August 12, 1831
McIlwaine's Bend, Missouri River
After Brother William W. Phelps saw the destroyer riding on the face of the river in an open vision by daylight, Joseph Smith received Doctrine and Covenants 61, a revelation concerning Satan's power over the waters.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:203–5
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