Harmony, PA

Interview with Mark Staker, curator in the Church History Museum. Mark has been a curator in the Church History Museum for the past 16 years. His recent focus has been on the importance of Harmony, PA, and how it relates to Latter-day Saint history. Emma Hale grew up in Harmony, and there she met Joseph Smith. They buried their first child in Harmony. Joseph received the priesthood authority here and also translated much of the Book of Mormon in Harmony.