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Doctrine & Covenants and Church History

With an archive of 50 years of articles, BYU Studies is an excellent resource to assist you in your study of the Doctrine and Covenants. For each lesson, we've listed articles from our journal as well as chapters from books and sections from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism for you to peruse. Most of the articles are free, as well as all of the entries from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. There is a small fee for chapters from books or articles from   very recent issues of our journal.


Lessons


1. Introductory Studies
The Doctrine & Covenants addresses the needs of our day
"Doctrine and Covenants," by Roy W. Doxey, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
The Lord is the author of the Doctrine & Covenants
"Doctrine and Covenants as Literature," by Steven C. Walker, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
This course will cover the major events of this dispensation
"a Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith," BYU Studies, Volume 46, no. 4
"Dispensation of the Fulness of Times," by Rand H. Packer, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
2. Jesus Christ and the Doctrine and Covenants
The Doctrine & Covenants testifies of Christ
"Jesus Christ in the Scriptures: Jesus Christ in the Doctrine and Covenants," by Clark V. Johnson, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
The Atonement of Christ (D&C 19)
"Atonement of Jesus Christ," by Jeffrey R. Holland, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"The Necessity of a Sinless Messiah," by Ronald A. Heiner, BYU Studies, Volume 22, no. 1
The roles, attributes, and titles of Christ
"Jesus Christ, Fatherhood and Sonship of," by Robert L. Millet, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"Jesus Christ, Names and Titles of," by Stephen E. Robinson, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
3. The Opening of the Dispensation of the Fullness of Times
Apostasy
"Apostasy," by Todd Compton, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
The way for Joseph Smith was prepared
"Protestant Reformation," by De Lamar Jensen, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"Joseph Smith's Boyhood Operation," by Leroy S. Wirthlin, BYU Studies, Volume 21, no. 2
"The Visionary World of Joseph Smith," by Richard L. Bushman, BYU Studies, Volume 37, no. 1
The First Vision ushered in the restoration of the gospel
"The Earliest Documented Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision," by Dean C. Jessee, Opening the Heavens
Truths revealed in the First Vision
"The Appearance of the Father and the Son to Joseph Smith in 1820," by James B. Allen and John W. Welch, Opening the Heavens
4. The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon
Joseph was prepared to translate the Book of Mormon
"Joseph Smith and Preexilic Israelite Religion," by Margaret Barker, BYU Studies, Volume 44, no.4
Miraculous preservation of the Book of Mormon
"The Miraculous Translation," by John W. Welch, Opening the Heavens
The Witnesses
"Book of Mormon Witnesses," by Richard Lloyd Anderson, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
5. Testimony, Conversion, and Revelation
Obtaining personal revelation
"Toward the Folkloristic Study of Latter-day Saint Conversion Narratives," by Eric A. Eliason, BYU Studies, Volume 38, no. 1
"Watermelons, Alma 32, and the Experimental Method ," by Joseph Thomas Hepworth, BYU Studies, Volume 23, no. 4
6. The Holy Ghost
How the Holy Ghost speaks to us
"Holy Ghost," Joseph Fielding McConkie, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
7. Faith and Repentance
First Principles and Ordinances
"Confession in LDS Doctrine and Practice," by Edward L. Kimball, BYU Studies, Volume 36, no. 2
8. Blessings of the Priesthood
What is the priesthood?
"Priesthood," by Richard G. Ellsworth and Melvin J. Luthy, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood, ministry of angels
"Aaronic Priesthood," by Larry C. Porter, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood, keys
"Priesthood Restoration Documents," by Brian Q. Cannon and BYU Studies Staff, BYU Studies, Volume 35, no. 4
"Keys of the Priesthood," by Michael Young, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Priesthood to all worthy males
"Spencer W. Kimball and the Revelation on Priesthood," by Edward L. Kimball, BYU Studies, Volume 47, no. 2
Blessings of the priesthood to women
"Feminism in the Light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ " by B. Kent Harrison and Mary Stovall Richards, BYU Studies, Volume 36, no. 2
9. "The Only True and Living Church"
Organization of the Church in 1830
"Organization of the Church, 1830," by John Carmack, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
D&C; 20
"An Examination of the 1829 'Articles of the Church of Christ' in Relation to Section 20 of the Doctrine and Covenants" by Scott Faulring, BYU Studies, Volume 43, no. 4
"Licensing in the Early Church" by Don Cannon, BYU Studies, Volume 22, no. 1
10. "This Is My Voice unto All"
Hymns
"Doctrine and Covenants: Section 25" by Klis Hale Volkening, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"Doctrines of Faith and Hope Found in Emma Smith's 1835 Hymnbook" by Mary Poulter, BYU Studies, Volume 37, no. 2
11. "The Field Is White Already to Harvest"
Missionary Work
"The Missionary Experiences of Spencer W. Kimball"BYU Studies, Volume 25, no. 4
Latter-day Saint Returned Missionaries in the United States: a Survey on Religious Activity and Postmission Adjustment by Richard J. McClendon and Bruce A. Chadwick, BYU Studies, Volume 43, no. 2
12. "The Gathering of My People"
Gathering
"Gathering" by Ronald D. Dennis, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
13. "This Generation Shall Have My Word through You"
Doctrines restored by Joseph Smith
"Doctrine: Distinctive Teachings" by Alma P. Burton, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"Doctrine: LDS Doctrines Compared with Other Christian Doctrines" by Stephen E. Robinson, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Joseph Smith Challenges the Theological World by David Paulsen, BYU Studies, Volume 44, no. 4
Are Christians Mormons? Reassessing Joseph Smith's Theology in His Bicentennial by David L. Paulsen, BYU Studies, Volume 45, no. 1
"Lightning Out of Heaven": Joseph Smith and the Forging of Community by Terryl L. Givens, BYU Studies, Volume 45, no. 1
14. The Law of Consecration
Law of Consecration in Ohio
"Consecration: Law of Consecration" by Frink W. Hirschi, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"Consecration: Consecration in Ohio and Missouri" by Karl Ricks Anderson, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"Give Up All and Follow Your Lord": Testimony and Exhortation in Early Mormon Women’s Letters, 1831–1839 by Janiece Johnson, BYU Studies, Volume 41, no. 1
"United Firm," by Max Parkin
15. “Seek Ye Earnestly the Best Gifts”
Gifts of the Spirit
"Gifts of the Spirit" by H. George Bickerstaff, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"Patriarchal Blessings" by William James Mortimer, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Words Cannot Speak: “The Song of the Heart” by Clyn D. Barrus, BYU Studies, Volume 37, no. 3
Imparting One to Another: The Role of Humility, Charity, and Consecration within an Artistic Community by Tanya Rizzuti, BYU Studies, Volume 41, no. 4
16. "Thou Shalt … Offer Up Thy Sacraments upon My Holy Day"
Sabbath Day
"Sabbath Day" by William B. Smart, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
17. The Law of Tithing and the Law of the Fast
Tithing
Singular and Plural Address in the Scriptures , by James Rasband, BYU Studies, Volume 41, no. 2
"Tithing" by Howard D. Swainston, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Fasting
"Fasting and Food, Not Weapons: A Mormon Response to Conflict", by Eugene England, BYU Studies, Volume 25, no 1
"Fasting" by Dawn M. Hills, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
18. "Establish … a House of God"
Kirtland Temple Dedication
"A Pentecost and Endowment Indeed": Six Eyewitness Accounts of the Kirtland Temple Experience, by Stephen C. Harper, Opening the Heavens
Minerva Teichert’s Manti Temple Murals by Doris R. Dant, BYU Studies, Volume 38, no. 3
A Jewel in the Gardens of Paradise: The Art and Architecture of the Hawai’i Temple by Paul L. Anderson, BYU Studies, Volume 39, no. 4
Pentecost Continued: a Contemporaneous Account of the Kirtland Temple Dedication by Stephen C. Harper, BYU Studies, Volume 42, no. 2
19.The Plan of Salvation
The Plan of Salvation
"Plan of Salvation" by Gerald N. Lund, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
The Good Samaritan: a Type and Shadow of the Plan of Salvation, by John W. Welch, BYU Studies, Volume 38, no. 2
Premortal Life
"Premortal Life" by Gayle Oblad Brown, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"The Hymn of the Pearl: An Ancient Counterpart to "O My Father"" by John W. Welch, BYU Studies, Volume 36, no. 1
From Arcadia to Elysium in The Magic Flute and Weimar Classicism: The Plan of Salvation and Eighteenth-Century Views of Moral Progression by John B. Fowles, BYU Studies, Volume 43, no. 3
Purpose of Life
"Purpose of Earth Life" by James P. Bell, Daniel C. Peterson, and Huston Smith, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Loving God and Mankind: Rites of Passage and the Humanities by Eric B. Shumway, BYU Studies, Volume 37, no. 4
“Why Bad Things Happen at All: A Search for Clarity among the Problems of Evil” by John Sutton Welch, BYU Studies, Volume 42, no. 2
Life after Death
“The Great World of the Spirits of the Dead”: Death, the Great War, and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic as Context for Doctrine and Covenants 138 by Geroge Tate, BYU Studies, Volume 46, no. 1
20. The Kingdoms of Glory
Kingdoms of Glory, Celestial Kingdom (D&C; 76)
"Saved or Damned":Tracing a Persistent Protestantism in Early Mormon Thought, by Grant Underwood, BYU Studies, Volume 25, no. 3
"Degrees of Glory" by Larry E. Dahl, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
21. "Looking Forth for the Great Day of the Lord to Come"
Second Coming
“Scriptural Perspectives on How to Survive the Calamities of the Last Days”, by Hugh Nibley, BYU Studies, Volume 25, no.1
22. The Word of Wisdom: "a Principle with Promise"
Word of Wisdom
"Brigham Young’s Word of Wisdom Legacy" by Paul H. Peterson and Ronald W. Walker, BYU Studies, Volume 42, no. 3 & 4
Tobacco-Related Cancers in Utah Compared to the United States: Quantifying the Benefits of the Word of Wisdom by Ray M. Merrill, Gordon B. Lindsay and Joseph L. Lyon, BYU Studies, Volume 38, no. 4
"Word of Wisdom" by Joseph Lynn Lyon, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
23. "Seek Learning, Even by Study and Also by Faith"
Scripture Study, Study and Faith, Seek Learning
"Discipleship and Scholarship" by Neal A. Maxwell, BYU Studies, Volume 32, no. 3
"The Mantle Is Far, Far Greater Than the Intellect" by Boyd K. Packer, BYU Studies, Volume 21, no. 3
Educating Zion by John W. Welch and Don E. Norton
24. "Be Not Deceived, but Continue in Steadfastness"
Avoiding Individual Apostasy
"The Seduction of our Gifts" by Pat Debenham, BYU Studies, Volume 41, no. 3
25. Priesthood: "The Power of Godliness"
Priesthood Offices, Quorums, Councils
"Priesthood Councils" by J. Bonner Ritchie, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"Priesthood Offices" by Bruce T. Harper, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"Priesthood Quorums" by Sherman N. Tingey, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
26. "Go Ye into All the World, and Preach My Gospel"
Missionary Work, in all the world
The Cultural Impact of Mormon Missionaries on Taiwan by Richard B. Stamps, BYU Studies, Volume 41, no. 4
"Nothing Less Than Miraculous": The First Decade of Mormonism in Mongolia by Stephen C. Harper, BYU Studies, Volume 42, no. 1
Keeping Promises: The LDS Church Enters Bulgaria, 1990–1994 by Kahlile Mehr, BYU Studies, Volume 36, no. 4
Out of Obscurity: The Emergence of The Church of Latter-day Saints in "That Vast Empire" of Russia by Gary L. Browning, BYU Studies, Volume 33, no. 4
27. "They Must Needs Be Chastened and Tried, Even as Abraham"
Enduring in spite of Adversity
"I Love All Men Who Dive: Melville and Joseph Smith" by Richard Dilworth Rust,BYU Studies, Volume 38, no. 1
Behind the Iron Curtain: Recollections of Latter-day Saints in East Gearmany, 1945-1989 by Gerold N. Davis and Norma S. Davis, BYU Studies, Volume 35, no. 1
"Tryed and Purified as Gold": Mormon Women’s "Lives" by Maureen Ursenbach Beecher, BYU Studies, Volume 34, no. 4
28. "O God, Where Art Thou?"
D&C; 121-23
Revelations in Context: Joseph Smith’s Letter from Liberty Jail, March 20, 1839 by Dean Jessee and John W. Welch, BYU Studies, Volume 39, no. 3
Joseph Smith and the Problem of Evil by David L. Paulsen, BYU Studies, Volume 39, no. 1
The Savior's Suffering for Us
"Suffering in the World" by Carlfred Broderick, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Hedonism, Suffering, and Redemption: The Challenge of Christian Psychotherapy by Edwin E. Gantt, BYU Studies, Volume 42, no. 2
The Fellowship of Christ’s Sufferings as Reflected in Lear and Life by Sally Taylor, BYU Studies, Volume 43, no. 2
29. Building the Kingdom of God in Nauvoo, Illinois
Nauvoo, Building the Kingdom
"Nauvoo" by Glen Leonard, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"Nauvoo—Sunrise and Sunset on the Mississippi" by Gordon B. Hinckley, BYU Studies, Volume 32, no. 1 & 2
Doctrine and the Temple in Nauvoo by Larry C. Porter and Milton V. Backman Jr., BYU Studies, Volume 32, no. 1 & 2
30. "The Prisoners Shall Go Free"
Baptism for the Dead (D&C; 127-128)
"Baptism for the Dead" by H. David Burton and Krister Stendahl, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
A Rescue for the Dead: The Posthumous Salvation of Non-Christians in Early Christianity by Jeffery A. Trumbower, reviewed by Hans A. Pohlsander BYU Studies, Volume 41, no. 2
31. "Sealed … for Time and for All Eternity"
Marriage (D&C; 132)
Love and Intimacy in Family, Kinship, Friendship, and Community by Allen E. Bergin and Mark H. Butler, BYU Studies, Volume 42, no. 2
Joseph Smith's Performance of Marriages in Ohio by Scott Bradshaw, BYU Studies, Volume 39, no. 4
Values of Christian Families: Do They Come from Unrecognized Idols? by Brent D. Slife, BYU Studies, Volume 38, no. 2
32. "To Seal the Testimony"
Martyrs (D&C; 135)
"Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith" by Joseph I. Bentley, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
"Martyrs" by Robert C. Patch, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
33. President Brigham Young Leads the Saints
Brigham Young Leads the Saints
The Mantle of the Prophet Joseph Passes to Brother Brigham a Collective Spiritual Wittness by Lynne W. Jorgensen and BYU Studies Staff, BYU Studies, Volume 36, no.4
Joseph, Brigham and the Twelve: A Succession of Continuity by Ronald K. Esplin, BYU Studies, Volume 21, no. 3
The Emergence of Brigham Young and the Twelve to Mormon Leadership, 1830–1841 by Ronald K. Esplin
34. Faith in Every Footstep
Winter Quarters, Pioneer heritage
'Pleasing to the Eyes of an Exile': The Latter-day Saint Sojourn at Winter Quarters, 1846-1848 by Jennifer Lund, BYU Studies, Volume 39, no.2
35. "A Mission of Saving"
Willie and Martin Handcart rescue
Weather, Disaster, and Responsibility: An Esssay on the WIllie and Martin Handcart Story by Howard A. Christy, BYU Studies, Volume 37, no.1
The Martin Handcart Company at the Sweetwater: Another Look by Chad Orton, BYU Studies, Volume 45, no. 3
36. "The Desert Shall Rejoice, and Blossom as the Rose"
Building the Salt Lake Temple, early missions 1850-1890
Exterior Symbolism of the Salt Lake Temple: Reflecting the Faith That Called the Place into Being by Richard Oman, BYU Studies, Volume 36, no.4
37. "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet"
President of the Church
"President of the Church" by Lynn England and Keith Warner, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
38. "In Mine Own Way"
Self-reliance, staying out of debt
Self-Sufficiency (Self-Reliance)" by Val Macmurray, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
39. "The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers"
Elijah 3 April 1836, Work for the Dead, D&C; 138
The Appearance of Elijah and Moses in the Kirtland Temple and the Jewish Passover by Stephen Ricks, BYU Studies, Volume 23, no.4
Line upon Line, Precept upon Precept: Reflections on the 1877 Commencement of the Performance of Endowments and Sealings for the Dead by Richard Bennet, BYU Studies, Volume 44, no.3
The Great World of the Spirits of the Dead: Death, the Great War, and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic as Context for Doctrine and Covenants 138 by Richard Bennet, BYU Studies, Volume 46, no.1
40. Finding Joy in Temple and Family History Work
Family history, journal keeping
"Tried and Purified as God: Mormon Women's Lives" by Maureen Ursenbach Beecher, BYU Studies, Volume 23, no.4
Prologue to Hearts Turned to the Fathers: The Spirit of Elijah by BYU Studies Staff, BYU Studies, Volume 34, no.2
Elijah’s Promise: An Oriental View by Masakzau Watabe, BYU Studies, Volume 44, no.2
41. "Every Member a Missionary"
Assisting in missionary work, helping new converts
"Nothing Less than Miraculous": The First Decade of Mormonism in Mongolia by Steven C. Harper, BYU Studies, Volume 42, no.1
42. Continuing Revelation to Latter-day Prophets
Official Declaration 2
Spencer W. Kimball and the Revelation on the Priesthood by Edward Kimball, BYU Studies, Volume 47, no.2
43. Take upon You My Whole Armor
Armor of God, chastity, honesty, profanity
The Power of the Word: Religion, Family, Friends, and Delinquent Behavior of LDS Youth by Brent L. Top and Bruce A. Chadwick, BYU Studies, Volume 33, no.2
44. Being Good Citizens
Keeping the laws of the land
What Does God Think about America? Some Challenges for Evangelicals and Mormons by Richard J. Mouw, BYU Studies, Volume 43, no.4
45. "The Family Is Ordained of God"
Proclamation on the Family
The Principles of the Proclamation: Ten Years of Hope by Richard Wilkins, BYU Studies, Volume 44, no.3
46. "Zion—The Pure in Heart"
Zion, pure in heart
"Building Zion: Latter-day Saint Legacy of Urban Planning" by Craig Galli, BYU Studies, Volume 44, no.1
 
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