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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