Editing Kirtland, Ohio (section)

===Headquarters of the Latter Day Saint movement===
From 1831 to 1832 and again from 1833 to 1838, Kirtland was the headquarters for the [[Latter Day Saint movement]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Historic Kirtland Visitors' Center|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/locations/historic-kirtland-visitors-center?lang=eng&_r=1|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints|access-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref> [[Joseph Smith]] moved the church to Kirtland in 1831, shortly after its formal organization in April 1830 in [[Fayette, New York]]. In Kirtland, Latter Day Saints built their first [[Temple (Latter Day Saints)|temple]], the [[Kirtland Temple]]. The temple was built with a degree of opulence, considering the underdeveloped nature of the area and the poverty of most early church members. Many attending the Kirtland Temple dedication in 1836 claimed to see multiple heavenly visions and appearances of heavenly beings, including deity. For this and other reasons, Kirtland remains a place of importance to those of all Latter Day Saint denominations. Many sections from the [[Doctrine and Covenants]], considered modern revelations and canonical by most denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, originated in Kirtland during the 1830s.

Ownership of the Kirtland Temple came into question after the main body of Latter Day Saints moved west. The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now [[Community of Christ]]) sought to have the matter settled in civil court;<ref>Reimann, Paul E., The Reorganized Church and the Civil Courts, 1961, Utah Printing Company, Salt Lake City, Utah</ref> but ultimately obtained ownership of the property through [[adverse possession]]. Besides giving tours, Community of Christ allowed others to use the temple for special meetings. On March 5, 2024 [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) and Community of Christ announced that ownership of the site had transferred to the former as part of a $192.5 million acquisition of historic sites and objects.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walch |first=Tad |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Church Announces Purchase of Historic Kirtland Temple, Other Historic Sites and Manuscripts |url=https://www.deseret.com/faith/2024/03/05/church-announces-purchase-of-historic-kirtland-temple-other-historic-sites-and-manuscripts/ |work=Deseret News |postscript=none}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Herrera |first=Sam |date=March 5, 2024 |title=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Acquires Buildings, Manuscripts, Kirtland Temple from Community of Christ |url=https://kslnewsradio.com/2085992/kirtland-temple-acquisition/ |work=KSL |postscript=none}}.</ref>