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| {{Resource Title|Doctrine and Covenants}}
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| | The Doctrine and Covenants is a collection of revelations and other documents produced by Latter-day Saint leaders. They exist to establish and regulate the kingdom of God. Click the links below to find faithful answers to questions and criticisms about the Doctrine and Covenants. |
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| | *[[Adding sections to the Doctrine and Covenants]] |
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| | *[[Overview of changes to the Doctrine and Covenants]] |
| <onlyinclude> | | *[[Examples of changes to the Doctrine and Covenants]] |
| ===Textual changes===
| | *[[Lectures on Faith]] |
| | | *[[Possible contradictions in the Doctrine and Covenants]] |
| {{SummaryItem | | *[[Oliver Cowdery and the "rod of nature"]] |
| |link=Doctrine and Covenants/Textual changes
| | *[[The Doctrine and Covenants and Book of Mormon geography]] |
| |subject=Textual changes
| | *[[1835 Doctrine and Covenants denies polygamy]] |
| |summary=Joseph Smith and others made revisions, additions, and deletions to his early revelations when preparing them for publication. Some claim that revelations from God are inerrant and should never be changed, and this proves that Joseph Smith did not receive revelation.
| | * [[Question: Do Doctrine and Covenants 20:37 and 2 Nephi 31:17 or 3 Nephi 12:2 contradict one another regarding the order in which one receives baptism and a remission of sins?|Remission of sins before or after baptism?]] |
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| |link=Doctrine and Covenants/Oliver Cowdery and the "rod of nature"
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| |summary=It is claimed that a revelation received by Joseph praised Oliver Cowdery's gift of using divining talents. It is claimed that the revelation was published in the Book of Commandments in its original form, then subsequently modified in the Doctrine and Covenants in order to hide the reference to the "rod of nature." Therefore, Joseph attempted to "cover up" Oliver Cowdery's work with a divining rod by changing a revelation.
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| |link=Doctrine and Covenants/Direct quotation from God
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| |subject=Direct quotation from God?
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| |summary=Is the wording of the D&C revelations a direct word-for-word quotation from God? Critics note that if the Doctrine and Covenants contained quotations from God, why would Joseph Smith later edit God's words?
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| ===Criticism of the Doctrine and Covenants===
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| |link=Doctrine and Covenants/Contradiction between Section 132 and Jacob 2
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| |subject=Contradiction between Section 132 and Jacob 2
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| |summary=Critics note that D&C 132 speaks favorably about some Old Testament practitioners of plural marriage, while Jacob 2 is negative. Some claim that this discrepancy is a contradiction, suggesting that Joseph Smith's ideas about plural marriage changed, and the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants are not inspired.
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| |link=First Vision/Doctrine and Covenants 84 says God not seen without priesthood
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| |subject=D&C 84 states that God cannot be seen without priesthood
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| |summary=How could Joseph Smith has seen God the Father and Jesus Christ during the First Vision if he had not yet received the priesthood?
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| ===Doctrine and Covenants and Book of Mormon geography===
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| |link=Book of Mormon/Lamanites/Referenced in the Doctrine and Covenants
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| |subject=References to Lamanites in the D&C
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| |summary=Since in the Doctrine and Covenants the Lord refers to American Indians in North America as "Lamanites" (e.g., DC 28:8-9,14, DC 30:6, DC 32:2, DC 54:8), does this cause problems for the Limited Geography Theory (LGT) or issues of Amerindian genetic data?
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| ===Polygamy===
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| |link=Mormonism and polygamy/1835 Doctrine and Covenants denies polygamy | |
| |subject=1835 Doctrine and Covenants denies polygamy
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| |summary=The 1835 edition of the D&C contained a statement of marriage which denied the practice of polygamy. Since this was published during Joseph Smith's lifetime, why might the prophet have allowed it to be published if he was actually practicing polygamy at that time?
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