“Oakland Township, Pennsylvania, USA,” Ensign, June 2020
The Church Is Here
Oakland Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Photograph by Leslie Nilsson
This home at the Priesthood Restoration Site is a reconstruction of Joseph and Emma’s home in Harmony, now known as Oakland Township.
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Wards and branches, including the Susquehanna Branch, in the Scranton Pennsylvania Stake.
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Miles (260 km) from the Priesthood Restoration Site to the Palmyra New York Temple.
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Revelations received in Harmony, Pennsylvania, that are included in the Doctrine and Covenants.
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Approximate percentage of the Book of Mormon translated in Joseph and Emma’s home.
1804: Emma Hale (later to marry Joseph Smith) is born in Harmony.
1829: John the Baptist confers the Aaronic Priesthood on Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. Later, Peter, James, and John confer on them the Melchizedek Priesthood.
1960: Monument honoring the restoration of the priesthood is placed at the site.
2015: President Russell M. Nelson dedicates the Priesthood Restoration Site.