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Old Testament Revision, John Whitmer First Copy

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Old Testament Revision, between Dec. 1830 and early Jan. 1831; handwriting of
John Whitmer

27 Aug. 1802–11 July 1878. Farmer, stock raiser, newspaper editor. Born in Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Whitmer Sr. and Mary Musselman. Member of German Reformed Church, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York. Baptized by Oliver Cowdery, June 1829, most likely in Seneca...

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; sixteen pages; CHL.
This copy of the Old Testament Revision remained in the Whitmer family until 1903, when it was acquired by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ).
1

Jackson and Faulring, “Old Testament Manuscript 3,” 116.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Jackson, Kent P., and Scott H. Faulring. “Old Testament Manuscript 3: An Early Transcript of the Book of Moses.” Mormon Historical Studies 5, no. 2 (Fall 2004): 113–144.

In 2024, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints acquired the manuscript from the Community of Christ, and it is now held at the Church History Library in Salt Lake City.

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  1. [1]

    Jackson and Faulring, “Old Testament Manuscript 3,” 116.

    Jackson, Kent P., and Scott H. Faulring. “Old Testament Manuscript 3: An Early Transcript of the Book of Moses.” Mormon Historical Studies 5, no. 2 (Fall 2004): 113–144.

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John Whitmer

27 Aug. 1802–11 July 1878. Farmer, stock raiser, newspaper editor. Born in Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Whitmer Sr. and Mary Musselman. Member of German Reformed Church, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York. Baptized by Oliver Cowdery, June 1829, most likely in Seneca...

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moved from
New York

Located in northeast region of U.S. Area settled by Dutch traders, 1620s; later governed by Britain, 1664–1776. Admitted to U.S. as state, 1788. Population in 1810 about 1,000,000; in 1820 about 1,400,000; in 1830 about 1,900,000; and in 1840 about 2,400,...

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Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Ohio, in early January 1831, he made a copy of Old Testament Revision 1. This copy includes the first 19 pages and the first five lines of page 20 of the revision (Moses 1; Genesis 1–5). It is possible Whitmer only copied part of the revision manuscript, or that he copied as much as had been dictated by January 1831. The specific circumstances for making this copy are unknown. It was kept in the Whitmer family until 1903, when the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints acquired it.
1

Jackson and Faulring, “Old Testament Manuscript 3,” 116.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Jackson, Kent P., and Scott H. Faulring. “Old Testament Manuscript 3: An Early Transcript of the Book of Moses.” Mormon Historical Studies 5, no. 2 (Fall 2004): 113–144.

For more information on JS’s Bible revision project, see Historical Introduction to Old Testament Revision 1.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    Jackson and Faulring, “Old Testament Manuscript 3,” 116.

    Jackson, Kent P., and Scott H. Faulring. “Old Testament Manuscript 3: An Early Transcript of the Book of Moses.” Mormon Historical Studies 5, no. 2 (Fall 2004): 113–144.

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Visions of Moses, June 1830 [Moses 1]

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With much heat & <​th[e]​> barrenness thereof shall go forth forever & there was a blackness came upon all the children of Canaan that they were dispised among all people]- & it came to pass <​that​> the lord said unto me look & I looked & beheld the land of Sharon & the land of Enoch & th[e] land of Emer & the land of Heni & the land of Shem & the land Haner & the land of Hannaniah & all the inhabitants thereof & the lord said unto me go forth to this people & say unto them repent lest I shall come out & smite them with a curse & they die & he gave unto me a commandment that I should baptize in the name of the father & of the son which is full of grace & truth & the Holy Ghost which beareth record of the father & the Son & it came to pass that Enoch continued to call upon all the people save it were the people of Canaan to repent & so great was the faith of Enoch that he led the people of God & their enemies came to battle against them & he spake the word of the lord [&]
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the Earth trembeled & the Mountains fled even according to his command & the Rivers of water were turned out of their course & the Roar of lions was heard out of the wildrness & all nations feared greatly so powerful was the word of Enoch & so great was the power of the language which God had given him there also came up a land out of the depth of the sea & so great was the fear of the enemies of the people of God that they fled & stood afar off & went upon the land which came up out of the depth of the sea & the giants of the land also stood afar off | & there went forth a curse upon all the people which fought against God & from that time forth there was wars & bloodsheds among them but the Lord came & dwelt with his people & they dwelt in righteousness & the fear of the Lord was upon all nations so great was the glory of the lord which was upon his People & the lord blesed the land & they were blessed upon the Mountains & upon the high places & did flourish & the lord called his people Zion because they were of one heart & of one mind & dwelt in righteousness & there was no poor among them & Enoch continued his preaching in righteousness unto the People of God & it came to pass in his days that he built a City of Holyness even Zion & it came to pass that Enoch talked with the lord he said unto the Lord shurely Zion shall dwell in safety forever but the lord said unto Enoch Zion hath I blessed but the residue of the people have I cursed & it came to pass that the lord showed unto Enoch all th[e] inhabitants of the Earth & he looked & lo Zion in proscess of time was taken up into heaven & the lord said unto Enoch behold mine abode forever & Eno[c]h also beheld th[e] residue of the People which were the sons of Adam & they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam save it were the seed of Cain for the seed of Cain wer[e] black & had not place among them & after that Zion was taken up into Heaven Enoch beheld & lo all the nations of the Earth were before him & & there came generation upon generation & Enoch was high & lifted up even in the bosom of the father & the Son of man & behold the powers of Satan was upon all the face of the Earth & he saw Angels decending out of Heaven & he heard a loud voice saying wo, wo, be unto the inhabitant[s] of the Earth & he beheld Satan & he had a great chain in his hand & it vailed the whole face of the land Earth with darkness & he looked up & laughed & his angels rejoiced & Enoch beheld Angels decending out of Heaven bearing testimony of the father & son & the Holy Ghost fell on many & they were caught by the powers of Heavens into Zion & it came to pass that the god of Heaven looked upon the residue of the people & he wept & Enoch bore record of it saying how is it the H[e]avens weep & shed forth her tears as the rain upon the Mountains & Enoch said unto the Heavens how is it that thou canst weep seeing thou art holy & from all eternity to all eternity & were it posible that man could number the particles of <​th[e]​> Earth yea & millions of Earth like this it would not be a beginning to the numbers of thy creations & thy curtins are stretched out still & yet thou art there & thy bosom is there & [p. 13]
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    TEXT: Hole in page; text supplied from Old Testament Revision 1.

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