One of greatest revelations is Lord's preface to book of his commandments
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"For some months before Joseph Smith moved to Hiram, Ohio, September 1831T, he was inspired by the Lord to prepare the important revelations from the beginning for publication," wrote Elder Joseph Fielding Smith in Church History and Modern Revelation, 2:18.
"This selection was well under way at the close of the conference of October 25th. As Oliver Cowdery and John Whitmer were making preparations to go to Missouri to attend to the duties assigned them at an earlier date, a conference was called to assemble Nov. 1, 1831, to consider matters as might need attention before their departure."The most important matter to be considered was the publishing of `The Book of Commandments,' as it had been decided that the compilation of revelations should be called. On the first day of the conference, the Lord gave His endorsement to the publication by giving one of the greatest revelations ever received by man as His Preface to the Book of His Commandments. . . ."
This revelation, known as Section 1 of the Doctrine and Covenants, was, of course, not the first revelation received in this dispensation, but it was placed at the beginning of the book because the Lord gave it as the preface to the book of His commandments.
The revelation proclaims to the world the Lord's message of repentance and the restoration of the gospel to the salvation of mankind.
