John the Baptist (Caravaggio) Jordan, and was eventually killed by Herod Antipas when he called upon the king to reform his evil ways. John was frequently shown in Christian art, identifiable by his bowl, reed cross, camel's skin and lamb. The most popular scene prior to the Counter-Reformation was of John's baptism of Jesus, or else the infant Baptist together with the infant Jesus and Mary his mother, frequently supplemented by the Baptist's own mother St Elizabeth. John alone in the desert was less popular, but not unknown. For the young Caravaggio, John was invariably a boy or youth alone in the wilderness. This
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mississippi The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mississippi As of year-end 2015, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 21,630 members and 44 congregations (wards and branches) in Mississippi. Missionaries John D. Hunter and Benjamin L. Clapp arrived in Tishomingo County in 1839. On December 26, 1839, Hunter reported they baptized six people. Seven more were baptized in 1840 by Norvel M. Head. Five more people were baptized on December 1, 1841, by elders Daniel Tyler and R. D. Sheldon. Escaping persecution, a group of 80–90 members in 40 wagons arrived in Nauvoo from Mississippi in