Joseph Smith’s Uncanonized Revelations

by. Stephen O. Smoot & Brian C. Passantino. 

Among the accomplishments the Prophet Joseph Smith was eulogized for shortly after his martyrdom were his roles as the translator and publisher of the Book of Mormon and as a revelator who had “brought forth the revelations and commandments” in the Doctrine and Covenants. It is appropriate that the Prophet be remembered in this manner. A revelation given on April 6, 1830, the date of the formal organization of the Church of Christ—later designated by revelation The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Doctrine and Covenants 115:4)—avows that “there shall a Record be kept among” the Saints and that in it Joseph would be esteemed a seer, translator, prophet, and an apostle of Jesus Christ; one who, “being inspired of the Holy Ghost,” was to be remembered as the one God called to lay the foundation of the restored Church. This book collects Joseph Smith’s uncanonized revelations, offering a new edition of these text and update to past work. While most of the text featured in this volume are accessible in The Joseph Smith Papers, both online and in print, many readers will probably find it difficult to sift through all twenty-seven volumes of the papers to locate these items. This book aims to remove that barrier to help facilitate access to these fascinating revelations.