May 9, 1831
Kirtland, Ohio
Joseph Smith received Doctrine and Covenants 50, a revelation in response to Elder Parley P. Pratt's descriptions of strange spiritual manifestations that were sweeping through the Church.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:170
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, Parley P. Pratt, p. 48
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