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A revelation given the 22d and 23d of Sept. 1832 / … the word of the Lord concerning his church … for the gathering of his saints to stand upon mount Zion, which shall be the city New Jerusalem; which city shall be built, beginning at the Temple Lot, which is appointed by the finger of the Lord, in the western boundaries of the state of Missouri.
Doctrine and Covenants, First edition, 1835, Section IV (Section 84 in modern editions)
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