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Revelation, 4 November 1830 [D&C 34]

Joseph Smith, attributed revelator; John Whitmer, scribe and manuscript copyist

A revelation dictated in Fayette, New York, on 4 November 1830 for Orson Pratt, calling him to preach and prepare the way for Christ’s second coming. It is now Doctrine and Covenants 34.

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Edition and location

Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness: Revelation Book 1, pp. 45–46. 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-34-english).

Revelation Book 1, pp. 45–46

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