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Joseph Smith tells the Twelve to commission a group to find a new place for the Saints to establish their own government.

Date
Feb 20, 1844
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
Joseph Smith, Jr.
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Direct
Reference

Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844, p. 271, The Joseph Smith Papers, accessed July 29, 2025

Scribe/Publisher
Willard Richards
People
Joseph Smith, Jr., Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Willard Richards
Audience
N/A
Transcription

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I instructed the 12 to send out a delegation— & investigate the Locations of Californnia & mex oregon & find a good Location where we can remove after the Temple is completed.— & build a city in a day— and have a governme[n]t of our own—— in a hea[l]thy climate—

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Source Link
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1842-june-1844-book-3-15-july-1843-29-february-1844/277
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