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By January 1831
Missionaries Preached to Indian Nations
Oliver Cowdery and companions preached to Delaware and Shawnee nations west of Missouri. Lacking government permission, they were soon ordered to leave and instead began preaching in Jackson County, Missouri. JosephSmithPapers
7 May 1831
Oliver Cowdery Reported on Missionary Efforts
Oliver Cowdery wrote letter from Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri, and reported on missionary efforts. Parley P. Pratt, Sidney Rigdon, and Leman Copley left Kirtland, Ohio, on mission to nearby Shaker settlement. JosephSmithPapers
19 June 1831
JS and Others Journeyed to Independence
JS, Sidney Gilbert, Martin Harris, Edward Partridge, William W. Phelps, Sidney Rigdon, and others departed Kirtland, Ohio, on journey to Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, to designate location of Zion. JosephSmithPapers
14 July 1831
JS and Others Arrived in Independence
JS and party arrived in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, after a roughly nine-hundred-mile journey. JosephSmithPapers
20 July 1831
Revelation on Zion
Revelation identifying Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, as “centre place” of Zion [D&C 57]. JosephSmithPapers
20 July 1831
Revelation Appointing William W. Phelps as Church Printer
Revelation appointing William W. Phelps church printer, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri [D&C 57]. JosephSmithPapers
26 July 1831
Colesville Saints Arrived in Independence
A group of about sixty church members originally from Colesville Township, New York, arrived in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. JosephSmithPapers
1 August 1831
Revelation on Saints in Jackson County
Revelation concerning Latter-day Saints in new gathering place, Jackson County, Missouri [D&C 58]. JosephSmithPapers
2 August 1831
Foundation for Zion Laid
JS and company symbolically laid foundation for land of Zion; Sidney Rigdon dedicated land for gathering, Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri. JosephSmithPapers
3 August 1831
Dedication of Zion and Temple Site
JS, Sidney Rigdon, and company dedicated city of Zion and site for temple, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. JosephSmithPapers
4 August 1831
JS Presided at First Conference of Church in Missouri
JS presided at first conference of the church in the land of Zion, Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri. JosephSmithPapers
9 August 1831
JS and Others Departed Independence
JS, Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Gilbert, William W. Phelps, Sidney Rigdon, and others departed Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, on return journey to Kirtland, Ohio. JosephSmithPapers
Mid-October 1831
William W. Phelps’s Move to Independence
William W. Phelps departed Kirtland, Ohio, for move to Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. JosephSmithPapers
20 November 1831
Oliver Cowdery and John Whitmer’s Departure for Missouri
Oliver Cowdery and John Whitmer departed Ohio for Missouri. JosephSmithPapers