The Lord's preface to His w:book of commandments in the latter days — a 'Voice of Warning' to the inhabitants of the earth to prepare for the coming of the w:Son of Man — revealed to His appointed mouthpiece, Israel's lawful, anointed heir to kingship and priesthood, Joseph Smith, Jr., on 1 November 1831 at w:Hiram, Ohio, during a conference of elders convened at the John Johnson home. The revelation was first dictated "by the Spirit" to scribe and witness w:Sidney Rigdon as the Prophet sat at a window overlooking the Johnson farm. The handwriting of this second transcription, made between 12 and 20 November, is of scribe w:John Whitmer; the original document is no longer extant. The printed extract is from the incomplete w:Book of Commandments (1833), published at the Church's printing office at w:Independence, Missouri. The text of the oracle, as shown in this image, corresponds to the first five verses of Section 1 of the w:Doctrine and Covenants (D&C 1:1-5), a canonical book of w:scripture of w:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (JPG-file collage of two public-domain images, with original text by author-contributor, was created using Windows Paint)

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