On June 11th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1829: Joseph Smith obtains a copyright for the Book of Mormon.
• 1895: Johan M Lindelof is baptized in St. Petersburg Russia. Johan is the first convert in Russia.
• 1917: Joseph B. Wirthlin is born in Salt Lake City. He would later serve in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
• 1978: The first stake in Ecuador is organized in Guayaquil.

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On June 10th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1844: The Nauvoo Expositor is deemed a public nuisance by the Nauvoo City Council and the press is destroyed. This action begins the process that lead to the death of the Prophet Joseph and Hyrum Smith.
• 1883: The first stake in Colorado is organized in San Louis.
• 1981: The first stake in Portugal is organized in Lisbon.

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On June 9th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1830: The Church holds its first conference in Fayette, New York.
• 1853: J. Golden Kimball is born in Salk Lake City. He would later serve as a member of the First Presidents of the Seventy.
• 1878: Orrin Porter Rockwell dies. He had served as the bodyguard to Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. At the time of his death he had been a member of the Church longer than anyone to that time.
• 1895: The first stake in Canada is organized in Alberta. There are now more than 50 stakes and districts.
• 1901: The first stake in Oregon is organized in Union.
• 1907: Harold B. Lee is baptized in Idaho. He would later serve as President of the Church.
• 1974: The first stake in Ireland is organized in Belfast.

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On June 8th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1900: Missionary Training Classes are announced by the First Presidency. This is the beginning of missionary training programs.
• 1978: A letter from the First Presidency announces that all worth male members of the Church may be ordained to the priesthood.

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On June 7th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1981: The first stake in Italy is organized in Milan. There are now 6 stakes in Italy.
• 1998: The Preston England Temple is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley

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On June 6th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1831: Section 52 of the Doctrine and Covenants is received regarding travel to Missouri and a promise of the Lord to reveal the location of Zion.
• 1833: A group, including Hyrum Smith, are appointed to oversee the building of the Kirtland Temple.
• 1840: The first group of LDS Saints from Europe to gather to the US leaves from Liverpool, England.
• 1878: George Albert Smith is baptized in City Creek in Salt Lake City. He is the third of four consecutive presidents of the Church baptized in the same location.
• 1897: For the first time since being expelled from Missouri, a branch of the Church is organized in Independence Missouri.

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On June 1st in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1801: Brigham Young is born in Whittingham, Vermont. He would later serve as the 2nd President of the Church.
• 1833: Section 95 of the Doctrine and Covenants is received.
• 1915: President Joseph F. Smith dedicates a spot for the Laie Hawaii Temple.
• 1969: The first stake in Arkansas is organized.
• 1983: The Atlanta Georgia Temple is dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckely.
• 1997: The St. Louis Missouri Temple is dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley.

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On June 2nd in Chruch History for LDS Gifts

• 1864: Heber J. Grant is baptized in City Creek in Salt Lake City. he was the second of four consecutive prophets to be baptized in this location.
• 1874: Over 100 Goshute Indians are baptized in one meeting in Utah.

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On June 3rd in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1887: Charles Ora Card along with a group of eight families camps near Lee's Creek in Alberta Canada. Under the direction of President John Taylor they select a site and start a city that is later known as Cardston.
• 1973: The first stake in El Salvador is created in San Salvador. There are now 13 stakes in El Salvador.

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On June 4th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1833: Section 96 of the Doctrine and Coventants is received.
• 1837: Elder Heber C. Kimball is called to serve a mission in England by Joseph Smith. It is the first call for an oversees mission in the Church.

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On June 5th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1810: Truman Angel is born in Rhode Island. He would later serve as the architect of the Salt Lake Temple.
• 1846: U.S. President James K. Polk agrees to enlist between 500 and 1000 LDS men to serve in the Mexican War.
• 1847: The second wagon train led by Parley P. Pratt and John Taylor leaves Winter Quarters for Salt Lake City.
• 1887: The first ward in Mexico is organized in Colonia Juarez.
• 1976: The Teton Dam near Rexburg Idaho bursts. Henry B. Eyring, college President turns Ricks College into a refuge for nearly 2000 people.
• 1994: President Howard W. Hunter is set apart as the 14th president of the Church.

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On May 28th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1857: The "Utah War" is officially begun with instructions from President James Buchanan that an army assemble at Fort Leavenworth and march to Utah.
• Gladys Knight is born in Atlanta, Georgia. She would later be a member of the group Gladys Knight and the Pips.
• 1988: The First Presidency issues an official statement on AIDS. It emphasizes chastity before marriage and fidelity in marriage as well as avoidance of homosexual activity.

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On May 24th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1845: The capstone of the Nauvoo temple is laid by the Saints under the direction of Brigham Young.
• 1944: Due to World War II, the Church announces that it will restrict the number of military-age men as bishops. This frees many men up to serve in the military.
• 1999: FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service is launched. It quickly becomes one of the most sought-after sites on the Internet with over 40 million hits a day.

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On May 23rd in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1843: Addison Pratt, Noah Rogers, Bejamin F. Grouard, and knowlton F. Hanks are set apart for a mission to the South Pacific Islands. It was the first mission of the Church to that area.
• 1893: Baptisms for the dead are performed in the Salt Lake Temple for the first time.
• 1926: Colleen Kay Hutchins is born in Utah. She would later be the first LDS Miss America.

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On May 22nd in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1940: Kieth Merrill is born in Utah. He would later win an Academy Award and direct The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd.
• 1943: The SS Joseph Smith, a U.S. Liberty ship used during World War II is christened.
• 1977: The first stake in Norway is organized in Oslo. It remains the only stake in the country.

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May 21st in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1851: The Old Tabernacle is begun in Salt Lake City. It would serve as a meeting place until 1870.
• 1852: Joseph F. Smith is baptized in Salt Lake City. Three more future presidents of the Church would be baptized in the same river, City Creek.
• 1912: The first stake in New Mexico is organized.
• 1945:George Albert Smith is ordained and set apart as the eighth President of the Church.
• 1967: The first stake in Guatemala is organized in Guatemala City.

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May 20th in Church History for LDS Gifts

• 1831: Doctrine & Covenants 51 was received on this day with additional information on the law of consecration.
• 1962: The first stake in Massachusetts is organized in Boston.
• 1969: Spain is dedicated for the preaching of the Gospel by Elder Marion G. Romney.
• 1973: The first stake in the Philippines is organized in Manila.

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On May 19th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1842: Joseph Smith is elected as mayor of Nauvoo.
• 1915: The cornerstone of a new Church Office Building was dedicated. It is now called the Church Administration Building and houses many offices for members of the 1st Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

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On May 18th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1783: Martin Harris, later one of the the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon is born in New York.
• 1945: The funeral for President Heber J. Grant is held in the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City.
• 1958: The first stake outside of North America and Hawaii is organized in Auckland New Zealand.

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On May 17th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1844: Joseph Smith is nominated as a candidate for president of the United States with Sidney Rigdon as a running mate.
• 1877: President John Young breaks ground for the Logan Temple.
• 1884: President John Taylor dedicates the Logan Temple.
• 1888: President Wilford Woodruff dedicates the Manti Temple.
• 1959: The first stake in Indiana is organized. Today there are 11 stakes.

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On May 16th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1842: Facsimile 2 and parts of the Book of Abraham are first published in Times and Seasons.
• 1843: The revelation contained in Section 131 of the Doctrine and Covenants was first given to the Saints.
• 1989: The BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies was dedicated by President Howard W. Hunter.

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On May 15th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1829: Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery receive the Aaronic Priesthood from John the Baptist on the banks of the Susqehanna River.
• 1844: Anthon H. Lund is born in Denmark. He would later serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and in the First Presidency.
• 1858: John W. Taylor is born in Utah. He would later serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

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On May 14th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1945: President Heber J. Grant dies at the age of 88 after having served as a General Authority for 62 years.
• 1977: The first bishop's central storehouse outside of Utah is opened in Colton, California.
• 1998: The Church is granted formal recognition and permission to continue with missionary efforts in Russia.

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On May 13th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1857: Elder Parley P. Pratt is murdered in Arkansas and buried near the town of Alma. He was serving a mission at the time to visit the eastern and southern states.
• 1895: Susan B. Anthony visits Utah to assist in the woman sufferage movement.

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On May 12th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1912: The first LDS Seminary is approved to be built near Granite High School in Salt Lake City.
• 1985: The Dartmouth Nova Scotia Stake, the first stake in Nova Scotia, Canada is organized.
• 1993: The Church is formally granted legal status in Italy after 30 years of missionary activity in the country.

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On May 11th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1808: John Gould is born in Ontario, Canada. He would later serve as one of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy.
• 1881: Antoine R. Ivins is orn in St. George, Utah. He would later serve as one of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy.
• 1993: The eastern European republic of Belarus is dedicated for the preaching of the Gospel by Elder Russell M. Nelson.

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On May 10th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1837: A bank panic in New York begins which eventually leads to the failure of the Kirtland Anti-Banking Safety Society. The failure of the Kirtland Bank lead to major apostasy in the early Church.
• 1869: The first transcontinental railroad is completed at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory. The Church uses the new railroad heavily to transport leaders, missionaries, and converts across the country. It marks the end of the wagon and handcart companies moving across the plains.
• 1995: The release of The Book of Mormon in American Sign Language is announced by the 1st Presidency.

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On May 9th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1796: Lyman Wight is born in New York. He would later serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
• 1836: John Taylor, later the 3rd president of the Church is baptized near Toronto Canada.
• 1898: N athan Eldon Tanner is born in Utah. He would later serve as a meber of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and in the 1st Presidency.
• 1931: Barbara Woodhead is born in Utah. She would later serve as the eleventh general president of the Relief Society.

On May 8th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1831: Joseph and Emma Smith adopt twins after their mother, Julia Murdock, died during child birth. The Smith's had recently lost twins shortly after birth.
• 1899: During a terrible drought, President Lorenzo Snow reemphasized the payment of tithing. This practice had been neglected for some time by members of the Church. Following the announcement and acceptance by the members, the drought came to an end.
• 1988: The first meeting house in the Bahamas is dedicated on New Providence Island.

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On May 7th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1850: Louisa Barnes Pratt, wife of Addison Pratt was called and set apart to serve with her husband on a full time mission. As one of the first sisters called to serve a mission, this is an important step toward single sisters being called to serve as missionaries.
• 1998: As part of the fulfillment of President Hinckley's prophesy to have 100 temples built by the year 2000, the Church announces plans to build temples in Nova Scotia, Japan, Fiji, Mexico, and Hawaii.

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On May 6th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1839: The Eastern States mission is organized.
• 1878: The Northwestern States Mission is organized.
• 1915: Marvin J. Ashton is born in Salt Lake City. He would later serve in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
• 1922: KZN, later to become KSL, is dedicated by President Heber J. Grant. The prophet spoke at the station's first broadcast.

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On May 5th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1834: Zion's camp, headed by Joseph Smith leaves Kirtland on its way to Missouri.
• 1855: The Endowment House is dedicated by President Heber C. Kimball. It serves as a temporary LDS temple during construction of the Salt Lake City Temple until 1889.
• 1957: The first lDS stake in Georgia is organized in Atlanta. There are now 16 stakes and one temple.

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On May 4th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1842: Joseph Smith administers the first endowments in the upper room of the Red Brick Store.
• 1856: Many of the members of the Martin and Willie handcart company leave England aboard the Thornton headed for New York.

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On May 3rd in Chruch History from LDS Gifts

• 1831: Members of the Church living in New York start a journey for Ohio led by Lucy Mack Smith and Thomas B. Marsh.
• 1984: Dallin H. Oaks is ordained an Apostle following the death of Mark E. Petersen.

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