WHOTDILCH 26 January

What Happened On This Day In LDS Church History? 
On this day in LDS Church History, in 1839, Brigham Young, along with several other members of the Quorum of the Twelve, held a conference to devise a plan to help the poor and stranded evacuate from Missouri.

In the fall of 1838, Governor Lilburn W. Boggs of Missouri had issued and Extermination Order, for the saints to leave Missouri or be killed. In November 1838 the prophet, Joseph Smith, his brother Hyrum, Sidney Rigdon, Lyman Wight, Alexander McRae, and Caleb Baldwin had been imprisoned on false charges. In January, they were still being held. The members of the Quorum of the twelve who called the meeting wanted to make sure those without means to leave to safety, would be provided a means to flee. A committee of seven was chosen to oversee the evacuation of the poor and stranded. Brigham you was one of the seven. With the prophet in Liberty Jail, Brigham Young, as senior apostle led the evacuation of Saints from Missouri to Illinois.


Links to Further Study 
https://www.lds.org/ensign/1997/10/how-shall-i-gather?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/ensign/1998/02/brigham-young-student-of-the-prophet?lang=eng