March 20, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith preached a sermon on death and resurrection, baptized a large number of individuals in the river, confirmed many of them in the grove near the temple, and then performed additional baptisms in the font of the temple.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 4:553–58
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