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Doctrine & Covenants 8
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Doctrine & Covenants
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D&C Text
Read the Text at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Earliest Manuscript at JosephSmithPapers.org
Context Helps
Historical Context and Background of D&C 8
Timeline of Events in Harmony, Pennsylvania
Brief Biography of Oliver Cowdery
Verse-Level Helps
Verses 1-5
Verses 6-12
Additional Helps
Relevant Talks, Articles, Book Chapters
D&C 6-9 Resource Guide at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
"Oliver Cowdery's Gift," Revelations in Context at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
"The Gift and Power of God," Saints, Volume 1
"Divining Rods," Church History Topics
"Oliver Cowdery in the Doctrine and Covenants," by Susan Easton Black
John W. Welch's Themes
Counsel to Oliver Cowdery
Location Where D&C 8 was Received
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Related Images
Smith Home in Harmony
Photo Credit: John W. Welch, 2018
Oliver Writing as Joseph Dictates
Photo Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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