Virtual Historian- In Depth

Virtual Historian In-Depth

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Why is Virtual Historian: Doctrine & Covenants the most powerful tool ever developed for studying the Doctrine & Covenants?

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Traditional Resources

Virtual Historian

To learn about the history, people and places of the Doctrine & Covenants you would need the following resources:

The Doctrine & Covenants
Historical Commentary on D&C
Biographical books of those mentioned in the D&C
Maps
Timeline of key historical events
Photographs of Church Historical sites with historical commentary on each location.

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Virtual Historian ties all of these resources into one program.

All sections of the D&C are included with historical commentary right alongside each section.
Biographical information on every person mentioned in the D&C is also included. Click on the name of a person mentioned in the D&C and instantly see a biography on that person.
Multiple maps of areas important to Church History appear right alongside the sections of the D&C.
A Timeline appears below the text of the D&C detailing the historical events pertinent to the D&C.
Over 100 Virtual Reality Photographs are included with historical commentary on each location. Stand in Carthage jail and turn 360 degrees around in the room. To see a sample click here.

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Traditional Resources

Virtual Historian

Traditional resources force you to do too much visualization. You have to imagine what a place looks like, where different locations lie in relationship to each other, and how historical events line up.

Virtual Historian communicates this information much more quickly because of its visual approach.

Color coded timelines show both when and where events happened.
Maps appear right alongside the sections of the D&C, showing you where various revelations were received.
Virtual Reality Photographs allow you to walk around the Joseph Smith Sr. Farm Home, stand on the banks of the Susquehanna river, and sit in the School of the Prophets. The Virtual Reality photographs communicate much more about what it is like to be in the location than a still photograph ever could.

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Traditional Resources

Virtual Historian

With traditional resources information is only organized in a single way which is most often sequentially from Section 1 to Official Declaration 2.

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Virtual Historian organizes the information in multiple ways to allow you approach your study from various angles.

From any picture or Virtual Reality photograph see all of the sections that were received there.
From any map, instantly see all sections that were received in a specific location. Ideal if you are planning a Church History Trip
From the timeline study the sections chronologically. If you see a section in the timeline you can click on it and it will be instantly loaded in the text viewer for you to read.
From anyone's biography you can jump to all of the sections that mention them.

> Instantly see all sections