About April 9, 1829

Harmony, Pennsylvania
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery received through the Urim and Thummim Doctrine and Covenants 7, a revelation answering their inquiry as to whether John the Beloved had tarried in the flesh or had died.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:35–36
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