Revelations of Joseph Smith - 1837
When: 6 January 1837 (Friday)
Where: Kirtland Township, Geauga County, Ohio, USA
Who: Joseph Smith
What: Revelation concerning the Kirtland Safety Society
Source: Wilford Woodruff Journal, January 6, 1837. Original in Church History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; See Wilford Woodruff’s Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, ed. Scott G. Kenney (Midvale, UT: Signature Books), 1:120.
When: 23 July 1837 (Sunday)
Where: Kirtland Township, Geauga County, Ohio, USA (Kirtland Temple)
Who: Joseph Smith to Thomas B. March, President of the Quorum of the Twelve
What: Twelve are to preach the gospel and give warning to all nations, to take up their cross, follow Jesus, and feed His sheep. To receive the First Presidency is to receive the Lord, darkness shall cover the earth and the baptized shall be saved, the First Presidency and the Twelve hold the keys of the dispensation.
Source: D&C 112; First published as section 104 in the 1844 Doctrine and Covenants.
When: 4 September 1837 (Monday)
Where: Kirtland Township, Geauga County, Ohio, USA
Who: Joseph Smith
What: John Whitmer and William W. Phelps are called to repentance
Source: History of the Church 2:511.
When: November 1837
Where: Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA
Who: Joseph Smith
What: Revelation on War, peace shall soon be taken from the earth
Source: Joseph Smith and Don Carlos Smith, eds., Elders’ Journal of the Church of Latter Day Saints (Kirtland, Ohio: Published by Thomas B. Marsh, 1837) 1:28.