D&C 31:1-13

Doctrine & Covenants > Section 31

Historical setting

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• Prior section in chronological order D&C 30
• Next section in chronological order D&C 32

For a brief overview of D&C 31 in historical relation to the rest of the Doctrine & Covenants, see D&C: Historical Overview. For lengthier discussions of the historical setting, see Historical Context of the Doctrine & Covenants, chapter 6 or Church History in the Fulness of Times, chapter 7.

Outline and brief summary

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Detailed discussion

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Relation to other scriptures

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Text transmission and circulation

• The oldest surviving copy of D&C 31 is __.

• D&C 31 was first published in __.

• D&C 31 was first included in the Doctrine & Covenants in the 18__ edition.

• The text of D&C 31 in significant editions of the Doctrine & Covenants can be found at: <NEED TO UPDATE REFERENCES>

• 1835 Doctrine & Covenants, sec. 42, p. 171
• 1844 Doctrine & Covenants, sec. 42, p. 254-55
• 1876 Doctrine & Covenants, sec. 17, p. 103-04
• 1921 Doctrine & Covenants, sec. 17, p. 23-24
• current 1981 Doctrine & Covenants, sec. 17, p. 27-28

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