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Doctrine and Covenants 135–136
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Bibliography
Doctrine and Covenants 135
Steven C. Harper, “Section 135,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 362–364.
Susan Easton Black, “The Martyrdom - Insight Into D&C 135,” Restoration Voices Volume 2: Insights and Stories of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Jeffrey Mahas, “Remembering the Martyrdom,” Revelations in Context: The Stories Behind the Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2016.
“A Lamb to the Slaughter,” Saints, Volume 1: The Standard of Truth (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018), 1:539–543.
“Deaths of Joseph and Hyrum Smith,” Church History Topics.
“Nauvoo Expositor,” Church History Topics.
“Settlement of Joseph Smith's Estate,” Church History Topics.
“Succession of Church Leadership,” Church History Topics.
Andrew H. Hedges, “Joseph Smith, Robert Foster, and Chauncey and Francis Higbee,” Religious Educator 18, no. 1 (2017): 88–111.
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, “The Prophet’s Final Charge to the Twelve, 1844,” in Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010), 495–524.
Robert L. Millet, “Joseph Smith Among the Prophets,” in Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man, ed. Susan Easton Black and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993), 15–31.
Jeni Broberg Holzapfel and Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, eds., “Scenes in Nauvoo after the Martyrdom of the Prophet and Patriarch,” A Woman’s View: Helen Mar Whitney’s Reminiscences of Early Church History (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1997), 241–267.
Book of Mormon Central. “What Does It Mean to Be a Martyr? (Ether 12:37, 39).” KnoWhy 1 (January 1, 2016)
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Does God Sometimes Allow His Saints to Be Martyred? (Alma 14:11),” KnoWhy 351 (August 11, 2017).
D&C 135:1
Susan Easton Black, “Joseph Smith Jr.,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Susan Easton Black, “Hyrum Smith,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Sharon Anderson, “Offering in June,” in Praising the Prophet: Joseph Smith and the Restoration in History and Verse (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2005), 82.
D&C 135:2
Susan Easton Black, “John Taylor,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Susan Easton Black, “Willard Richards,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
D&C 135:3
Book of Mormon Central. “Why is a Seer Greater than a Prophet? (Mosiah 8:15).” KnoWhy 86 (April 26, 2016).
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt? (2 Nephi 25:17),” KnoWhy 375 (October 24, 2017).
Book of Mormon Central, “What Does the Book of Mormon Teach about Prophets? (Helaman 13:4),” KnoWhy 284 (March 8, 2017).
Sharon Anderson, “Prophet, Seer, and Revelator,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 67.
D&C 135:5
Book of Mormon Central, “What Does It Really Mean to Have Charity? (Moroni 7:45),” KnoWhy 361 (September 5, 2017).
Doctrine and Covenants 136
Steven C. Harper, “Section 136,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 365–368.
Susan Easton Black, “The Pioneers - Insight Into D&C 136,” Restoration Voices Volume 2: Insights and Stories of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Susan Easton Black, “Brigham Young,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Jeffrey Mahas, “This Shall Be Our Covenant,” Revelations in Context: The Stories Behind the Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2016.
“Word and Will of the Lord,” Saints, Volume 2: No Unhallowed Hand (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2020), 2:46–48.
“Departure from Nauvoo,” Church History Topics.
“Pioneer Trek,” Church History Topics.
“Succession of Church Leadership,” Church History Topics.
Ronald W. Walker, “Six Days in August: Brigham Young and the Succession,” in A Firm Foundation: Church Organization and Administration, ed. David J. Whittaker and Arnold K. Garr (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011), 161–96.
Chad M. Orton, “’This Shall Be Our Covenant’: Brigahm Young and D&C 136,” Religious Educator 19, no. 2 (2018): 119–51.
Wendy Top, “’The Poorest of the Poor and the Sickest of the Sick’: The Luman Andros Shurtliff Poor Camp Rescue,” in Far Away in the West: Reflections on the Mormon Pioneer Trail, edited by Scott C. Esplin, Richard E. Bennett, Susan Easton Black, and Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015), 81–97.
Book of Mormon Central, “How Did Brigham Young Help Take the Book of Mormon to the World? (1 Nephi 5:18),” KnoWhy 354 (August 18, 2017).
Book of Mormon Central, “How Was Lehi’s Journey Similar to the Mormon Pioneers’ Trek West? (1 Nephi 2:20),” KnoWhy 357 (August 25, 2017).
D&C 136:1
Sharon Anderson, “Exodus from Nauvoo,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 58.
Sharon Anderson, “Montrose Miracle,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 60.
Sharon Anderson, “Traveling Light,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 62.
D&C 136:12
Susan Easton Black, “Ezra T. Benson,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Susan Easton Black, “Erastus Snow,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
D&C 136:13
Susan Easton Black, “Orson Pratt,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Susan Easton Black, “Wilford Woodruff,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
D&C 136:14
Susan Easton Black, “Amasa Mason Lyman,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Susan Easton Black, “George A. Smith,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
D&C 136:21–22
Book of Mormon Central, “Why is the Lord's Hand "Stretched Out Still"? (2 Nephi 19:12),” KnoWhy 49 (March 8, 2016).
Sharon Anderson, “The House of God,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 13.
Sharon Anderson, “Israel Remembers,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 86.
Sharon Anderson, “Leaving Egypt,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 17.
D&C 136:36–42
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Does God Sometimes Allow His Saints to Be Martyred? (Alma 14:11),” KnoWhy 351 (August 11, 2017).
Sharon Anderson, “Voice of the Conference,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 68.