Doctrine & Covenants 57

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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 57
• Overview of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
• Brief Biography of Sidney Gilbert
• Brief Biography of Edward Partridge
• Brief Biography of William W. Phelps
• Brief Biography of Oliver Cowdery

Verse-Level Helps

• Verses 1-3
• Verses 4-7
• Verses 8-16

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
• KnoWhy #290 - Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Ideas about the Physical and Spiritual Gathering of Israel?
• KnoWhy #362 - Why Does Zion Flourish in the Wilderness?
• KnoWhy #497 - Where is the Land of Promise?

John W. Welch's Themes

Counsel to William W. Phelps

Travel to Missouri

Location Near Where D&C 57 was Received

Video Helps

Related Images

Temple Lot in Independence

Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2008

Jackson County

Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2007

Edward Partridge

Public Domain Image

William W. Phelps

Photo Credit: Church History Library

Oliver Cowdery

Public Domain Image

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