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In 1835, the book was printed and published under the title Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of the Latter Day Saints: Carefully Selected from the Revelations of God. A copy of the Doctrine and Covenants from NASA photographer M. Edward Thomas traveled to the moon and back in 1972 with astronaut John Young aboard Apollo 16. [5]
The Doctrine and Covenants is a compilation of texts canonized as scripture by various denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. Organized into sections in most editions, adherents regard many of the compiled texts as revelations given by the Christian God through a prophet .
The "Word of Wisdom" is the common name of an 1833 section of the Doctrine and Covenants, [1] a book considered by many churches within the Latter Day Saint movement to be a sacred text. The section defines beliefs regarding certain drugs , nutritious ingredients in general, and the counsel to eat meat sparingly; it also offers promises to ...
The D&C teaches that "all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church". [11] This applies to adding new scripture. LDS Church president Harold B. Lee taught "The only one authorized to bring forth any new doctrine is the President of the Church, who, when he does, will declare it as revelation from God, and it will be so accepted by the Council of the Twelve and sustained ...
However, the re-numbered Doctrine and Covenants reads: "...and this is the first gift that I bestowed upon you; and I have commanded that you should pretend to no other gift until my purpose is fulfilled in this; for I will grant unto you no other gift until it is finished." — Doctrine and Covenants 5:4
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The original 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, a book of LDS scripture, used code names for certain people and places. These names appear only in seven of the book's sections, mainly those dealing with the United Order (or United Firm).
This category is for modern people mentioned and/or discussed in the Doctrine and Covenants of a Latter Day Saint church. Pages in category "Doctrine and Covenants people" The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total.