1833 Books (Study Guide) - Encyclopedia Americana, Book of Commandments, Anacalypsis, Sartor Resartus, 1833 in Literature, Webster's Revision (Paperback)

This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Encyclopedia Americana, Book of Commandments, Anacalypsis, Sartor Resartus, 1833 in Literature, Webster's Revision, Penny Cyclopaedia. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Book of Commandments is the earliest published volume said to contain the revelations of Joseph Smith Jr. Text published in the Book of Commandments is now considered scripture by Latter-day Saints as part of the larger Doctrine and Covenants. The Book of Commandments was planned as a compilation of Joseph Smith Jr.'s early prophecies. Smith, leader of the Latter Day Saint movement, gathered several of his revelations for a High Priest's council in November, 1831. The ten-man council voted to print 10,000 copies, but the actual number of prints was reduced to between three and five thousand. W. W. Phelps publisher of the book, ran a press in Independence, Missouri. A faithful Mormon, Phelps also edited an historically important Mormon periodical, The Evening and Morning Star from September 1831 to July 1833. Most revelations in the Book of Commandments were previously published by Phelps in the Star. The title page of the book reads "Book of Commandments, for the government of the Church of Christ, organized according to the law on the 6th of April, 1830. / ZION: published by W. W. Phelps