Reading it this time was more meaningful than past times that I have read it because we read it as a family, and took the time to delve into the background as we read. In short, we read it at the same time as a couple of other books: [b:Doctrine and Covenants Commentary|2309494|Doctrine and Covenants Commentary|Hyrum M. Smith|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1266720659s/2309494.jpg|2315910] and [b:Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual|3102234|Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1235919667s/3102234.jpg|3133399]. Knowing a little more about the people mentioned in the revelations gave it a context that we didn't have before.

Of course, the doctrine stands just fine without such background information. Having read it several times, it was nice to know more about the people and their times. ( )

reproduction of the 1835 edition