Sacred Grove and Joseph Smith Boyhood Home

The Sacred Grove in Palmyra, New York, is the site where Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, visited young Joseph Smith Jr. in 1820. That visit, often called the First Vision, began events that restored the Church of Jesus Christ to the earth.

The Smith Family Farm, in Palmyra and Manchester, New York, is open to the public year-round. This historic site is located on the 100 acres of land cultivated by the Smith family in the 1820s. Tours and markers on the site tell about Joseph Smith’s First Vision and his first visits

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Examine this map to learn about foundational events in the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, including Joseph Smith’s First Vision, visits from the angel Moroni, and the printing of the Book of Mormon.