April 12, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith was the first on board the steamer Maid of Iowa to welcome 240 members from England, as well as Parley P. Pratt and his family.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:354–57
"The Steamboat Maid of Iowa: Mormon Mistress of the Mississippi," Donald L. Enders, BYU Studies 19:3
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