“Palmyra, New York, USA,” Liahona, February 2020
The Church Is Here
Palmyra, New York, USA
Many significant events in the early days of the Restoration took place in and around Palmyra, beginning with the First Vision in a grove by the Smith family home (replica shown at left).
100
Acres of wooded land that the Smith family purchased in 1817
100,000
People visit the Sacred Grove each year
3 miles (5 km)
From the Smith home to the Hill Cumorah
5,000
First-edition copies of the Book of Mormon printed at the Grandin Print Shop in Palmyra
6
Members when the Church was officially organized in Fayette, New York, 30 miles (48 km) from Palmyra
1820
The First Vision
1823
Angel Moroni visits Joseph Smith
1830
Book of Mormon published; Church officially organized on April 6
2000
Palmyra New York Temple dedicated on April 6