REVELATION (Teachings of Joseph Smith)

How to Identify & Grow in Revelation — Willard Richards (Between circa June 26 and circa July 2, 1839)

The Spirit of Revelation is in connection with these blessings. A person may profit by noticing the first intimation of the Spirit of Revelation for instance when you feel pure Inteligence flowing unto you it may give you sudden strokes of ideas that by noticeting it you may find it fulfilled the same day or Soon. (I.E.) those things that were presented unto your minds by the Spirit of God will come to pass and thus by learning the Spirit of God. & understanding it you may grow into the principle of Revelation, until you become perfect in Christ Jesus

Discourse, between circa 26 June and circa 2 July 1839, as Reported by Willard Richards, pp. 21-22, The Joseph Smith Papers.

Salvation Must Come with Revelation (Between circa June 26 and circa August 4, 1839)

Privilege of Children of God to Receive Revelation — William Clayton (Between circa June 26 and circa August 4, 1839)

It is the privilege of the Children of God to come to God & get Revelation.

Discourse, between circa 26 June and circa 4 August 1839–C, as Reported by William Clayton, p. 28, The Joseph Smith Papers.

Painful Regret of Those Who Take Revelations Lightly — Martha Jane Knowlton Coray (March 21, 1841)

he also prophesyed that all those that made Light of the Revalations that was Given and him & his words — would ere Long Cry & Lement (when the servent of God would be imprizened) say O!! that we had harkened to the words of God & the Revelattions Given — But all opertunity is Cut of from them.

Discourse, circa 21 March 1841, as Reported by William P. McIntire, p. 17, The Joseph Smith Papers.

Relationship with God Only Revealed by Experiences & Ordinances — Times and Seasons (October 9, 1843)

Reading the experience of others, or the revelations given to them, can never give us a comprehensive view of our condition and true relation to God. Knowledge of these things, can only be obtained by experience in these things, through the ordinance of God set forth for that purpose.

Discourse, 9 October 1843, as Reported by Times and Seasons, p. 331, The Joseph Smith Papers.

Revelations Which Save the Dead Will Also Save Us — Thomas Bullock (April 7, 1844)

I will open your eyes in rel to your dead all things which God of his inf reason has seen fit to reveal to us in our mortal state in regard to our mortal bodies are rev[ealed] to us as if we had no bodies & those revns. which will save our dead will save our bodies.

Discourse, 7 April 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock, p. 19, The Joseph Smith Papers.