Source Report Card
Chapter 17: The Rainbow Sign
| Source | Who | When | Chain | Rung | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 9:13-16; 8:22; JST Genesis 9:21-23 | Scripture | ancient; 1830-33 | 1st-hand | 1 | A+ |
| Bible Dictionary, "Rainbow" | The Church (study aid) | current | 1st-hand | 2 | A (no withdrawal mentioned) |
| Discourse, 10 March 1844: core rainbow sign, "not this year"; "not in forty years" (four notes) | Joseph Smith (Church President), six notes made at the time (Woodruff and W. Richards, then apostles; Bullock; F. D. Richards, not yet an apostle; Burgess; Fullmer) | ca. 10 Mar 1844 (all six) | 2nd-hand | 4 | B |
| "Coming of the Messiah is not far distant" | Joseph Smith, Bullock only | ca. 10 Mar 1844 | 2nd-hand | 4 | C (single witness) |
| "After which the sign of the Son of man" order | Joseph Smith, F. D. Richards only | ca. 10 Mar 1844 | 2nd-hand | 4 | C (single witness) |
| "Never did reveal to any man the precise time" | Joseph Smith, Woodruff only | ca. 10 Mar 1844 | 2nd-hand (fair copy) | 4 | C (single witness; backed by Matthew 24:36, A+) |
| History of the Church 6:254 (from History E-1, compiled 1855-56) | Church Historian's Office compilers | 1850s | 3rd-hand (later blend) | 4 | C |
| 2007 Teachings manual, ch. 21 (reprints HC 6:254) | The Church | 2007 | reprint | 2 (manual) quoting a Rung 4 blend | C for the wording (grade the notes, not the blend) |
| Historical Introduction, Discourse 10 Mar 1844 (Woodruff) | Joseph Smith Papers editors | modern | n/a | 2 | A (historical context) |
| The Millennial Messiah 21-22 (in Doctrines of the Gospel Student Manual ch. 36) | Bruce R. McConkie (then Quorum of the Twelve) | 1982 | 1st-hand | 4 | B (fits the notes; the rest of the scene is his) |
| Rainbow-logging, "getting rarer," climate, symbols; "taught April 1843" dating | Internet and fireside folklore | modern | Untraceable | 6 | F |