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Oliver Cowdery (1806 - 1850) Profile

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Doctrine and Covenants

Section 28:8-10

"Section 28:8-10", Doctrine and Covenants, Page 48.

Doctrine and Covenants.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, November 29, 1831.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008.

John W. Welch and Larry E. Morris, eds., Oliver Cowdery: Scribe, Elder, Witness (Provo, Utah: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2006

John W. Welch and Larry E. Morris, eds., Oliver Cowdery: Scribe, Elder, Witness (Provo, Utah: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2006.

Stanley R. Gunn, "Oliver Cowdery: Second Elder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1942

Stanley R. Gunn, "Oliver Cowdery: Second Elder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1942.

The Joseph Smith Papers

Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 8 April 1831

"Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 8 April 1831", The Joseph Smith Papers.

Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 7 May 1831

"Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 7 May 1831", The Joseph Smith Papers.

Oliver Cowdery biography

"Oliver Cowdery biography", The Joseph Smith Papers.

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Revelations given in D&amp;C 6-9 received in Harmony, Pennsylvania.


<a href="http://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/6.10-11?lang=eng#p9-10#9-10">D&amp;C 6:10-11</a> (see also D&amp;C 8:4)- possessed gift of revelation.


<a href="http://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/6.25-28?lang=eng#p24-27#24-27">D&amp;C:6:25-28</a> given gift to translate.


<a href="http://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/9.1,4?lang=eng#p0,3#0,3">D&amp;C 9:1,4</a> continues as scribe for Joseph Smith.

Revelations Given to Him Concerning Revelation & Translation

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<a href="http://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/20.3?lang=eng#p2#2">D&amp;C 20:3</a> at Fayette, New York.

Called as Apostle & Second Elder of the Church

<a href="http://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/23?lang=eng">D&amp;C 23</a> at Manchester, New York

Early Disciples are Called to Preach, Exhort, & Strengthen the Church

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<a href="http://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/30.5-6?lang=eng#p4-5#4-5">D&amp;C 30:5-6</a> given at Fayette, New York.  Oliver Cowdery had been given power to build up the church among the Lamanites.

Called to Journey with Oliver Cowdery

<a href="http://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/28.8?lang=eng#p7#7">D&amp;C 28:8</a> at Fayette, New York. Also see <a href="http://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/30.5-6lang=eng#p4-5#4-55">D&amp;C 30:5-6</a><a href="http://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/30.5-6?lang=eng#p4-5#4-5"> </a>where Peter Whitmer Jr. was to be his companion.

Called to Preach to Lamanites

He traveled from Kirtland, Ohio, to Missouri, with the revelations that were to be printed in Jackson County.

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<a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/102.3?lang=eng#p2#2">D&amp;C 102:3</a> at Kirtland, Ohio

Member of First High Council of the Church

Richmond Township, Ray, Missouri, United States

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