Joseph Smith’s Translation Instruments Like the Israelite Urim and Thummim?
KnoWhy #452 - What Was on the Lost 116 Pages?
KnoWhy #486 - Who Are the Lamanites?
KnoWhy #504 - What Can We All Learn about Repentance from the Tragic Loss of the 116 Book of Mormon Pages?
John W. Welch's D&C 3 Themes
Book of Mormon Translation
Counsel to Joseph Smith, Jr.
The Fall and Mankind's Responsibility
Location Near Where D&C 3 was Received
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Martin Harris
Artist: Lewis A. Ramsey
Joseph Smith Home in Harmony, PA
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2017
Smith Family Frame Home
Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2009
Smith Frame Home Kitchen in Palmyra, NY
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays
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