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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