June 20, 1834
Fishing River, Missouri
Joseph Smith counseled the brethren of Zion's Camp to discharge all their firearms because of possible moisture; they then marched five miles onto the prairie where they could procure food and defend themselves from their enemies.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 2:105
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