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D&C 18 can be outlined as follows: | D&C 18 can be outlined as follows: | ||
| − | :to Oliver (1-8) | + | :• to Oliver (1-8) |
| − | :to Oliver & David: worth of souls is great, so preach (9-25) | + | :• to Oliver & David: worth of souls is great, so preach (9-25) |
| − | ::Twelve will be sought out (26-30) | + | ::• Twelve will be sought out (26-30) |
| − | :::duties of the Twelve (31-36) | + | :::• duties of the Twelve (31-36) |
| − | ::Three Witnesses will select the Twelve (37-40) | + | ::• Three Witnesses will select the Twelve (37-40) |
| − | :to Oliver & David: worth of souls is great, so preach (41-45) | + | :• to Oliver & David: worth of souls is great, so preach (41-45) |
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== Historical setting == | == Historical setting == | ||
Revision as of 01:34, 22 July 2012
Doctrine & Covenants > Section 18
- Subpages: Verses 1-5, Verses 6-10, Verses 11-15, Verses 16-20, Verses 21-25, Verses 26-30, Verses 31-35, Verses 36-40 Verses 41-47
Contents
Brief outline and summary
D&C 18 is directed at first to Oliver Cowdery, then jointly to Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer, and also to the Twelve who will be selected.
D&C 18 can be outlined as follows:
- • to Oliver (1-8)
- • to Oliver & David: worth of souls is great, so preach (9-25)
- • Twelve will be sought out (26-30)
- • duties of the Twelve (31-36)
- • Three Witnesses will select the Twelve (37-40)
- • Twelve will be sought out (26-30)
- • to Oliver & David: worth of souls is great, so preach (41-45)
Historical setting
- Received: June 1829 at Harmony, Pennsylvania
- Prior section in chronological order: D&C 16
- Next section in chronological order: D&C 17
The immediate setting of D&C 18 was
Detailed discussion
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Relation to other scriptures
Related sections and chapters
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Parallel passages
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Text transmission and circulation
- The oldest surviving copy of D&C 18 is ______.
- D&C 18:10-14, 21-25 is paraphrased in a letter from Oliver Cowdery to Hyrum Smith dated 14 June 1829, so it is likely that the content of at least those verses is soon known to many of the Saints at Manchester-Palmyra.[1]
- D&C 18 was first published in the 1833 Book of Commandments, the earliest edition of what we now call the Doctrine & Covenants.
- The text of D&C 18 in significant editions of the Doctrine & Covenants can be found at:
- Changes to the text of D&C 18:
Complete outline and pagemap
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Questions for further thought and study
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Footnotes
[1] Letter from Oliver Cowdery to Hyrum Smith (14 Jun 1829). Reprinted in Cook, Lyndon W. The Revelations of Joseph Smith, 29. Provo, Utah: Seventy's Mission Bookstore, 1981.
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