So many amazing resources on D&C 20: a Constitution for the new Church.
1. The Joseph Smith Papers project has photos. Read the original document! Articles and Covenants https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/articles-and-covenants-circa-april-1830-dc-20/1
2. The LDS.org website has lots of historical resources to assist your study this year.
D&C CFM Historical resources: photos, biographies, maps, timelines https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/doctrine-and-covenants-historical-resources-2025/10?lang=eng
3. The Religious Study Center at BYU (established to assist CES- seminary and institute- instructors) has a wide variety of good articles.
A. John Welch paper on Book of Mormon language in D&C 20 https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-12-no-2-2011/book-mormon-keystone-church-administration
B. Fayette: The Place the Church was Organized by John K. Carmack https://rsc.byu.edu/sperry-symposium-classics-doctrine-covenants/fayette-place-church-was-organized
C. The Articles and Covenants: A Handbook for New Branches by Craig James Ostler https://rsc.byu.edu/firm-foundation/articles-covenants-handbook-new-branches or
https://rsc.byu.edu/sites/default/files/pub_content/pdf/The_Articles_and_Covenants.pdf
4. Scripture Central has great stuff, as always:
A. Video: what occurred at Whitmer home : 1830 https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/section-20/
B. Introductory video to D&C 20 https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/section-20/
C. Video: Lynne Wilson addresses questions about the Organization of the Church https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/section-20/
D. Harper, Steven C. “Section 20.”
In Doctrine and Covenants Contexts, 39–41 https://scripturecentral.org/archive/books/book-chapter/section-20
E. D&C 20 verse by verse commentary by Casey Griffiths https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/sections/commentary-on-dc-20/
Note that D&C 21:8 connects permission for Joseph Smith to rejoice with remission of his sins. (see my CFM D&C 18 notes)
Rebecca Holt Stay : March 8, 2025
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