All the contemporaneous records kept by any party fail to record any mention by Joseph Smith of the Kirtland Temple visitation from Moses, Elias and Elijah. It was never taught by Joseph Smith, never mentioned in any sermon delivered by him, and was never mentioned in anything Joseph ever wrote. Nor did Oliver Cowdery mention it, write about it, or preach of it at any time in his life. Church historians have searched the record for nearly two centuries hoping to find some statement about this visitation by either Joseph or Oliver, but have found nothing. So far as any preserved record exists, from April 1836, until their respective deaths in 1844 and 1849, neither Joseph nor Oliver ever mentioned this event to anyone. Only Warren Cowdery's third person handwritten account mentions it. Joseph referred to Elijah's return as a still future event.