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February 22, 1835
Jonathan Hubble and his wife, Elizabeth Riley of Yell County, became the first Arkansas converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church) when they were baptized by immersion, as is the custom among Latter-day Saints. From that modest 1835 beginning, Latter-day Saints in Arkansas today approach 24,000 members.