This Month in History

April 6, 1830 This was the day Joseph Smith organized the Church at the home of Peter Whitmer in Fayette, New York. There were six initial members or "incorporators" in order to satisfy legal requirements: Joseph Smith, Jr., Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, Peter Whitmer, Jr., David Whitmer, and Samuel H. Smith.

Organization of the Church, April 16, 1830, by Dale Kilbourn © IRI