April 30, 1832

Independence, Missouri
Joseph Smith sat in council with the brethren and received Doctrine and Covenants 83, a revelation regarding the care of women and children without husbands or fathers.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:269–70
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