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Revelations of Joseph Smith - 1832

When: 10 January 1832 (Tuesday)
Where: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA (John Johnson Home)
Who: Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon
What: Elders are to continue to preach the Gospel while Joseph and Sidney continue to work on translating the Bible.
Source: D&C 73; First published as section 29 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: January 1832 (after 10 January and before 25 January)
Where: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA (John Johnson Home)
Who: Joseph Smith
What: Paul counsels the Church of his time not to keep the law of Moses. Children are holy and are sanctified through the Atonement.
Source: D&C 74; First published as section 73 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: 25 January 1832 (Wednesday)
Where: Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA (Simeon Carter Home)
Who: Joseph Smith
What: Faithful elders that preach will gain eternal life, pray to receive the Comforter, which teaches all things. Families of missionaries are to receive support from the Church.
Source: D&C 75; First published as section 87 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: 16 February 1832 (Monday)
Where: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA (John Johnson Home)
Who: Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon (received upon the continuation of the translation of the Bible concerning things that had been taken or lost from the Bible)
What: Mysteries of God are revealed to the faithful, all will be resurrected, Satan is a fallen angel of God, sons of perdition suffer eternal damnation while all others gain some degree of salvation, status of those in the celestial, terrestrial, and telestial kingdoms.
Source: D&C 76; First published in The Evening and the Morning Star (July 1832) and included as section 91 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: February 1832
Where: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA
Who: Lincoln Hasskin through Joseph Smith
What: Lincoln Hasskin is chosen as a servant, he is to be ordained and go forth and proclaim the gospel
Source: Kirtland Revelation Book, Church History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

When: March 1832
Where: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA (John Johnson Home)
Who: Joseph Smith
What: Questions and answers explaining the Revelation of St. John.
Source: D&C 77; First published in Times and Seasons (August 1, 1844) and included as section 77 in the 1876 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants.

When: 1 March 1832 (Thursday)
Where: Kirtland Township, Geauga County, Ohio, USA (Newel K. Whitney Store)
Who: Joseph Smith
What: Call for the creation of a storehouse, the “United Order” and for the Saints to be self-sufficient.
Source: D&C 78; First published as section 75 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: March 1832
Where: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA (John Johnson Home)
Who: Joseph Smith for Jared Carter
What: Jared Carter is called to preach the gospel in the eastern countries.
Source: D&C 79; First published as section 76 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: March 1832
Where: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA (John Johnson Home)
Who: Joseph Smith for Stephen Burnett and Eden Smith
What: Stephen Burnett and Eden Smith are called to preach the gospel wherever they choose.
Source: D&C 80; First published as section 77 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: March 1832
Where: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA (John Johnson Home)
Who: Joseph Smith for Frederick G. Williams
What: The First Presidency holds the keys to the kingdom. If Frederick Williams is faithful, he will have eternal life.
Source: D&C 81; First published as section 79 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: March 1832
Where: [Hiram, Ohio?] Portage County, USA
Who: Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon
What: The Duty of Bishops, bishops are accountable before the Lord for their stewardships, Presidency of the High Priesthood has authority to preside over the Church.
Source: Newel K. Whitney Collection, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.

When: 20 March 1832 (Tuesday)
Where: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA
Who: Joseph Smith
What: Revelation given through questions and answers, paper should be purchased by the Bishop to publish the book of the Lord’s commandments, Joseph is told not to wait to finish the translation of the New Testament before they go to Zion.
Source: Newel K. Whitney Collection, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.

When: 26 April 1832 (Thursday)
Where: Jackson County, Missouri, USA (Site of Edward Partridge Home and Schoolhouse)
Who: Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Newel K. Whitney (through Joseph Smith)
What: Where much is given, much is required. The Lord is bound when we obey.
Source: D&C 82; First published as section 86 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: 30 April 1832 (Monday)
Where: Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA (Site of Edward Partridge Home and Schoolhouse)
Who: Joseph Smith
What: Widowed women and children’s rights to the benefits of the Church storehouse.
Source: D&C 83; First published in The Evening and the Morning Star (January 1833) and included as section 88 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: 24 August 1832 (Friday)
Where: Kirtland Township, Geauga County, Ohio, USA (Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, as per the “Kirtland Revelation Book” pp. 19-20) (John Johnson Home)
Who: Joseph Smith
What: John Murdock is called to serve in the “eastern countries.”
Source: D&C 99; First published as section 78 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: 22-23 September 1832 (Saturday-Sunday)
Where: Kirtland Township, Geauga County, Ohio, USA (Newel K. Whitney Store)
Who: Joseph Smith and the six Elders, through the prophet Joseph
What: Instructions for building a temple in Jackson County, the oath and covenant of the priesthood.
Source: D&C 84; First published as section 4 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: 27 November 1832 (Tuesday)
Where: Kirtland Township, Geauga County, Ohio, USA (Newel K. Whitney Store)
Who: Extract of a letter from Joseph Smith to William W. Phelps
What: Inheritances of Zion are received through consecration.
Source: D&C 85; First published in The Evening and the Morning Star (January 1833) and included as section 85 in the 1876 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants.

When: 6 December 1832 (Thursday)
Where: Kirtland Township, Geauga County, Ohio, USA (Newel K. Whitney Store)
Who: Joseph Smith
What: Explanation of the parable of the wheat and the tares found in Matthew 13.
Source: D&C 86; First published as section 6 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

When: 25 December 1832 (Tuesday)
Where: Kirtland Township, Geauga County, Ohio, USA (Newel K. Whitney Store)
Who: Joseph Smith
What: Prophecy concerning the Civil War.
Source: D&C 87; First published in the Pearl of Great Price in 1851 and included as section 87 in the 1876 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants.

When: 27 December 1832 (Thursday)
Where: Kirtland Township, Geauga County, Ohio, USA (Newel K. Whitney Store)
Who: Joseph Smith
What: “Olive Leaf” revelation. Contains major doctrine, including the resurrection and doctrine of the kingdom, duty of the Elders, solemn assembly, construction of a house of worship, and organization of the School of the Prophets.
Source: D&C 88; First published Verses 117–126 and 127–137 were published in The Evening and the Morning Star. Verses 1–116 were published on a broadsheet in December 1833 or January 1834. The entire revelation was included as section 7 in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.

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