▁them ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁Gra ven oire , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁pu y ▁or ▁d ome - sh aped ▁hill ▁over looking ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Cl erm ont - F err and , ▁which ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁chain ▁of ▁ext inct ▁vol cano es ▁forming ▁the ▁Mont s ▁d ' A u ver g ne ▁of ▁central ▁France . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R ock ▁form ations ▁of ▁Wil kes ▁Land <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁salt ▁ser mon ▁was ▁an ▁or ation ▁delivered ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁by ▁Sid ney ▁R ig don , ▁then ▁First ▁Coun sel or ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts , ▁and ▁frequent ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁Joseph ▁Smith , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement , ▁against ▁church ▁diss ent ers , ▁including ▁Book ▁of ▁M orm on ▁witness es ▁Oliver ▁Cow der y , ▁David ▁Whit mer , ▁and ▁John ▁Whit mer , ▁and ▁other ▁leaders ▁including ▁William ▁W ines ▁Ph el ps . ▁ ▁The ▁Salt ▁S erm on ▁is ▁often ▁confused ▁with ▁R ig don ' s ▁July ▁ 4 th ▁or ation . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁years ▁before ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁were ▁difficult ▁for ▁the ▁members ▁and ▁leaders ▁of ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁Smith ▁and ▁R ig don ▁founded