About July 5, 1830

Harmony, Pennsylvania
Joseph Smith received Doctrine and Covenants 25, a revelation directing Emma, the "elect lady," to assemble the first hymnbook for the Church.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:103–4
Doctrine and Covenants 25 
"Doctrines of Faith and Hope Found in Emma Smith's 1835 Hymnbook," Mary D. Poulter, BYU Studies 37:2
Joseph Smith History A1:49–50 
Revelation, July 1830—C D&C 25 
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