June 19, 1831
Kirtland, Ohio
After receiving the commandment by heavenly vision to travel to western Missouri, Joseph Smith started on his first journey to Independence, Missouri, with Sidney Rigdon and others, arriving on July 14.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:188
Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820–1844, John W. Welch, p. 311
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