▁Ch oir ▁at ▁the ▁Dav ies ▁Sym phony ▁Hall , ▁dedic ations ▁of ▁pla ques ▁hon oring ▁the ▁early ▁sett lers , ▁and ▁pione er ▁activities ▁and ▁par ades . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁early ▁L DS ▁sett lers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁members ▁throughout ▁California ▁don ated ▁many ▁hours ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁community ▁projects ▁spons ored ▁by ▁w ards ▁and ▁st akes , ▁including ▁gather ing ▁supplies ▁and ▁food ▁for ▁the ▁need y ; ▁clean ing ▁par ks , ▁be aches ▁and ▁road ways ; ▁painting ▁and ▁repair ing ▁hom eless ▁sh el ters , ▁and ▁clean ing ▁up ▁gra ff iti . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁ 2 , 4 0 0 ▁members ▁re - en act ed ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁M orm on ▁Battalion ▁in ▁California ▁ 1 5 0 ▁years ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Other ▁M orm on ▁Battalion ▁celebr ations ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁followed ▁on ▁respective ▁anni vers aries . ▁▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁President ▁Gordon ▁B . ▁Hin ck ley ▁spoke ▁to ▁a ▁record ▁audience ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁World ▁Affairs ▁Council , ▁and ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁he ▁addressed ▁the ▁World ▁Forum ▁of ▁Sil icon ▁Valley . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁spoke ▁at ▁various ▁Church ▁events ▁during ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁A ▁Church - produ ced ▁video ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁gold