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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.

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.

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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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continued his cry unto the lord saying I ask thee O lord in the name of thy only begotten that thou wilt have mer[c]y upon Noah & his seed that the Earth might never more be coverd by the flods floods & the Lord could not withhold & he coveenanted with Noah that he would call upon the children of Noah & swore unto him with an oath that he would stay the floods that he would call upon the children of Noah & he sent forth an unalterable decree that a remnant of his seed should always be found among all Nations while the Earth should stand & the & the Lord said blessed is him through whose seed the Masiah should come for he saith I am Masiah the King of Zion the rock of heaven which is broad as eternity & whoso comeith cometh in at the gate & climbeth up by me shall never fall wherefore blessed are they of which I have spoken for they shall come forth with songs of everlasti[ng] joy | & it came to pass that Enoch cried unto the lord saying when the son of man cometh shall in the flesh shall the Earth rest I pray thee shew me these things & the lord said unto Enoch look & he looked & beheld the son of man lifted upon the cross after the maner of men & he heard a loud voice & the heavens were vailed & all the Creation of God mourned & the Earth groaned & the rocks were rent & the saints arose & was crowned at the right hand of the Son of man with Crowns of glory & as many of the spirits as were in Prison came forth & stood on the right hand of God & the remainder was reserved in chains of darkness until the Judgement of the great day]- & again Enoch wept & cried unto the Lord again saying when shall the Earth rest & Enoch beheld the Son of man assend up unto the father & he called unto Lord sa[y]ing wilt thou not come again upon the Earth for in as much as thou art god & I know thee & thou hast sworn unto me & thou hast commanded me that I should ask in the name of thine only begotten thou hast made me & given unto me a right to thy throne & not of myself but through thine own grace wherefor I ask thee if thou wilt not <​come​> again on the Earth & the Lord said unto Enoch as I live even so will I come in the last days in the days of wickedness & vengence to fulfill the oath which I have made unto you concerning the Children of Noah & the day shall come that the Earth shall rest but before that day the Heavens shall be darkened & a vail of darkness shall cover the Earth & the heavens shall shake & also the earth & great tribulation shall be among the children of men but my People will I preserve & righteousness will I send down from heaven truth will I send forth out of the earth to bear testimony of mine only begotten his resurrection from the dead yea & also the resurrection of all men & righteousness & truth will I cause to sweep the Earth as with the flood to gather out mine own elect from the four quarters of the earth unto a place which I shall prepare an holy city that my people may gird up their loins & be looking forth for the time of my comeing for there shall be my tabernacle & it shall be called Zion & new Jerusalem & the Lord said unto Enoch then shalt thou & all thy City meet them there & we will receive them into our bosom & they shall see us & we will fall upon their necks & they shall fall upon our necks & we will kiss each other & there shall be mine abode & it shall be Zion which shall come forth out of all the creations which I have made & for the space of a thousand years shall the earth rest & it came to pass that Enoch saw the day of the coming of the son of man in the last days to dwell upon the earth in [p. 15]
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