Mormon History
Joe Smith: I am the Lord and you are my Dupes - 1829
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS – Section 5
Date: March 1829
Place: Harmony, Pennsylvania
To: Martin Harris
1 Behold, I say unto you, that as my servant Martin Harris has desired
a witness at my hand, that you, my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., have got
the plates of which you have testified and borne record that you have
received of me;
2 And now, behold, this shall you say unto him--he who spake unto you,
said unto you: I, the Lord, am God, and have given these things unto
you, my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and have commanded you that you
should stand as a witness of these things;
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS – Section 6
Date: April 1829
Place: Harmony, Pennsylvania
To: Oliver Cowdery
1 A great and marvelous work is about to come forth unto the children of men.
2 Behold, I am God; give heed unto my word, which is quick and
powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of
both joints and marrow; therefore give heed unto my words.
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS – Section 11
Date: May 1829
Place: Harmony, Pennsylvania
To: Hyrum Smith
1 A great and marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.
2 Behold, I am God; give heed to my word, which is quick and powerful,
sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints
and marrow; therefore give heed unto my word.
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS – Section 12
Date: May 1829
Place: Harmony, Pennsylvania
To: Joseph Knight, Sen.
1 A great and marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.
2 Behold, I am God; give heed to my word, which is quick and powerful,
sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints
and marrow; therefore, give heed unto my word.
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS – Section 14
Date: June 1829
Place: Fayette, New York
To: David Whitmer
1 A great and marvelous work is about to come forth unto the children of men.
2 Behold, I am God; give heed to my word, which is quick and powerful,
sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints
and marrow; therefore give heed unto my word.
DOCTRINES AND COVENANTS – Section 15
Date: June 1829
Place: Fayette, New York
To: John Whitmer
1 Hearken, my servant John, and listen to the words of Jesus Christ, your Lord and your Redeemer.
DOCTRINES AND COVENANTS – Section 16
Date: June 1829
Place: Fayette, New York
To: Peter Whitmer
1 Hearken, my servant Peter, and listen to the words of Jesus Christ, your Lord and your Redeemer.