pray unto the Lord, call upon His holy name, make known his wonderful works among the people.

Hey listeners, this is Brandon from Book of Mormon Central, and today's podcast addresses the

question, why is Doctrine in Covenant 65 called a revelation on prayer?

While the exact occasion that inspired the short revelation, now known as Doctrine Covenant 65,

is not clear.

Joseph Smith clearly called it a revelation on prayer.

The revelation exhorts its hearers to pray unto and call upon the Lord,

and the concluding verse is itself a prayer.

But at first glance, prayer may not seem like the main theme of this revelation,

which talks about the keys of the

kingdom of God, being committed unto man on the earth, and clearly emphasizes the uniting of the

heavenly kingdom and its earthly counterpart. William E. McClellan, who was evidently present when the

revelation was given, made an early copy for his own records. In that document, which was lost until

the 1990s, McClellan

said that the revelation was on the 6th Matthew 10 verse, meaning Matthew 610. This verse is part

of the Lord's prayer and says, Thy kingdom come, that will be done in earth as it is in heaven.

In fact, there are numerous parallels between Doctorctrine Covenant 65 and the Lord's

prayer in Matthew that have largely gone unnoticed. The Lord's prayer begins, Our Father

which are in heaven, hollowed be thy name. Similarly, Doctrine of Covenant 654 says, pray unto the Lord,

call upon His holy name. The Lord taught the disciples to pray that they may be given

this day our daily bread, which may allude to the great millennial day feast. In Doctrine

Covenant 653, the text exhorts, prepare ye the supper of the Lamb. In addition, the Lord's

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