“Map 2: The Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa Area of the United States,” Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Class Member Study Guide (1999)
“Map 2,” Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Class Member Study Guide
Map 2: The Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa Area of the United States
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Indian Territory
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Jackson County
Platte River
Missouri River
Shoal Creek
Fishing River
Grand River
Chariton River
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Winter Quarters
Council Bluffs (Kanesville)
Mount Pisgah
Garden Grove
Adam–ondi–Ahman
Gallatin
Haun’s Mill
Far West
DeWitt
Liberty
Fort Leavenworth
Richmond
Independence
McIlwaine’s Bend
Nauvoo
Montrose
Ramus
Carthage
Quincy
Springfield
St. Louis
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Independence. The Lord identified Independence as the center place of Zion in July 1831 (see D&C 57:2–3). A temple site was dedicated here on 3 August 1831. Mobs forced the Saints out of Independence and Jackson County in November 1833.
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Fishing River. Joseph Smith and Zion’s Camp traveled from Kirtland, Ohio, to Missouri in 1834 to restore the Jackson County Saints to their land. D&C 105 was revealed on the banks of this river.
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Far West. A refuge was established here for the Saints from 1836 to 1838. It was the headquarters of the Church for part of 1838. A temple site was dedicated here (see D&C 115). On 8 July 1838, the Quorum of the Twelve received a call from the Lord to serve missions abroad (see D&C 118). In 1838–39 the Saints were forced to flee to Illinois.
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Adam-ondi-Ahman. Adam blessed his righteous posterity here three years before he died (see D&C 107:53–57). A great gathering will take place here just before the Savior’s Second Coming (see Daniel 7:9–14; D&C 78:15; 116; Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, sel. Joseph Fielding Smith [1976], 157).
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Liberty. The Saints from Jackson County gathered in this area from 1833 until 1836, when they were required to leave. Joseph Smith and others were wrongfully imprisoned here from December 1838 to April 1839. In the midst of troubled times for the Church, Joseph called on the Lord for direction and received D&C 121–123.
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Nauvoo. Located on the Mississippi River, this area was the headquarters of the Church from 1839 to 1846. Here a temple was built, and ordinances such as baptism for the dead, the endowment, and the sealing of families began. Here the Relief Society was organized in 1842. Revelations received here include D&C 124–129.
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Carthage. Here the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were martyred on 27 June 1844 (see D&C 135).
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Winter Quarters. The headquarters settlement for the Saints en route to the Salt Lake Valley (1846–48). Here the Camp of Israel was organized for the westward journey (see D&C 136).
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Council Bluffs (Kanesville). The First Presidency was sustained here on 27 December 1847, with Brigham Young as President.