Revelation, 2 August 1833–A [D&C 97]
Joseph Smith, attributed revelator; Frederick G. Williams, manuscript copyist
A revelation dictated in Kirtland, Ohio, on 2 August 1833 about the school and the house of the Lord in Zion. It promises Zion protection if she obeys and affliction if she does not. It is now Doctrine and Covenants 97.
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Edition and location
Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness: Revelation Book 2, pp. 61–64. Source note and historical introduction consulted 30 September 2026. Catalogue identity for the revelation; the selected reader text is the later official English scripture witness (edition-lds-dc-97-english).
Revelation Book 2, pp. 61–64