About May 24, 1829
Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania
After Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery received the Aaronic Priesthood, the Melchizedek Priesthood was also conferred upon them by the ancient Apostles Peter, James, and John along the banks of the Susquehanna River between Colesville, New York, and Harmony, Pennsylvania. It should be noted that some historians place the Melchizedek Priesthood restoration at a later date.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:39–46
Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820–1844, John W. Welch, p. 218–25
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