Doctrine and Covenants 12-13, Joseph Smith-History 1:66-75 – “Upon You My Fellow Servants”
These sections in the Doctrine and Covenants tell of the important events in May 1829, as Joseph Smith translated the plates and received the Aaronic Priesthood.
“Joseph Knight’s Recollection of Early Mormon History,” Dean C. Jessee, BYU Studies 17, no. 1
Joseph Knight was instrumental in providing supplies and support to Joseph Smith while Smith obtained the Book of Mormon plates. This article presents a transcript of a reminiscence Joseph Knight wrote about the years 1825-1832. Knight provides details about trouble from Samuel Lawrence, who threatened to steal the plates; about Martin Harris’s trip to see learned men; Knight’s interactions with Leman Copley in Kirtland; and more. The original manuscript, Joseph Knight Reminiscences, can be viewed here at the Church History Library.
“Opening the Heavens: The Restoration of the Priesthood,” Brian Q. Cannon, from Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820-1844
Historical records clearly identify the circumstances surrounding the bestowal of the Aaronic Priesthood upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. Long before Joseph received the priesthood, he learned of it from Moroni. Joseph and Oliver learned more as they translated the plates. Here is an introductory discussion and the pertinent texts of these important records.
“Timing the Translation of the Book of Mormon: “Days [and Hours] Never to Be Forgotten,” John W. Welch, BYU Studies Quarterly 57, no. 4
This article tells the progress that Joseph Smith made as he translated the plates in 1829. It is likely that Joseph Smith was working on 3 Nephi on May 15, 1829, when he received the Aaronic Priesthood from John the Baptist. At this time, Joseph and Oliver went into the nearby woods to pray about baptism for the remission of sins, which they had found mentioned in the translation, presumably in 3 Nephi 11:21–12:2.
- Christmas – “The Matchless Gift of God’s Divine Son”
- The Family: A Proclamation to the World – “The Family Is Central to the Creator’s Plan”
- The Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 and 2 – “We Believe”
- Doctrine and Covenants 137 to 138 – “The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead”
- Doctrine and Covenants 135 to 136 – He “Has Sealed His Mission and His Works with His Own Blood”
- Doctrine and Covenants 133 to 134 – “Prepare Ye for the Coming of the Bridegroom”
- Doctrine and Covenants 129 to 132 – “When We Obtain Any Blessing from God, It Is by Obedience”
- Doctrine and Covenants 125 to 128 – “A Voice of Gladness for the Living and the Dead”
- Doctrine and Covenants 124 – “A House unto My Name”
- Doctrine and Covenants 121 to 123 – “O God, Where Art Thou?”
- Doctrine and Covenants 115 to 120 – “His Sacrifice Shall Be More Sacred unto Me Than His Increase”
- Doctrine and Covenants 111 to 114 – “I Will Order All Things for Your Good”
- Doctrine and Covenants 109 to 110 – “It Is Thy House, a Place of Thy Holiness”
- Doctrine and Covenants 106 to 108 – “To Have the Heavens Opened”
- Doctrine and Covenants 102 to 105 – “After Much Tribulation … Cometh the Blessing”
- Doctrine and Covenants 98 to 101 – “Be Still and Know That I Am God”
- Doctrine and Covenants 94 to 97 – “For the Salvation of Zion”
- Doctrine and Covenants 93 – “Receive of His Fulness”
- Doctrine and Covenants 89 to 92 – “A Principle with Promise”
- Doctrine and Covenants 88 – “Establish … a House of God”
- Doctrine and Covenants 85 to 87 – “Stand Ye in Holy Places”
- Doctrine and Covenants 84 – “The Power of Godliness”
- Doctrine and Covenants 81 to 83 – Where “Much Is Given Much Is Required”
- Doctrine and Covenants 77 to 80 – “I Will Lead You Along”
- Doctrine and Covenants 76 – “Great Shall Be Their Reward and Eternal Shall Be Their Glory”
- Doctrine and Covenants 71 to 75 – “No Weapon That Is Formed against You Shall Prosper”
- Doctrine and Covenants 67 to 70 – “Worth … the Riches of the Whole Earth”
- Doctrine and Covenants 64 to 66 – “The Lord Requireth the Heart and a Willing Mind”
- Doctrine and Covenants 63 – “That Which Cometh from Above Is Sacred”
- Doctrine and Covenants 60 to 62 – “All Flesh Is in Mine Hand”
- Doctrine and Covenants 58 to 59 – “Anxiously Engaged in a Good Cause”
- Doctrine and Covenants 51 to 57– “A Faithful, a Just, and a Wise Steward”
- Doctrine and Covenants 49 to 50 –“That Which Is of God Is Light”
- Doctrine and Covenants 46 to 48 –“Seek Ye Earnestly the Best Gifts”
- Doctrine and Covenants 45–“The Promises … Shall Be Fulfilled”
- Doctrine and Covenants 41 to 44- “My Law to Govern My Church”
- Doctrine and Covenants 37 to 40 -“If Ye Are Not One Ye Are Not Mine”
- Doctrine and Covenants 30 to 36 -“You Are Called to Preach My Gospel”
- Easter -“I Am He Who Liveth, I Am He Who Was Slain”
- Doctrine and Covenants 29- “Jesus Christ Will Gather His People”
- Doctrine and Covenants 27 to 28- “All Things Must Be Done in Order”
- Doctrine and Covenants 23 to 26 – “Strengthen the Church”
- Doctrine and Covenants 20 to 22 – “The Rise of the Church of Christ”
- Doctrine and Covenants 18 to 19 – “The Worth of Souls Is Great”
- Doctrine and Covenants 14 to 17 – “Stand as a Witness”
- Doctrine and Covenants 12-13, Joseph Smith-History 1:66-75 – “Upon You My Fellow Servants”
- Doctrine and Covenants 10 to 11 – “That You May Come Off Conqueror”
- Doctrine and Covenants 6 to 9 – “This Is the Spirit of Revelation”
- Doctrine and Covenants 3 to 5 – “My Work Shall Go Forth”
- Doctrine and Covenants 2; Joseph Smith History 1:27-65 – “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers”
- Joseph Smith History 1:1-26 – “I Saw a Pillar of Light”
- Doctrine and Covenants 1 – “Hearken, O Ye People”
