Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Hiram, Ohio, 1 December 1831 (see History of the Church, 1:238–39). The Prophet had continued to translate the Bible with Sidney Rigdon as his scribe until this revelation was received, at which time it was temporarily laid aside so as to enable them to fulfill the instruction given herein. The brethren were to go forth to preach in order to allay the unfriendly feelings that had developed against the Church as a result of the publication of some newspaper articles by Ezra Booth, who had apostatized.