The following revelations are believed to have been given through a seer stone that Joseph Smith had in his possession.

A revelation concerning John the beloved deciple [disciple]

And the Lord said unto me John my beloved, what desirest thou[?] And I said Lord give unto me power that I may bring souls unto thee, and the Lord said unto me verily I say unto thee becau[se] thou desirest this; thou shalt tarry till I come in my glory

and for this cause the Lord said unto Peter if I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee[?] for he desirest of me that he might bring souls unto me, but thou desirest that thou might speedely come unto me in my kingdom I say unto thee Peter this was a good desire, But my beloved hath undertaken a greater work;

verily I say unto you ye shall both have according to your desires for ye hath Joy in th[at] which ye have desired &c &c &c

The Book of Commandments has in its heading: "they [Smith and Cowdery] desired to know whether John, the beloved disciple, tarried on earth. Translated from parchment, written and hid up by himself [John]." There is no evidence that the ancient manuscript was physically present for Smith to translate. A revelation was given to him concerning the essence of the hidden text. See John 21:20-24. If the reported parchment was written in Greek and hid away no one could check whether it was translated correctly. Besides this ancient parchment was not in the possession of Joseph Smith.

NOTE: The wording of the following two revelations is the same. The words were believed given through a stone.

From Book of Commandments 13 (cf. LDS D&C 15; RLDS D&C 13)

Revelation received at Fayette, New York,in June [1-14] 1829 for John Whitmer

A Revelation given to John, in Fayette, New-York, June, 1829.

Hearken my servant John [Whitmer], and listen to the words of Jesus Christ, your Lord and your Redeemer, for behold I speak unto you with sharpness and with power, for mine arm is over all the earth, and I will tell you that which no man knoweth save me and thee alone: for many times you have desired of me to know that which would be of the most worth unto you.

Behold, blessed are you for this thing, and for speaking my words which I have given you, according to my commandments:

And now behold I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you, will be to declare repentance unto this people, that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father. Amen.

From Book of Commandments 14 (cf. LDS D&C 16; RLDS D&C 14)

Revelation received at Fayette, New York, in June [1-14] 1829 for Peter Whitmer Jr.

A Revelation given to Peter, in Fayette, New-York, June, 1829.

Hearken my servant Peter [Whitmer, Jr.], and listen to the words of Jesus Christ, your Lord and your Redeemer, for behold I speak unto you with sharpness and with power, for mine arm is over all the earth, and I will tell you that which no man knoweth save me and thee alone: for many times you have desired of me to know that which would be of the most worth unto you.

Behold, blessed are you for this thing, and for speaking my words which I have given you, according to my commandments:

A now behold I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you, will be to declare repentance unto this people, that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father. Amen.