Palmyra and Surrounding Places

The days are running together, but I believe this is day 4. We had the opportunity to visit the Smith farm and see both original and reconstructed versions of the homes they lived in and the farm as it may have appeared during the time they lived there. The Smiths had moved to Palmyra because of three years of crop failures. In the Palmyra area was a great stir of religionists - working for converts to their denominations. In this environment Joseph Smith could not tell which was right.

He was reading in the Bible, the 1st chapter of James, vs. 5. The scripture stated that anyone could ask God and God would answer. Joseph went to a grove of trees near his home and prayed. In answer to his prayer he received the 1st Vision, where God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ appeared to him.


The Sacred Grove

In the Palmyra area are many places of interest - the Martin Harris farm - he was the man who mortgaged part of his farm to pay for the publishing of the 1st edition of the Book of Mormon. The Hill Cumorah - where the stone box with the gold plates was. The Grandin Press Building - the press where the 1st edition of the Book of Mormon was published.


The Martin Harris Farm

We attended the Hill Cumorah Pageant - America's Witness for Christ. It rained the whole time of the pageant, but was still very much worth the attending.

Other pictures of this day.