Doctrine and Covenants

Week 13: Joseph comes to Missouri; Zion and the temple

Examine the two City of Zion plats prepared by early Church leaders on the Joseph Smith Papers website:

Plat of the City of Zion (June 1833). The first plat, drawn by Frederick G. Williams (with north pointing to the left) has marginal notes surrounding the diagram on all four sides.

Revised Plat of the City of Zion (August 1833). The second plat, also by Williams, contains no marginal notes, but an attached letter from Oliver Cowdery explained the plat and the plans for the temples to be built at the center of the city of Zion.