The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will dedicate the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center and the restored Brigham and Mary Ann Young Home on a historic date in Church history.
Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the dedication in historic Nauvoo, Illinois, on Saturday, June 27, according to the announcement on Tuesday, April 21, on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
June 27 marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum Smith, who were killed in Carthage, Illinois, on June 27, 1844. The date also commemorates the dedication of the reconstructed Nauvoo Illinois Temple, on June 27, 2002.
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