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Source Report Card

Chapter 7: Every Nation, Kindred, Tongue, and People

Source Who When Chain Rung Grade
Matthew 24:6-14; Mark 13:7-10; JS–Matthew 1:31-33 Jesus Christ (JS–Matthew via Joseph Smith's inspired revision, 1831) c. AD 30-33 1st 1 A+
D&C 90:10-11; D&C 1:30; D&C 88:73 The Lord, through Joseph Smith 1831-1833 1st 1 A+
1 Nephi 14:12 Nephi (vision) c. 600-592 BC 1st 1 A+
JS–History 1:33 Moroni, recorded by Joseph Smith 1823 event; written 1838-39 1st 1 A+
Official Declaration 2 First Presidency June 1978 1st 1 A+
Articles of Faith 1:12 Joseph Smith 1842 1st 1 A+
Gospel Principles, ch. 43 Church manual 2011 1st 2 A
"Race and the Priesthood" essay The Church (Gospel Topics) 2013 1st 2 A
Kimball 1976 LTM dedication talk, placed under Daniel 12:4 by the Old Testament Student Manual Spencer W. Kimball (then Church President), quoted by the Church 1976; manual 1982 1st 2 A
Book of Mormon translations page The Church checked Sept. 2026 1st 2 A
Facts and Statistics (members, missionaries); India country page The Church Dec. 31, 2025 figures 1st 2 A
"The Coming Tests and Trials and Glory" ("Moscow and Peking") Bruce R. McConkie (then Quorum of the Twelve) April 1980 1st 3 A (as a source; forecast partly fulfilled)
Wentworth letter ("sounded in every ear") Joseph Smith 1 March 1842 1st 4 B
"As an oak grows slowly from an acorn" Melvin J. Ballard (then Quorum of the Twelve), as told in the Church's Argentina history 1925-26 ("shortly before leaving Argentina") Untraceable (recorder not named) 4 D (recorder not named; the Church repeating it doesn't raise the grade)
"The end comes when missionaries enter country X" Online date-setters Various Untraceable 6 F