/ Places of the D&C / Harmony, Pennsylvania
Harmony, Pennsylvania
1828-1830
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2019
Significant Events At-a-Glance
- Book of Mormon Translation Site
- Aaronic Priesthood Keys Restored
- First Baptisms Performed
- Joseph and Emma First Met Here
- Death of Joseph and Emma's First Child
D&C Sections Received Here
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Significant Events At-a-Glance
- Book of Mormon Translation Site
- Aaronic Priesthood Keys Restored
- First Baptisms Performed
- Joseph and Emma First Met Here
- Death of Joseph and Emma's First Child
D&C Sections Received Here
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Joseph and Emma Smith Home
Key Points of Interest
- Joseph purchased 13 acres of land from Emma's father, Isaac Hale, on 6 April 1828, and he and Emma began living in a home on that property
- Here Joseph began the translation of The Book of Mormon in earnest, with Emma, then Martin Harris, and then Oliver Cowdery acting as scribe
- The 116 manuscript pages later lost by Martin Harris were translated here, as were some subsequent portions of The Book of Mormon
- Later persecution prompted Joseph, Oliver, and eventually Emma to move to Fayette, where Joseph and Oliver continued translation
- Joseph and Emma lived here until June 1829 and then from August 1829 to August 1830
- The home currently on this site is a reconstruction of the original home
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Joseph and Emma Home Reconstructed in 2015
Photo Credit: John W. Welch, 2018
Rebuilt Home of Joseph and Emma
Photo Credit: Allison Fowles, 2018
Joseph Smith Home in Harmony, PA
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2017
Joseph and Emma's Home
Photo Credit: John W. Welch, 2018
Road in Front of Smith Home
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2019
Harmony Home & Monument
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2018
Smith Home with Hale Home in the Distance
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2019
Smith Home Family Room
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2019
Translation Desk in Harmony Home
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2018
Table Representing Where Portion of Book of Mormon Translation Occurred
Photo Credit: Liz Hansen, 2018
Smith Home Fireplace
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2019
Early Photo of Smith Home with Later Extension
Photo Credit: G.E. Anderson
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Susquehanna River
Key Points of Interest
- Near this spot on 15 May 1829 John the Baptist appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and restored the Aaronic Priesthood Keys
- Here Joseph baptized Oliver Cowdery and then received baptism from him, according to the instructions of the angel
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Susquehanna River
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays
Susquehanna River in October
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2019
Susquehanna River
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2008
Susquehanna River in 1985
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Woods by Susquehanna River
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays 2008
Head of Susquehanna River from Otsego Lake
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2006
Susquehanna Riverbank
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays
Early photo of Susquehanna River
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McKune Cemetery
Key Points of Interest
- Joseph and Emma's first child, Alvin, died on 15 June 1828 shortly after his birth and is buried here
- Emma's parents, Isaac and Elizabeth Hale, are also buried here
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Alvin Smith Grave
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2018
Baby Alvin's Tombstone Close Up
Photo Credit: Anita Wells, 2018
Early Photo of baby Alvin's grave
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Isaac Hale's Grave
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Original Headstone of Isaac Hale's Grave
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Elizabeth Hale's Grave
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Original Headstone of Elizabeth Hale's Grave
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Looking Toward the Cemetery from Smith Home
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2003
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Isaac and Elizabeth Lewis Hale Home
Key Points of Interest
- The home currently on the property is a reconstruction, built by the church in 2015
- Emma Hale Smith, Joseph's wife, grew up here with her parents, Isaac and Elizabeth Hale
- Joseph first met Emma when he and his father boarded here while working for Josiah Stowell nearby
- Here, using the Urim and Thummim, Joseph Smith translated a few of the characters from the plates, which translation and characters Martin Harris later took to Charles Anthon to assess
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Rebuilt Hale Home Where Emma Grew Up
Photo Credit: Benjy Grover, 2018
Isaac Hale Home Along the Main Road
Photo Credit: John W. Welch, 2018
Hale Home
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2019
Hale Home Kitchen
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Hale Home Parlor
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Hale Home Foundation
Photo Credit: Church History Library
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