Editing Doctrine and Covenants (section)

===1981 Edition===

Sections 137 and 138 were added to the LDS Church's 1981 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, which is the edition currently in use by the church. These were accounts of two visions, one from Joseph Smith in 1837 and the other from his nephew, [[Joseph F. Smith]], in 1918. The revelations were earlier accepted as scripture when added to the Pearl of Great Price in April 1976.<ref>{{cite journal
 | title =Scriptural Text for Visions Added to Pearl of Great Price
 | journal =[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]
 | page =127
 | date=May 1976
 | url =https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1976/05/scriptural-text-for-visions-added-to-pearl-of-great-price
 }}</ref> No new revelatory sections have been added since 1981.

The LDS Church's 1981 edition contains two "Official Declarations" at the book's conclusion. The 1890 [[1890 Manifesto|Official Declaration 1]] ended the church-authorized practice of plural marriage, and the 1978 [[Official Declaration 2]] announces the opening of [[Priesthood (Mormonism)|priesthood]] ordination to all worthy male members without regard to race or color. The two Official Declarations are not revelations, but they serve as the formal announcements that a revelation was received. In neither case is the revelation included in the Doctrine and Covenants. The text of Official Declaration 1 has been included in every LDS Church printing of the Doctrine and Covenants since 1908.

Until 1981, editions of the book used [[List of code names in the Doctrine and Covenants|code names for certain people and places]] in those sections that dealt with the [[United Order]]. The 1981 LDS edition replaced these with the real names, relegating the code names to footnotes. The Community of Christ edition still uses the code names.