Smith Farm Home

In this home, Joseph Smith Jr. taught his family about what he had learned from the angel Moroni during his yearly visits to the Hill Cumorah as he prepared to receive the golden plates.

The Smith Family began construction on the home in 1823 when Alvin, who was an apprentice housewright, began building the much larger home for his parents. After Alvin’s death in November 1823, the rest of the Smith Family finished the construction of the home. In 1825, Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith moved their family into the home.

After their marriage in January 1827, Joseph also brought his new bride, Emma, to this home where they lived for most of 1827. When Joseph obtained the golden plates in September 1827, he hid them in several places in and around the home to protect them from treasure seekers searching for the plates. It was also here that Joseph Smith learned that Martin Harris had lost the first portion of the Book of Mormon manuscript (see Doctrine and Covenants 3).

The restored Smith Family Frame Home still stands on its original foundation.

Read more about what occurred in the frame home in Saint Volume 1, Chapter 4.

360° Walkthrough

What to Expect

The Smith Family Farm Home is part of the guided tour given by missionaries of the homes on the Smith Family Farm. They will guide you through the individual rooms on the first floor and tell stories of the Smith Family. Tours begin at the Sacred Grove Welcome Center.