Revelation, 20 July 1831 [D&C 57]
Joseph Smith, attributed revelator; John Whitmer, manuscript copyist
Dictated in Independence, Missouri, on 20 July 1831, this revelation names Missouri the land of promise and Independence the place for the city of Zion and its temple. It is now Doctrine and Covenants 57.
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Edition and location
Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness: Revelation Book 1, pp. 93–94. Source note and historical introduction consulted 30 September 2026. Catalogue identity for the revelation; the selected reader text is the later official English scripture witness (edition-lds-dc-57-english).
Revelation Book 1, pp. 93–94