A book of commandments 1833

So few copies of this book exist and all have different bindings we used the same antique brown and borrowed elements from other early lds books for the design of the front and back of the book. They originally decided to print 10,000 copies of the book at independence, missouri, but later reduced this number to 3,000. Notice that we have assigned a letter to some of the changes that we want to discuss later in the study. The ten most expensive mormon books meridian magazine. Click download or read online button to get 1833 book of commandments book now. The revelations were printed in the book of commandments correctly. Woodruff and others collected what pages had been printed and made or had made volumes for their own use.

A commandment to the church of christ, given in harmony, pennsylvania, september 4, 1830, revelation given to joseph smith the prophet, at harmony, pennsylvania, august 1830. The surviving galley sheets were gathered and bound as books and distributed as widely as possible to the membership. Scanned images of the entire 1833 book of commandments and. Apr 18, 2018 1833 book of commandments compared to 1966 doctrine and covenants david whitmer said the following concerning the printing of the book of commandments. The mob, purportedly frightened of mormon political power, was. As editor of the churchs newspaper called the evening and the morning star and of the book of commandments, william w. This book was printed in sextodecimo format on five sheets. Book of commandments and book of doctrine and covenants. Book of commandments wikisource, the free online library. Jan 05, 2012 view scanned images of the entire 1833 book of commandments and 1835 doctrine and covenants. In 1972, herald house, the publishing arm of the reorganized church of jesus christ of latter day saints now known as the community of christ published a reprint of the book of commandments.

The 1978 reprint of the 1835 edition and the 1993 photo reprint of the 1846 edition were used as sources for this. Wherefore fear and tremble, o ye people for what i the lord have decreed, in them, shall be. Lds 1833 book of commandments compared to 1966 doctrine and. Full text of 1833 book of commandments internet archive. Joseph smith, martin harris, oliver cowdery, john whitmer, sidney rigdon, and william wines phelps were responsible for the first publication of this work. Scanned images of the entire 1833 book of commandments and 1835 doctrine and covenants. Phelps also printed some of the major revelations in that paper during 1832 1833. A book of commandments, for the government of the church of christ, organized according to law, on the 6th of april, 1830. Our replica features the more elaborate title page of the two that were produced. Replica of 1833 book of commandments mormon brand new. Rare mormon documents go on display for the first time the.

Book of commandments, 1833, page 0 the joseph smith papers. The book of commandments is the earliest published volume said to contain the revelations of. Several saints risked their safety to salvage pages during the attack. Sep 12, 2014 chris detrick the salt lake tribune the book of commandments from 1833 belonging to wilford woodruff on display at the lds church history library wednesday september 3, 2014. This church being organized according to the will of him, who rules all things, on the sixth day of april, in the year of our lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty. On july 20, 1833, while the book was in press, the printing office in independence, missouri, was destroyed by vigilantes. She was the young woman who, with the aid of her younger sister caroline, rescued some of the sheets of the book of commandments that had been scattered in the streets after a mob destroyed the press in independence, missouri on july 20, 1833. A collection of joseph smiths early revelations, printed in 1833. Scanned images of the entire 1833 book of commandments and 1835 doctrine and covenants use these to verify the many changes made to joseph smiths revelations.

On july 20, 1833 an antimormon and proslavery mob destroyed the press. Book of commandments the encyclopedia of mormonism. These were edited, added to other revelations, and renamed the doctrine and covenants in 1835. Book of mormon was first published in palmyra, new york in 1830, a book of. The book of commandments has 160 pages in it, but since we are limited on space in this study, we have selected only the pages which contain important changes. The printing ends abruptly in the middle of what is today. Guidelines for use of articles site map contact us my. Also, specific mention of three witnesses removed, perhaps because 8 more witnesses were allowed to view the golden. The forerunner to todays doctrine and covenants, the book of commandments was taken to independence, missouri, for printing in 1833. For the government of the church of christ, organized according to law, on the 6th of april, 1830. Mar 21, 2012 wilford woodruffs copy of the book of commandments. View scanned images of the entire 1833 book of commandments and 1835 doctrine and covenants. West section 120 section 2140 section 4160 section 6180 section 81100 section 101 120 general assembly covenants and commandments of the lord, to his servants of the church of the latter day saints.

On 20 july 1833, a mob stormed the printing office in independence, missouri, halting the print run. First published in 1833, the book of commandments was scheduled for a print run of 10,000. It is unknown how many copies were printed, as the printing press was destroyed by an antimormon mob in independence, missouri, when the printers had reached only chapter 65. Book of commandments, for the church of christ, published in zion independence, missouri by w. This earlier book contained 65 early revelations to church leaders, including joseph smith and oliver cowdery. In 1833, a number of the revelations received by the prophet joseph smith were prepared for publication under the title a book of commandments for the government of the church of christ. Work on the volume proceeded very slowly but with high hopes through 1832 until the printing press was destroyed in july of 1833. The book of commandments was the first attempt to gather and publish the revelations of joseph smith. The book of commandments is the precursor of the doctrine and covenants. Because of mob violence present there, the press was destroyed and type and pages were scattered to prevent the book s publication. A book of commandments for the government of the church of christ, organized according to law on the 6th of april 1830.

Book of commandments, 1833 the joseph smith papers. A book of commandments for the government of the church of. Held in tradition as a series of revelations to prophet joseph smith, the principal. Book of commandments, 1833, page 49 the joseph smith. The new exhibit entitled foundations of faith includes 26 books, manuscripts and other historical documents that date back to the 19th century and the beginnings of.

A book of commandments, published in independence, missouri, in 1833. John hajicek has owned a couple copies of the 1833 book of commandments, one of the worlds rarest books. Brittany chapman explains how the book of commandments was compiled and talks about the edition available to view in the foundations of. Changing the revelations, the case against mormonism chapter 6. The doctrine and covenants was first published in 1835 as a later version of the book of commandments, which had been partially printed in 1833. Book of mormon 1830, book of commandments 1833, a collection of sacred hymns 1835 hymnal, palmyra ny, joseph smith, brigham young, mormonism, kirtland, nauvoo, reproductions, joesph smith papers, restored church, lds, early scriptures, cumorah land press, 1830 book of mormon. The interrupted printing resulted in an unusual volume. The sheets were probably printed using a workandturn technique, yielding two copies of the same. Text published in the book of commandments is now considered scripture by latterday saints as part of the larger doctrine and covenants. Book of commandments, 1833, page 47 the joseph smith papers. Publication date 1833 topics lds collection opensource language english. The book of commandments was a small work which elder w.

Printing began in 1832 at a print shop in independence, missouri, owned by william w. Aug 23, 2014 brittany chapman explains how the book of commandments was compiled and talks about the edition available to view in the foundations of faith exhibit. The book of commandments represents the first effort to publish in book form the revelations received by joseph smith. Mormons and mormonismdoctrinal and controversial works. Book of commandments, 1833, page 0 the joseph smith. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Independence man obtains book from early mormon days. This cdrom contains the 1833 version of the book of commandments, totaling 160 pages the book of commandments is the earliest published volume said to contain the revelations of joseph smith jr. Aug 26, 2019 a book of commandments, for the government of the church of christ, organized according to law, on the 6th of april, 1830. Some of the pages were gathered and subsequently bound with about twothirds of the proposed. A book of commandments for the government of the church of christ. Many of you know the story of mary elizabeth rollins. Commandments in zion independence, missouri in 1833, and. The printing was nearly complete in july 1833 when a mob ransacked the press shop.