diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index d64714537..58c02bd8e 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ PODS:
     - hermes-engine/Pre-built (= 0.71.14)
   - hermes-engine/Pre-built (0.71.14)
   - libevent (2.1.12)
-  - LibXMTP (0.5.3-beta0)
+  - LibXMTP (0.5.3-beta1)
   - Logging (1.0.0)
   - MessagePacker (0.4.7)
   - MMKV (1.3.5):
@@ -449,16 +449,16 @@ PODS:
     - GenericJSON (~> 2.0)
     - Logging (~> 1.0.0)
     - secp256k1.swift (~> 0.1)
-  - XMTP (0.12.2):
+  - XMTP (0.12.3):
     - Connect-Swift (= 0.12.0)
     - GzipSwift
-    - LibXMTP (= 0.5.3-beta0)
+    - LibXMTP (= 0.5.3-beta1)
     - web3.swift
   - XMTPReactNative (0.1.0):
     - ExpoModulesCore
     - MessagePacker
     - secp256k1.swift
-    - XMTP (= 0.12.2)
+    - XMTP (= 0.12.3)
   - Yoga (1.14.0)
 
 DEPENDENCIES:
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   GzipSwift: 893f3e48e597a1a4f62fafcb6514220fcf8287fa
   hermes-engine: d7cc127932c89c53374452d6f93473f1970d8e88
   libevent: 4049cae6c81cdb3654a443be001fb9bdceff7913
-  LibXMTP: c3d7b5cfa4b8df5c57ef01f09358c87dea299a13
+  LibXMTP: a4e1c78fd1b174c56b764e96eff70e39c46c2499
   Logging: 9ef4ecb546ad3169398d5a723bc9bea1c46bef26
   MessagePacker: ab2fe250e86ea7aedd1a9ee47a37083edd41fd02
   MMKV: 506311d0494023c2f7e0b62cc1f31b7370fa3cfb
@@ -763,8 +763,8 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   secp256k1.swift: a7e7a214f6db6ce5db32cc6b2b45e5c4dd633634
   SwiftProtobuf: 407a385e97fd206c4fbe880cc84123989167e0d1
   web3.swift: 2263d1e12e121b2c42ffb63a5a7beb1acaf33959
-  XMTP: 1a25f62cf29a9ba87a879b8c85062c497c9c813f
-  XMTPReactNative: dbf769e050ca4214b13c096cb873feb25f0c4429
+  XMTP: 5cf6c97a5cfc7295226b8e14dc079f975ea3a4be
+  XMTPReactNative: 520f9714e30d2909b14718654cc400473ab8d302
   Yoga: e71803b4c1fff832ccf9b92541e00f9b873119b9
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 95d6ace79946933ecf80684613842ee553dd76a2
diff --git a/ios/XMTPReactNative.podspec b/ios/XMTPReactNative.podspec
index 1f0ba1557..0bc569ecd 100644
--- a/ios/XMTPReactNative.podspec
+++ b/ios/XMTPReactNative.podspec
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.source_files = "**/*.{h,m,swift}"
   s.dependency 'secp256k1.swift'
 	s.dependency "MessagePacker"
-  s.dependency "XMTP", "= 0.12.2"
+  s.dependency "XMTP", "= 0.12.3"
 end
diff --git a/src/lib/Conversations.ts b/src/lib/Conversations.ts
index 925b7e1cf..2e2a5b72f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Conversations.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Conversations.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,28 @@ export default class Conversations<
     return result
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This method returns a group by the group id if that group exists in the local database.
+   * To get the latest list of groups from the network, call syncGroups() first.
+   *
+   * @returns {Promise<Group>} A Promise that resolves to a Group or undefined if not found.
+   */
+  async findGroup(groupId: string): Promise<Group<ContentTypes> | undefined> {
+    return await XMTPModule.findGroup(this.client, groupId)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This method returns a message by the message id if that message exists in the local database.
+   * To get the latest list of messages from the network, call syncGroups() first.
+   *
+   * @returns {Promise<DecodedMessage>} A Promise that resolves to a DecodedMessage or undefined if not found.
+   */
+  async findV3Message(
+    messageId: string
+  ): Promise<DecodedMessage<ContentTypes> | undefined> {
+    return await XMTPModule.findV3Message(this.client, messageId)
+  }
+
   /**
    * This method returns a list of all conversations and groups that the client is a member of.
    * To include the latest groups from the network in the returned list, call syncGroups() first.