Events

August 7, 1831

Kaw Township, Missouri—
Joseph Smith attended the funeral of Sister Polly Knight, the first Church member to pass away in Missouri, and received Doctrine and Covenants 59, a revelation about Sabbath observance.

August 8, 1831

Independence, Missouri—
Joseph Smith received Doctrine and Covenants 60, a revelation concerning the elders called to serve missions to the East.

August 9, 1831

Independence, Missouri—
Joseph Smith and ten other elders left in canoes on the Missouri River for Kirtland, Ohio.
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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.

August 13, 1831

Chariton, Missouri—
On the banks of the Missouri River, Joseph Smith had a chance meeting with several elders who were on their way to the land of Zion, and he received Doctrine and Covenants 62, a revelation concerning their journey.

August 27, 1831

Kirtland, Ohio—
Joseph Smith and his company arrived in Kirtland from Independence, Missouri.
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About August 30, 1831

Kirtland, Ohio—
In response to the anxiety of the Saints, Joseph Smith received Doctrine and Covenants 63, a revelation concerning the gathering of the Saints and the purchase of land.

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."

September 12, 1831

Hiram, Ohio—
Joseph Smith moved with his family to Hiram, Ohio, to live with John and Alice Johnson.

September 26, 1831

Hiram, Ohio—
Joseph Smith completed Matthew 26:1-23 in his work on the inspired translation of the Bible.
  • Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible, Scott H. Faulring, Kent P. Jackson, Robert J. Matthews, pp. 305–6
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