Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants
Doctrine and Covenants 6–9
In the fall of 1828, a young schoolteacher named Oliver Cowdery took a teaching job in Manchester, New York, and stayed with the family of Lucy and Joseph Smith Sr. Oliver had heard about their son Joseph and his remarkable experiences, and Oliver, who considered himself a seeker of truth, wanted to know more. The Smiths described visits from angels, an ancient record, and the gift to translate by the power of God. Oliver was fascinated. Could it be true? Lucy and Joseph Sr. gave him advice that applies to anyone seeking truth: pray and ask the Lord.
Oliver did, and the Lord answered, speaking “peace to [his] mind” (Doctrine and Covenants 6:23). Revelation, Oliver discovered, isn’t just for prophets like Joseph Smith. It’s for anyone who wants it and seeks it diligently. Oliver still had a lot to learn, but he knew enough to take his next step. He knew the Lord was doing something important through Joseph Smith, and Oliver wanted to be part of it.
D&C 6: Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829. Oliver Cowdery began his labors as scribe in the translation of the Book of Mormon, April 7, 1829. He had already received a divine manifestation of the truth of the Prophet’s testimony respecting the plates on which was engraved the Book of Mormon record. The Prophet inquired of the Lord through the Urim and Thummim and received this response.
D&C 7: Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829, when they inquired through the Urim and Thummim as to whether John, the beloved disciple, tarried in the flesh or had died. The revelation is a translated version of the record made on parchment by John and hidden up by himself.
D&C 8: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829. In the course of the translation of the Book of Mormon, Oliver, who continued to serve as scribe, writing at the Prophet’s dictation, desired to be endowed with the gift of translation. The Lord responded to his supplication by granting this revelation.
D&C 9: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829. Oliver is admonished to be patient and is urged to be content to write, for the time being, at the dictation of the translator, rather than to attempt to translate.
- Study and Teaching Helps: 2025 Doctrine & Covenants, Jonn Claybaugh
- Interpreter Radio Show — January 12, 2025, including Doctrine & Covenants in Context
- Nibley Lectures: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 6 (D&C 6-9)
- The Faith to See: Burning in the Bosom and Translating the Book of Mormon in Doctrine and Covenants 9, Stan Spencer, February 12, 2016
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 5: D&C 6–9 (2021), Jonn Claybaugh
- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 5 (D&C 6–9) (2021)
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 6, "I Will Tell You in Your Mind and in Your Heart, by the Holy Ghost", Administration, February 5, 2017
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 5. "This Is the Spirit of Revelation", Administration, January 24, 2017
- Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Doctrine and Covenants 2025 (lesson materials)
- Our Most Important Duty, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
- This is the Spirit of Revelation, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos
- Section 6, The Arrival of Oliver Cowdery, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 14–16
- Oliver Cowdery’s Gift, Revelations in Context
- Chapter 5: Doctrine and Covenants 6; 8–9, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)
- Oliver Cowdery’s Gift, Revelations in Context
- Getting Answers to Prayers, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Richard G. Scott
- Proceed with Trust, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Richard G. Scott
- Section 9, “Your Bosom Shall Burn within You”, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 20–21
- “What greater witness can you have than from God?” , Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants
- Saints, 1:58–64
- “Days of Harmony”
- “Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives”, Russell M. Nelson, Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 93–96
- “And upon the Handmaids in Those Days Will I Pour Out My Spirit”, Julie B. Beck, Ensign or Liahona, May 2010, 10–12
- Revelations in Context: “Oliver Cowdery’s Gift”
- “Desire”, Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign or Liahona, May 2011, 42–45
- “Be Not Troubled”, Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2018, 18–21
- Doctrine and Covenants 6-9, FAIR
- Section 6, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 7, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 8, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 9, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Why Were So Many Sections in the Doctrine and Covenants Revealed during the Days When the Book of Mormon Was Being Translated?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #593
- Doctrine & Covenants 6 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 7 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 8 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 9 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 6 to 9 – “This Is the Spirit of Revelation”, BYU Studies
- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: The Spirit of Revelation D&C 6 & 8-9
- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: John the Revelator & John the Baptist D&C 7 & 13
