Instruction, 2 April 1843 [Doctrine and Covenants 130]
Joseph Smith; reported by William Clayton and Willard Richards
D&C 130 collects Joseph Smith’s instructions at Ramus, Illinois, about divine appearances, the future earth and resurrection. It includes his account of a conditional promise about seeing the Son of Man at eighty-five, with his own uncertainty about its meaning.
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Edition and location
Current official English scripture transcription, Doctrine and Covenants 130:1–23, accessed 10 September 2026. Complete verse body and numbering retained; modern heading, synopsis, footnotes and reference markers excluded; whitespace normalized. The section compiles reported instructions given on 2 April 1843 and was added to the Doctrine and Covenants in 1876.
D&C 130:1–23; complete section