TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY: 06 June

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1833 - The Prophet Joseph Smith and a conference of High Priests, appoints Hyrum Smith, Reynolds Cahoon, and Jared Carter, as the Church building committee to oversee the construction of the Kirtland Ohio Temple, and to proceed "immediately to commence building the house; or to obtaining materials, stone, brick, lumber, etc., for the same" (History of the Church, 1:353-354).

1834 - After crossing the Mississippi River into Missouri and enjoying a break from traveling, Zion's Camp resumed its journey towards Jackson County, Missouri. It is reported that a group of men who had been following them "passed us several times during the day, and were in search of us this evening. The guard heard them say, 'They have turned aside, damn'em, we can't find 'em'" (History of the Church, 2:87).

1840 - The ship Britannia leaves Liverpool, England, for New York carrying forty-one Latter-day Saints, "being the first Saints that have sailed from England for Zion" (History of the Church, 4:134).

1841 - When word reached Nauvoo that the Prophet Joseph had been arrested in Quincy, several of the brethren headed by skiff down the river to Quincy to rescue him in necessary. However, with the writ of habeas corpus, the Prophet returned to Nauvoo by land. Sheriff King, the Prophet's escort, became very ill and the Prophet nursed him in his own home. (History of the Church, 4:365).

1848 - LDS pioneer James Brown purchases Fort Buenaventura from trader Miles Goodyear for $3,000 and it eventually becomes the city of Ogden, Utah.

1874 - Little Soldier and his tribe of Native Americans from the Ogden, Utah, area are baptized as members of the Church.

1897 - A branch of the Church is organized in Independence, Missouri. This is the first organized group of Saints in Jackson County since the Saints were expelled by force by a mob in 1833.

1979 - The Vision of the Celestial Kingdom, given to the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr., and the Vision of the Redemption of the Dead, given to President Joseph F. Smith, are transferred from the Pearl of Great Price to the Doctrine and Covenants, becoming sections 137 and 138.

1999 - First meetinghouse in Mongolia is dedicated in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.