Chart Comparison of Editions
The following chart compares the current editions of the Doctrine and Covenants used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS ed.) and the Community of Christ (CofC ed.) with the 1833 Book of Commandments (BofC), the 1835 edition published in Kirtland, and the 1844 edition published in Nauvoo. Unless otherwise specified, the document is styled a "revelation" of the person delivering it.
LDS ed. | CofC ed. | BofC (1833) |
Kirtland ed. (1835) |
Nauvoo ed. (1844) |
Date | Delivered by | Description |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1831-11-01 | Joseph Smith | Lord’s 'Preface' |
2 | 1823-09-21 | Joseph Smith (angelic visitation) | Moroni’s visit to Joseph Smith | ||||
3 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 1828-07-?? | Joseph Smith | lost 116 pages |
4 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 1829-02-?? | Joseph Smith | To Joseph Smith, Sr. |
5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 1829-03-?? | Joseph Smith | To Martin Harris; golden plates |
6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1829-04-?? | Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery | To Oliver Cowdery |
7 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 1829-04-?? | Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery | To Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery; John the Apostle |
8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 1829-04-?? | Joseph Smith | To Oliver Cowdery; Book of Mormon translation |
9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 1829-04-?? | Joseph Smith | To Oliver Cowdery; Book of Mormon translation |
10 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 1828-??-?? (Summer) | Joseph Smith | lost 116 pages |
11 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 1829-05-?? | Joseph Smith | To Hyrum Smith |
12 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 1829-05-?? | Joseph Smith | To Joseph Knight, Sr. |
13 | 1829-05-15 | Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery (angelic visitation) | Conferral of Aaronic priesthood by John the Baptist | ||||
14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 1829-06-?? | Joseph Smith | To David Whitmer |
15 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 1829-06-?? | Joseph Smith | To John Whitmer |
16 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 1829-06-?? | Joseph Smith | To Peter Whitmer, Jr. |
17 | 15 | 42 | 42 | 1829-06-?? | Joseph Smith | To Three Witnesses | |
18 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 43 | 1829-06-?? | Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer | selection of Twelve Apostles |
19 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 44 | 1830-03-?? | Joseph Smith | To Martin Harris |
20 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1830-04-06 | Joseph Smith | Church organization and government |
21 | 19 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 1830-04-06 | Joseph Smith | Joseph Smith’s calling |
22 | 20 | 23 | 47 | 47 | 1830-04-?? | Joseph Smith | baptism |
23 | 21 | 17-21 | 45 | 45 | 1830-04-?? | Joseph Smith | To Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith, Joseph Smith, Sr., Joseph Knight, Sr. |
24 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 1830-07-?? | Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery | Callings of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery |
25 | 24 | 26 | 48 | 48 | 1830-07-?? | Joseph Smith | To Emma Smith |
26 | 25 | 27 | 49 | 49 | 1830-07-?? | Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and John Whitmer | Common consent |
27 | 26 | 28 | 50 | 50 | 1830-08-?? | Joseph Smith | Sacrament and priesthood ordinations |
28 | 27 | 30 | 51 | 51 | 1830-09-?? | Joseph Smith | To Oliver Cowdery; Joseph Smith to receive revelations until another appointed |
29 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 1830-09-?? | Joseph Smith | To six elders; Second Coming; origin of Satan; redemption of children |
30 | 29 | 31-33 | 52 | 52 | 1830-09-?? | Joseph Smith | To David Whitmer, Peter Whitmer, Jr., John Whitmer |
31 | 30 | 34 | 53 | 53 | 1830-09-?? | Joseph Smith | To Thomas B. Marsh |
32 | 31 | 54 | 54 | 1830-10-?? | Joseph Smith | To Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Peterson | |
33 | 32 | 35 | 55 | 55 | 1830-10-?? | Joseph Smith | To Ezra Thayre and Northrop Sweet |
34 | 33 | 36 | 56 | 56 | 1830-11-04 | Joseph Smith | To Orson Pratt |
35 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 1830-12-?? | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon | Callings Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon; signs and miracles; the elect |
36 | 35 | 38 | 57 | 57 | 1830-12-?? | Joseph Smith | To Edward Partridge |
37 | 37 | 39 | 58 | 58 | 1830-12-?? | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon | Saints to gather in Ohio |
38 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 1831-01-02 | Joseph Smith | equality; wars |
39 | 39 | 41 | 59 | 59 | 1831-01-05 | Joseph Smith | To James Covill |
40 | 40 | 42 | 60 | 60 | 1831-01-?? | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon | concerning James Covill |
41 | 41 | 43 | 61 | 61 | 1831-02-04 | Joseph Smith | To the church; Edward Partridge called as bishop |
42 | 42 | 44, 47 | 13 | 13 | 1831-02-09 | Joseph Smith | "the law" of the church |
43 | 43 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 1831-02-?? | Joseph Smith | Role of President of the Church; missionary work; forces of nature |
44 | 44 | 46 | 62 | 62 | 1831-02-?? | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon | Church conference called |
45 | 45 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 1831-03-07 | Joseph Smith | Matthew chapter 24 explained; missionary work; Christ as advocate |
46 | 46 | 49 | 16 | 16 | 1831-03-08 | Joseph Smith | sacrament meeting, gifts of the Spirit |
47 | 47 | 50 | 63 | 63 | 1831-03-08 | Joseph Smith | John Whitmer to keep history of church |
48 | 48 | 51 | 64 | 64 | 1831-03-?? | Joseph Smith | purchase of lands |
49 | 49 | 52 | 65 | 65 | 1831-03-?? | Joseph Smith | To Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Parley P. Pratt and Leman Copley; Shaker beliefs |
50 | 50 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 1831-05-?? | Joseph Smith | Recognizing the Spirit |
51 | 51 | 23 | 23 | 1831-05-?? | Joseph Smith | property division | |
52 | 52 | 54 | 66 | 66 | 1831-06-07 | Joseph Smith | sending elders to Missouri |
53 | 53 | 55 | 66 | 67 | 1831-06-?? | Joseph Smith | To Algernon Sidney Gilbert |
54 | 54 | 56 | 67 | 68 | 1831-06-?? | Joseph Smith | To Newel Knight |
55 | 55 | 57 | 68 | 69 | 1831-06-?? | Joseph Smith | To W.W. Phelps |
56 | 56 | 58 | 69 | 70 | 1831-06-?? | Joseph Smith | the rebellious; the rich and the poor |
57 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 1831-07-20 | Joseph Smith | location of Zion at Jackson County, Missouri | |
58 | 58 | 59 | 18 | 28 | 1831-08-01 | Joseph Smith | tribulations; gather to Zion |
59 | 59 | 60 | 19 | 19 | 1831-08-07 | Joseph Smith | the sabbath; reward for the righteous |
60 | 60 | 61 | 70 | 71 | 1831-08-08 | Joseph Smith | elders to travel to Cincinnati; missionary work |
61 | 61 | 62 | 71 | 72 | 1831-08-12 | Joseph Smith | "destruction upon the waters" |
62 | 62 | 63 | 72 | 73 | 1831-08-13 | Joseph Smith | missionary work |
63 | 63 | 64 | 20 | 20 | 1831-08-?? | Joseph Smith | signs; mysteries; impending war and woe; gather to Zion; authority to use Lord's name |
64 | 64 | 65 | 21 | 21 | 1831-09-11 | Joseph Smith | forgiveness; financial debt; tithing; Zion to flourish |
65 | 65 | 24 | 24 | 1831-10-?? | Joseph Smith (prayer) | Prayer of Joseph Smith; keys of the kingdom | |
66 | 66 | 74 | 75 | 1831-10-25 | Joseph Smith | To William E. M’Lellin | |
67 | 67 | 25 | 25 | 1831-11-?? | Joseph Smith | testimony of the Book of Commandments | |
68 | 68 | 22 | 22 | 1831-11-?? | Joseph Smith | To Orson Hyde, Luke S. Johnson, Lyman E. Johnson and William E. M’Lellin; ; bishops; parents | |
69 | 69 | 28 | 28 | 1831-11-?? | Joseph Smith | Assignments for John Whitmer | |
70 | 70 | 26 | 26 | 1831-11-12 | Joseph Smith | stewardship; equality | |
71 | 71 | 90 | 91 | 1831-12-01 | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon called to preach | |
72 | 72 | 89 | 90 | 1831-12-04 | Joseph Smith | bishops | |
73 | 73 | 29 | 29 | 1832-01-10 | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon | Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible | |
74 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 1832-01-?? | Joseph Smith | Explanation of 1 Corinthians 7:14; salvation of children | |
75 | 75 | 87 | 88 | 1832-01-25 | Joseph Smith | missionary work; families of missionaries | |
76 | 76 | 91 | 92 | 1832-02-16 | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon (vision) | Jesus Christ; resurrection; degrees of glory; origin of Satan | |
77 | 1832-03-?? | Joseph Smith | certain verses from Revelation explained | ||||
78 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 1832-03-?? | Joseph Smith | United Order; equality | |
79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 1832-03-?? | Joseph Smith | To Jared Carter | |
80 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 1832-03-?? | Joseph Smith | To Stephen Burnett and Eden Smith | |
81 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 1832-03-?? | Joseph Smith | To Jesse Gause; on March 18, 1833 application transferred to Frederick G. Williams | |
82 | 81 | 86 | 87 | 1832-04-26 | Joseph Smith | obedience; United Order; equality | |
83 | 82 | 88 | 89 | 1832-04-26 | Joseph Smith | husbands and fathers; widows and orphans | |
84 | 83 | 4 | 4 | 1832-09-23 | Joseph Smith | priesthood | |
85 | 1832-11-17 | Joseph Smith (letter) | Letter from Joseph Smith to W.W. Phelps; United Order; One Mighty and Strong; equality | ||||
86 | 84 | 6 | 6 | 1832-12-06 | Joseph Smith | Parable of the Tares explained | |
87 | 1832-12-25 | Joseph Smith | prophecy of war, calamity | ||||
88 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 1832-12-27/28; 1833-01-03 | Joseph Smith | the "olive leaf"; "Lord's message of peace" | |
89 | 86 | 80 | 81 | 1833-02-27 | Joseph Smith | A word of wisdom | |
90 | 87 | 84 | 85 | 1833-03-08 | Joseph Smith | keys of the kingdom; First Presidency | |
91 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 1833-03-09 | Joseph Smith | the Apocrypha | |
92 | 89 | 93 | 94 | 1833-03-15 | Joseph Smith | To Frederick G. Williams | |
93 | 90 | 82 | 83 | 1833-05-06 | Joseph Smith | John’s record of Christ; intelligence; innocence of children | |
94 | 91 | 83 | 84 | 1833-05-06 | Joseph Smith | To Hyrum Smith, Reynolds Cahoon and Jared Carter; construction of various buildings commanded | |
95 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 1833-06-01 | Joseph Smith | temple to be built; purpose of temples | |
96 | 93 | 96 | 97 | 1833-06-04 | Joseph Smith | division of property | |
97 | 94 | 81 | 82 | 1833-08-02 | Joseph Smith | Saints in Jackson County, Missouri; temple to be built in Jackson County, Missouri | |
98 | 95 | 85 | 86 | 1833-08-06 | Joseph Smith | promises and warnings; martyrs; when war is justified; forgiving enemies | |
99 | 96 | 78 | 79 | 1832-08-?? | Joseph Smith | To John Murdock | |
100 | 97 | 94 | 95 | 1833-10-12 | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon to preach gospel; Rigdon to be Smith's spokesman; welfare of Orson Hyde and John Gould | |
101 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 1833-12-16 | Joseph Smith | redemption of Zion; parables; United States and U.S. Constitution; Saints to seek redress | |
102 | 99 | 5 | 5 | 1834-02-17 | Oliver Cowdery and Orson Hyde (minutes of meeting) | Minutes for first high council meeting | |
103 | 100 | 101 | 1834-02-24 | Joseph Smith | redemption of Zion; organization of Zion’s Camp | ||
104 | 101 | 98 | 99 | 1834-04-24 | Joseph Smith | United Order | |
105 | 102 | 102 | 1834-06-22 | Joseph Smith | redemption of Zion; purpose of Kirtland Temple; peace | ||
106 | 103 | 99 | 100 | 1834-11-25 | Joseph Smith | To Warren A. Cowdery; Second Coming | |
107 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 1835-03-28 - completed; various times prior | Joseph Smith | priesthood; quorums | |
108 | 1835-12-26 | Joseph Smith | To Lyman Sherman | ||||
109 | 1836-03-27 | Joseph Smith (prayer) | Dedicatory prayer for Kirtland Temple | ||||
110 | 1836-04-03 | Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery (vision and angelic visitations) | Visitation of Jesus Christ to accept Kirtland Temple; conferral of priesthood keys; coming of Elijah | ||||
111 | 1836-08-06 | Joseph Smith | temporal needs of the church | ||||
112 | 105 | 104 | 1837-07-23 | Joseph Smith | To Thomas B. Marsh; Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; First Presidency | ||
113 | 1838-03-?? | Joseph Smith (answers to questions) | Answers to questions on the Book of Isaiah provided by Joseph Smith | ||||
114 | 1838-04-17 | Joseph Smith | concerning David W. Patten | ||||
115 | 1838-04-17 | Joseph Smith | name of the church; stakes; temple to be built at Far West, Missouri | ||||
116 | 1838-05-19 | Joseph Smith | Adam-ondi-Ahman | ||||
117 | 1838-07-08 | Joseph Smith | concerning William Marks, Newel K. Whitney and Oliver Granger; property; sacrifice | ||||
118 | 1838-07-08 | Joseph Smith | vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles filled | ||||
119 | 106 | 107 | 1838-07-08 | Joseph Smith | tithing | ||
120 | 1838-07-08 | Joseph Smith | Council on the Disposition of the Tithes | ||||
121 | 1839-03-20 | Joseph Smith (prayer and prophecies) | Prayer and prophecies of Joseph Smith; why many are called but few chosen | ||||
122 | 1839-03-?? | Joseph Smith | destiny of Joseph Smith | ||||
123 | 1839-03-?? | Joseph Smith (letter) | Letter to church; duty in relation to their persecutors | ||||
124 | 107 | 103 | 1841-01-19 | Joseph Smith | Nauvoo Temple and Nauvoo House to be built; baptism for the dead | ||
125 | 1841-03-?? | Joseph Smith | Saints in Iowa | ||||
126 | 1841-07-09 | Joseph Smith | To Brigham Young | ||||
127 | 109 | 105 | 1842-09-01 | Joseph Smith (letter) | Letter to church; baptism for the dead | ||
128 | 110 | 106 | 1842-09-06 | Joseph Smith (letter) | Letter to church; baptism for the dead | ||
129 | 1843-02-09 | Joseph Smith (instructions) | distinguishing the nature of angels and disembodied spirits | ||||
130 | 1843-04-02 | Joseph Smith (instruction) | Various items of instruction; corporeal nature of God and Jesus Christ; intelligence; seer stones | ||||
131 | 1843-05-17 | Joseph Smith (instruction) | Various items of instruction; celestial marriage; eternal life | ||||
132 | 1843-07-12 | Joseph Smith | plural marriage; celestial marriage; sealing power; exaltation | ||||
133 | 108 | 100 | 108 | 1831-11-03 | Joseph Smith | original "Appendix"; Second Coming; missionary work | |
134 | 112 | 102 | 110 | 1835-08-15 | Church (declaration) | secular governments and laws in general | |
135 | 113 | 111 | 1844-06-27 | John Taylor (eulogy) | Martyrdom of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith | ||
136 | 1847-01-14 | Brigham Young | Organization of Mormon pioneer westward journey | ||||
137 | 1836-01-21 | Joseph Smith (vision) | salvation for the dead; salvation of little children | ||||
138 | 1918-10-03 | Joseph F. Smith (vision) | Jesus Christ preached to spirits in prison; salvation for the dead | ||||
OD—1 | 1890-09-24 | Wilford Woodruff (declaration) | cessation of plural marriage | ||||
OD—2 | 1978-06-08 | Spencer W. Kimball, N. Eldon Tanner, Marion G. Romney (declaration) | cessation of priesthood restrictions based on race | ||||
22 | 1830-06-?? | Joseph Smith | God’s words to Moses | ||||
36 | 1830-12-?? | Joseph Smith | Prophecy of Enoch | ||||
108A | 103 | 1835-08-17 | Thomas Burdick, Warren Parrish, and Sylvester Smith (minutes of meeting) | General meeting of the quorums of the church to consider the labors of the committee charged with organizing publication of the revelations into a book | |||
111 | 101 | 109 | 1835-08-17 | Church (declaration) | Declaration on marriage; one spouse only | ||
114 | 1861-10-07 | Joseph Smith III (letter) | Tithing | ||||
115 | 1863-03-?? | Joseph Smith III | Calling of William Marks | ||||
116 | 1865-05-04 | Joseph Smith III | Priesthood ordination of other races | ||||
117 | 1873-04-10 | Joseph Smith III | Changes in leadership positions | ||||
118 | 1882-09-28 | Joseph Smith III | Foreign missions | ||||
119 | 1887-04-11 | Joseph Smith III | Instructions to the elders | ||||
120 | 1890-04-08 | Joseph Smith III | Branch and district presidents | ||||
121 | 1885-04-11 | Joseph Smith III | Changes in leadership positions | ||||
122 | 1894-04-15 | Joseph Smith III | Duties of quorums | ||||
123 | 1894-04-20 | Joint council of the First Presidency, Council of Twelve Apostles, and Presiding Bishopric (report) | Lamoni College; church publications; relations with LDS Church; doctrinal tracts; interpretation of various scriptures; gospel boat; branch in Detroit | ||||
124 | 1894-04-?? | Joseph Smith III | Changes in leadership positions | ||||
125 | 1901-04-15 | Joseph Smith III | patriarchs; foreign missions | ||||
126 | 1902-04-16 | Joseph Smith III (vision) | quorums | ||||
127 | 1906-04-14 | Joseph Smith III | Sanitarium | ||||
128 | 1909-04-18 | Joseph Smith III | Organization and colonization | ||||
129 | 1909-04-18 | Joseph Smith III | Changes in leadership positions | ||||
130 | 1913-04-14 | Joseph Smith III | Changes in leadership positions | ||||
131 | 1914-04-14 | Joseph Smith III | Presiding Bishopric | ||||
132 | 1916-04-05 | Frederick M. Smith | Presiding Bishop | ||||
133 | 1920-04-07 | Frederick M. Smith | Missionary work | ||||
134 | 1922-10-02 | Frederick M. Smith | Changes in leadership positions | ||||
135 | 1925-04-18 | Frederick M. Smith | Changes in leadership positions | ||||
136 | 1932-04-14 | Frederick M. Smith | Changes in leadership positions; unity | ||||
137 | 1938-04-07 | Frederick M. Smith | Changes in leadership positions | ||||
138 | 1940-04-10 | Frederick M. Smith | Changes in leadership positions; work toward Zion | ||||
139 | 1946-04-09 | Israel A. Smith | Changes in leadership positions | ||||
140 | 1947-04-07 | Israel A. Smith | Changes in leadership positions; Zion | ||||
141 | 1948-10-02 | Israel A. Smith | Changes in leadership positions; counsel | ||||
142 | 1950-04-02 | Israel A. Smith | Commendation; urge to work | ||||
143 | 1954-04-07 | Israel A. Smith | Changes in leadership positions; counsel | ||||
144 | 1954-04-07 | Israel A. Smith (letter) | New Church President named | ||||
145 | 1958-10-08 | W. Wallace Smith | Changes in leadership positions | ||||
146 | 1960-04-02 | W. Wallace Smith | Changes in leadership positions; unity commended | ||||
147 | 1964-03-11 | W. Wallace Smith | Changes in leadership positions; stewardship | ||||
148 | 1966-04-18 | W. Wallace Smith | Changes in leadership positions; counsel | ||||
149 | 1968-04-01 | W. Wallace Smith | Changes in leadership positions; relationship between ministerial programs; prepare to build temple at Independence | ||||
149A | 1968-04-05 | W. Wallace Smith | Clarification of 149 | ||||
150 | 1972-04-14 | W. Wallace Smith | Changes in leadership positions; counsel on culture; temple preparation; ecology | ||||
151 | 1974-04-01 | W. Wallace Smith | Changes in leadership positions; reconciliation | ||||
152 | 1976-03-29 | W. Wallace Smith | New precedent on Presidential succession; Presidential successor named; changes in leadership positions; reconciliation | ||||
153 | 1978-04-06 | Wallace B. Smith | New Church President; changes in leadership positions; counsel on outreach | ||||
154 | 1980-04-08 | Wallace B. Smith | Changes in leadership positions; counsel on outreach | ||||
155 | 1982-03-29 | Wallace B. Smith | Changes in leadership positions; counsel on witness | ||||
156 | 1984-04-03 | Wallace B. Smith | Purpose of Independence Temple; priesthood opened to women; changes in leadership positions | ||||
157 | 1988-04-12 | Wallace B. Smith | Changes in leadership positions; unity; humility | ||||
158 | 1992-04-05 | Wallace B. Smith | Changes in leadership positions; the spiritual life | ||||
159 | 1994-04-10 | Wallace B. Smith | Changes in leadership positions; trusting the Spirit; Independence Temple accepted | ||||
160 | 1996-04-14 | Wallace B. Smith | New Church President named | ||||
161 | 2000-04-04 | W. Grant McMurray | Proclaim peace; reach out; patience; embrace differences; respect tradition | ||||
162 | 2004-03-29 | W. Grant McMurray | Be a prophetic people; diversity; tithing | ||||
163 | 2007-03-29 | Stephen M. Veazey | Strive for peace; missionary work; use and misuse of scripture; equality; generosity | ||||
164 | 2010-01-17 | Stephen M. Veazey | Effects of baptism, confirmation, and sacrament of the Lord's Supper; cultural awareness and sensitivity; flexibility in number of quorums of seventy; accelerate evangelism |
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