September 11, 1831
Kirtland, Ohio
Joseph Smith received Doctrine and Covenants 64, a revelation containing the Lord's law of forgiveness and the promise "he that is tithed shall not be burned."Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:211-14
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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