Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 47 minutes ago

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Section 132 of the Doctrine and Covenants is one of the most talked about and debated revelations in scripture. Some people say it just doesn’t sound like Joseph Smith, which has left a lot of questions about who actually wrote it.

Dr. Paul Fields, an expert in stylometry — the statistical study of writing style — joins Stephen Jones to take the emotion out of the debate and look at the evidence. Using data, history, and faith, he puts this revelation to the test to find out who really wrote Section 132.

What he discovered might not just answer a question about authorship. It might change the way we think about revelation itself.

Knowhy:
scripturecentral.org/knowhy/what-does-the-science-of-stylometry-indicate-about-the-authorship-of-doctrine-and-covenants-132

Interpreter Article:
journal.interpreterfoundation.org/historical-and-stylometric-evidence-for-the-authorship-of-doctrine-and-covenants-132

00:00 – Introduction: Why Section 132 divides believers
01:42 – Did Joseph Smith really write it?
04:10 – What stylometry can reveal
07:15 – Data vs. emotion in revelation
10:45 – The Brigham Young theory
14:20 – Testing the text of Section 132
18:55 – What the data shows
22:40 – How this affects faith and revelation
27:10 – Final thoughts from Dr. Fields
29:00 – Closing: What it means for believers today