>[!Properties]+ Resources >[Gospel Library](https://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/69?lang=eng) | [Citation Index](https://scriptures.byu.edu/#12e45::c12e45) | [Historical Resources](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/doctrine-and-covenants-historical-resources-2025/26?lang=eng) | [JS Papers](https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paperSummary/revelation-11-november-1831-a-dc-69) | [CFM 2025 (Ch 67-70)](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/come-follow-me-for-home-and-church-doctrine-and-covenants-2025/26-doctrine-and-covenants-67-70?lang=eng) >>[!AI]- AI Context >>Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet at Hiram, Ohio, on November 11, 1831, to the Church, specifically directing John Whitmer in response to preparations for printing revelations and supporting Church growth in Missouri. > >>[!AI]- AI Child Summary >>God asked a man named John to travel with his friend Oliver to a faraway place, carrying special writings and money for the church, and to write down important stories about God's people. > >>[!AI]- AI Summary >>The revelation instructs John Whitmer to accompany Oliver Cowdery to Zion, carrying compiled revelations for printing and contributions for the Church in Missouri [[D&C 69#1|v1-2]] — emphasizing companionship for safety and continued ministry. It directs Whitmer, as Church historian, to travel widely, preach, and record historical and spiritual experiences to preserve the Church's heritage [[D&C 69#3|v3-8]][[D&C 69#4|]][[D&C 69#5|]][[D&C 69#6|]][[D&C 69#7|]][[D&C 69#8|]] — highlighting the importance of documentation and stewardship in building Zion. This underscores themes of obedience, record-keeping, and communal support in early Church efforts. > >#Gospel/RecordKeeping #Gospel/ChurchHistory #Gospel/Stewardship ###### 1 1 Hearken unto me, saith the Lord your God, for my servant Oliver Cowdery's sake. It is not wisdom in me that he should be entrusted with the commandments and the moneys which he shall carry unto the land of Zion, except one go with him who will be true and faithful. ###### 2 2 Wherefore, I, the Lord, will that my servant, John Whitmer, should go with my servant Oliver Cowdery; ###### 3 3 And also that he shall continue in writing and making a history of all the important things which he shall observe and know concerning my church; ###### 4 4 And also that he receive counsel and assistance from my servant Oliver Cowdery and others. ###### 5 5 And also, my servants who are abroad in the earth should send forth the accounts of their stewardships to the land of Zion; ###### 6 6 For the land of Zion shall be a seat and a place to receive and do all these things. ###### 7 7 Nevertheless, let my servant John Whitmer travel many times from place to place, and from church to church, that he may the more easily obtain knowledge-- ###### 8 8 Preaching and expounding, writing, copying, selecting, and obtaining all things which shall be for the good of the church, and for the rising generations that shall grow up on the land of Zion, to possess it from generation to generation, forever and ever. Amen.