Section 88 Manuscripts

I had the chance to read over the manuscripts of the revelations that comprise section 88 of the Doctrine and Covenants. It is quite exciting to see these marvelous writings as written by those who originally penned them. I am constantly amazed by how these were just men doing the very best they could to record what the Lord had tried to teach them as faithfully as they possible could perform. Honestly, these imperfect men made simple grammatical and spelling errors, which might have even made them feel inadequate or frustrated by trying to record these incredible insights. There is a power present as you read over what they were able to accomplish with so little in resources and time.
Something else that I find interesting is how they were interested in going over the writings again and making revisions on it. I suppose some of the word choices aren’t the most critical to salvation, but there were several words that they crossed out and revised that really stood out to me. Interestingly, they were often the simple words; the prepositions. When describing the blessings we will receive, the words “of the” were changed to “a” when explaining the fullness we can receive. We won’t receive part, but all of it. That is what I feel was trying to be conveyed. Also, when we are keeping the laws of the kingdom, we aren’t just “perfected by law & Sanctified by the same,” but we are also “preserved” day to day by the same. That word preserved was tacked on at the beginning, which signifies to me that keeping our covenants and the commandments of the Lord really brings temporal, as well as spiritual blessings.
This reading brought up two questions to mind. How did Joseph and others decide what would go into the revelation? What made them choose this particular set of revelations is not something explained within this text, so I am just intrigued as to why these three separate revelations became one section. The other question I have is where did the verses at the end of section 88 come from? They aren’t contained in the writings of those 3 days. It’s no big deal to me because I know that this work is true, and that the Lord can perform His work.
What a wonderful feeling to know that we have a prophet on the earth and that he is guided directly by our Father and our Savior in helping us see the light of the kingdom, especially in light of the imperfections of these wonderful men, who did all they were capable of doing.