"We therefore feel willing to bear testimony to all the world of mankind, to every creature upon the face of all the earth, that the Lord has borne record to our souls, through the Holy Ghost shed forth upon us, that these Commandments were given by inspiration of God, and are profitable for all men, and are verily true. We give this testimony unto the world, the Lord being our helper; and it is through the grace of God the Father, and his Son Jesus Christ, that we are permitted to have this privilege of bearing this testimony unto the world, in the which we rejoice exceedingly, praying the Lord always that the children of men may be profited thereby." The Twelve Apostles of the Church at the time were: Thomas B. Marsh, David W.. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Wm. E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John F. Boynton, Lyman E. Johnson. (History of the Church, Vol. II, p. 245.) Footnotes 1. The reading should now be from the Doctrine and Covenants, and so continued through the lessons dealing with that book. LESSON II. SCRIPTURE READING EXERCISE. _(A) THE BOOK OF DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS._ ANALYSIS. REFERENCES. _I. The Revelations--Classification[1] as Doctrine & Covenants--all to Whom Given._ the Revelations. (a) To Individuals. Revelations to Individuals. (b) To the Church. (a) Secs. 3, 5, 6, 12, 14, (c) To Groups of Elders. 15, 19, 126.[2] (d) To the world. (b) Secs. 1, 45, 46. (c) Secs. 84, 58, 29, 61. (d) Sec. 76. _II. Classification as to How They were Received._ (a) Direct Word of Mouth from the (a) The First Vision, Lord. History of the Church, (b) By Urim and Thummim. Vol. I, Chap. i; Doc. & Cov., (c) By Direct Communication of Angels. Sec. 110. (d) By the operations of the Spirit of (b) Doc. & Cov., Secs. God on the Prophet's Mind. 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17. (c) Doc. & Cov., Sec. 110. (d) The greater number of the Revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants. _III.