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Isaac Morley FarmSteve Mortensen, 2003
In May of 1834 while
living here at the Isaac Morley farm, Joseph Smith
prophesied that "this Church will fill North and South
America— it will fill the world" (in Conference
Report, Apr. 1898, 57).
The New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio Area of the USAChurch History Maps.
1. South Bainbridge:
Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale were married here on 18
January 1827 (see JS-H 1:57).
2. Colesville: The
first branch of the Church was organized at the Joseph
Knight Sr. home, in Colesville Township, in 1830.
3. Joseph Smith Jr.
Home in Harmony: Most of the translation of the Book of
Mormon was completed here. On the banks of the Susquehanna
River the priesthood was restored in 1829 (see D&C 13;
128:20; JS-H 1:71-72).
4. Fayette: The Three
Witnesses saw the gold plates and the angel Moroni (D&C
17). The Book of Mormon translation was completed here in
June 1829. The Church was organized here on 6 April 1830
(see D&C 20, 21).
5. Mendon: Early home
of Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball.
6. Kirtland:
Missionaries who had been sent to the Lamanites stopped here
in 1830 and baptized Sidney Rigdon and others in the
Kirtland area. It was the headquarters of the Church from
1831 to 1838. The first temple of this dispensation was
built in Kirtland and was dedicated 27 March 1836 (see
D&C 109).
7. Erie Canal: The
three branches of the Church in New York emigrated via the
Erie Canal and Lake Erie to Kirtland, Ohio, in April and May
1831.
8. Hiram: Joseph and
Emma lived here from September 1831 to September 1832.
Joseph and Sidney Rigdon worked on the Joseph Smith
Translation of the Bible (JST). Revelations received here:
D&C 1, 65, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81,
99, 133.
9. Amherst: Joseph
Smith was sustained as President of the High Priesthood on
25 January 1832 (see HC 1:243; D&C 75).
10. Toronto: Home of
John Taylor, third President of the Church, and Mary
Fielding Smith, wife of Hyrum Smith.
Kirtland, Ohio, 1830–1838Church History Maps.
1. Newel K. Whitney
Home: Joseph and Emma lived here for several weeks after
they first moved to Kirtland in 1831.
2. Isaac Morley Farm:
Joseph and Emma Smith lived here from March until September
1831. The first high priests were ordained here. Joseph
worked on the Joseph Smith Translation (JST).
3. Newel K. Whitney
Store: The First Presidency of the Church was given the keys
of the kingdom here. The School of the Prophets first met
here. The JST was in the process of completion here in 1833.
Joseph and Emma lived here from 1832 to 1833. Joseph
received many revelations here.
4. John Johnson Inn:
Joseph Smith Sr. was called as the first Patriarch to the
Church here in 1833. The inn contained the first printing
office in Kirtland. The Evening and the Morning Star was
printed here following the destruction of the printing press
in Jackson County, Missouri. The Twelve Apostles left from
here on 4 May 1835 for their first missions.
5. Joseph Smith Jr.
Home: Joseph and Emma lived here from 1834 to 1837.
Translation of the book of Abraham was started.
6. Printing Office: The
Lectures on Faith were delivered in this building. The
Twelve Apostles and the First Quorum of the Seventy were
called and ordained here. The Doctrine and Covenants (1st
edition), the Book of Mormon (2nd edition), The Evening and
the Morning Star, Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate,
and the first issues of Elders' Journal were printed here.
7. Kirtland Temple:
This temple was the first in this dispensation. Jesus Christ
appeared and accepted the temple. Moses, Elias, and Elijah
appeared and restored certain priesthood keys (see D&C
110). The School of the Prophets also met here. Revelations
received here: D&C 109, 110, 137.
Kirtland (unspecified
locations)
On 17 August 1835 the
Doctrine and Covenants was adopted as scripture (see HC
2:243-51). Revelations received in Kirtland include D&C
41-50, 52-56, 63-64, 102-4, 106-10, 134, and 137. Section
104 designates certain properties to be given as
stewardships to Church members participating in the united
order.
Area around Isaac Morley FarmCraig James Ostler, 2004
In a small log
schoolhouse that stood at the top of the hill, Joseph Smith
presided at the fourth conference of the Church in June
1831. At this conference the first high priests were
ordained and a few saw in vision God the Father and His Son
Jesus Christ.
Chagrin River Near Isaac Morley FarmSteve Mortensen, 2003
The Chagrin River flows
near the Morley farm. Not far upriver, "Dr. Willard Richards
was baptized . . . under the hands of President Brigham
Young, in the presence of Heber C. Kimball and others, who
had spent the afternoon in cutting the ice to prepare for
the baptism" (History of the Church 2:469).
Isaac Morley FarmCraig James Ostler, 2004
Joseph Smith
received 13 revelations now contained in the Doctrine and
Covenants while living at the Morley farm.
Isaac Morley FarmSteve Mortensen, 2003
Joseph and Emma Smith
lived at the 80-acre Isaac Morley farm from March to
September 1831. Twins born to Joseph and Emma in late April
died only hours after birth. Twins were also born to John
and Julia Murdock. Julia died shortly after giving birth,
and John entrusted the twins to Joseph and Emma to raise as
their own (see Emma Smith, interview by Joseph Smith III,
Feb. 1879, in "Last Testimony of Sister Emma,"
Saints' Herald, Oct. 1, 1879, 289).
Chillicothe Trail Near Isaac Morley FarmSteve Mortensen, 2003
In the fall of 1830,
missionaries first came to Kirtland. After teaching and
baptizing Sidney Rigdon, the missionaries traveled this road
to the Isaac Morley farm, where the Morley family and many
others soon accepted the gospel and were baptized.
