After Much Tribulation Come the Blessings (D&C 58)
This article explores Doctrine and Covenants 58, revealed to Joseph Smith in August 1831 shortly after arriving in Independence, Missouri—the newly designated center place of Zion (D&C 57). Many elders expected Zion to be a thriving holy city, but instead found a small frontier settlement. Their disappointment created the need for this revelation, in which … Read more