Revelation, circa August 1830, with 1835 additions [D&C 27]
Joseph Smith, attributed revelator; John Whitmer, manuscript copyist
A revelation on the sacrament received in Harmony, Pennsylvania, about August 1830. The 1835 Doctrine and Covenants printed an expanded text in which Christ promises to drink the sacramental wine on earth with ancient prophets and names the keys they committed. It is now Doctrine and Covenants 27.
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Edition and location
Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness: Revelation Book 1, pp. 35–36 (early text); Doctrine and Covenants, 1835 ed., pp. 179–181 (expanded text). 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-27-english).
Revelation Book 1, pp. 35–36 (early text); Doctrine and Covenants, 1835 ed., pp. 179–181 (expanded text)