Read the Joseph Smith revelations that few Latter-day Saints know about

A prophecy of war, God’s first name, fierce chastisements and the blessings of polygamy — these are the contents of the more than 40 uncanonized revelations of Joseph Smith that two historians scraped from the thousands of pages left behind by the 19th-century church leader.

As a revelator, Smith was highly prolific. So much so, that his earlier followers didn’t deem it necessary to include every divine dictation in the Doctrine and Covenants, a volume that contains many of his teachings and is read to this day as scripture by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

But just because dozens of his statements weren’t given the stamp of “scripture” doesn’t mean they should be forgotten. So argue Stephen Smoot, an adjunct instructor of ancient scripture at church-owned Brigham Young University, and Brian Passantino, a research consultant for the Church History Department.

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Read the Joseph Smith revelations that few Latter-day Saints know about

Read the Joseph Smith revelations that few Latter-day Saints know about

Read the Joseph Smith revelations that few Latter-day Saints know about

Read the Joseph Smith revelations that few Latter-day Saints know about

Read the Joseph Smith revelations that few Latter-day Saints know about